A few of my favorite things

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I happen to have an ever increasing favorites area I simply lable ‘decorating inspiration.’ When I glance at a picture, I don’t simply look at the obvious. I look at every detail and analyze why I love it and what I could do to incorporate that ‘feel’ in my own home. Some pictures have direct […]

This week’s finds

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Rhoda at Southern Hospitality would like to know what thrifty finds we scored this week. Here are mine.. This microfiber offwhite sofa for (drumroll…..) $30! Included delivery to boot! Do you notice anything missing in the picture? Look one more time before you continue reading. … If you noticed there’s one arm missing, you’ve earned […]

The Birdie Hotel – addition to the birdhouse garden

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I made a little addition to my bird house garden today. I call this one, The Birdie Hotel. Thanks to friends Geraldine and Hank, I’m now the proud owner of that old rustic ladder! Cool! And naturally, I ran home and put it right to work within minutes. Thanks guys! I love it! And so […]

Benches

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Benches have long been a love of mine. They are beautifully simple to construct, look at, and have so many uses and spaces you can sneak them into due to their tiny square footage. Whenever I see a bench, I’m halted in my tracks, my mind busy at work wondering where I would tuck it […]

Rustic garden shed 2 – building a barnwood door

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  Rustic garden shed 2 – building a barnwood door I built a barnwood door from reclaimed fencing wood! And I cheated yet again. The wood strips weren’t perfect width wise and my attempt at ripping one down to fit didn’t go so well, so because of the magic yet again of all those screws, […]