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Three Stunning Home Tours and Garden Tools: Style Showcase
Today for Style Showcase we’ve got three home tours for you (one of which was torn down), along with garden tool tips. I almost pulled weeds this past weekend but let myself get sidetracked with other things. I’ll need to do some garden tending this coming weekend, for sure. Things are already starting to get…
A Stunning Waterfront Home in Florida Offers Luxury Living
We’re headed to the Florida town of Naples to see inside a stunning waterfront home by A Lantz Design that offers color and luxury living. Every room is impeccably decorated with the sunny colors of the southeast. Photo by A Lantz Design and Lantz Collective  The entryway features a colorful “thank you” sign above…
13 Historic Doors That You’ll Love in Popular Alexandria
We’re back to Alexandria on the blog today to see a fine collection of historic doors that you’re sure to love – especially if you’re a bit of a history buff. No two doors are alike and most are a bit ornate or are painted a fun color. I don’t know why they don’t typically…
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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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