From the category archives:

New Look

Spring Mantle

by mj on April 9, 2011

in New Look, home decor, nuts for all things blue

I finally whipped out a little change on the mantle. It is not entirely spring, but it is not screaming winter either. I’m still in love with my old blue window frame around my family picture over the mantle. As not to overshadow this I just wanted something simple.
I decided to go with [...]

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Inspiration into Reality

by mj on January 31, 2011

in Master Bedroom, New Look, before and after

Here is the photo that has been my driving force behind my Master Bedroom inspiration….
I flipped for this bedroom on Just Beachy. I book marked it forever ago and just kept staring at it dreaming of my very own coastal bedroom one day. I loved the look of the board and batten and [...]

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Bookshelves

by mj on October 10, 2010

in Inspired By, New Look, home decor

I totally struggle with accessorizing the bookshelves on either side of my fireplace.
book·shelf [book-shelf]
–noun, plural -shelves.
a shelf for holding books, esp. one of several shelves in a bookcase.
sounds simple huh?

My bookshelves

I thought the bulk of the struggle was over when I had the mirrored backs and glass shelves removed and replaced with bead board backs and [...]

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Rugs ~ Help Me Pick One!

by mj on September 2, 2010

in New Look, home decor

I’ve had this beautiful wool rug from Capel for 8 years now. When I first decorated my new house 8 years ago I was really into sage green {I still really like sage, I’ve just moved on to some other colors too!} . This is a great carpet and we paid dearly for [...]