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| Display Name: | StrawberryPie |
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| Member Since: | 9/16/10 |
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Thanks for sharing! It looks so great, and it's nice to hear about the time everything took - puts my kitchen projects in perspective and tells me to BE PATIENT. Congrats on your new lovely room. Kitchen Transformation: Photos of a Step-by-Step Renovation Process |
5/24/12 12:49 PM |
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A lovely homage. As I put together my first real home at the age of 34, I find myself thinking A LOT about the many choices my parents made in creating my childhood homes. It's a bunch of work! And I think it's important to let them know when we are finally at a place in our lives where we can appreciate it. Turning Into My Mom, One Room at a Time |
5/9/12 12:43 PM |
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@Courtney, I'm a "lactard" myself and have recently re-discovered the joys of milk-less-shakes. I use either soy or coconut ice cream, rice milk, and whatever else strikes my fancy - strawberries, chocolate syrup, frozen bananas, etc. They are DELISH and I find it actually masks the non-dairy aspects of whatever ice cream you use (for instance, I'm not a real fan of the soy-ish flavor of soy ice cream). They are just as creamy and fantastic as dairy versions. Soda Fountain Recipe: Banana Cream Pie MilkshakeRecipes from The Kitchn |
5/7/12 2:05 PM |
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Fabulous and inspiring! Before & After: A Fresh Bathroom Remodel |
5/4/12 12:12 PM |
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So helpful! Thank you for this post. And I love the ideas above about a binder that's passed on to future owners - I wish the many previous owners of our 1920s home had done that - there are so many mysteries! Do You Know What To Do in a Home Emergency? |
3/28/12 10:11 PM |
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I make him sleep on the left because it's the away-from-the-door side. He always piles a bunch of junk on the floor next to his bed - and this way you can't see it from the door! Most importantly for my sanity, *I* can't see it from the door, so I can pretend it doesn't exist, so I can remain married to him. Could You Be Sleeping on the Wrong Side of the Bed? Daily Mail |
3/28/12 5:47 PM |
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This is just lovely. And as a perfectionist with my first home - and many years of pent up home-making desires - this is an excellent reminder. "When you're OK with things being imperfect you also begin to realize that you have a lot more in common with everyone" - this is so true, and so well-stated. Getting off my high-horse opens me up to more possibilities, options, and connections. I usually find that my "perfect" solution/plan rarely ends up being perfect anyway! How I Learned to Stop Trying So Hard & Love the Garden |
3/14/12 12:28 PM |
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When my parents were moving out of the house where my sisters and I grew up, my mom had us do this with the toys and other stuff stored there. Made it easier to get rid of those teddy bears, dolls, ribbons won at the state fair, etc. to know that I could still get a nostalgic glance at them - or share them with my future children - via photo. Good Idea: Photograph Your Collections, Then Let Them Go |
3/9/12 10:57 AM |
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Love this. And from the post and comments, it seems like kids use whatever resources exist in the environment they're in (bricks, sand, chalk) to make outlines of homes. In my case, I grew up in the woods, so my sister and I made "houses" and "streets" (for our bikes) - a whole village, in fact - by raking pine needles out into paths and the shapes of rooms. Made for days and weeks of entertainment - and is one of my fondest childhood memories. Children Making Sand Homes Apartment Therapy on the Concept of Home |
3/9/12 10:53 AM |
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Um, I actually have a major crush on that granny square design... for real. Alas, judging from their website, it does not seem to be available any longer. A Look Inside FLOR's Chicago Offices And a Peek at What's New for Summer 2012 |
2/27/12 4:55 PM |
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So hot!!! Before & After: Jill's Dresser Goes Tall, Dark & Handsome Junky Vagabond |
2/11/12 12:26 PM |
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Also, I would LOVE to see some scientific studies on this - do the majority of women *really* see messes more than the majority of men (i.e. have a different standard of "clean")? Certainly there are couples where this isn't the case. Why is that? Is this due to personality type, brain chemistry, hormone levels, childhood experiences...? I've seen some really dumb studies out there; certainly someone could study something that affects so many millions of people on a daily basis. Of course if this were something that had been confounding men for this long, we would have tombs of research on it already... Home Ec., Pt. 2: A Balancing Act for Us All |
1/31/12 9:58 PM |
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By the way, don't the majority of comments for both of these posts seem to be written by women? It's hard to tell sometimes with pseudonyms, and it's possible that the majority of *all* AT comments are from women, but it would be interesting to know. I would certainly be interested to hear more of the male perspective on this. Home Ec., Pt. 2: A Balancing Act for Us All |
1/31/12 9:49 PM |
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Honestly, I think it's high time AT started talking about this. There are so many posts about *how* to clean a bathroom, but none about *who* cleans it. Home Ec., Pt. 2: A Balancing Act for Us All |
1/31/12 9:42 PM |
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This is an excellent article from the New York Times in 2008 about efforts to be true 50/50 partners in housework and parenting - and why they often don't work as planned: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/magazine/15parenting-t.html?pagewanted=1&sq=when%20mom%20and%20dad%20share%20it%20all&st=cse&scp=1 Home Ec.: What is Your Housework Worth? |
1/28/12 12:33 AM |
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Ten Thousand Villages also has a nice, affordable basket selection: http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/products/baskets?limit=all 5 Great Grown-Up Baskets for Toy Storage |
1/18/12 7:43 PM |
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Whoa, that's a lot of tape! And it turned out beautifully. But all that work for the INSIDE of a closet? You are a better person than I! Emily's Freehand Painted Ikat Walls Merrypad |
12/16/11 8:32 AM |
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louly - I completely understand what you're saying about feeling like you used to have so many of your own creative ideas, and now you're not sure which are your own. Avoiding Catalog Burn-Out: Love the Space You're In |
11/29/11 8:45 PM |
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Dawnie - that is a spectacular idea! Avoiding Catalog Burn-Out: Love the Space You're In |
11/29/11 8:40 PM |
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Thank you for this great post! I've been feeling this big-time this past week... just joined Pinterest and going a bit pin-crazy, recently bought my first home, am getting into re-decorating mode, but have absolutely no extra cash to actually do any of the projects I want to do or buy all the cool things out there... Avoiding Catalog Burn-Out: Love the Space You're In |
11/29/11 8:39 PM |