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  • Nicole and Calvin Balch on their front porch| Making it Lovely

    Swing!

    Last summer, I was thinking about adding a porch swing out front. I searched out my favorites and was getting…
    July 17, 2015
  • 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
  • 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
  • Springbok Benches

    I feel like I like these way more than I should. What do you think? Kooky, or just crazy?
    May 2, 2011
  • Substituting for the Soleil Chair

    I'm turning my attention once again to the front porch. Remember, I gave the furniture that was out there to…
    June 22, 2010
  • Nicole and Calvin Balch on their front porch| Making it Lovely

    Swing!

    Last summer, I was thinking about adding a porch swing out front. I searched out my favorites and was getting ready to make a purchase,…

    July 17, 201519 commentsExterior & Garden, Parenting
  • 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
  • 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
  • Springbok Benches

    I feel like I like these way more than I should. What do you think? Kooky, or just crazy?

    May 2, 201118 comments'F' for Furniture, Filing Cabinet
  • Substituting for the Soleil Chair

    I’m turning my attention once again to the front porch. Remember, I gave the furniture that was out there to my mom (whom I visiting…

    June 22, 201020 commentsOutside
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