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  • Oak-Paneled Victorian Staircase and Front Entry with Curved Window | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 6 (Front and Back Entry, Stairs, and Hallways – Final Reveal!)

    Hey, who needs a distraction right now? Today is reveal day for the Fall 2016 One Room Challenge! Let's get…
    November 9, 2016
  • Making it Lovely's One Room Challenge (Before Shots)

    One Room Challenge: Week 1 (the Before Shots)

    I'm thrilled to be taking part in the One Room Challenge again! A huge thank you to Linda at Calling…
    October 5, 2016
  • Leather Strap Mirror Above an Antique Table

    Choosing a Console Table and Mirror for an Entryway

    A reader, Melissa, recently wrote to me asking for help with her entryway. "I just love your style and design…
    March 23, 2016
  • IKEA Stockholm Sideboard in Beige and Walnut

    IKEA Stockholm Sideboard Review

    Somebody sent me a message recently because he was thinking about picking up the same IKEA Stockholm sideboard that I…
    November 19, 2015
  • 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
  • Making it Lovely's Victorian Entryway an Wooden Staircase

    The Entryway (Again), with its New (Old) Runner

    Let's forget about the not-so-pretty photos from yesterday, and instead look at a runner that IS working. Saving on the…
    January 30, 2014
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  • Oak-Paneled Victorian Staircase and Front Entry with Curved Window | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 6 (Front and Back Entry, Stairs, and Hallways – Final Reveal!)

    Hey, who needs a distraction right now? Today is reveal day for the Fall 2016 One Room Challenge! Let’s get into it. I have been…

    November 9, 201675 commentsAttic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • Making it Lovely's One Room Challenge (Before Shots)

    One Room Challenge: Week 1 (the Before Shots)

    I’m thrilled to be taking part in the One Room Challenge again! A huge thank you to Linda at Calling it Home for organizing the…

    October 5, 201648 commentsAttic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • Leather Strap Mirror Above an Antique Table

    Choosing a Console Table and Mirror for an Entryway

    A reader, Melissa, recently wrote to me asking for help with her entryway. “I just love your style and design approach of mixing the old…

    March 23, 201618 commentsDecorating, Elsewhere, Let's…
  • IKEA Stockholm Sideboard in Beige and Walnut

    IKEA Stockholm Sideboard Review

    Somebody sent me a message recently because he was thinking about picking up the same IKEA Stockholm sideboard that I bought for our entryway. Questions…

    November 19, 201514 comments'F' for Furniture, Entryway, The Victorian House
  • 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
  • Making it Lovely's Victorian Entryway an Wooden Staircase

    The Entryway (Again), with its New (Old) Runner

    Let’s forget about the not-so-pretty photos from yesterday, and instead look at a runner that IS working. Saving on the sideboard meant I could put…

    January 30, 201434 commentsEntryway, The Victorian House
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