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pair of shutters made into doors on either side of fireplace

Repurposing Vintage Wooden Shutters

by on April 24, 2011 in Our Houses

Detailed exterior shutters are remade for interior use. After I shared my search for os de mouton chairs, I received several emails asking about the door to the right of our fireplace.  The space was originally intended to be a guest coat closet.  Since we were able to add a closet to our back hallway, [...]

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close up of the top and bottom rod pockets after installation

Powder Room French Door Curtain

by on April 17, 2011 in Our Houses

Before and after: time to replace the EZ shade still on the downstairs bathroom door with a shirred curtain! It might seem odd to have a glass door on the powder room but I found 5 sets of salvage doors and used them to age the house. The one for the powder room still had [...]

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birdhouse on a table in the sunroom

Where Should We Put Our Birdhouse?

by on April 7, 2011 in Our Houses

I am embarrassed to admit that my bird house has been in  the garage for eight years – but it only feels like two. The same year we bought our cottage in the woods we spotted a charming birdhouse at a local fair and snapped it up. It was made by a man with a [...]

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honey linen fabric and nailhead trim spacing detail on French os de mouton chairs

My Search For Os De Mouton Chairs

by on March 13, 2011 in Our Houses

Perseverance has its rewards, even in decorating. Over a year ago, I entered a local antique store I don’t go to very often.  Oh, they have lovely things but not so lovely prices.  Why torture myself.  I had been longing for a pair of French os de mouton chairs to use by the great room [...]

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detail of plate racks and top of antique Swedish hutch

My Kitchen Hutch Search & Redo Saga

by on February 20, 2011 in Our Houses

Last week, I was honored to see my antique Swedish kitchen hutch pictured on an influential website. That would be Home Décor News, which picked up a piece from Shorely Chic, where my hutch was featured as an inspiration photo — taken from a piece the lovely Kat from Low Tide High Style wrote about [...]

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