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Inspiration, Our Home

Outdoor Kitchen: Built-In Grill Inspiration and Ideas

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One of our next big projects? Designing a replacement for our super sad, falling-off-the-side-of-the-house outdoor kitchen …

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Home, Inspiration, Vintage and antique

Vintage Finds and Sources

One of my favorite things is seeing vintage items other folks found, so I wanted to share with you today some of my vintage finds, and where I found them – along with prices! As an avowed cheapskate, I’m always so curious about what people paid for vintage things, as there’s such a range …

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Inspiration, Kitchen, Our Home

Kitchen Backsplash Inspiration: Tile vs. Slab


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In the next year or so, we’re re-doing our kitchen. This has me hunting for a backsplash to go behind our range, which is going to be giant at 56 inches wide.

We’re looking for clean, classic materials that will age well. Think British countryside home. No fake aging, no antique treatments, but materials that are tactile and will show their age, as they age, in a way that will fit in with the house. After much searching, this has left me with two primary candidates – encaustic cement tiles, or a soapstone slab.

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Garden, Inspiration

Needs/Wants: Beautiful Items for the Garden


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Why are the things I need always so much less beautiful than the things I want? Now that the flowers are blooming and veggies are established enough we can even start some early harvesting, there are certain practical things I need – but plenty of beautiful things I want…

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Home, Inspiration

Choosing Mural and Landscape Wallpapers


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In 18th and 19th century America, it was not uncommon for homes to have custom murals painted on the walls. Unfortunately, we don’t have any original murals in our house, which has sent me searching for period-appropriate, yet modern, wallpaper that could duplicate the look. Finding this … is not easy.

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