tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78833469087143900762012-09-12T15:16:15.517-04:00blue door BLOGSlet us feed your house blog habitblue door BLOGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01509415571554241214noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125bluedoorBLOGShttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883346908714390076.post-12452362237671304692012-02-12T19:39:00.004-05:002012-09-12T15:16:15.531-04:002012-09-12T15:16:15.531-04:00Recommended Reading: Feb 2012<div style="text-align: justify;">
We're hard at work hammering out some long overdue website tweaks: adding new blogs and answering a backlog of emails from house bloggers.<br />
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blue door BLOGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01509415571554241214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883346908714390076.post-43692716520249526692012-01-05T10:36:00.001-05:002012-03-05T21:44:21.014-05:002012-03-05T21:44:21.014-05:00Recommended Reading: Jan 2012<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>It's a new year and it's a new month and it's time to talk about the new feature blog for January:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.whatthegraham.com/"><b>What the Graham?!</b></a> is the story of newlyweds Jami & Todd (along with their brand new little baby girl) as they check projects off of their amazingly ambitious <a href="http://whatthegraham.com/?page_id=1234"><b>To-Do List</b></a>: that includes a little bit of DIY <a href="http://whatthegraham.com/?p=2318"><b>renovating</b></a>, <a href="http://whatthegraham.com/?p=2828"><b>painting</b></a> and <a href="http://whatthegraham.com/?p=2038"><b>organizing</b></a>.<br />
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If you like DIY projects, and if you like finding new blogs to read, it's the perfect time to stop by and see what Jami has in the works:<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Jami is hosting a Pinterest-inspired project link party on January 15th. A great way to find project ideas and read linked posts from new-to-you DIY bloggers.</div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Want to participate? All of the party details are available<b> <a href="http://whatthegraham.com/?p=2982">HERE</a></b>.<br />
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So be a friendly blog neighbor! Stop by <a href="http://www.whatthegraham.com/"><b>What the Graham?!</b></a> and say "HELLO"!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.oldtownhome.com/"><b>Old Town Home</b></a> is co-authored by Wendy & Alex, a dynamic husband and wife blogging team, along with their adorable pets Mel & Lulu. These two are some seriously busy bloggers with their daily posts about life and DIY projects in a beautiful historic row house in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">FIRST THINGS FIRST: take a minute to meet this adorable family of four and check out their amazing <b><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/dc/house/alex-and-wendys-evolving-victorianhouse-tour-160703">house tour</a> </b>recently featured on Apartment Therapy. We are madly in love with their blue front door! </div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">We recommend visiting Wendy & Alex regularly for weekly features like <a href="http://www.oldtownhome.com/toolbox-tuesday/index.aspx"><b>Toolbox Tuesday</b></a> (all about the tools they use to DIY) and <a href="http://www.oldtownhome.com/Open-Housing/index.aspx"><b>Open Housing</b></a> (highlighting lovely properties for sale in their neighborhood) and everything in between because they are loaded with great info, tips and photos.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">These two are a couple of fun folks who are dedicated bloggers with a really great sense of humor that shines through with creative DIY contest ideas like:</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Build your own gingerbread house? LOVE IT! Check out their contest and submit your own gingerbread creation by December 17.<br />
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Keep an eye on Old Town Home because this blog is really going places.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Be a good blog neighbor! Stop by <a href="http://www.oldtownhome.com/"><b>Old Town Home</b></a>, check out their DIY projects and say "HELLO"!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The blog <a href="http://www.ahomeinthemaking.blogspot.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">{a home in the making}</a> tells the story of Jenn & Chris as they renovate their house into a wonderfully eclectic, welcoming & put-together home in Portland, Oregon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We can't say enough nice things about this house blog. In fact, we're stopping ourselves just short of <i>gushing</i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Jenn has an amazing eye for combining<b> <a href="http://ahomeinthemaking.blogspot.com/2011/10/inspired-new-pillows.html">colors and patterns</a></b> in a space to create lovely and live-able rooms that just draw you right in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Take a peek at the work they have completed in their unique <a href="http://ahomeinthemaking.blogspot.com/2011/09/living-room-updates.html"><b>living room</b></a>, their sweet little <a href="http://ahomeinthemaking.blogspot.com/2011/09/renovate-view-of-back.html"><b>back porch</b></a>, and the amazing transformation of their <a href="http://ahomeinthemaking.blogspot.com/2011/04/renovate-back-entry-reveal.html" style="font-weight: bold;">back entry</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We think you'll fall in love too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Be a good blog neighbor! Stop by <a href="http://www.ahomeinthemaking.blogspot.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">{a home in the making}</a>, check out their DIY projects and say "HELLO"!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This month we're featuring a new-to-us blog that has quickly become a daily read. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><b><a href="http://www.adventuresinbuildingbeauty.blogspot.com/">Adventures in Building Beauty</a></b> chronicles the DIY adventures of Martina & Jesse in Northwestern Ontario as they work away at a wide variety of DIY projects and renovations in their first home.<br />
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They do it all. They demo, they drywall, they paint, they garden, they decorate, they <b><a href="http://adventuresinbuildingbeauty.blogspot.com/2011/08/finishing-touches.html">build awesome furniture</a></b> AND they are in the midst of installing <b><a href="http://adventuresinbuildingbeauty.blogspot.com/2011/09/installing-metal-roofing-pt2.html">THE MOST AMAZING METAL ROOFING</a></b>. Ever. DIY, of course! <br />
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Once a week, Martina also posts some <u>fabulous</u> home and decor inspiration photos as part of her <b><a href="http://adventuresinbuildingbeauty.blogspot.com/search/label/TILT">Things I Love Thursdays</a></b>.<br />
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So go ahead and say "HELLO" to your blog neighbor. Drop by for a visit with Martina & Jesse. Take the house tour, check out the work they have done and leave a lovely comment! <br />
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We would love to add your house blog to The Reading List, provided you can meet the following ridiculously easy-to-meet requirements:<br />
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<b>#1</b>: YOUR BLOG IS ABOUT YOUR HOME, HOUSE, ABODE, APARTMENT, TRAILER, TENT or TEE-PEE. You don't have to blog major demo or whole house renovation 7 days a week, but you get the idea.<br />
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<b>#2</b>: YOUR BLOG IS SMALL-ISH & YOU ARE BY NO MEANS A "PROFESSIONAL" WHO GETS PAID TO BLOG ABOUT YOUR HOUSE because if you do, you're doing <u>really</u> well without our help.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Don't worry if your blog is brand new and your home doesn't look like a catalog photo shoot. It makes for more dramatic before & after posts! Don't worry if you have no idea what you're doing. We won't judge you. Our favorite blogs are of the small-ish variety and written by real people with a sense of humor and a passion for their homes.<br />
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There's a first time for every type of project and we're all learning as we go. <b>Every blog needs to start somewhere!</b><br />
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We hope to make those fantastic little blogs a little easier to find. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
No daily voting. No link party themes. No winning. No losing. No kidding. Just a big fat reading list of house blog posts from hard working folks with similar interests and very different points of view. <br />
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We're starting out small with a list of the blogs we enjoy from people we like.<br />
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Are you a house blogger? Think your blog would be a good fit for our list? Please feel free to contact us!<br />
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Are you a house blog reader? Browse the reading list of recent posts to find new-to-you blogs with real life home projects to inspire you.<br />
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