ANOTHER PROJECT UPDATE

Hey guys!  I am out here in Boulder for just a few days....but before I left I did a little styling on a townhouse that I have been working on for a while! It's a really fun project but of course it is very frustrating trying to get product right now....are you tired of hearing that:) I still have quite a bit on order but some things have some in so I thought I would share with you.....I

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The feel-good HGTV series you've been waiting for: Orlando Soria's 'Build Me Up'

In Orlando Soria's new HGTV series, interior design helps homeowners overcome difficult life transitions.

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Shopping with the pros: Storage solutions to help tame clothing clutter

Designer Sharon Hayden recommends hangers, bins, shoe storage and more.

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A garden at Ground Zero: what I learned growing an oasis in the shadow of 9/11

Soon after 9/11, I moved into an old building by Ground Zero. First step? Plant an unlikely patch of green

If you listen, I mean really listen, you will hear your garden speaking to you. Mine, which sits on a 10th-floor Manhattan terrace, a stone’s throw from where the World Trade Center stood, first spoke to me on a crisp September morning 20 years ago. I had jury duty that day and decided to walk the two miles south from my home in Greenwich Village down to the courthouse in the financial district.

But when I turned south on to 6th Avenue, I looked up to see see an orange hole flaming at the centre of the tower ahead of me. A woman nearby fell to the pavement, screaming something about a plane. It didn’t seem like a good day to go downtown; yet something compelled me to continue south. When I arrived at a gas station on Canal Street, a boom sounded and a puff of smoke issued from just behind the tower. “What was that?” I asked a taxi driver, filling his tank nearby. “Well, see those two buildings are connected with pipes,” he said with the unquestionable authority endemic to New York cabbies. “When you get a fire in one it spreads and you get a fire in the other.” Makes sense, I thought, and pushed southwards.

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Q&A: Garden designer Fernando Wong on creating an outdoor room for all seasons

Garden designer Fernando Wong joins Jura Koncius for a chat about creating an outdoor room that will work any time of year.

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August Design News: wooden bags, concrete coral, political pottery

News from London Design Festival, Swedish fabrics and America’s citizen photographers

After a long break, the design world is coming to life again. London Design Festival (LDF) is back and bigger than ever this year. There will be three more design districts in the capital – including the Design District at Greenwich Peninsula. It is hoped this new development will become London’s new creative quarter and showcases the work of eight different architects. A great location for Design London, a new event at LDF. Also new is Planted, a design show attempting to connect people with nature. Finally, it feels like green shoots are coming through.

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Seaside Blue & White Tea

Hello everyone, We are enjoying these beautiful summer days here on the Island.     It has been hot so the ocean breezes are just what we need to stay cool. I decided to have our tea today by the water so we can enjoy the view as well as the breeze. I am using blue & white as my tea theme for today. I love these Spode teacups. This has been a great year for blue hydrangeas

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Yellow Roses

Happy Monday! I hope you are enjoying the start of a new week as August is quickly slipping away. I love these David Austen English roses as well as this pretty teacup. Still picking fresh blueberries from our garden. I enjoyed them in my breakfast smoothie this morning. Golden Celebration Rose is pretty hardy in our zone 5b garden.                            Well, I am

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TV tonight: David Morrissey returns in Jez Butterworth’s Britannia

Morrissey and Mackenzie Crook continue to fight it out three years after the Roman invasion. Plus: Paralympics Opening Ceremony Live. Here’s what to watch this evening

A third series for Jez Butterworth’s daft but engaging semi-historical drama. Three years have passed since the Roman invasion and things seem to be settling down. David Morrissey’s Aulus is certain he has Druid head honcho Veran (Mackenzie Crook) over a barrel – and he’s letting him know, in a manner that may come back to haunt him. Meanwhile, Cait is considering her next move. As ever, Britannia’s tone is uneven, but it retains a profane, unpredictable and manic edge that is very much its saving grace. Phil Harrison

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Book Review – Home Is Where You Make It: DIY Ideas & Styling Secrets to Create a Home You Love, Whether You Rent or Own

Home Is Where You Make It is a simple, practical, and affordable craft and styling book that offers tried and tested design advice and top hints and tricks for key spaces, including:

-Six steps to success, with color palette and reno tips
-Update your rental space and restyle on a budget
-Transform an imperfect room into a beautiful and functional space
-Unique solutions for tricky spots
-DIY projects and styling advice that works for any room
-Easy-to-grow indoor plants and planter ideas

Channeling the simplicity and beauty of modern living, this is a room-by-room guide to making and DIYing your own place, with hundreds of smart styling hacks, repurposing and upstyling ideas, and easy weekend projects to create the home of your dreams.

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Harvesting your own seed is one of gardening’s great pleasures

Keep your eyes alert for a perfect plant, then grow your own

We are getting deep into seed season. It’s time to think about harvesting some. There are few garden joys that beat growing food or flowers from seed you have saved yourself.

Note: this is not a call to stop shopping from favourite suppliers. They’ll need your help now more than almost ever before. Multiple lockdowns, let alone Brexit, are closing markets cultivated over years.

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Q&A: James Seuss on how to choose a rug

Jura Koncius and James Seuss talk about choosing and caring for a rug.

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Finding camellias, figs, lemons — and herself — in a magical patio garden

'I'm discovering who I am in my new garden,' says Chantal Aida Gordon, cofounder of the Horticult and coauthor of "How to Windowbox."

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Finding camellias, figs, lemons — and herself — in a magical patio garden

'I'm discovering who I am in my new garden,' says Chantal Aida Gordon, cofounder of the Horticult and coauthor of "How to Windowbox."

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Don’t be lonely: how to make friends if you’re moving house

Yes, the pandemic has made it harder to connect with strangers. But, from fitness classes to social media, there are plenty of ways to meet people in a new area – especially if you assume you’re naturally likable

Freed from the shackles of the office and the misery of the commute, and with a newfound appreciation for space and air, it may suddenly have seemed as if a new kind of life was possible. Last summer, a few months after the first lockdown, data from Rightmove found searches by city residents looking for village properties had risen by 126%. But for those who took the plunge, leaving behind everything and everyone they know in return for a garden and a spare room, the pandemic has not made it easy to meet people in a new area. With this in mind, here’s some expert advice on how to build a new community.

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Cooktop markings worn off? There’s an easy fix.

Heat-resistant stickers can replace the missing indicators.

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43 ways to make this year the best holiday season ever — even if money is tight

The 2020 holiday season is going to be a bigger challenge than usual. Here's how to celebrate on the cheap and make new memories while staying safe.

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A Summer Garden Tea

Hello everyone, It has been hot here lately so it is a good time to enjoy tea in the garden, especially in a shady spot. So today we are enjoying our afternoon tea in our garden terrace. The terrace is covered with virginia creeper which makes it shady and cooler. Shades of pink forour tea today. A pretty pink quilt covers the table and of course I picked some flowers from the

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A Summer Garden Tea

Hello everyone, It has been hot here lately so it is a good time to enjoy tea in the garden, especially in a shady spot. So today we are enjoying our afternoon tea in our garden terrace. The terrace is covered with virginia creeper which makes it shady and cooler. Shades of pink forour tea today. A pretty pink quilt covers the table and of course I picked some flowers from the

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Constance Spry and the Fashion for Flowers review – everyday beauty in full bloom

Garden Museum, London
The designer who became the toast of London with her floral arrangements using vegetables and weeds is celebrated too as an entrepreneur and educator in this comprehensive show

When Miss Betsan Horlick married Mr John Coats at Southwark Cathedral on 31 October 1933, the former debutante was attended by no fewer than 16 bridesmaids, each one dressed in a cape styled to reveal a flash of its coloured lining. Five of these were blue, five were chartreuse green, and the remaining six (worn by her best friends) were gold; the wedding procession, it was said, had the “harmony of a rainbow”. But it was the flowers that stole the show. Horlick, in white velvet, carried a shower of startling blue gentians into a church decorated with 12 foot-high stands of green hydrangeas and pampas grass. As for her cavalcade of bridesmaids, en masse they resembled a collection of human pillars, their improbably huge bouquets of arum lilies and eucalyptus seeming almost to have taken root on their exteriors. As Vogue reported excitedly, all this was “completely novel”.

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Allotment wars! How community vegetable patches have become a battleground

With having an allotment now one of Briton’s top three life goals and waiting lists growing, no one wants to lose their patch. But have some gardening fans gone too far?

Name: Allotment wars.

Age: There have been heated arguments over allotments for ever, or at least since there have been allotments. But this one is new.

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She built a granny flat in Echo Park: How it saved her during the pandemic

Designed as a two-story building, this Craftsman-inspired accessory dwelling unit (ADU) occupies the top floor, leaving room below for outdoor living. She says it saved her from financial ruin during the pandemic.

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An urn that doubles as a planter: It's the latest in L.A.'s death positivity movement

L.A. woodworker C.C. Boyce is reevaluating what happens when a person dies by turning ashes into planters.

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Beauty in the Garden

Hello  everyone,   It has been awhile since I posted and summer here is passing by quickly. The garden has been doing well and  it has lots of color right now. The phlox is blooming now and I have many varieties in all different colors. The annebelle hydrangeas are blooming now as well and over the years I have divided and moved them around the garden.....you can never have too

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The tipping point: how to safeguard your home from falling furniture

Modern interior trends like flat screen TVs and flat-pack furniture have increased the risk of toppling injuries in Australian homes

Toppling furniture has killed 27 Australians since 2000. Of these fatalities, 20 were children aged under seven.

Every Australian wants their home to be a safe and enjoyable place says Dr Warwick Teague. Yet every month, as director of the trauma service at the Royal Children’s hospital in Melbourne, he sees a child admitted as a result of toppling furniture in the home.

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In a house move blunder, I’ve blown it with my wife. Can I scapegoat the delivery men? | Romesh Ranganathan

My wife was in the new house waiting for a delivery. I was in the old one working. What could possibly go wrong?

My wife and I rarely have a proper argument, so it came as quite a shock to both of us when one did come along. I would describe it as less of an argument and more of a calm conversation during which she pretended to be less annoyed than she really was and I tried to do that annoying thing men do: to be logical about how annoyed she was feeling (which is a really effective way of turning somebody’s anger into pure rage).

It was actually entirely my fault, the insertion of “actually” being entirely unnecessary, to be honest, as it usually is my fault. I’m not saying that in a woe-is-me-aren’t-I-a-put-upon-husband way. It really is almost always my fault (the insertion of “almost” there… you get the idea).

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Shopping with the pros: Brigette Romanek’s picks for a stylish but functional laundry room

The Los Angeles-based designer shares picks for hampers, drying racks, detergent dispensers and more.

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How To Rent To Own Your Dream Home Using The Lease Purchase Advantage

How To Rent To Own Your Dream Home Using The Lease Purchase Advantage

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20 Fun Wall Hooks You Can DIY

I am a firm believer in everything has a place, and everything should be in its place. So it is no wonder I love wall hooks, hooks for bags, hooks for coats, and wall hooks for keys. Organization at the door is the key to making sure you have everything you need to start your day and brought everything back with you at the end of the day.

In our home we have an entryway that has a large coat rack that is filled with bags, coats, and hats, there never seems to be enough space to hang everything so I started to look for smaller hooks systems to separate a few of the items.  Now the children hang their school bags in a dedicated cupboard and school blazers and sports bags get placed in their rooms.

Here are some of my top DIY coat racks, or wall hooks I came across whilst on my looking journey. Which style of coat rack do you think I went with?  Meantime I have some agate slices on order to make some agate stone hooks because they are simply stunning and I need them!  If you are looking for upcycled hooks check out these ideas on Etsy.

DIY Coat Hooks from Old Tools and Hardware

DIY Caster Wall Hooks

Diy Coat rack

A Beachcomber’s Rustic Towel Rack – Sustain My Craft Habit

Upcycling a Boat Oar as a Nautical Coat Rack

DIY Coat Hook

DIY Wall Organizer – A Simple & Inexpensive DIY Wall Organizer

Materials for DIY Rainbow Wall Hooks

DIY Wooden Arrow Wall Hooks

Entryway : Coat Hooks – Deuce Cities Henhouse

Organize your Entryway With These DIY Cement Alphabet Wall Hooks

DIY Wall Hooks for your Home

Easy DIY Wood Slice Wall Hook or Coat Hook

DIY Peg Wall Coat Hook

Reclaimed Wood Wall Hook & Vase

Make It Challenge: Triangular Wood DIY Wall Hooks

Modern Entry Wall Hooks [with a Cricut!]

Neon Nursery Hooks

Coat Hooks

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