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2010 Making it Lovely Survey
February 15, 2010
Making it Lovely turned three this year — hooray! I have big plans for this little ol’ blog, but I’d love some feedback from all of you about what you like (and don’t like) so far. Would you please help me out and take the survey? It will only take 5-10 minutes, and I’d greatly appreciate it.
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Award Yourself
February 12, 2010
Pin an award to your lapel! I did this today, inspired by my own style post, and it’s making me very happy. I won this award 20 years ago when I played clarinet in the fourth grade. It says: Illinois Grade School Solo Music Ass’n Do you know how funny an award that says “Ass’n” [...]
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Cord Management
February 11, 2010
I posted a a video of Eleanor crawling last month, and a few people had asked about the cords under my desk. Normally you can’t see them, but they were visible because I was filming while sitting on the floor. I used IKEA’s SIGNUM cable management, installed on its side to leave clearance for the desk drawer. I wanted to get the cords up off of the floor because a tangled mess of cords is such an eyesore, but it’s a good idea for childproofing too.
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MiY 4c: Fresh Picked
February 10, 2010
[…] I really like the idea of the apple and the pear pillows representing the couple that sleeps in that bed together! Those sheets (on sale for half off) look like sketched stripes until you look closer and see that the print is made up of tiny triangles. And because I love red and aqua together, we have the reversible quilt with two lovely shades of blue, pale aqua paint on the wall, and sheer linen curtains in a similar tone. Soft rugs like this shag are perfect in a bedroom, and that giclee print is a fun, colorful addition. […]
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Inspiration Board
February 8, 2010
I made something last night. It’s my attempt at an “inspiration board”, though I confess I think of it more as a big rectangle of pretty clutter. I don’t even know what to do with it now! I like having pictures of it, but I don’t want the actual physical item hung up anywhere. Am [...]
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