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  • Living Room e-Design, Making it Lovely

    70s Chic TV Hideaway

    Can we get behind putting the TV back in armoires yet? Because sometimes it's a good solution (she says as…
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    Tween Boys’ Bedroom

    One of the requests from last week's Tween Girls' Bedroom was to do a version for boys. Easily done! I…
  • Tween Girls' Bedroom with Two Twin Beds | Making it Lovely

    Tween Girls’ Bedroom

    Eleanor has little interest in a room makeover. We painted her room dark blue when she was five, and she…
  • A Serpentine Bathroom | Making it Lovely

    A Serpentine Bathroom

    I'm fully embracing my witchy goth past today, you guys. Mix that with my present love of pink, and I've…
  • Leather Strap Mirror Above an Antique Table

    Choosing a Console Table and Mirror for an Entryway

    A reader, Melissa, recently wrote to me asking for help with her entryway. "I just love your style and design…
  • Butler's Pantry, Wiley Designs LLC, Photography by Werner Straube

    Inspiration from the Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens, 2015

    Not only did I tour a bunch of Frank Lloyd Wright and other historical homes this past weekend, I also…
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    70s Chic TV Hideaway

    Living Room e-Design, Making it Lovely

    Can we get behind putting the TV back in armoires yet? Because sometimes it’s a good solution (she says as she thinks of the troublemaking…

    September 15, 20207 comments
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    Tween Boys’ Bedroom

    Tween Boys' Bedroom with Two Twin Beds | Making it Lovely

    One of the requests from last week’s Tween Girls’ Bedroom was to do a version for boys. Easily done! I started with the same base…

    May 9, 20192 comments
  • Elsewhere

    Tween Girls’ Bedroom

    Tween Girls' Bedroom with Two Twin Beds | Making it Lovely

    Eleanor has little interest in a room makeover. We painted her room dark blue when she was five, and she still loves it five years…

    May 1, 20199 comments
  • Decorating, Elsewhere

    A Serpentine Bathroom

    A Serpentine Bathroom | Making it Lovely

    I’m fully embracing my witchy goth past today, you guys. Mix that with my present love of pink, and I’ve got a good bathroom design…

    October 31, 20177 comments
  • Decorating, Elsewhere, Let's…

    Choosing a Console Table and Mirror for an Entryway

    Leather Strap Mirror Above an Antique Table

    A reader, Melissa, recently wrote to me asking for help with her entryway. “I just love your style and design approach of mixing the old…

    March 23, 201618 comments
  • Elsewhere, Local, Travel

    Inspiration from the Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens, 2015

    Butler's Pantry, Wiley Designs LLC, Photography by Werner Straube

    Not only did I tour a bunch of Frank Lloyd Wright and other historical homes this past weekend, I also went with my mom to…

    May 20, 201512 comments
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