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Garden Design: From Boring to Beautiful
Backyards and patios are a wonderful opportunity to create inviting and livable “outdoor rooms.” This landscape design project by our own “Nester”, Lisa Gillespie of Lisa Gillespie Designs for a small La Plata townhouse, transformed a bland and uninspired backyard into a charming Japanese-inspired oasis of color, texture and whimsy. The original backyard [...]
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Bed to Bench
Back in the year 1999, when some of us thought computers would soon self-combust, me and the hubby bought a beautiful solid bed at an antique store that we thought was a standard full size bed. We brought it home and proudly showed my dad (an expert in all things furniture and woodworking). My dad [...]
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The Magazine Rack
So one day when I had a day off work and should have been cleaning my house or doing laundry I decided to go “junking.” My definition of “junking” is #1 to avoid cleaning my house/doing laundry by getting in my car and visiting various places (thrift stores/yard sales/Good Will/Salvation Army) to find that perfect [...]
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Mystery Object revealed
Remember that mystery object? My family had a great time visiting friends in Charleston, SC during our spring break. My pal Ellen suggested we visit one of her favorite thrift stores in downtown Charleston. The weather had turned warm and we were looking to score some summer clothes for our kids. Of course I could [...]
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Thanks to everyone for coming out to our first market day!
One of the things that I enjoy so much about living in a small town is the sense of community. My peeps (no Easter candy pun intended) came out in full throttle today. To name a few… Val photographer extrodinaire–one of our first customers at 8:30 am Ashley from Fitlife with her adorable one-week-old son [...]
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Don’t Be Afraid To Use Color!
Lisa says arranging your decorative pieces with unexpected combinations of color can enhance any room setting. Here Lisa’s red bed/bench is paired with a bright yellow ceramic garden stool and Kathy’s sweet seamist green table all tied nicely together by the vibrant striped fabric of the cushion and lumbar pillow. This little vignette would be [...]
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Real Adventures in Decorating
Emily: I am so fortunate to work with and be inspired by an amazing friend and artist named Bonnie. I like to call her “BonBon” and we have had many fun adventures together scouting for vintage finds around Southern Maryland. As a bonus we both find the same things funny (more on this in just [...]
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Window Seat
Emily: In our house there is window on the second floor that overlooks our small town. The view is lovely but the window seat (not original to the house) was a small cedar box and only held a few blankets. Our good friends decided to visit us from Seattle. They have three kids and we [...]
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