The fall catalog of Pottery Barn arrived, and as I methodically flipped through the pages I came across their birch bark candles. Upon further scrutiny, I discovered they were painted to look like birch bark. The wheels in my brain start turning. Google searches revealed birch bark sheets for sale, ranging from $16-$22 for an 8×10 inch sheet. Yeee-owwwch! Enter…
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While visiting my in-laws in California, we stopped by my favorite spot to shop in Newport Beach…FASHION ISLAND. Fashion Island is a glorious outdoor mecca of shops and restaurants, with paved corridors of brick and stone, palm trees and tropical foliage, and of course, beautiful people that the OC is notorious for. My jaw dropped open when we passed by…
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I closed the door behind me, dropped the keys on the table, and sank into my recliner with coffee cup in hand. Closing my eyes I breathed in deep and exhaled slowly when I was suddenly startled. Did you hear that? Shhhh… don’t move… there it is again… Silence The sweet, yet deafening silence that occurs on the morning of…
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The addition of round, smooth river rock to landscaping is always appealing and often quite affordable. The rainbow of colors that magically appear when water meets stone is amazing. Below is the Sand & Sisal homestead. It’s a beautiful home that we’ve put a lot of work into to make beautiful inside and out, but it is lacking one important…
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Welcome to my personal paradise, Hatteras Island, NC. A little village on the island called Avon is where my family loves to vacation. This modest 1960’s, 3 bedroom oceanfront beach cottage, called Aquarias, is a favorite rental home of ours. It is quaint and cozy and feels like home. Three doors down is this GORGEOUS cedar shake “cottage” with views…
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