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  • Musical Instruments Stored Beneath a Red Console Table

    Harping On

    I recently became obsessed with harps. Did you know that there are essentially two types: lever and pedal harps? And…
    August 3, 2022
  • Peony and Maria Callas prints from Artfully Walls

    The Library’s Column Gallery Wall

    This post is sponsored by Artfully Walls. I've had this little strip of wall between the windows and bookshelves in…
    February 26, 2019
  • Library - August and Calvin Drawing

    I Almost Love the Library’s Vintage Floor Lamps

    I’d been wanting a pair of swing-arm lamps to flank the black and white striped sofa in the library. The…
    October 26, 2018
  • Custom Curtains from The Shade Store on a Bay Window with Radiator in Making it Lovely's Living Room

    Custom Window Treatments for the Double Parlor

    Thank you to The Shade Store for sponsoring this post. The Victorian is definitely a bit lovelier these days with…
    March 5, 2018
  • Making it Lovely's Living Room

    Double Rugs for the Double Parlor

    The library and living room got an update! Matching rugs, finally! This has been the vision from the beginning, but…
    October 26, 2017
  • Home Library with Rolling Ladder | Making it Lovely

    Pink Skirted Library Chairs

    I had thought that the round Dawson table made its way here sometime in the past year, but looking back…
    January 9, 2017
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  • Musical Instruments Stored Beneath a Red Console Table

    Harping On

    I recently became obsessed with harps. Did you know that there are essentially two types: lever and pedal harps? And that those mechanisms affect the…

    August 3, 20225 comments'M' is for Music, Double Parlor, Home Library, The Victorian House
  • Peony and Maria Callas prints from Artfully Walls

    The Library’s Column Gallery Wall

    This post is sponsored by Artfully Walls. I’ve had this little strip of wall between the windows and bookshelves in our library that I kept…

    February 26, 20198 comments'A' for Art, Double Parlor, Home Library, The Victorian House
  • Library - August and Calvin Drawing

    I Almost Love the Library’s Vintage Floor Lamps

    I’d been wanting a pair of swing-arm lamps to flank the black and white striped sofa in the library. The room needed more lighting on…

    October 26, 201811 commentsDouble Parlor, Home Library, The Victorian House
  • Custom Curtains from The Shade Store on a Bay Window with Radiator in Making it Lovely's Living Room

    Custom Window Treatments for the Double Parlor

    Thank you to The Shade Store for sponsoring this post. The Victorian is definitely a bit lovelier these days with the addition of custom window…

    March 5, 201817 commentsDouble Parlor, Home Library, The Victorian House
  • Making it Lovely's Living Room

    Double Rugs for the Double Parlor

    The library and living room got an update! Matching rugs, finally! This has been the vision from the beginning, but I messed around, experimenting with…

    October 26, 201713 commentsDouble Parlor, Home Library, The Victorian House
  • Home Library with Rolling Ladder | Making it Lovely

    Pink Skirted Library Chairs

    I had thought that the round Dawson table made its way here sometime in the past year, but looking back through my archives I see…

    January 9, 201719 commentsDouble Parlor, Home Library, The Victorian House
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