Lamp Shade Switcharoo
Lamp Shade Switcharoo

Got a ho-hum lamp shade that could use a little spicing up? New lamp shades can be very pricey (pretty shades here are always at least $50. Usually closer to $100/$150+!). I had an old white silky shade on hand that I decided to paint red a couple weeks ago. I tested two different colors, but I knew…

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28Feb2012


Chinese Wallpaper in Acrylic Frames
Chinese Wallpaper in Acrylic Frames

A while back I was gifted a set of hand-painted chinese wallpaper panels from this eBay store. They let you customize the background color (I sent in a Martha Stewart paint swatch that I liked - the color is Heavy Goose), and they let you choose which scene you'd like. I asked for the panels to be p…

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27Feb2012


Special Delivery
Special Delivery

If all goes as planned, this rug from eBay and a new pair of arm chairs and will arrive at our apartment today! It feels like Christmas morning!I know the rug is going to need a professional cleaning, but I'm hoping the colors are pretty in real life. But I have high hopes that my $220 were not spen…

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24Feb2012


The Magic of a Gold Leaf Pen
The Magic of a Gold Leaf Pen

I found these botanical prints at the flea market and I fell in love with the bright chartreuse, almost neon green matting! I wasn't the hugest fan of the forest green painted frames (or rather, I didn't like the color combo - I am a fan of forest green in general). So I bought them with the plan to…

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23Feb2012


Dibs on the Rug at J. Crew
Dibs on the Rug at J. Crew

It's true. All design bloggers love J. Crew. I think it's all that combining of modern, fresh colors in traditional shapes. At least, that's why I love it.There are two J. Crews closer to my apartment, but I always shop at the downtown 5th Ave location. I go so I can visit my rug in the upstairs wom…

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22Feb2012


Huge Prints for only $4!
Huge Prints for only $4!

Michael and I were married eight years ago in the Arizona LDS temple. It's such a beautiful place and is really special for our family. A while back I was looking for vintage maps of Mesa, AZ on eBay (we collect old maps of places we've lived) and I stumbled across this photo of the temple from the …

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21Feb2012


Another way to paint your interior doors
Another way to paint your interior doors

Hello friends! Happy President's Day! Michael and I are taking advantage of the three-day weekend to wrap up some half-finished projects together. As I was working on a DIY yesterday, I had a flash of inspiration when I remembered this shot from Martha Stewart living. I love how they painted the ins…

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20Feb2012


Bedroom Planning
Bedroom Planning

Thanks for your patience with my light posting this week. It's been a rough one, but we're on the mend and I think this weekend we'll be ready to get out and get some desperately needed fresh air! I loved reading your feedback on the dresser handles. I think I'm going to try salvaging the zigzag han…

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16Feb2012


New Dressers
New Dressers

We've needed a pair of new dressers for our bedroom for a while. I found a set (not a pair in the same height) on eBay that I loved. It had the prettiest tiger maple veneer. But we really needed a matching pair and something much bigger and taller with at least five drawers.I lucked out when we went…

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14Feb2012


Unplugging
Unplugging

Oh, boy. We are down for the count here at the Komenda household. My poor girls have the stomach flu (SO not fun). We're all sitting here in a daze after the night we just had. I'm unplugging for the rest of the day so I can snuggle my babies and sleep a little.Thanks for the day off, friends! See …

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13Feb2012
 
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