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  • Holiday Table Setting

    A Fall/Winter Holiday Table

    This post is sponsored by Target. Shop Home Décor for modern luxury made easy. Thanksgiving is just a couple of weeks away, and…
    November 10, 2014
  • Victorian Entryway and Staircase, Making it Lovely

    The Entryway, Painted and Updated for Fall

    This post is sponsored by Target. Shop Home Décor for modern luxury made easy. I nixed the teal idea for the entryway and…
    October 9, 2014
  • Abnormal Condition Exists

    It’s Electric!

    Our Victorian had been converted to multiple apartments decades ago (during the Depression, I believe), and was only converted back…
    October 1, 2014
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    Nesting, Waiting

    Tomorrow is my due date, but I had my weekly checkup this morning and the baby doesn't seem to be…
    September 25, 2014
  • The Library, Rearranged

    I've been getting the "oh, you're nesting!" comments from friends and family a lot lately, and maybe it's true. I'm…
    September 22, 2014
  • The New Lighting for the Hallway

    New Lights, and New Favorites

    This post is sponsored by Schoolhouse Electric. There are three existing lights in the hallway: the one that you can…
    September 18, 2014
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  • Holiday Table Setting

    A Fall/Winter Holiday Table

    This post is sponsored by Target. Shop Home Décor for modern luxury made easy. Thanksgiving is just a couple of weeks away, and then we’ll be looking forward…

    November 10, 201421 comments'D' for Dining, Decorating, Dining Room
  • Victorian Entryway and Staircase, Making it Lovely

    The Entryway, Painted and Updated for Fall

    This post is sponsored by Target. Shop Home Décor for modern luxury made easy. I nixed the teal idea for the entryway and went with a dusty blue/green/gray.…

    October 9, 201442 commentsEntryway, The Victorian House
  • Abnormal Condition Exists

    It’s Electric!

    Our Victorian had been converted to multiple apartments decades ago (during the Depression, I believe), and was only converted back to a single-family home shortly…

    October 1, 201419 commentsBasement, The Victorian House
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    Nesting, Waiting

    Tomorrow is my due date, but I had my weekly checkup this morning and the baby doesn’t seem to be in any rush to get…

    September 25, 201451 commentsMy Life, Parenting, Pregnancy, The Victorian House
  • The Library, Rearranged

    I’ve been getting the “oh, you’re nesting!” comments from friends and family a lot lately, and maybe it’s true. I’m organizing closets. I’m arranging and…

    September 22, 201452 commentsDouble Parlor, Home Library, The Victorian House
  • The New Lighting for the Hallway

    New Lights, and New Favorites

    This post is sponsored by Schoolhouse Electric. There are three existing lights in the hallway: the one that you can see below, hanging down (which…

    September 18, 201413 comments'L' for Lighting, Hallway, The Victorian House
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