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    • Our Current Home (The Victorian)
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  • Amy Butler Wallpaper

    Be still my heart. Did you see that Amy Butler is coming out with a line of wallpaper with Graham…
    May 6, 2010
  • Poufs?

    At this point in my pregnancy, I would really like a soft cushy place to put my feet up. I'm…
    February 28, 2009
  • Primrose Fabric: Yay or Nay?

    I haven't sewn anything yet… I just draped the fabric over the curtain rod. I don't think it looks bad.…
    February 12, 2009
  • Plans for the Library

    Our "library" (the landing at the top of the stairs) looks pretty good. I mean, it was even in a…
    February 9, 2009
  • Ritzy Stripe Chair

    I upholstered one chair as a test in Amy Butler's Ritzy Stripe fabric. It looks great, but I'm not sure…
    March 19, 2008
  • Amy Butler Fabric in the Dining Room

    Looks pretty good. Ritzy Stripe (the zigzags) on the chairs, and Primrose (the other fabric) for curtains? It's lacking some…
    March 12, 2008
  • Amy Butler Wallpaper

    Be still my heart. Did you see that Amy Butler is coming out with a line of wallpaper with Graham & Brown? Looks like I’m…

    May 6, 201030 comments'W' for Wallpaper
  • Poufs?

    At this point in my pregnancy, I would really like a soft cushy place to put my feet up. I’m thinking about either buying a…

    February 28, 200951 commentsCovetable, Pregnancy
  • Primrose Fabric: Yay or Nay?

    I haven’t sewn anything yet… I just draped the fabric over the curtain rod. I don’t think it looks bad. True, there is no yellow…

    February 12, 2009132 comments'F' for Fabric, Library
  • Plans for the Library

    Our “library” (the landing at the top of the stairs) looks pretty good. I mean, it was even in a magazine not long ago… but…

    February 9, 200935 comments'F' for Fabric, Library
  • Ritzy Stripe Chair

    I upholstered one chair as a test in Amy Butler’s Ritzy Stripe fabric. It looks great, but I’m not sure what to do for the…

    March 19, 200812 comments'F' for Fabric, Dining Room
  • Amy Butler Fabric in the Dining Room

    Looks pretty good. Ritzy Stripe (the zigzags) on the chairs, and Primrose (the other fabric) for curtains? It’s lacking some ‘oomph’ though. Maybe that wall…

    March 12, 200814 comments'F' for Fabric, Dining Room
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