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Collected Rooms: The Decorating Trend That Makes Your Home Feel Personal
For years, decorating focused on rooms where everything was coordinated and carefully edited. Now the pendulum is swinging in another direction. Collected rooms, which are spaces that look as though they evolved gradually rather than being furnished all at once, are becoming increasingly desirable. And that’s good news to those of us who are more…
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A Modern Farmhouse Kitchen with a Checkered Backsplash You’ll Love
Finding the perfect balance between cozy charm and contemporary design can be a challenge. But this modern farmhouse kitchen proves you truly can have the best of both worlds. By mixing graphic focal points, architectural details, and clean-lined millwork, it creates a cozy, hard-working family hub. (All photos by Clay Banks.) Keep reading for the…
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A Remarkable Vintage Farmhouse in Wood and White: Book Giveaway
Today’s vintage farmhouse is one of twelve featured in Fifi O’Neill’s beautiful book, Shades of White: Serene Spaces for Effortless Living. The book explores the many personalities of white and how the color can work with wood, metal, textiles, vintage pieces, and other natural materials to create rooms ranging from rustic to romantic and modern…
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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.
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