A good portion of the decor in my home is vintage. Guests that visit often ask me where I got this vase, that painting, or fancy rattan lounger. Much to their surprise, I know where each piece was purchased, who I purchased it from, and more often than not, I have a story to go along with that particular piece. But there are a few things[...]
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Oh Emily. I'm so sorry. I do realize you are completely distraught with some people's irreverent taste in ghastly sofas, but I know you're really only masking your sadness because you peeked at my front room. Charlie Hendo has been gently wiping the tears streaming down your face and cooing oh so sweetly, "Don't cry momma." But tha[...]
This past weekend for me was really weird. The boy goes on a duck hunting adventure in Wisconsin every year. Normally that means he drives the kiddos up a day early, drops them at grandpa and grandma's house, and I follow Friday night after work. Well, this year was different. He kept saying to me, "Wow momma! You get 4 days off to yours[...]
Sometimes people walk through my home and say, "OMG, where on earth do you find all this stuff?", and I never really seem to have a good answer. My response is usually, "All over I guess, you just have to have patience to find unique items." Recently a friend of mine was explaining to me her way of designing a room. She goes to one st[...]
OK, so you are really going to see my photo booth nerdery come out in this post…I apologize in advance. This past weekend, I got to geek out at the International Photo Booth Convention hosted by Photobooth.net and A&A Studios in Chicago, IL. The convention was open to the public to celebrate the wonderment that is the photo b[...]
I don't know about you, but when I see a vintage dip and dunk chemical photobooth I get giddy with excitement. I've always adored them but growing up in small-town USA, they were not plentiful. I vividly remember finding one on a class trip to Six Flags Great America and blowing every penny I had. Dragging classmate after classmate into[...]