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  • Samsung Connect Home Wi-Fi Hub in Plain Sight

    Boosting Our Wi-Fi Signal

    This post is sponsored by Samsung. A typical day for us might have one of us streaming music or a…
    December 12, 2017
  • Dear Santa: Video Game Gift Guide 2017

    2017 Video Game Gift Guide

    Your friendly nerdy blogger here offering up a guide to this year's games for gifting! The age distinctions are fluid,…
    November 30, 2017
  • Milton & King Ornithology Wallpaper

    One Room Challenge: Week 6 (So Close!)

    Normally we'd be at the end of the One Room Challenge, but we have all been granted a one-week extension…
    November 8, 2017
  • Dîner en Blanc Gothic White Table with Skeletons | Making it Lovely

    My ‘Gothic White’ Dîner en Blanc Table

    My sister invited me as her date to Chicago's Dîner en Blanc this year. Quelle excitation! She rented a room…
    August 28, 2017
  • Rug Design Challenge Winners

    Thank you so much to everyone for voting in the Annie Selke Rug Design Challenge. They decided to bring twelve…
    July 21, 2017
  • Annie Selke Rug Design Challenge

    Designing Rugs

    I've designed three rugs for the Annie Selke Rug Design Challenge! I'll need your help (in the form of votes)…
    July 6, 2017
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  • Samsung Connect Home Wi-Fi Hub in Plain Sight

    Boosting Our Wi-Fi Signal

    This post is sponsored by Samsung. A typical day for us might have one of us streaming music or a podcast in the kitchen, the…

    December 12, 20172 comments'T' for Tech, The Victorian House
  • Dear Santa: Video Game Gift Guide 2017

    2017 Video Game Gift Guide

    Your friendly nerdy blogger here offering up a guide to this year’s games for gifting! The age distinctions are fluid, so when I say “&…

    November 30, 20179 comments'F' for Fun, 'T' for Tech
  • Milton & King Ornithology Wallpaper

    One Room Challenge: Week 6 (So Close!)

    Normally we’d be at the end of the One Room Challenge, but we have all been granted a one-week extension for the first time in…

    November 8, 201712 comments'W' for Wallpaper, Attic, My Office, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • Dîner en Blanc Gothic White Table with Skeletons | Making it Lovely

    My ‘Gothic White’ Dîner en Blanc Table

    My sister invited me as her date to Chicago’s Dîner en Blanc this year. Quelle excitation! She rented a room for the night, so we…

    August 28, 201719 comments'D' for Dining, Local, My Life
  • Rug Design Challenge Winners

    Thank you so much to everyone for voting in the Annie Selke Rug Design Challenge. They decided to bring twelve rugs (rather than just the…

    July 21, 201717 comments'R' for Rugs, Business
  • Annie Selke Rug Design Challenge

    Designing Rugs

    I’ve designed three rugs for the Annie Selke Rug Design Challenge! I’ll need your help (in the form of votes) to bring them to production.…

    July 6, 20179 comments'R' for Rugs, Artsy
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