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Nursery: Art Wall Finale!

January 22, 2012 by 2 Comments
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I actually finished prepping and hanging all of the artwork on the nursery wall over New Year's Weekend, but finally have some pictures to show for it!Before (the room as our bedroom):After (Jaye's nursery):Here's the full wall as seen from the doorway. I like to do frame collages like this on this wall because of the corner. I think it's nice to connect the two walls with one "piece" of artwork, like this collage. To figure out the layout, I cut squares from newspaper to correspond to the size … [Read more...]

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How to Save $10,000

April 13, 2011 by 1 Comment

You could save $10,000 right now by buying our house. As of last night, our house is $10,000 cheaper.So if any of your friends, or enemies, or anyone you know, or don't know, is looking for an awesome house in an awesome location in South Minneapolis at an awesome price, please click here to check it out officially or here for my own home tour posts. … [Read more...]

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How to Make a Headband out of an Ugly Salvation Army find.

September 1, 2010 by 3 Comments

While in Dallas this summer, my mom and I stopped by the Salvation Army. I saw this pin in the jewelry case and wondered, "Is it awesome? Or is it hideous?" I find that I'm often asking this question, that there is a surprisingly fine line between the two.I concluded that it was hideous, but could be awesome if it were on a headband. I've started to really like headbands lately. So I bought it and decided to make it awesome. Supplies: plain plastic headband (I got mine at JoAnns, but saw some … [Read more...]

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Wall Art for the Bedroom

August 20, 2010 by 2 Comments

The new wall color, bedspread and fabric foamboard headboard moved the bedroom forward a long way toward stylish and decorated. But that wall behind and beside the bed was still looking sad and empty. So I concocted a plan for some cheap but chic wall art. I shopped around at Savers, Salvation Army, and Goodwill to find a bunch of mirrors. It didn't matter how ugly they were because I was planning to paint them all black. I just looked for a variety of shapes and sizes. After I got them all … [Read more...]

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