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Megan over at a life’s design tagged us last week - the equivalent of a bloggers chain mail.
The rules: Answer the following questions about yourself. At the end of the post you pass on the questions to other bloggers and list them. Then write them a comment telling them that they’ve been tagged and ask [...]


Shear Willpower

As you last saw a few weeks ago, we removed our shoddy screen door and painted the door behind it a brilliant lipstick red. Then we ripped down the scalloped header with vigor and shared the victorious results. But Project Pimp My Porch is far from complete. We still need to relay the front walkway, [...]


HGTV’s “Green” Home

If you’ve caught any HGTV lately, then you already know about their Green Home sweepstakes. Just like their annual Dream Home giveaway, you can enter (once a day through tomorrow, by the way) to win an extravagant home in a gorgeous location (holy property taxes, batman). The obvious twist this time is that [...]


Manisha’s Design Dilemma

This week’s decorating doozie is all about accent pieces and accessories that can completely alter the style of a room. Manisha dreams of a lighter and more contemporary family room, and gosh darn it we love to give the people what they want. Here’s her letter:
Dear Sherry & John- Your home and design choices are [...]


No More Things?

When Sherry and I heard that Linens n’ Things filed for bankruptcy last week, we panicked. Is LNT about to disappear a la Sharper Image?
Not yet. According to reports they’re just closing about 120 under-performing stores for now. You can check this list to see if your local LNT made the cut. [...]