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June Purge: Losing 100 Stuffs in 30 Days

Did you know that getting rid of excess clutter would eliminate about 40% of the housework in the average American home?*  Hmmm… this may just be my solution to getting two things that I have been...

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Asbestos GONE-Ceiling Repair 101

One of the big projects that we’ve avoided for nearly a year now, is repairing our ceiling.  When we purchased our home, we quickly had the popcorn ceiling tested for asbestos which came back positive....

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June Purge: The Results

At the beginning of June, I set out to purge 100 stuffs from our home in 3o days.  The goal was to live in a more clutter-free space, which according to one study would lead to about 40% less...

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Green Gem: Eco Paint Tray

We’ve done some painting lately in our home (here) and I found another green gem to share-the eco-friendly paint tray!  We have the traditional metal paint tray but maybe it’s my slow speed or laziness...

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Blog Fav: DiY Subway Art

Maybe I’m living under a rock but didn’t really know what subway art was until recently.  Sure, I knew subway tile, subways in general, subway graffiti, subway people but subway art…is that a type of...

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Creating Your Own Canvas Print, 2.0

You may remember my first attempt at transferring a photo to a canvas.  After some trial, a bit of error, and a complete change of methodology,  I ended up with this: I decided to give BHG’s Do It...

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Hidden Gem in the Kitchen

Our home was built in the 40′s, and a lovely older couple occupied the house until the mid 2000′s.  One of the charming things that we discovered when we bought it was how many quirky built-in’s or...

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Annual Home Spa Day & Facial Mask

A few years back, three of my friends decided that in lieu of buying each other Christmas presents, we’d get together and spend money on a mini celebration over the holidays.  No significant others, no...

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The Fabulous Watson Kennedy

The other day I was walking around the Pike Place Market with little Mo, when I stumbled upon a Watson Kennedy storefront.  I knew of the other Watson Kennedy, closer to Pioneer Square, but had no idea...

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Rumor Has It

Emily and I have mentioned once or four times on this blog how we would like to go to Home Goods.  The closest Home Goods to us is in Portland, so we plot and plan elusive trips to Portland that never...

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