Let’s say you want the look of an exposed brick wall in your home, but you don’t actually live in a brick house. That’s ok. There are options. You could try a faux painting technique. Easy on the wallet and … easy on the eyes? Sometimes? Iffy.  B: You could buy some bricks and go to town. Mortar those heavy…

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Hi gang! How’s life? Busy as balls? I mean bouncy-balls of course, don’t be gross. How’s your week been because my week was kind of the worst. First of all, TAXES. Uncle Sam really had his way with me this year. Figuratively of course, stop being so gross, sheesh. I’ll spare you the dumb divorcey details but basically I didn’t…

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Want to hear a funny story? I don’t know if funny is the right word. Heartwarming? Nice? Cool? Here, you read it and you decide: So, as you may know, I got divorced last year and sold my lovely house that I loved. That was the funnest thing ever whee wow so fun. Actually it was the worst. Zero stars,…

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Long, long ago, about 30 years or so, a potential buyer took one look at this empty home and felt an undeniable urge. To use the bathroom. Nature was calling, and since she happened to be a realtor she was able to let herself inside. Once she had taken care of … er … business, she gave this little home…

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Red accent walls haven’t been popular since Jessica Simpson made edible perfume (side note: I reallllllly want one of those things to come back, I’ll let you guess which), but for some reason they still can be found in abundance. Unlike Jessica’s Deliciously Kissable Belly Button Love Potion Fragrance. Yes that was a real product. For belly buttons. It was…

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You know that satisfying moment on home renovation shows, where someone takes a sledgehammer to a wall and smashes it to smithereens, and it’s all very dramatic? First of all, that’s not even necessary. Not all of the time. People thought James was crazy for keeping the original 1930s kitchen cabinets in this makeover, but he knew better. Take a…

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Have you ever wanted to learn calligraphy? I have. I even bought a calligraphy kit last year and attempted to teach myself. That calligraphy kit found itself in the trashcan shortly thereafter, alongside my hand-lettering hopes and dreams. But I have this pal named Jilly, (long-time readers of the blog might remember her from her old blog Me & Jilly,…

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Did somebody order a makeover of a 1928 Spanish bungalow beach-house today? No? Are you sure? Well, I’ve already got it ready, so this one’s one the house. Side note: Has that ever happened to you in real life with real food? I went to a smoothie place with some friends a couple months ago, and the smoothie workers were…

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