My friend, Sue, is full of ideas. When her granddaughters come to town she likes to do unique activities with them so she reached out to me to do a Painting Private Event.
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How are your tomatoes growing? For years we have attempted to raise them but with marginal success and sometimes downright failure. One of the pain points has actually been keeping our plants from overgrowing their cages. Let's face it, those metal things only work to a point.
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Decorating for a teenage boy can be difficult, especially when he is interested in all sorts of things and you want the design to last for several years. Read on to see what we did and the nine projects that helped make it truly his space.
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Buying furniture second-hand can give you great quality for a bargain price. But usually you need to invest a little time and sweat equity into making your pieces into something for the modern world. Check out how I did just that in one of our bedrooms at Century View Lodge and get inspired to try it in your own home.
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What do you do with your old wedding dress? Like many newlyweds, I had mine cleaned and preserved. It is sealed in a box for the day one of my girls may possibly want it. Yes, it probably will have yellowed but I just couldn’t part with it all those years ago. But that created a problem.
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When we purchased Century View Lodge in Blue Ridge, we had to furnish it top to bottom which was the perfect opportunity to shop second hand and succumb to my need to have what spoke to me. Such was the case with one of the first purchases, a small occasional table I found at a thrift store. It was solid wood, I loved the legs, and I knew it could be used as an end table or nightstand. Plus, who can argue with $20?
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It's totally normal to have a lot of stuff. After all, we are Americans. For better or for worse, we are massive consumers. Just look at the number of storage facilities there are dotting the landscape. But there comes a time when we have to part with our belongings, usually because we are downsizing.
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The home office can either be the most organized room in the house or a place where all paper goes to die. Everyone has their own systems which can range from everything having a place to piles stacked to the ceiling. It's hard to adapt to another person's methods and take over the reigns.
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Does the idea of dealing with an excess of STUFF stress you out? This can be especially daunting when said stuff is not actually yours. My dear mom passed away last year leaving my dad in our childhood home loaded with memories and 66 years-worth of accumulation, 45 of them being in the same house
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