tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68558029051688725882012-01-23T12:14:54.451-06:00M.O.D.renee stephenshttps://profiles.google.com/100963031535530696433noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855802905168872588.post-61824850799340276602012-01-23T10:27:00.000-06:002012-01-23T10:29:16.621-06:002012-01-23T10:29:16.621-06:00Project Update...renee stephenshttps://profiles.google.com/100963031535530696433noreply@blogger.com0
Well, like every one of my projects, the floors have taken longer than expected. Mainly because my installer (a.k.a., my husband) has been working on the floors after work, days off, etc. rather than in one fail swoop.
This is the price you pay for DIY and while it seems like it's taking forever, it's still FREE (which makes me happy).
So rather than bore you with ugly "during" photos,
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I keep coming back to this photo...
That wall color, those mirrors over the dressers/nightstands,
they speak to me in a super sexy voice.
I currently have a bed like this (minus the super cool Asian painting over it)
so this spoke to me too. I love that leather chair...delicious as a blueberry.
But I'm really really wanting THIS headboard and I'm certain I can make this.
That
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I've been obsessing over Pinterest for inspiration photos and quotes like this one:
Sometimes I wonder, "am I the only person out there who doesn't get 'portion control" when it comes to what I eat? Don't get me wrong, I know that to lose weight, or even in some cases, to maintain one's weight you
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What an amazing time to return to the blogging world!
After I published my first post in nearly 6 months yesterday I began catching up on all of the inspiring words of all of the other amazing writers I've been missing.
I began with Donna over at Funky Junk Interiors and was just completely moved by her
She's got such an amazing story and is such an inspiration. Her experiences
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Ok, I know I'm a little late to the party but I seriously have a great excuse.
Happy New Year!
2011 was a complete whirl wind for us here at Casa Stephens. I left my old job for, what I thought was my dream job which turned out to be great in some respects but taxing on my family time in others. In the end, the hours proved to be too much for me and after a great deal of vacillating
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Well hello! It's been a while, where have you been?
Oh wait, it's me that has been missing for a while, isn't it? In case you were wondering, I'm still here. I've been buried under projects and work and insane schedules that would make grown men cry (ask my husband).
I AM still here, this blog IS still active and I just wanted to let you know that I miss blogging so much and am making a
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I also may have mentioned way back when that when we first moved in, the very first project we took on was to remove all of the carpet and ugly laminate flooring throughout the downstairs because the former owners had cats
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We've made some progress in terms of our plans for the space.
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Remember, we started with this:And today we have this:And as you know, projects of this size are ALWAYS a work in progress (dead grass patches and all)!
This will soon be
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Nothing like some daily affirmation
One of my ALL time favorite Sheenisms
And just for the sake of never ever forgetting ANY of these little gems, viola!
Thank you, Charlie for inspiring me and reminding me that "
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Something many of you may not know about me is that in addition to being obsessed with all things design related, I'm also a bit of an amateur foodie and wanna be nutritionist. If the idea of going back to school to get a degree in nutrition wasn't so daunting, I'd do it in a New York minute. BUT, being that I am a mom, a
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See you in the a.m.!
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Hosted by Ricky Gervais (who I thought was super funny at first then had to agree with RDJ, who called him out onstage as being pretty mean spirited.) I will say that his tux was one of my favorites of the night.I laughed pretty much
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So, with that, I'll leave you with a glimps of my latest project and my word that I'll have more soon!
And
Can you see where I'm heading?Can you feel it??We're getting there...
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I want to tell you a story. A true story about me and it's extremely personal.
When I was around a year old, my parents divorced and my mother and I were on our own for several years. My dad wasn't ready to be a dad or a husband and he went on his
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Photos: Elle DecorGorgeous
signature color
Simple elegance
I'm pretty sure I'd spend ALL my good weather time out here, overlooking Central Park.What an awful life, right?
I admit it, I'm jealous.
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I promptly made my way over to my favorite thrift store to see if I could find a friend for her. I've been trying to decide what to do with this end of my living room forever now, so with the little princess loaded in the back of my car, I asked the nice lady who runs the store to call me should she get any
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I bring you THIS:
Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle (cue the angel voices)
Ingredients2 (14-ounce) packages gingerbread mix
1 (5.1-ounce) box cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
1 (30-ounce) can pumpkin pie filling
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 teaspoon ground cardamom or cinnamon
1 (12-ounce) container frozen
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