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  • Back Porch, Overhead Shot | Making it Lovely

    A Porch for Cozy Outdoor Entertaining

    This post is brought to you by TargetStyle. Shop the new Home collection in stores and online. I don't think I've…
    May 24, 2016
  • Pink Vintage Patio Dining Set

    A Groovy Kind of Porch

    We reused what we already had for our front porch, and it looks pretty good out there right now. We've…
    June 12, 2014
  • Kids' Seating in the Clubhouse

    The Clubhouse

    The back of our house has a two-story porch. Beneath the bottom one is a short space that was filled…
    June 10, 2014
  • The Front Porch

    Giving a Little Attention to the Front Porch

    I'm hosting a Garden Party with The Home Depot on May 10, as part of their #SpringMadeSimple events. There's going…
    May 1, 2014
  • Wallpapered Kitchen

    The Victorian House: Kitchen, Bathroom, Office, and Back Porch #1

    Here's the rest of our new house's first floor! Think of this as 'The First Floor: The Wallpapered Edition.' (There…
    August 27, 2013
  • Hold on to Summer

    October in Chicago is funny. The temperature is in the high seventies this week but we could just as easily…
    October 5, 2011
  • Back Porch, Overhead Shot | Making it Lovely

    A Porch for Cozy Outdoor Entertaining

    This post is brought to you by TargetStyle. Shop the new Home collection in stores and online. I don’t think I’ve shown this porch much since…

    May 24, 201610 commentsExterior & Garden
  • Pink Vintage Patio Dining Set

    A Groovy Kind of Porch

    We reused what we already had for our front porch, and it looks pretty good out there right now. We’ve been sitting out there a…

    June 12, 201436 commentsExterior & Garden, The Victorian House
  • Kids' Seating in the Clubhouse

    The Clubhouse

    The back of our house has a two-story porch. Beneath the bottom one is a short space that was filled with gardening stuff left for…

    June 10, 201411 commentsExterior & Garden, The Victorian House
  • The Front Porch

    Giving a Little Attention to the Front Porch

    I’m hosting a Garden Party with The Home Depot on May 10, as part of their #SpringMadeSimple events. There’s going to be a chef with…

    May 1, 201420 commentsExterior & Garden, The Victorian House
  • Wallpapered Kitchen

    The Victorian House: Kitchen, Bathroom, Office, and Back Porch #1

    Here’s the rest of our new house’s first floor! Think of this as ‘The First Floor: The Wallpapered Edition.’ (There will be more upstairs, too.)…

    August 27, 201377 commentsBathrooms, Exterior & Garden, Kitchen, My Office, The Snug, The Victorian House
  • Hold on to Summer

    October in Chicago is funny. The temperature is in the high seventies this week but we could just as easily be thirty degrees colder, so…

    October 5, 20119 comments'F' for Furniture, 'O' for Outdoors, Filing Cabinet
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