Rustic/vintage Towel Bars and other design inspiration

January 22, 2011 by 6 Comments
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I love to peruse online retailers for home staging ideas. Anthropologie is one of my favs...isn't it everyone's? So I love this chipped up green ladder to hold towels. I think you could find this at a junk store...or in someone's garbage:) (shop the room) I also love this big stick thing with hooks on it. There are some DIYers out there that could totally work this out. (shop Garnet Hill) Moulding with hooks isn't really a new idea, but I do still love the simplicity of it. (HGTV) And just for fun, because I found this and needed to talk about it I love this chalkboard headboard.... and the quilt... (shop the room) Ok, … [Read more...]

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Pipe and flange storage for your fabulous accessories!

January 7, 2011 by 15 Comments
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I have an amazing day job as a retail merchandiser for a totally awesome store.  We use pipe and flange there all the time.  I make risers for tables and fun closet displays, hat stands and t-stands and all sorts of fun things.  I thought I would bring a little work home with me and pipe and flange my house.  Yes, "pipe and flange" is a verb, my house has been pipe and flanged. Does anyone else have trouble keeping accessories organized? It's like they run all over the house, and get tangled up and lost. You can totally make this.  Go to hardware store (Lowes), and decide what size you want to use (this is 1/2"). They make several … [Read more...]

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Cute desk needs at Wal-Mart

August 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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Look at these sweet desk accessories I found at Wal-Mart today! I know they had yellow and white...and some other color. I love yellow though, look how happy paying bills could be! … [Read more...]

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Arranging Bookshelves

March 1, 2010 by 6 Comments

Oh...bookshelves...there may be no better way to produce a frustrated home owner-DIYer than to force book arranging on them.  And, by the way, decorators are a dime a dozen and they all have ideas about what's right for you.  So, let me break it down, you can totally do this yourself. First, what's your book personality? Do you have millions of books you can't part with? Do you have twenty books total and lots of accessories? Are you somewhere in the middle? Do you have a million books? This room works for a few reasons.  The bookcase shelves are high, leaving a little breathing room in each shelf.  The shelves fit in a defined area, … [Read more...]

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Color-coded book shelves

July 20, 2009 by Leave a Comment

I have been seeing a lot of these color-coded shelves. I think it may be a new fun way to spice up your boring books. Besides wouldn't you rather tell your husband, "it's the fuchsia book, in between the pale pink and screaming red."You can read the blog post for the above picture right here.(image from love forever) … [Read more...]

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