Carl Larsson was a prolific Swedish artist whose paintings of his own home interiors have inspired homeowners like me for over 100 years. Carl and his wife Karin were given a small house by Karin's father in 1888 in Sundborn, named Lilla Hyttnäs (little...
New Uses for Old Wallpaper
A few months ago I scored a major find at an estate sale in my neighborhood. I found 2 large old wallpaper sample books for $1 each. It appears that they are from the 1950's or 1960's, and they are chocked full of blast-from-the-past vintage wallpaper samples. Of...
Decorating for the Fall
Need some ideas for fall decorating? Here are a few to jumpstart your creative juices: A wreath is classic. Experiment with materials such as leaves, wheat, or feathers. You don't even have to hang a wreath - why not use it as part of a centerpiece on your table? ...
Furry Beanbag and Nesting Tables
I'm a girl who likes fur. I am so digging this Furlicious Beanbag. I didn't make that up - that's what it's actually called. It's from PB Teen, one of my current fav inspiration catalogs. I don't care if it's for teens, how cool would this look in the living...
Warm Up Your Living Room for Fall
I admit it. I know the trees look pretty, but I hate this time of year. Shorter, darker days. Dropping temperatures. Heavy, itchy clothes. Summer's more my thing. What I do like is warming up rooms for fall. Adding color, laying in some pattern, and layering...
Update with Lampshades
You want to hear something really encouraging? You can update nearly any old lamp with a rocking new lampshade. The hard part is finding the "right" lampshade. So, I'm gonna make it easy for you - I'm finding it for you! Latticework is really "in" right now - this...
My Haunted House
One of the few things I like about the shortening days and chilly weather of winter-on-the-way is the opportunity to decorate for Halloween. Let me welcome you into my haunted house for a look around. When I was in college, I lived down the road from an...
Hoot if You Love Owls
Owls were hot in the 1970's along with that mysterious fungus, the mushroom. We started seeing owls re-emerge in home decor and fashion a couple of years ago. And the owls just keep on coming. If you ever check out Etsy, there are lots of arty people cranking...
Halloween Specimen Jars
Come into my spooky laboratory! I want to share some ideas for scary Halloween specimen jars. You will need jars, vases, cloches, glass urns, cake domes, canning jars, or whatever glass containers you can come up with. There are two ways to go with this: wet or...
Color Up Above
If you haven't heard, your ceiling is your fifth wall. And the white ceiling is all over. Done. Kaputz. Finito. Well, maybe I'm being a bit extreme - but it's time to consider painting your ceiling something other than white. I hope this will inspire you!...
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