Author Archives: LM

Picture Perfect Challenge: Bedroom Update 2

I’ve been hard at work on projects for my bedroom the last few weeks.  You can see where I started here, and the first update here. It’s finally coming together!  Here is where it is now. It’s already so much better!  Here is what I have finished so far: change drapes install closet light paint [...]

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Pantone Inspired Paint Colors at Lowe’s!

I am positively giddy over this discovery!  One more reason I love pinterest!  I’ve been using Pantone colors for the last 5 years in my design work and they are the authority in my opinion.  Here is the entire line of My Color Inspired by Pantone available at Lowes. GIDDY I tell ya! Here are [...]

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Picture Perfect Challenge: Bedroom Update!

I’ve been working hard on my bedroom the last few weeks and the transformation is coming right along!  I’m saving the photos for the reveal but here is a list of what I’m doing: update bedding – add cream spread, pattern coverlet and sham – DONE change drapes – (Kate is doing this for me [...]

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Create a Vision Board to Focus on Your One Little Word

I came across this fabulous article on several ways to create a vision board by Christine Kane.  I’m a visual person so I’m doing a board to help me focus on my One Little Word for 2012.  Give this article a read and let me know what you think of this idea!  I’d love to [...]

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One Little Word: For Real This Time!

It’s been staring me in the face for over a month ladies.  Let me show you what I mean!   This is on my desktop: This is on my fridge: Source: 30.media.tumblr.com via Lisa on Pinterest Figure out what my word is yet? lol  It’s DO! Let me explain to you why I chose this word.  I knew [...]

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One Little Word: 2012

Hello my friends!  I’m sure by now you’ve all heard about Ali Edwards One Little Word.  This will be my 4th year with a word and I’m more excited than ever to see where my word will take me!  Here are my words for the last three years: 2009: Accept 2010: Reveal 2011: Believe and [...]

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Picture Perfect Challenge: The Bedroom

Here we are my friends!  I’ve worked up enough nerve to post my before photos of my bedroom, yippeeee!   I’m following along with Donna at Funky Junk Interiors to complete a room in 2012.  I’m starting with this room and will move to the next one when every piece of this room is done! [...]

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2012 Home Goals

It’s halfway through January now and I’ve turned my attention to what I’d like to accomplish in my home this year.  I’m not a resolution type person or one to make out a huge list.  This year instead of putting too much pressure on myself (as I’ve always done in the past) I’m “freshening up” [...]

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Easing Into 2012 with Donna from Funky Junk Interiors

Things have been moving slow and easy these first few days of the new year.  There has been a lot rattling around in my mind and I’m slowing settling into what I want for this year.  I’m not a resolution maker, more of a *just do it* girl, a la Nike. lol One thing I’ve [...]

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So Much to Say

I’m just going to start somewhere and get it all out.  I thought this post through the other night while I was waiting to fall asleep, now I hope I can remember everything and make a little sense at the same time. On October 26 I had my second surgery for my ear problem.  Actually [...]

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