Family Room

Mid-Century Dresser in Living Room

Ever since re-decorating the living room, the media cabinet was always supposed to be temporary.  Thomas got his big honkin' TV and we needed a media cabinet for under the TV and I couldn't find ANYTHING that looked nice and was reasonably priced so we went with good...

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Fall Mantle

It's starting to turn cool here in Maryland which means that Fall decorating can commence!  I love decorating for Fall- the pumpkins, the gourds, the wreaths....  First on my list is always to decorate the mantle.  As in previous years, I headed to the farmer's market...

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The Most Beautiful Piece of Artwork Ever!

After much waiting... (okay, only a very little amount of waiting)... the new art work for the mantle has arrived (sound the trumpets!).  I saw the huge box sitting outside my front door while pulling into the driveway from an IKEA run and ran, ran, ran to the door to...

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Waves over the Mantle

So in this post, I said that I wanted something new over the mantle other than the mirror that is currently hanging there and I also said that I'm not in a hurry to find anything...  Well, I MUST have lied because I kept looking at the mantle and having that mirror...

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Dressing a Mantle

After taking down all my Christmas mantle gear, I realized that my mantle was naked!  This was all I had left (I kept the Christmas tree because I thought it could pass for winter and not Christmas... maybe...maybe not). My mantel needed some love so I headed over to...

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I’m Sandra and I’ve renovated 7 houses over the last 20 years.  I’m an attorney by trade but home renovation is my real passion.  Thanks for following along as I renovate yet another space.  I hope you get some ideas and inspiration!