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Fall Decorating Ideas | outdoor living

Cozy Up Your Patio for Fall: Practical Decorating Tips
Fall Decorating Ideas | living room decor

Best Fall Living Room Ideas: How to Embrace the Season
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Pretty Pillows, a Paint Refresh, and Strawberries: Style Showcase

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colors | home decor

Beautiful Blue and Green: One of the Best Decorating Palettes

Blue and green are two colors that simply feel at home together. Inspired by the colors we see outdoors, the combination has a natural ease that makes a room feel fresh. These rooms show just how many ways you can bring a blue and green color scheme into your home. (This post contains affiliate links…

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architecture

Tiny Houses, Big Style: Charming Homes Inside and Out

There’s something endlessly fascinating about tiny houses. Maybe it’s the idea of living with less, the cozy scale of the rooms, or simply seeing how much character and function can be packed into a small footprint. Whatever the reason, these petite homes prove that square footage has very little to do with style. And tiny…

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friday finds

Homes to Love from Tennessee to California: Friday Finds

Happy Friday! This weekend I plan to do some cleaning and decluttering. Lately I’ve been feeling the need to simplify life. One of the best ways I can think to do that is by getting rid of stuff I haven’t used in the last year. It’s amazing how quickly things can start to pile up…

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I live where the suburbs meet the country, which affords me the best of both worlds. Come along on my journey where I share decorating, cooking, gardening and more as it relates to both city and rural life. Visit my new sister site, POND AND GARDEN, for outdoor ideas and inspiration.

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My name is Jennifer and I started my blog in 2011 as a way to motivate myself by chronicling improvements to my circa 1875 house. I figured if I was writing about what I was doing, I’d be more likely to tackle and actually finish home improvement projects.

I remarried on June 30, 2011 and my husband and I talked about buying a new home together. But we both love it here in our little town and decided to stay put. The town has more than tripled in size since living here, but I still consider it to be small compared to the other Chicago ‘burbs.