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  • Quincy Bed in Blush Pink Bedroom with All-White Bedding | Making it Lovely

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    I feel like I've been deep in planning mode for so long. I finally get to execute! The laundry room…
    May 18, 2018
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    Six Designs Inspired by Tile

    This post is sponsored by Floor & Decor. I'm working with Floor & Decor on a few posts for the…
    August 31, 2015
  • When you do things from your soul, other people really dig that shit.

    Making it Home

    Let's get rambly. Last weekend, I almost bought a couple of chairs for the back parlor, and then I decided…
    May 29, 2014
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    The Color Palette Inspiration

    You've seen the built-ins starting to take shape, but what I'm really looking forward to is painting the front parlor…
    April 17, 2014
  • Sky Blue and Olive Green Kitchen

    Blue and Green Kitchen

    I found this image on my hard drive that I had saved in 2009. Oh, the era before Pinterest! Oh,…
    January 24, 2013
  • Five Things That Inspire Me

    My time in the Blog it Forward lineup has come, and today I'm sharing with you the things that inspire…
    March 11, 2010
  • Quincy Bed in Blush Pink Bedroom with All-White Bedding | Making it Lovely

    Where Do You Find Inspiration?

    I feel like I’ve been deep in planning mode for so long. I finally get to execute! The laundry room is of course first, but…

    May 18, 201811 commentsOur Bedroom, The Victorian House
  • White Subway Tile and Hex Tile, Plus Paint Swatches

    Six Designs Inspired by Tile

    This post is sponsored by Floor & Decor. I’m working with Floor & Decor on a few posts for the blog around the three main…

    August 31, 201520 commentsDecorating
  • When you do things from your soul, other people really dig that shit.

    Making it Home

    Let’s get rambly. Last weekend, I almost bought a couple of chairs for the back parlor, and then I decided against it. I’ve done this…

    May 29, 201419 commentsMy Life, The Victorian House
  • Palette Inspiration #makingitlovely

    The Color Palette Inspiration

    You’ve seen the built-ins starting to take shape, but what I’m really looking forward to is painting the front parlor and getting everything back in…

    April 17, 201420 commentsDouble Parlor, Home Library, The Victorian House
  • Sky Blue and Olive Green Kitchen

    Blue and Green Kitchen

    I found this image on my hard drive that I had saved in 2009. Oh, the era before Pinterest! Oh, the folders upon folders of…

    January 24, 201325 comments'D' for Decorating, 'I' is for Inspiration, Kitchen
  • Five Things That Inspire Me

    My time in the Blog it Forward lineup has come, and today I’m sharing with you the things that inspire me. Femininity The unapologetically pretty.…

    March 11, 201043 commentsLists, Me
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