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By Andrea, on January 19, 2013
When I was growing up, fixing my bed was mandatory. Every. single. day.
Being a natural-born slob, I fell out of that habit once I didn’t have anyone telling me what to do. But now that I’m on a quest to beautify my home on a very slim budget, I started thinking about some . . . → Read More: fix your bed
By Andrea, on January 16, 2013
So where do I begin with the massive undertaking of cleaning up my office/loft/art studio?
The art table?
The front desk?
Or maybe the back desk?
I think we’ve found a winner, folks. The back desk seems to be the least offensive, so I think I’ll begin there.
Just keeping it . . . → Read More: keeping it real
By Andrea, on January 15, 2013
Who have I been kidding?
I’ve said that I haven’t been doing any projects because I’ve been, um, short on funds (ie, broke), but seriously that’s no excuse. Because it doesn’t cost anything to clean. And boy does my office/studio/loft need a good cleaning.
I should really be embarrassed to post a pic of . . . → Read More: no cost project
By Andrea, on February 21, 2012
Time for a design vacation status update.
I’m enjoying my design vacation and letting inspiration take me where it takes me. This morning I was inspired to declutter one of my two craft armoires.
I’ve been hanging on to a lot of supplies and found objects for projects that I’ve been contemplating for years. . . . → Read More: design vacation – craft armoire
By Andrea, on February 20, 2012
Sounds kind of scandalous! But when you see this, you’ll realize how completely scandalous it really is…
Messy-licious! And there’s more…
Nothing like watching an episode of Hoarders to jump start the spring cleaning bug.
And that, my friends, . . . → Read More: design vacation – keeping it real in the master bedroom
By Andrea, on January 9, 2011
Over at Nesting Place, the Nester came up with a brilliant idea – house goals!
Given that I work full time and procrastinate, leaving me with limited time and energy, I thought that house goals would be perfect for me.
So here are my 2001 house goals…
Repaint the stairway wall Paint the kids’ . . . → Read More: house goals – 2011 edition
By Andrea, on October 9, 2010
Or perhaps I should say a case for baskets, so you don’t get the wrong idea!
Baskets are a great decorating tool for containing things that might not look as impressive standing alone. Since I have a lot of unimpressive things requiring containment in my home, I tend to use baskets. Plus, my sister . . . → Read More: basket case
By Andrea, on September 10, 2007
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about simplicity. Thinking about what it means to simplify. Or, more specifically, what I need to do to simplify.
Simplicity may seem counter to what a decorator stands for. After all, don’t we fill houses with stuff?
Well, sort of.
Decorators choose special elements to make a house . . . → Read More: simplify

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