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New {To Me} Color Inspiration Site: Design Seeds

February 22, 2012 Easy Home Decor Projects
New {To Me} Color Inspiration Site: Design Seeds

One of my favorite new ways to draw color inspiration is to upload a gorgeous photo to the My Image Inspiration tool on the My Colortopia site.  Some sort of computer magic pulls a sample color palette from that photo, and you have a great place to start designing your [...]

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How to Replace a Ceiling Fan {Part I}

February 20, 2012 Easy Home Decor Projects
How to Replace a Ceiling Fan {Part I}

Last summer, we chatted about the fact that most of us need ceiling fans in our bedrooms, regardless of the fact that we rarely see them in the bedrooms featured in our favorite magazines.  I presented you with my ceiling fan dilemma – a dark bladed fan on my newly [...]

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The Evolution of a Light Fixture

February 15, 2012 DIY Painting Tips
The Evolution of a Light Fixture

As the days pass, I become more and more in love with interesting light fixtures for my home.  So often I feel like lighting is overlooked when a simple change to an existing fixture would make a tremendous impact in a room. Enter the sad, builder’s grade vanity fixtures that [...]

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It’s a Pinterest Linky Party!

February 6, 2012 Easy Home Decor Projects
It's a Pinterest Linky Party!

Over the weekend, I was finally bit by the Pinterest bug.  I’ve had an account for a while now and had pinned a few things, but I found the whole concept very overwhelming.  I found it great for searching for images of specific things, such as eclectic dining rooms and [...]

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Hi. I’m a New Rug.

February 2, 2012 Easy Home Decor Projects
Hi. I'm a New Rug.

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been working on updating the powder bath in the entryway of our home.  It’s always been unremarkably boring, but since it’s the bathroom that a) you see when you walk into the house and b) our visitors always use, it was overdue for a [...]

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Finding Color Scheme Inspiration in Textiles {and a Quiz!}

January 31, 2012 Easy Home Decor Projects
Finding Color Scheme Inspiration in Textiles {and a Quiz!}

Choosing a color scheme for a new decorating project is one of my favorite parts about being a home decor fanatic.  Your choices really set the tone for how the finished room will feel, so I think it’s incredibly important for you to love the colors you decide to use.  [...]

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