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  • Coffee Table, V3.0

    Erin, of Apartment 34 has one. So did Morgan, of The Brick House. My dream coffee table. See it there,…
    December 6, 2012
  • Pink Christmas Tree

    Some Christmas Decorating

    So. Speaking of sequins, they're featured prominently in my home for the holidays. The house may be photographed for a…
    December 5, 2012
  • Painting by Emily Rickard in Making it Lovely's Living Room

    New Art in the Living Room

    This new painting by Emily Rickard is making me all kinds of happy. (She sells prints and other products featuring…
    October 11, 2012
  • Vintage Wood Coffee Table in Making it Lovely's Living Room

    A Vintage Wooden Coffee Table

    We'd had our old coffee table for six or seven years. It was part of the Thomas O'Brien line for…
    September 20, 2012
  • A Guide to Mixing Patterns in the Home, from Making it Lovely

    A Guide to Mixing Patterns in Your Home

    Mixing patterns in fashion happens all the time (I'm always a fan of stripes and florals), but people seem to…
    July 24, 2012
  • Scientific Botanical Prints

    Would it really be surprising that someone as fond of pink as I am would also be fond of flowers?…
    June 4, 2012
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  • Coffee Table, V3.0

    Erin, of Apartment 34 has one. So did Morgan, of The Brick House. My dream coffee table. See it there, behind Erin? Here’s another shot…

    December 6, 201276 commentsLiving Room
  • Pink Christmas Tree

    Some Christmas Decorating

    So. Speaking of sequins, they’re featured prominently in my home for the holidays. The house may be photographed for a magazine (to appear in a…

    December 5, 201229 commentsHolidays, Living Room
  • Painting by Emily Rickard in Making it Lovely's Living Room

    New Art in the Living Room

    This new painting by Emily Rickard is making me all kinds of happy. (She sells prints and other products featuring this painting too.) When I…

    October 11, 201249 commentsLiving Room
  • Vintage Wood Coffee Table in Making it Lovely's Living Room

    A Vintage Wooden Coffee Table

    We’d had our old coffee table for six or seven years. It was part of the Thomas O’Brien line for Target, and I still really…

    September 20, 201247 commentsLiving Room
  • A Guide to Mixing Patterns in the Home, from Making it Lovely

    A Guide to Mixing Patterns in Your Home

    Mixing patterns in fashion happens all the time (I’m always a fan of stripes and florals), but people seem to shy away from doing it…

    July 24, 201241 comments'D' for Decorating, Living Room, The First House
  • Scientific Botanical Prints

    Would it really be surprising that someone as fond of pink as I am would also be fond of flowers? Even the less girly among…

    June 4, 201263 comments'A' for Art, 'B' for Books, Living Room
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