Tracey’s bedroom is primed and ready for a major makeover so we whipped up a mood board full of tan on cream patterns and a few punches of vibrant sky blue for a stylish and serene “after” that’s sure to please.
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Archives for June 2009
Fresh Fruit: Making Cute Decoupaged Vases & Planters
When Katie sent us home with some old botanical prints torn from a Goodwill book, we brainstormed two projects that would look right at home in our home.
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Fab Freebie: Goodie Bags
We already told you we love Envirosax. You told us you love ’em right back. So now they’re doing a giveaway for TYH readers. Enter here through Wednesday, June 24th, 2009.
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Layout Changes: Adding A Dining Area To Your Living Room
We added a dining area to the corner of our living room to create an open living layout that’s right off the kitchen. And in closing off our dining room we gained an extra bedroom plus more cabinetry and counter space in the kitchen. It was win-win-win!
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Reader Redesign: A Mouthwatering Masterpiece
This kitchen makeover will leave your jaw on the floor. Here’s how Rachel transformed a dated and dingy room from the checkered floor up.
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How To Paint Trim Like A Pro
We’re revealing one of our favorite painting secrets: this short handled angled brush is the key to cutting in, edging, and painting trim, baseboards and crown molding in a snap.
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House Crashing: Shock And Eww
We’re taking a look back at my cringeworthy grade school bedroom, college dorm and first apartment to see what (if anything) reflects my current aesthetic. I’ve come a long way baby.
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Susie’s Design Dilemma
We whipped up a layered and textured mood board full of cohesive style with slate blue and warm orange accents to take Susie’s living and dining room from fair to fabulous.
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The Wallflowers Freebie Winners!
Three people out of 1,705 will be getting a set of Wallflowers or Wallflutters for free. But the rest of you will be getting a 15% discount on them from LaDifférence!
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18 Tips For Picking The Right Curtains & How To Hang Them
We’re answering a flurry of window treatment questions in one fell swoop. If you’ve ever had a window treatment question, chances are the answer’s here!
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Aussie Delights
A special delivery arrived this week from Down Under – a magazine and a jar of Vegemite. Check out the little Australian taste test we held in our kitchen last night.
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Using Safety Pins To Keep A Mattress Topper In Place
Here’s how we pinned our featherbed into submission for free (thanks to one smart hubby!).
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