Cancer made me do it.

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Struggling with life at times makes us better to understand that life itself is so precious.

Labor of Love for our ...

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I wanted a room that was girlie without being too babyish as I was hoping it could grow with her. It all started with a picture of lollipops and then came the color scheme and the ideas from that. It took a long time, but I am sooo happy with the results.

Manageable makeover

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A few years ago, my wife and I moved into our dream home in a dream neighborhood. Everything was great except the kitchen, which we thought was serviceable until we realized that the cabinets were turning to particle board dust and the drop ceiling was collapsing. We lived with it as long as we could, but a year ago finally bit the bullet and hired a designer. We knew and shared what we wanted, but when his designs came back they were way off the mark, and honestly way outside our budget. At that point, we took matters into our own hands and hired a contractor and went to a number of kitchen and tile stores for bids.

Surprisingly, what we found was that Home Depot (honestly had an amazing designer that really listened to us (patiently and shared some very cool new products. I know this is going to sound like a HD commercial, but we loved the results. We bought our appliances at a high end store and the farm sink at Ferguson, but this ended up being our dream kitchen without having to go crazy with custom.... We've sent (skeptical neighbors to HD since and they've yet to disappoint. It may just be our local design lady...who knows, but this just goes to show you that you don't have to go broke for an amazing space.

Formal Dining Room

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This Vintage Chic dining room features a hand crafted copper dining table with eco friendly, hand crafted artifact side chairs in a distressed white finish. Two burlap upholstered arm chairs compliment the decor and bring a sense of elegance to the space. A custom crafted wood mirror in a black finish crowns the one of a kind vintage sideboard and window boxes in a matching distressed white finish. The light and airy ensemble is set against bronze metallic wall paint.

Georgia Bulldogs Drea...

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Updated bookcases befo...

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Everytime I walked past these bookcases I told myself to paint them...so I did!

Living Room Tour

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Welcome to our living room. I love bright, airy spaces and I tried to do the best I can with this small living room where the front door opens right into it.

The paint color is sterling by behr.

Modern, elegant small...

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Hunter Douglas custom panel blinds..round table with high back white chairs. Elegant lighting and wide plank flooring. Dark Grey/Brown Walls. 7.5' X 9

Bed Room Dream

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Bed Room Dream Escape

Emmy's Parisian Chic...

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When my husband and I found out we were having a little girl, my wheels immediately started spinning and construction began! I have always loved wainscot, so that was the first DIY project my husband tackled. I maximized space by setting the armoire caddy-corner with a changing station to the left and the crib directly on the opposing wall. The glider and ottoman is also caddy corner next to the changing station. I found an antique mahogany two-tier table with scallop edging from Craigslist -$50- and refinished it in a black pearl stain with gold etching and tulip flowers with the letter M for Baby Madison. The picture-in-picture was a design inspiration that my mom found in an interior decor magazine. We replicated the idea, wallpapering each of the inside panels bordered with molding, and placed vintage pictures that have been with my family for several years. On the 'changing station' wall, the other two picture-in-pictures have wired vintage figures of a manikin silhouette and Eiffel tower for that Parisian flare. My mother-in-law made all the bedding, drapery, and diaper hanging sack from fabric we picked out a local fabric warehouse in Buena Park, CA. The crib cornice and curtain tie backs were a great find at the Princess Canopy Shop on Etsy. They are stained in black pearl with brass/gold etching. My husband designed the M font and worked with an online wood-work company to produce the finished product at a greatly reduced price -under $40-. I bought the hanging chandelier on closeout with black shades and matching pink bows were tied using the leftover pink satin bedding fabric. The furniture is by Munire, purchased at USA Baby and the lamp was purchased on clearance at Tuesday Morning -$50-. I shopped around for the rug after finding that on an interior design website, I bought it for 50% less than retail from BoldRugs.com after they price matched another competitors price. The crib mobile was purchased on target.com.

Harlequin Entry

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We finally got a new front door! The header , door crown, was custom made by my husband. Total DYI project. The harlequin pattern took hours to complete.... Just finished the last coat of black on the door and linen on the crown. Whew... all done!

Knock-off Holiday Tab...

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When I got this high-end catalogue in the mail last week, I knew I wanted to create something as fanciful on less than the $1500 budget offered. I did this for $150, shopped at the local craft stores with coupons, plundered my own closet storage and came up with this. The dishes, silverware, crystal and table cloth are mine.