Hi,
I am a wife and a Mom of three beautiful children whom I am very proud of. A husband who supports my habit of beautiful things. I love creating for my family a cozy home and a fun place to come home to. I love being surrounded by pretty things that bring a smile. I love it that our family and friends enjoy our home as much as we do. Looking at beautiful things inspires me and it's just one of many things that makes me happy. Enjoy!!
Claudia
L O V E at first sight
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Well hello there! Didn't think I was coming back huh? I wasn't sure myself
to be quite honest. I've been a busy bee between work, trying to get my
butt bac...
French Blue for a simple update
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Sunday was a rare day for me.
I had a few hours to myself.
Jon was fishing, and Hannah was at a sleepover.
Bella and I snuggled on the couch for a litt...
Paula's Cottage and Gardens in Early May
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*Hello again!*
Back from Florida with Dad...
...a few days home...before we head to the lake.
Here are a few more photos from my visit to Paula's last wee...
A Contributing Editor
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Last Fall, while discussing the details over the feature on our guest house,
I was asked to join *Country Living* magazine as a contributing editor.
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Days of The Week
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*Wouldn't this be handy in any entry? *
*This one is from www.coxandcox.uk but I'm *
*thinking about making one myself, it can't be too hard, surely...xx*
poetry
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eye poetry
On my "sad" days I surf the internet looking around for
inspirations,pick-me-ups that will do just that;lift my soul!
Most of the tim...
Omändring...
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Har ändrat om i matrummet! Har dessvärre inte hunnit att rota fram kameran
och fota ! Utan nöjer mig med mobilbilder, när tiden ska räcka till så
mycket!
B...
From The Heart - 2012 BH Lineup!
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*(image courtesy of TheFancyFarmgirl.com)*
As the date gets closer to our 5th Annual Vintage & Antique Marketplace,
Joe and I have been reminiscing about ...
West Marine Nautical Fashion Finds
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Who knew some of the larger West Marine stores are carrying some fun
nautical and coastal style clothing. Moving towards more fashionable
instead of typic...
Preview my Corner Pantry Makeover
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If you love before and afters, and love pantry makeovers you definitely
want to head over to Kate's blog today to check out my CORNER PANTRY
MAKEOVER.
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Bring on the Books...
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The last day of school is this Friday...it can't get here fast enough for
any of us. There will be lots of sleeping in and stayin...
Love .... Christmas Mantelscapes
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Images 1&6 - Unknown Image 2 - House and Leisure Image 3 - Lucyina MoodieImage 4 - David
Cleveland Image 5 - The Daily Mail
Won't you be my neighbor?
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This house isn't actually in my neighborhood nor is it for sale any
longer but I stumbled upon the listing for 23 South Elliott Place and was
immediately d...
The Perfect Antidote to a Grey and Dreary Day
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It's been raining for two days straight here and the forecast calls for
more of the same tomorrow. After working on the farmhouse this morning, I
came home...
A Sunday Drive to Salerno
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Zooming along the Amalfi Coast curves looking toward Amalfi
The first sunny weekend on the Amalfi Coast and everyone … and I mean
everyone … hits the roa...
Dressed For A Dinner Party
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Recently, my friend, Debbie had a group of girlfriends
from her old neighborhood over for dinner.
Nothing like a dinner party to get your home in...
Happy New Year
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Hello my friends!
How are you?
I know that it has been a long time since I have posted, Aug I think.
I am doing ok, anxiety and depression are still by m...
Lemon Lush
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Yesterday my oldest son turned 17....and instead of cake he asked me to
make his favorite lemon dessert....Lemon Lush. It's a nice light
dessert....wit...
Ki Headed to the Old Glory Antiques Fair!
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While we're waiting for the latest issue of Flea Market Style mag to
appear, here's one way to get your vintage fix!
*Ki will be making a special guest app...
DIY Weathered Wood Technique
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Want the weathered wood look from a new piece of wood?
Here’s how you can get it.
[image: PicMonkey Collage]
For the tops of my Stools Turned Table...
technical difficulties...
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Please pardon my absence.
The laptop I use to download photos needs a new hard drive. I was hoping
to have it repaired by now, but the computer gods ...
lavender burlap
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Hello, loves. Yesterday, I put finishing touches on the packaging for two
custom orders. {Thank you, Alima & Deborah!} I thought the packages looked
adorab...
lily of the valley
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*Happy Thursday!*
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*I picked about 200 sprigs of lily of the valley from my garden the other
day and have dispersed their loveliness around the ho...
Stark on Modern Family last night
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We didn't watch it yet (it's still on the DVR at home), but Stark Carpet
was mentioned on Modern Family last night.
That is a Stark rug on the show, but con...
Springtime Bedroom Makoever
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Good Morning!
Today is bright and sunshine filled and I'm heading out to the garden to
hopefully finish up my spring clean up before our "April Showers"...
Summer = Craziness
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*Summer is here. Life is crazy....*
*Connors ball game got cancelled due to this EXTREME heat wave we are
having...*
*It is h.o.t.*
*Too freakin' hot.*
*I ...
Giveaway! Biscuit Swag Bag
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You can’t take a trip to the International Biscuit Festival without coming
home with some great swag! This year a few of the event partners who
donated ite...
A little boy room
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I just finished up this kid space for one of my favorite clients and I
wanted to share! I get lots of questions about kid spaces and especially
boys’ room...
The Rest of the Room
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It would be difficult to show you before shots of these same spaces because
we tore down every single wall. It's a totally different house now than
what...
Perhaps We Spoke Too Soon. . .
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In case there is anyone wondering where we have been for the last four
months, let me update you. From the last post you might assume we have
been busy ...
Fabulously Creative Friday linky party....
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Another week has rolled around! In this last week I've been featured on the Pottery
Barn blog, visited the amazing Jeanne Oliver, and am getting ready to
l...
I am on a Quest.....
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For brightness, not necessarily whiteness. Let me explain. With a house of
more windows then I care to clean and more then the number of football
players ...
house crush (es)
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have you seen the latest issue of rue magazine? the pacific northwest
edition? i’m super excited because of few of my boise friends are
featured! first ...
Powder Room Plans
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Yes, I just got done with 8 months worth of renos at ParkView, but my
brain never stops and I think it is time to add a little more pizzazz to
our powder...
On sale!
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L'altro giorno, in preda a un raptus, ho svuotato gli armadietti della mia
cucina
ho tirato fuori tutte le cose comprate negli anni e mi sono resa conto
c...
my list of 12
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In yesterday's post, I mentioned that I was going to be repeating what I
did last year and creating 12 resolutions for 2013, one for each month.
Today i...
Live and Learn...
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Hi Everyone...hard to believe that January is over...and Spring is not that
far away.
Back in August, I embarked on a very time consuming and tedious proc...
We bought a ZOO.
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*I remember driving down I-15 around Christmastime and seeing the
billboards of zoo ...
~creatively made home summer series~
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*I am thrilled to be a part of my friend Jeanne Oliver's*
* CREATIVELY MADE HOME SUMMER SERIES!*
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*In this course I will be showing you videos on how to m...
Epsom Salt Easter Eggs
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I thought it would be fun to make some sparkly eggs for Easter. The Epsom
Salt Christmas decorations were such a huge success I thought I would give
it a...
darkness this morning
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Fog and rain and a missing sun . . . for days.
Yet, it feels like a spring morning.
The gentle mist is melting the snow and feeding the flowers and cr...
mother's day + an easy spring lunch menu
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Things here have been busy, busy lately. It always gets a little crazy as
we wrap up the school year. It makes me long for the unscheduled days of
summer...
Tweet, Treat and Peek
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WOW, say that three times fast. I have been wonderfully busy and have not
had time to blog. However I have been tweeting? Twittering? Making Tweets?
(I k...
Featured as one of the Best Home Improvement Blogs!
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I was thrilled to be contacted by Jason at Totally Home Improvement to let
me know that he featured my little blog as one of the Best Home Improvement
blog...
French Country Cottage
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Good Morning. Ah, yum. There is nothing better than snuggling up on the
couch with some good coffee and a quiet morning to sit down and type and
talk with ...
Anthro inspired pom pom wreath
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Hi everyone and Merry Christmas!
Just had to share with you my anthropology inspired wreath!
I'm sure many of you have seen different versions of this anthro...
Peninsula Volunteers Show house… our favorite rooms
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I travelled with some friends to the Penninsula Volunteers Show house in
Woodside last week. It was a beautiful day , the property was lovely, and
the ...
The Bluebird
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"The blue bird carries the sky on his back." Henry David Thoureau
The mountain bluebird sits on the barded wire fence in our back field. His...
Sunny Day
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I started off with a short laundry list of things to do, paint the bottom
walls of the powder room white, finish the coffee table, laundry, vacuum,
wash f...
My new farm table and rose crowns...
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I just found the perfect farm table at my favourite antique shop Whimsical
Whites Antiques. It goes perfect with my Rachel Ashwell August chairs. Took
some...
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Fossil Rim- An Amazing Day!
Hey there! Recently, we took a little day trip to Glen Rose, TX to visit
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. It was amazing and well ...
SWEET PLACES: BiancoBianco
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Come promesso la scorsa settimana, oggi vi porto da BiancoBianco, un
negozio per noi ragazze in Via Marchesana a Bologna.
Qui si trovano adorabil...
Monday Listings..
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Since life has changed a bit for more; with more going on etc. I wanted to keep my etsy shop up and going, but can't list all the time, but am shooting for j...
Winners of the Crafting with Patterns Challenge
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This was a fun week and I was so inspired by patterns. Now, I have several
projects in mind. You all amazed me by your talent this week! Blew me
away!!! ...
Hello Brisbane Winter
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I felt that I had to preface the word ‘winter’ with the word ‘Brisbane’, in
my blog post title …. as we don’t really have a winter here in Brisbane. We
hav...
This Mothering Gig
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It is a little over 33 years since I first became a mother. My kids would
say that I've never been one for quiet reflection - too much to do, so
litt...
Footstool slipcover with ruffle
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*Lily's teddy loves his new seat (altered on Instagram using the Walden
special effect)*
*So, over a year ago I re-painted Lily's room. I've been conside...
Mixer Giveaway for Oklahoma
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Note: For every entry received in this mixer giveaway, I will donate 10
cents to Oklahoma tornado relief efforts on behalf of PW friends/readers.
Today I...
Ice Cream Bucket Flower Pot
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This is an easy way to add some green
a bit of country charm
and flowers to your home
all in about 10 minutes!!!
Line your bucket with waterproof f...
Six of the Best White Paint Colors
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[image: Six of the best white paint colors]
*I never thought I would write a post about white paint.*
*Seriously.*
But then again....I never thought tha...
Ashlyn book
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Verses and Advice with pictures of her life
I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.
So now I give him (her) to the Lord....
Nada Farm Sale - GIVEAWAY!!
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Anyone have time for me to sneak in a last minute giveaway???
Entries start today, and I will pick a winner Thursday night at 9pm central
time!
The lu...
Gone Graphic..
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Lately I have been loving bold graphic prints... I love to mix neutral
grays,beige and white with a strong graphic for interest... I might add
that some co...
Treasure Hunt ~ what fun~!
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Hello my friends ~ I hope you are all well and enjoying the spring weather
;-)
Mr. Vintage and I went to Aberfoyle, Ontario this past weekend with our
g...
Genom spegelns slitna glas...
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*...känns det som en ny värld öppnar sig. Man ser allt på ett nytt sätt och
nya möjligheter framträder, sånt som man kanske inte har tänkt på förut.**Ha
en...
CEMENT TILE - ADD SOME INTEREST TO YOUR ROOMS!
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Cement tile, where have you been all my life?!! Why did I miss you when I
was remodeling my home? I would have installed you in my bathrooms and
laundry ro...
{Backyard fireplace} – Part 1
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Im so sorry – i completely suck it as a blogger! I hate when i check on
blogs that i like and they havent posted for days let alone weeks! Im no
busier t...
Romantic Treasure
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Hi Everyone
Happy Friday
♥
Have you ever seen something
and just absolutely knew
without a doubt
you HAD to have it
could not wait to get it home
an...
1 comment:
Happy 4th to you and your family, Claudia! I always love your taste in music and I'm really digging these two videos you shared!
Erin
Carolina Country Living
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