tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85139364154110697802024-03-05T23:08:06.694-08:00kelle dameFor the Love of HomeKelle Damehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145503884895343829noreply@blogger.comBlogger339125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513936415411069780.post-28625231648102727062016-02-15T12:20:00.001-08:002016-02-15T12:20:24.439-08:00Aubergine Obsessed.....<div style="text-align: center;">
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We were less than thrilled with Pantone's colors for 2016 so we declared our own....</div>
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Aubergine!</div>
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When I chose Valspar's Antique Burgundy (might as well be Aubergine) for our powder room, I had no idea that we would fall so hard for the color....</div>
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...now we want it EVERYWHERE!</div>
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...it changes so much throughout the day. </div>
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Every time you go into the space you see a different color.</div>
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It's pure magic!</div>
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Put it with gold and it's like, "Heyyyyy!"</div>
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I can see this color working it's way into my wardrobe...</div>
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...I need to know where to get this coat!</div>
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This evil temptress link bore no Aubergine trench coat fruit!</div>
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Mindy knows what's up...</div>
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This color even makes my pasty self look tan, which is a miracle all by itself! </div>
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Do you see why we're obsessed?!?!</div>
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Kelle Damehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145503884895343829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513936415411069780.post-34995918051052447742016-01-28T06:00:00.000-08:002016-01-28T06:00:24.354-08:00And Then BOOM!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again, building a house isn't for wussies.</div>
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I'm kind of a big wussy.</div>
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Not that I haven't handled all the stress better than I initially thought I would, I'm just saying there are times that will require a strong, adult-like person to make rational decisions and be....</div>
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...patien...t.......OOOOOOH!!</div>
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I NEED that light....it's totally fine if we don't have toilets...right???</div>
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See?!?!</div>
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You can't trust me!</div>
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I'm not patient and I certainly do NOT do responsible things with house money, like buy toilets and smoke detectors. I buy pretty lights and ceiling medallions and clear drawer pulls that don't even have a drawer in which to pull.</div>
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So, what I'm saying is, it's pretty much a miracle that we have made it this far. </div>
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Especially with a view like this for more than five months....</div>
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Those bare studs are the exact color of depression.</div>
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Those five months, or however long it was, was NOT a fun time for the Dames.</div>
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More specifically, not for Nick Dame.</div>
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Here's why:</div>
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Me: "Nick, where are the electricians?!?!?"....<five later="" minutes="">" Nick, when are they starting the damn siding?!?!?"...... <two later="" minutes=""> "Nick, didn't you say the garage doors are coming this week??? "Nick, when can we get some $@#% drywall around here?!?"</two></five></div>
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Nick: "Who's Nick?....I'm not Nick....I gotta go now..."</div>
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Nick Dame has been "traveling" a lot.<br />
Nick Dame is smart.<br />
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Might I suggest going on vacation or completely leaving the planet and becoming a part time martian for at least the first five months of the building process? If you're as patient as me, there really isn't any point in hanging around to see any progress because the progress will be minimal and whatever progress there is, will be very raw.<br />
Like, raw wires and raw plumbing and random holes all over the place that will serve some unknown purpose.<br />
That stuff isn't pretty.<br />
Just disappear. For at least a month.</div>
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Everyone will thank you.</div>
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Besides, time flies when you're completely distracted by the Mindy Project, white cheddar popcorn, and your favorite wine glass that magically refills itself.</div>
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And Morgan.</div>
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Everyone needs a Morgan.</div>
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And then you'll come back and it will be like, BOOM!</div>
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Drywall will be up!!</div>
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Drywall is everything.<br />
Drywall saves lives.<br />
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Plus, after drywall, things start to move along very quickly!</div>
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I blinked once and then we had floors...<br />
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I blinked again and we had recessed lights installed.<br />
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Then, I went outside and there was stone on the front of our house....<br />
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It was a miracle!<br />
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I can't even believe how fast this place is shaping up!<br />
Sometimes, I'm afraid it's all a dream and I'll wake up to the bare studs again.<br />
NOOOOO!!<br />
Only happy thoughts...<br />
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Like dreaming of Bailey's room.<br />
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Oh what fun that will be!!<br />
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Stay tuned! The good stuff is coming fast!<br />
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It feels like yesterday we were finishing up Bailey's big girl room at our old house....<br />
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I miss her old room and she does too.<br />
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I miss the pom poms on her drapes and the bookshelves we could decorate. </div>
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Now that we're starting over in the new house, it's a bit overwhelming when I think of all the layers still to come. It's funny how over time you forget how long it takes to pull things together and all the painful steps, like paint prep, that come with finishing an entire space on your own. Kinda like how women forget the pains of labor five seconds after giving birth.<br />
Why is that??<br />
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Anyway, my daughter used to tell me that she wanted to go back to our old house.<br />
I did too.<br />
Since we've gotten so far with the new house, she says that she can't wait to move in!<br />
I'm right with her on that one too.<br />
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Here are a few shots of her new room with bare drywall.<br />
This wall faces East and will have a window seat and bookshelves some day.<br />
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We also plan on adding faux beams and wood slats on the ceiling.<br />
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Kinda like this....<br />
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How dreamy would that be?!?!?<br />
I just need to find a huge pile of free wood.<br />
Happens like every day, right?<br />
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This wall......<br />
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.....has the doorway to her bathroom and closet.<br />
The area to the right of the doorway will have a small desk and a huge inspiration board!<br />
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This wall faces South and will have her bed between the windows...<br />
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I've had this headboard tucked away for almost two years now....<br />
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I found it at a flea market for $15!!!<br />
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I still need to spray it white, but for $15, I will get friendly with the spray gun.<br />
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We've had many discussions about colors for her room.<br />
She is pretty consistent with wanting a light teal and possibly some purple, but she quite literally stated the other day, "I don't really want a color scheme, Mom. I just wanna kinda do every color and have it be fun. You know?"<br />
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I'm thinking her wall color is white and her ceiling will be light teal.<br />
Icy Blue. To be exact.<br />
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Here is what inspiration we have so far:<br />
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I'm hoping she will see some fabrics or ready-made drapes that inspire her for all those windows.<br />
I've spied a few myself.<br />
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I'm still such a sucker for pom-poms!<br />
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These have glitter woven in them!<br />
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What girl doesn't love that?!?<br />
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Black tassels!<br />
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I need these in EVERY room!!<br />
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We let her pick out her own light fixture for Christmas....the boheme from PBteen..<br />
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....just like her Momma!<br />
We definitely got it on sale and with some reward money because otherwise, BAM!<br />
Momma said knock you out.<br />
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I can't even wait to get this installed!!<br />
Did I mention they are priming the walls this week and the floor is starting to go in on Saturday??<br />
Yipppeeee!!<br />
My brain will hardly accept the fact that this is actually FINALLY happening.<br />
Maybe after painting all weekend and my "painters arm" returns it will all sink in.<br />
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So, now you know my current shopping list.<br />
Lots of paint, piles of free wood, pain meds, extra pain meds, more paint, and more free wood.<br />
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In case you couldn't tell from the previous post, we're in the stage of picking paint colors.<br />
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My brain, which is totally fried at this point, is saying "all white everything!"</div>
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Like a pink and plum powder room!!<br />
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I pulled together some of my favorite things, which included this pink floral painting from the very last Leggy Bird sale......<br />
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...now I'll always remember that day that I found out the Leggy Bird was closing.<br />
I wasn't very happy about it but I have so many great and completely unique pieces from that little shop around my house that I'll never forget those fabulous days!<br />
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Pink Greek key trim that can be used as a roman shade border, and one of my favorite necklaces...<br />
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.....I would throw in one of those too!<br />
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It's golden luster is so tempting! Maybe there will be a 90% off sale some day.<br />
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Only $150 at World Market.<br />
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I am doubting it's fun circle-ness will fit in the powder room though.<br />
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Anything!</div>
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I'm just gonna have to buy 900 yards of it instead of a dishwasher and have drapes made for our office or master bath and then have my mom sew long fancy skirts like this...... </div>
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If you have a husband or significant other that has an aversion to what you love, I don't know what to tell you. I just know that when I decide that I love something, there's no turning back. Plus, my husband is easily distracted by pickles and beef jerky so if I need him to forget about the huge floral drapes I'm trying to hang, I just lay out a trail of pickles that leads him out to the garage and I won't see him for days.</div>
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Kelle Damehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145503884895343829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513936415411069780.post-12036718946564816332016-01-04T06:00:00.000-08:002016-01-04T06:00:12.915-08:00Happy New Year!!<div align="center">
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Buh-Bye 2015. </div>
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I'll miss you about as much as sour kraut and the stomach flu combined.</div>
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Seriously. </div>
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I had to be an adult and deal with stress and set backs and depression and all kinds of not pretty things and my brain was really only designed to handle cuteness and flowers.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2016 is going to be AWESOME!!</span></div>
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We are so close to getting into the new house. </div>
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I can taste it!</div>
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It's the taste of dreams and sweet, sweet freedom!</div>
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He has worked so freaking hard and for the first 10 years of our marriage he just did whatever I told him and basically got nothing in return except pickles.</div>
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I spent some time designing our foyer while hanging out at the new KDI office in my lawn chair and realized just how perfect the southwest light is going to be for our creativity. </div>
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Don't ask exactly when that date is because I have no idea, but I do know that as soon as I have a working toilet, some light bulbs, a hot plate, the internet, and maybe a railing on the staircase (safety. duh.), people better get out of the way as I single handedly shove my couch through the front door because I mean business!</div>
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When I started my little design business back in 2011, I never thought that my life dream could be more than a hobby, let alone become large enough to support an office and a full-time employee. </div>
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I didn't even really dare to dream!</div>
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Well, as if my clients and the great projects that have come my way are not blessings enough, when I asked a local design school to send me an intern, the only applicant ended up being the perfect one!<br />
Miss Megan, a.k.a. "MEGGGGGANNNN!!"</div>
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After she volunteered for 75 hours, I couldn't let her go!<br />
What started as a couple days a week, turned into five days a week and she feels like part of the family now.</div>
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Sometimes, I yell at her for being so damn photogenic. <br />
I mean, it isn't fair.<br />
Anyway, I seriously don't know how I ran this biz without her and somehow stayed sane.<br />
Having a partner in crime makes the most tedious work seem fun!<br />
Even when hand painting a Moroccan inlay design on mirror frames....<br />
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dab a lot. Then dab a lot more...until this happens...<br />
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This was the one single project that I heard her complain about.<br />
The girl has worked through strep throat and fevers and didn't complain. She's basically a saint.<br />
Sometimes, I even have to yell at her for never complaining because it makes me look like a big whiny baby.<br />
I can't have that.<br />
I know. I'm an excellent boss. You don't have to tell me.<br />
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We always work with our safety gear.....<br />
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..... because OSHA. duh.<br />
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Even if having a real employee is more expensive than my bakery and boot addiction, it's completely worth it! At the end of the month when all the leftover money goes towards taxes and workman's comp insurance, it's all worth it to know that it's for the sake of making both of our dreams come true.<br />
Not that I'm not over here not-so-secretly wishing that I was a thug boss that didn't care about following stupid employer/employee rules or anything because I totally am. I'm just not thug enough to break the rules.<br />
I guess that since I do follow the rules, I am less likely to end up wearing an orange jumpsuit and having to decorate a jail cell with toilet paper rolls. I'll just have to focus on that because I can't even tell you how sad and lonely I would be if I didn't have Megan along on antiquing and flea market adventures. They just wouldn't be the same without having to cram Megan into the front seat....</div>
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.........like that. Barely able to see around her.<br />
Now, this trip in particular was a great success!<br />
We spent hours at the Restoration Hardware Outlet testing out comfy dining chairs and deciding if we could use them as desk chairs where we could "accidentally" fall asleep after taco Tuesdays.<br />
Now, Megan would never do that. NEVER. She never even looks tired.<br />
I, on the other hand, look tired every day except Saturday and I have, as a matter of fact, fallen asleep at the office.... but only once! I may have snored a little too. I can do that though, I'm the boss!<br />
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Anyway, you may see some guest posts and appearances from Megan from time to time so you should all know who she is and where in the world she came from.<br />
Heaven.<br />
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In other news, we have an official KDI mascot....<br />
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Sir Francis Arnold Dame<br />
Instead of getting crepe paper one day, I got a puppy.<br />
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He will also be making guest spot appearances on the blog from time to time.<br />
Mostly to share his take on the use of plaids and skulls in decor and fashion...<br />
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He loves taking baths so much that he will nearly tear down the shower curtain to get in.<br />
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For this project we had the pleasure of using several photographs taken by the client as well as incorporating the work of several local artists! The photo above was taken on one of their vacations and now the memories are woven into the decor.</div>
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The walnut plank tray was made by the hubs out of a plank of wood that my fabulous assistant Megan found at the Milwaukee Re-Store. It was such an amazing find! All we had to do was add in little stoppers to keep it from falling into the tub and some Teflon pads for easy gliding and scratch protection. The hubs is pretty genius with all that kind of stuff!</div>
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Among my favorite abstract artists is Helen Napier. </div>
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When we can support local artists, this girl is beyond happy!</div>
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Most people don't realize the significance in supporting local talent until they are the local talent wishing to be seen and appreciated. Next time you feel tempted to purchase a print at Hobby Lobby or Michaels, please consider looking at the talent around you and the difference you could make in an artists career. You can usually support a local photographer buy purchasing their prints for less than $20 and you could even get your hands on a beautiful, one of a kind painting for under $100. If you look, you won't believe what you'll find! The world is bigger and has more to offer you than what is on the shelves at Hobby Lobby.</div>
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Her close-up photographs of flowers are just stunning! </div>
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In this sometimes ugly and absolutely cruel world, we need all the good stuff we can muster.</div>
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The hand bound journal you see on the stump is another special piece made by local artist, Lisa Bigalke. </div>
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She hand makes the papers she uses for the covers and then binds each unique journal. I absolutely love incorporating her journals into our projects! You can see more of her work <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Rudbeckia-Press-123545014387118/timeline/">HERE</a>. She has some really fun pieces for kids that make for great gifts! </div>
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Next week you'll get to meet the latest members of the KDI crew!</div>
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The 90's basically thew up all over this bathroom.<br />
I'm talking ivy and swags and bright, bright brass.<br />
Our client couldn't wait to blow it up!<br />
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Even though it must have been completely awesome back in '96, we had to SMASH it!<br />
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There's nothing quite like a completely blank slate that you can do just about anything you want with.<br />
Maybe not ANYTHING since there wasn't quite enough room for the massive unicorn statue, but close enough. Thankfully there is still an opportunity for unicorns in the main entry of the house.<br />
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The first thing I must say about this renovation is that it was fun, and basically stress free.<br />
Yep. You read that right.<br />
It was practically a dream and all because of our AMAZING contractor, Igor, and his peeps.<br />
I considered kidnapping Igor and keeping him in my car so he is readily available at all times.<br />
If only there weren't so many witnesses all the time!<br />
That may seem a little extreme, but have you experienced a renovation with a terrible contractor before???<br />
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In case you haven't, let me just tell you that most of them are only capable of telling you what you want to hear, quickly taking your money, and then disappearing on some extravagant and luxurious vacation until the entire project has been slowly and painfully completed by people you don't even know. And that, my dear readers, would be the best case scenario. So, trust me when I tell you that when you find a good contractor, you WILL contemplate abduction.<br />
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Are you ready for the tour???<br />
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These door knobs made us cry sweet tears of joy.<br />
We thought we loved them when we saw them online......then they arrived and we wept.<br />
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Back to the tour!<br />
The first stop to your left is the 103" long, custom, solid alder, vanity by our custom cabinet maker.<br />
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Did you know you can get a huge, custom-made, completely solid wood vanity, in whatever color you want, for less than $2,000???<br />
Reason #749,465.4 it's a great idea to hire us for your remodel.<br />
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For this vanity, we wanted something sleek and modern with tons of storage and counter space.<br />
We asked and our cabinet guy delivered!<br />
There are outlets behind the drawers so that hair accessories and electronics can get charged and stashed away without dealing with cords.<br />
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Insane, right??<br />
This is why I am so addicted to interior design.<br />
You can completely change your world through your surroundings!<br />
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We wanted this space to be a relaxing oasis reminiscent of their best vacations.<br />
Some photos of their favorite vacation spots inspired a serene color palette of light blues, purples and whites. Like the subtle colors of a seashell or pearl.<br />
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Pebble tiles for the area under the bathtub and 12" by 24" ceramic tiles for the main floor.<br />
Do you see an abstract horizon in the large tile?<br />
I knew this was the one the second I laid eyes on it!<br />
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We initially wanted to put the pebbles on the shower floor but my tile expert didn't like the lack of room for grout between so many of the tiles. It would have looked awesome, but when it comes to a questionable grout application, we like to take the less questionable and more dependable route.<br />
I came up with a design for the shower floor using the 12 by 24" tiles that we already had and Igor was able to do this....<br />
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We are all thrilled with this last minute shower floor solution!<br />
I love the areas where we could have the grain lines match up!<br />
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How could we say no to a herringbone backdrop behind the shower heads???<br />
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Igor hand cut and shaped each of those little tiles!<br />
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For the shower door, we opted for a height that would feel like one of those outdoor showers on the beach. It stops the water from splashing out of the shower without completely enclosing the space.<br />
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Our favorite part of a project is when we get to incorporate the little details and items that are special to the client. For this project, it was all about vacation photos, shells collected off the beach, and beautifully displayed essentials.<br />
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Makeup brushes are like adding feathers to your decor.<br />
Another beautiful item that can be out and become a part of the decor instead of being stashed away.<br />
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Cobalt has a GREAT story!</div>
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Besides the boring part where I mention that it comes from mines in Persia-now Iran-and parts of Europe, turns out the European silver miners used to HATE it because they would often run into some cobalt when mining silver and while it is a decent metal on it's own, it attracts a nasty companion in the form of arsenic.</div>
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Nobody likes arsenic!</div>
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Especially not those <i>Flowers In The Attic</i> kids!</div>
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Cobalt's nasty little friend is actually how it got it's name. </div>
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You see, in German folk legend, Kobald was the name of a vicious sprite, who lived in the earth and resented intruders. Kobald was an angry little gremlin.</div>
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Did you know that the miners hated Kobald so much that for centuries they would throw it away before it ate at their feet and attacked their lungs?? Yikes!</div>
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BUT I'm not sure I want to imagine a life without that vicious little sprite.</div>
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When plain paper was held over a fire it would magically turn green where secret messages had been traced. </div>
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These thugs tell it like it is and they don't care whether or not it's "appropriate".<br />
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I have parents that have always told me like it is. No pretty bows or sugar on top of the truth. I think I'm better for it. So, when the authors of Thug Kitchen told me to "stop buying roasted bell peppers in a jar like an asshole" I immediately trusted them. </div>
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All the cursing somehow makes it more endearing. I couldn't put it down and I ended up buying two copies because the list of friends I know will love it is far too long not to.<br />
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After reading the whole thing, yes you should READ this cookbook, not just look at the pretty pictures and giggle at the cuss words. There are a lot of tips on basic stuff that are stupid not to try.<br />
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Anyway, I realized that I would actually like to design a kitchen fit for a kick ass, no prissy-business, ninja in the kitchen, sort of thug.<br />
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Dude is bald, wears thick green glasses, cool hats, and has tats all over. He's cool as Ffffff and knows some ish about food. He rolls his eyes and shakes his head at the stupid mother f'ers in the grocery store that fill their carts with pre-packaged ramen and diet milk shakes.<br />
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Since I really took the time to read the book and can personally guarantee you that there are some damn good recipes in there, I wanted to do a giveaway.<br />
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So, if the Thug Kitchen interests you and you think you might need a swift kick in the pan, leave me a comment and make sure you are a follower. Liking my FB page, Kelle Dame Interiors, will get you another entry.<br />
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I will randomly pick one lucky thug and send them my second copy with a little surprise.<br />
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First of all, it's pulled together and awesome with an edge of "I don't give a Ffff"</div>
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Because they don't.<br />
Actual cool people don't care what they have to do in order to be cool like everyone else.<br />
They just do what they do and everyone else is like, "dammmmmn."<br />
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All the non-thugs are like, "Whaaaaat?? I don't get it.....all of the drawer pulls DON'T MATCH. Wait.....O.M.G. Did you hear about Sansa and Geoffrrrrrrrrey?!?"</div>
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In fact, anyone that is serious about food would not have the patience for this sort of minimalist, don't be touchin- nothin-uptight-pretentious-ass, kitchen. <br />
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WHAT IF a British kitchen thug cannot deny their inner Martha??<br />
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A true food sorcerer has fresh herbs around cuz they ain't paying no $4 for those prissy little plastic packs with three little sprigs of wilted herbness.</div>
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Nope.<br />
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They are resourceful.<br />
A thug finds empty cans or mason jars, fills them up with dirt and plants their own damn herbs.<br />
They might even steal some herbs from their neighbor's garden during the day like they don't cur.<br />
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Do you think real kitchen thugs put all of their utensils away, all neat-like, in a drawer?</div>
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Do you think a chief keeps all his dishes stashed away in the cabinets? <br />
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Dishes shouldn't even have the chance to hang around long enough to gather any dust.<br />
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I tried my first recipe from the Thug Kitchen book last Saturday and it was worth the 30 minutes of smart cookery. I tried the first breakfast recipe called Quinoa Oatmeal.</div>
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The fiber and protein in quinoa and the steel cut oats is pretty substantial. I can verify that it will keep you going for a good 5-6 hours.<br />
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Next on my list to try is the winter veggie stir fry.<br />
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That's Repose Gray by Sherwin Williams and it is eerily similar to the color of my new Chucks.</div>
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Since our neighborhood has a requirement that all exteriors have a certain percentage of stone or brick, I have been going back and forth....and then back again over which to use. For a long time it was brick and then it was stone, and now I have finally decided on brick.</div>
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I found a brick called Silverfox with soft grays and hints of white and black:</div>
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A notable difference, so it's kind of a big deal.</div>
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I can't even describe the relief that I have felt since then. </div>
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For months and months and then more months we were in the most depressing, non-productive, and boring stage of planning and budgeting. Then, we got the boat load of money from the bank to start and had to wait for the weather to cooperate before we could start. </div>
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It's painful.</div>
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I checked the forecast 265,487,952 times per day.</div>
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The rectangle on the far right is the future offices of Kelle Dame Interiors and the space between is where the front door, stairway and powder room will be located.</div>
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You better believe I'm gonna kiss them!</div>
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Kelle Damehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145503884895343829noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513936415411069780.post-47735216452897604192015-06-01T14:54:00.000-07:002015-06-01T14:54:28.657-07:00Just for fun....<div align="center">
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Skip work.<br />
Go to a new place and just wander around.<br />
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I would like to introduce you to Margaret and Emmet.<br />
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They are visiting from New Orleans.</div>
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You'll never go wrong decorating your home or anything in life, really.</div>
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I believe that our home is the reflection of our soul, so I strongly disagree with following trends for the sake of being on trend. </div>
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The color of the year changes. Obviously. </div>
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Patterns come and go. </div>
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Bye bye chevron. (Apparently, if it isn't a subtle take on this trend, it's already out)</div>
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Chrome? Satin nickel? Aged brass?? </div>
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I hear women say this a lot, "Well, I really love that lamp, but it has a brass base and nothing else in my house has brass."</div>
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My response is, "SO what???" </div>
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If you love it, you love it. That should be it.</div>
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For example, I am a crazy floral lover.</div>
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I can't help it!</div>
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I was born with the soul of a 90 year old woman. Her name is Beatrice.</div>
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Back in the day....like 2008, I posted one of my rooms on Rate My Space and I had excellent reviews EXCEPT when it came to my floral pillow shams.</div>
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Exhibit A: "This space is beautiful, but OMG, those granny florals have to go!!!"</div>
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I was like, "Screw you! AND your granny, you big floral hater!" </div>
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You see, I tend to get a little feisty when people tell me what to love. </div>
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I never posted on RMS again. Not because of the hatred directed towards my hand made, granny floral pillow shams, but because the "criticisms" were not based on anything other than opinion, which to me, is not as educational as constructive criticism. A criticism that would be based on composition, flow, functionality, use of color and pattern, as well as visual balance would be much more helpful.</div>
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Why do people think that they can comment on something that a person obviously loves?? </div>
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I have to. Who am I to tell someone not to love something??</div>
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This client LOVES Ralph Lauren florals....</div>
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We constantly freak each other out with stuff like that.</div>
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That pink velvet is called "Lipstick Pink" and it's one of my favorites at the moment. </div>
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I could do an entire settee in this stuff!</div>
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I saw this painting at one of my favorite little shops....Leggy Bird in Libertyville, Illinois.</div>
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Then look at the Greek key design painted on the concrete.....</div>
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These things only mean that this place had it GOING ON, people!!!</div>
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It's the same little shop where I found my little pink chair....</div>
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It's also the place that I found my apple bottom chair with the boots and the furrrrrr! </div>
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Because they had really cool stuff that people were too afraid to commit to.</div>
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When there for my quarterly visit, I would hear people freaking out over how cool things were and how they loved this or that, but then they wouldn't buy anything!</div>
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BUT my point, is that we have all lost a gem because we take our interiors, and basically everything in life, way too seriously. Also, because we care waaaaaaay too much what other people will think of us if we were to do something out of the norm, or heaven forbid, something non-matching.</div>
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It shouldn't annoy me so much because the concept of "matching" is probably what most people think is the basis of my career. It is not. My real career is listening, interpreting, and helping people express what they need to express via their homes. </div>
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The most successful projects we have are those that involve conquering fears.</div>
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This client LOVES vintage finds and some walls plastered in floral paintings as well...</div>
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She trusted me and we did it and she LOVES it!! </div>
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<span class="ssens">: made to fit the needs or requirements of a particular person</span></div>
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<span class="ssens">If you are "customizing" something to fit your unique style, then there shouldn't be 12 houses with the same "custom" characteristics on your street.</span></div>
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<span class="ssens">I'm talking, I was ready to sell my eggs if I needed to. </span><span class="ssens">Then I realized that nearly all newly built homes have these ceilings and I didn't love them so much anymore. Even more, I realized that every home that I have absolutely fallen head over heals in love with, did NOT have coffered ceilings! </span></div>
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<span class="ssens">When I went to New Orleans last March, I fell for many homes, and those home owners practically had to kick me out, but NONE of them had coffered ceilings. </span></div>
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The character that you add makes your home unique from the rest...it makes it YOURS.</div>
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Whatever sort of character that may be... whether it be a certain style of lighting, elements from a certain design style, like Craftsman or Shaker for example, or even architectural salvage from a certain period, it's important to add as many of those details as possible so that your new home is chalk full of unique character from the beginning. </div>
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Thankfully, it seems that people are moving away from this phenomenon.</div>
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1. Leave space in your kitchen design for a unique piece of furniture or family heirloom. Maybe instead of an island you can use an old farm table or workbench or even a roll top desk!</div>
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2. Molding, molding molding!! There is no such thing as too much! Unless you're a minimalist...then just forget I ever said that. Try putting ceiling medallions and panel molding on your Christmas list. </div>
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3. Search for antique or vintage light fixtures that are unique instead of going to big box stores. </div>
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If I can tell where you got it...or venture a guess.....I am immediately less interested. Lighting should bring about a reaction that is similar to this: "OMG!!! I love that! Where did you get that ?!?" </div>
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None of us need to live inside a Restoration Hardware catalog.</div>
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4. Life is full of interesting contrast. Add some to your home. If you have a space that is all new everything, you need to add something that is older than dirt. The contrast will instantly add interest.</div>
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If all of your frames on the wall are matching, make one colored, or draw a big red heart on top of the picture of you and the hubs.</div>
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What would you do in your home if you could just run wild?</div>
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What is actually holding you back?</div>
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What your TRUE style is??<br />
The one that will never go out style?<br />
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The best way to gather clues is to look at your favorite clothes, favorite designer, and magazines and catalogs that you have kept around for awhile because you just couldn't bring yourself to get rid of them.</div>
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I happen to be a psycho magazine collector. </div>
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My bookshelves are by no means filled with books. Some books, yes. I love to read, just not as much as I love flipping through glossy magazines that are filled with crack for my eyeballs.<br />
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I have been known to recall specific images and think to myself, "Gotta locate that House Beautiful issue from November 2010 with the navy lacquered walls!!!!!"</div>
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I'm really only like that for issues that I absolutely fell head over heals for.</div>
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Like, when Traditional Home featured the office of Deborah Lloyd, the creative director of Kate Spade, back in September of 2012. I may have freaked out a little and had the magazine put in a safe.</div>
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Ok. I didn't go THAT crazy, but it IS under it's own, very special category, on the shelf.</div>
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A category called "Awesome & Don't Touch or Else"<br />
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Please note the Japonisme (the influence of Japanese art, fashion and aesthetics on Western culture) print pillows from the Florence Broadhurst collection.</div>
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I adore her aesthetic and of course, the aesthetic of Deborah Lloyd, who, so cleverly pulled this Flo Bro collection together. </div>
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It is my most favorite Kate Spade collection ever! </div>
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I do not own a single piece from this collection, which makes me a little sad, but being a believer in true love, I know I will get my hands on something at some point in my KS loving life.</div>
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I don't care if it's turquoise, orange, or pink...boldly put it somewhere in your house and don't ask ANYONE what they think about it. NOT even your husband because he is most likely color blind and easily distracted by boobies. That was a hint as to how you will get away with whatever bold statement you chose to make.</div>
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Whatever makes you giddy inside.</div>
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These hints are also found in your clothes.</div>
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Do you wear a lot of solids or prints? </div>
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Do you like flow-y skirts or more tailored, structured skirts? </div>
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Are they more geometric or soft with curvy lines?</div>
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Are they high contrast or are they more subtle?</div>
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These are your hints at looking for fabrics for upholstery, décor pillows, window treatments, and rugs.</div>
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You can keep the expensive things more subtle and solid and then be bold, like your choice of patterned clothing, in the accessories. </div>
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What if you like both? Like me.</div>
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Nothing wrong with a bit of contrast. </div>
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In fact, that is what makes life interesting.</div>
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Why not have a tailored sofa with straight, modern lines, and then mix it up with a French, Louis style chair? You can make the two worlds come together with a tailored pillow on the fancier, Louis chair, and frou frou pillows with the tailored sofa. </div>
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Curvy with straight and straight with curvy.</div>
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The patterns that I love, I have loved forever.</div>
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Polka dots, stripes, florals, and subtle geometrics.</div>
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Maybe you have plaid or gingham in your wardrobe.</div>
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The evidence isn't only in your clothes.</div>
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If you save magazines and cut outs from things that you love, go through them again.</div>
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I loved what I saw enough to tear out the pages over 10 years ago!</div>
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I had tucked them away in my "Dream House Binder" and forgot they were in there.</div>
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What pattern would you go nuts with if you didn't fear judgment or an angry spouse?</div>
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......picking the exterior colors and materials for your new home is ONLY like picking your spouse....<br />
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...no big deal.<br />
Eeeeee....I'm nervous!<br />
Anyway, this WAS my pretty exterior before the stupid budget got the better of it! </div>
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I think we get so nervous because nowadays we don't need to repaint our homes every 2-3 years.<br />
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Our siding materials are basically indestructible and meant to last a lifetime.</div>
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Can you change your mind and paint your siding a different color?</div>
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Sure.</div>
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Would you rather go on vacation?</div>
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Always.</div>
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This "durability" is why most people keep their homes as neutral as possible.</div>
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I don't blame them.</div>
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Picking an exterior color is scary.</div>
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Hence, the number of homes that are beige or gray.</div>
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These are neutrals that you won't HATE someday, right????</div>
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They are best for re-sale, right?</div>
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Seeing too much beige and gray can also get a little boring folks.</div>
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BUT how can you guarantee that you won't get sick of a certain color that isn't beige or gray?</div>
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My only answer: By being true to YOU!</div>
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Should you think of what color is best for resale?</div>
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That thought might be just about as much fun as thinking of how you will eventually die. </div>
That also begs the question, are you building this house for YOU or the next owner?<br />
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I'm telling you...the people that make all the right decisions, plan appropriately for everything, and make the wisest of decisions based on facts and charts are rarely fun, and they tend to die kinda young.<br />
Whether it's an internal death or an actual death is debatable.<br />
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Please don't bore me and everyone else to death with your exterior selections.</div>
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Problem is, I just have a little trouble following my own advice sometimes.<br />
Shhh! Don't tell anyone!<br />
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If I had a very urban property that required a tall, thin house, it would be a no-brainer....<br />
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Add some flower boxes and I'm set!<br />
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BUT our lot is in a very conservative neighborhood with lots of rules and requirements.<br />
Sounds like the perfect place for me doesn't it?<br />
Errrr.<br />
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Some of my future neighbors were incredibly upset when a red/burgundy house started going up.<br />
I celebrated!<br />
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I have more respect for red/purple than beige.<br />
Red takes guts and a strong declaration of love.<br />
**Beige is kinda wimpy.<br />
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<i>**Feel free to call me a big wimp if my house ends up being beige or close to beige. I have no idea what I am doing!</i><br />
<i>I will surely deserve it.</i><br />
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If we are not celebrating diversity and the beauty of individual character, what ARE we celebrating??<br />
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Too often, people are more concerned with how their exterior announces their success and achievement than with how it projects their personality and style.<br />
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How do you incorporate a color or texture or theme that says something about who you are and what you love?<br />
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What colors are you drawn to?</div>
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What color are your eyes?<br />
What color eyes does your loved one have?</div>
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Look in your closet.<br />
What colors do you wear all the time?</div>
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Your house should look like you!</div>
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Do you see beige lining your closet???</div>
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Do you wear khakis all the time???<br />
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I'm gonna go ahead and guess that you probably don't love the khakis.</div>
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Do you love the versatility of blue jeans??<br />
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Let's look at an iconic image of my style and see how it should translate to my exterior.<br />
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White and black.<br />
But not just any white.....not too bright...not too creamy....a perfectly soft white. <br />
The white shown above is probably too bright for me.<br />
If the white is too crisp, it's too modern.<br />
If it's too creamy it's too country.<br />
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I think this white is spot on:<br />
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Elegant.<br />
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It's nearly a "bone white"...probably a custom color knowing my track record :(<br />
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The typical way to incorporate black would be with shutters and a black front door.<br />
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BUT I want to do something a little different.<br />
Something you don't see all the time.<br />
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Not that you see white houses with black shutters ALL the time, but they are fairly common.<br />
Not nearly as common as gray and beige, but still common.<br />
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How often do you see black windows?<br />
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They just add a little something.<br />
Like eyeliner.<br />
A little bit of sophistication.<br />
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How often do you see black windows on the interior??<br />
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OR custom colors on the interior of windows??</div>
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Yellow??<br />
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Green??<br />
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Most houses have either wood or white windows.<br />
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I want options!<br />
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Your only standard options for interior colors are white or wood.<br />
Sounds kinda racist to me.<br />
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Back to my point, like every other non-standard thing in home building, "options" come at a price.<br />
The standard windows that your builder is going to include are single hung, vinyl windows.<br />
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The end.<br />
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Not for me.<br />
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I am STUB.BORN.<br />
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For an extra couple hundred dollars per window, I upgraded to Marvin's Integrity, All Ultrex, double hung windows. Being from the line of Marvin, they are among the best.<br />
Do you think that's why I wanted them?<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Of course not!</span><br />
I am not that logical!<br />
I wanted them not for their sensibility, durability, ease of cleaning, and two options for opening. <br />
Let's be real.<br />
This is ME we're talking about.<br />
We all know that I just wanted the black exteriors with the option of painting the interiors red or pink, or whatever color I feel is appropriate, because I don't like being told "No."<br />
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PLEASE NOTE: I said, that <span style="font-size: large;">I</span> would be painting them whatever color <span style="font-size: large;">I</span> please.<br />
You see, along with that upgrade, came the fact that I won't be able to afford to have them painted.<br />
This seems to be a pattern....<br />
The painter of those upgraded windows is gonna be me.<br />
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Wooohooo!!<br />
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In about 6-9 months, if you find yourself wondering where I am..... you know the answer.<br />
I am at home.<br />
Painting windows.<br />
Quite happily :)<br />
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Now I am desperately trying to figure out how to make something like this happen....<br />
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I die!!<br />
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What would YOUR exterior look like if you had no fear of judgment?<br />
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gerund or present participle: <b>transcending</b></div>
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be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division).</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">surpass</span> (a person or an achievement).</div>
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<em>surpass, exceed, beat, cap, tower above, outdo, outclass, outstrip, leave behind, outshine, eclipse, overshadow, throw into the shade, upstage, top...</em></div>
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When the reality of your budget for your new home, or remodel, comes crashing down on you......use it as an opportunity for transcendence. </div>
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In other words, it's an opportunity to <span style="font-size: large;">out-whit</span> your budget!</div>
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When your builder or contractor tells you "No. That's not in your budget", make it your personal mission to Tim Gunn your way to what you want.</div>
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You may not end up with the exact thing you envisioned, and you may very well have to do most of the heavy lifting on your own, but when it comes to making your dreams a reality, you can't just let go that easily.</div>
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When it comes to the very <span style="font-size: x-large;">large</span> sum of money that you are indeed spending on your house, it's your moral duty to challenge any "No" that comes your way. </div>
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Otherwise, why are you bothering with a custom home?<br />
Why would you NOT try to get the most bang out of every single buck??</div>
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My best friend since 8th grade, Jessica Bailey, was the first to say to me, </div>
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"If you don't A-S-K, you don't G-E-T"</div>
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She was SO right!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scenario 1:</span><br />
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What if your flooring install quote comes in over budget?</div>
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Did you A-S-K what the cash price would be?</div>
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What if the new cash price could include something fabulous like herringbone floors in a small area???<br />
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You would be pretty darn happy that you A-S-K'd!</div>
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What if you fell in love with a particular sink that costs over $600?!?</div>
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It's just so beautiful AND functional AND it comes with a cutting board!</div>
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Did you A-S-K to speak with a rep about blogging or posting a review for a discount?</div>
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You could even submit some dialogue and a few pictures of the fabulous set up you would use for a YouTube video that will demonstrate and promote the crap right out of every feature hat smart and fabulous sink has to offer.<br />
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Don't forget to wear your long skirt, collared shirt, and pearls!!<br />
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I NEED one of these skirts!<br />
Expert tip: you can totally get away without shaving your legs for a few days with a skirt this long!<br />
You didn't hear that from me!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scenario 3:</span><br />
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What if you absolutely died over an antique spider style chandelier at an antique store, but it was about $150 over your limit??</div>
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Antique store owners are always calling dealers for their best prices.<br />
Why not have them do their job?!?<br />
That's why they are there.<br />
If they give you any lip, then they don't deserve your money.<br />
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Even if the dealer says no, or comes back with a price that is still a little too high...at least you tried.<br />
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At the very least, you will have a comparable price if you see something similar somewhere else.<br />
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Stack the deck in your favor.<br />
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Strong and determined, Florence Broadhurst<br />
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A good builder or contractor should want to make your dreams happen just as much as you do and should be motivated to pull some strings for you whenever there is an opportunity.<br />
Too many of them forget that they actually WORK for YOU and YOUR best interest.<br />
They get all caught up in their own bottom line, forgetting that a huge part of their own future depends upon YOUR happiness. A great builder/contractor realizes that when your dreams happen, theirs do too.<br />
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The word "Budget" is a very important word in my world.</div>
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It can be limiting, but very empowering, depending on how you look at it.</div>
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We'll get to the B word when building a new house later, but would you ever guess that about 90% of my clients NEVER tell me what their budget is for their projects??</div>
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How does a designer work without a budget?</div>
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I just assume my clients are like me.</div>
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I spend where I need to for quality and longevity, and spend less where I can be creative.</div>
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I admit, I have run into problems when clients do not share the same obsession with throw pillows and overly expensive objects made of acrylic or lucite. </div>
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I have, and will, spend way too much money on throw pillows and shiny, clear objects. </div>
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I have a problem. I'm working on that.</div>
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Not really.</div>
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When EVERYTHING looks like a million dollars...it isn't very interesting. </div>
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It gets boring. Really fast.</div>
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Do you ever look over the pages of Veranda or Elle Décor and think, "WOW! I'm so impressed with what they could pull together with such little money!!"</div>
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It doesn't leave a lasting impression on people when you can pull together a million dollar look with a million dollars. Duh. With the budget sizes for the projects that get into those magazines, it better look freaking perfect and interesting or else someone has some splainin to do.</div>
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More people tear out pages from magazines and pin images on Pinterest where creativity and desperation drove someone to create something beautiful and unique due to budget constraints.</div>
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BUT what if you have the taste of someone with a billion dollars and your budget is not even in the same solar system as the people who actually have a billion dollars?</div>
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You get creative.</div>
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One of them being, I clearly can't have all the clear things that I love.</div>
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Sometimes a compromise is all it takes.</div>
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Not terrible, but once things start adding up, it IS terrible.</div>
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That is a $250 savings!</div>
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The savings for these little compromises in hardware selections add up to about $300.</div>
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We will use my kitchen design as an example.</div>
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At first, I was drooling over these cabinets...</div>
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1. An edge that costs more to make because it requires an extra step.</div>
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Each of these upgrades can drive up the cost of the cabinets by 10%.</div>
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That means each of these two layers was adding 10%.</div>
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This look is very similar:</div>
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It is an overlay cabinet front with very little reveal between each front, which gives the appearance of inset cabinets. </div>
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Then, add the 10%** for each upgrade and these cabinets really cost $20,570!!</div>
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This was our previous kitchen layout:</div>
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My first solution was to spread things out and add a desk area.</div>
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I did think to myself, "welllll, we have that old fridge in the garage...."</div>
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I decided to keep the fridge and played around with the layout and moved it to the other wall by the stove. Then, I ditched the desk idea.</div>
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It just so happened that the Restoration Hardware Outlet was having a 40% off sale and this cabinet, which is about $4800 online, was marked down to $1450!! </div>
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I had to punch a few customers, but it was all mine in the end! </div>
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So, that area by the fridge and the desk that was going to cost $4310 plus the cost of the countertop (at least $300) for the desk, is now down to $1450 AND moving the fridge to the other side removed even more cabinets and counter!</div>
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Now, my cabinet quote that was about $17k has now gone down to about $13k by making this change.</div>
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The best part is that this beautiful cabinet is way better than my original plan! </div>
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No compromise necessary!</div>
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Had I not been open to that change, and if my husband did not push me to see the potential, I would have glanced right over that opportunity. In my mind, my kitchen design was done and I had no place for that big thing. </div>
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A previous blog post came to mind where I had talked about leaving space in your kitchen for furniture pieces.....way to listen to your own design advice, genius! </div>
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To further reduce my cabinet budget, I took out about three and a half feet of cabinets and counters to the left of the sink area.....just enough room for another furniture piece! </div>
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....and put paper plates in it!</div>
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Or my squirrel collection!</div>
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The opportunities are endless!!</div>
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It may take me awhile to find the perfect piece ..or for it to find me, but if a unique kitchen, that IS within budget, is the final result, then it's totally worth the wait!</div>
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Just know that you don't really have to settle for things that you don't want. You may have to compromise or look at different options but you never have to invest in things that you don't need or love.</div>
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You just have to be creative and give it time to work out.</div>
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I will reread that last sentence as a reminder to myself a few hundred times before the days end because although beautiful things are happening, this house building thing is just taking waaaaay tooooo long!</div>
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Kelle Damehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145503884895343829noreply@blogger.com0Kenosha, WI, USA42.5847425 -87.8211853999999942.491218499999995 -87.982546899999988 42.6782665 -87.659823899999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513936415411069780.post-22030571645766353952015-03-30T04:30:00.000-07:002015-03-30T04:30:00.135-07:00Once You See It.....<div style="text-align: center;">
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If you're like me, and I assume you are since you are here reading this, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about when I say that details stalk me.</div>
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Even when I'm not trying to find them, they find me.</div>
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I could be watching T.V., a movie, or innocently reading the newspaper (just kidding. I do no such thing. It just makes me sound more sophisticated if I say that I read the paper) but then, something in the background will catch my eye. </div>
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For example, I was perusing some design books, getting inspired, while my daughter was enthralled in some kids books at the bookstore, and somehow I managed to catch this teeny tiny corner of this one page.....you can barely even see it....</div>
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Do you see the Greek Key border?</div>
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Here is the actual page so that you get the idea of how hard catching this detail should have been:</div>
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What kind of normal person would immediately zoom in on that tiny little corner?!?!</div>
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It's blurry even!</div>
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I bought the book. </div>
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It's Elements of Style by Erin Gates.</div>
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I love it!</div>
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I do not regret this impulse buy/business expense one little bit!</div>
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Even though the Greek Key border started stalking me in my dreams. </div>
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I searched online. </div>
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Let me tell you, it is NOT EASY to find!</div>
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Then, because it needed to torment me further, it snuck up on me at a tour of the Pabst mansion in Milwaukee. </div>
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If you're a Greek Key psycho like me, you would see it right there, above the second step.</div>
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It's barely visible, but it's there.</div>
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It's even in the foyer inside.</div>
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The hubs tried to sneak a pic and it didn't work.</div>
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I guess that's what we get for breaking the rules.</div>
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I searched forever on the internet and then after a trip to the Kohler Design Center, I found it across the street at Ann Sacks. </div>
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I mean, of course I would find it at Ann Sacks. Duh....and for about a billion dollars per piece.</div>
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Then, I got my girl at Biehn's Floorworks on the search and she found me some for less than a billion dollars!</div>
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There it is, in all it's Greek Key glory.</div>
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We finally found each other!</div>
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I will have to empty my piggy bank to buy the pieces that will surround my tub, but at this point, it would be wrong not to.</div>
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Now, what am I going to do about this squirrel that is stalking me...</div>
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I believe that unexpected, totally out of place objects that also make you laugh, are the best. </div>
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We are finally getting to an exciting point in this house adventure....we may actually break ground in less than 6 weeks! The lot is even getting staked this week.</div>
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That is a HUGE step forward in my world!</div>
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We just signed with a company that is going to "consult" with us on building our new house.</div>
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They are technically not a "builder" but they pretty much act like one, if I want them to.</div>
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#YAY!!!! #FINALLY!!! #NO MORE BUILDERS!!!</div>
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So, the first thing I did to celebrate was start dreaming about my new kitchen again!</div>
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First, I REALLY miss my old kitchen.</div>
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Second, I haven't even allowed myself to dream about the new house for quite some time.</div>
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Third, kitchens are everything to me!</div>
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I would blow my entire budget for the house on my kitchen.</div>
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This is why logical husbands are good to have around.</div>
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The past ten months have actually been very depressing and stressful. </div>
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I know, with all the problems of the world, it's rather silly to get upset about not having your very own house, or your very own kitchen, but living with other people and their things, gets old rather quickly.</div>
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Especially after 10 months! </div>
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And lets face it, a person like me needs her own home.</div>
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I never realized before how much I LOVED my kitchen.</div>
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Life is so cold without my kitchen.</div>
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Here's the plan for the new kitchen:</div>
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It's all about contrast.</div>
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Not the typical, black and white sort of contrast, but contrast through lines and mixing different eras.</div>
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I want a really fresh, modern feel, with an old soul.</div>
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I love wood and all, but I just don't like it above eye level, unless it is installed as some sort of backdrop to lighter objects or as a ceiling detail.</div>
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I am mostly excited to have a kitchen large enough for seating.</div>
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The old kitchen required guests to stand if they wanted to hang out with me while I cooked. </div>
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There was once a time that I would have gone without chocolate AND coffee for like a whole day if I could have a Wolf or a Viking.</div>
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I'm not gonna lie, I really fell hard for the Viking.</div>
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It has shiny stainless steel and matte gold!</div>
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I sorta molested the showroom model at Abt.</div>
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Then, I tried to pick up one of the stove grates with one hand.</div>
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Then, when I put down the heavy grate, it scratched the stainless steel surface underneath it.</div>
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I don't know about you, but I am way too lazy to use both hands to lift one grate.</div>
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Also, when I have to use the grate as a weapon when an intruder is in the house, I will need to grab the grate with one hand in order to bash his head in. </div>
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There just isn't enough time for grabbing a grate with both hands when it comes to home invasions.</div>
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If I have to stop and be like, "Hold on a second.... I need both hands to grab this damn grate before I can bash your head in", he will totally see it coming.</div>
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Now the grates on the GE Monogram.....</div>
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....are totally manageable weapons.</div>
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Each grate is separate and easy to lift.</div>
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And get this....they are REVERSIBLE!! </div>
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You can flip them over to use a wok or any curved pan or bowl! </div>
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How smart is that?!?</div>
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Then, I opened the stove doors...</div>
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....it was so beautiful! </div>
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It brought tears to my eyes.</div>
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The Viking, without "upgrades", only had two.</div>
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Not that I need another cutting board, but the fact that it fits between the burners is pretty smart if you ask me.</div>
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He was all looks and no brains.</div>
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I honestly expected such an expensive appliance to be engineered with a bit more practicality and a few more bells and whistles. </div>
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I may still be vulnerable to the looks of Mr. Viking if he gives me a 5 year test drive for free.</div>
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I mean, I need some convincing.</div>
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Now that I am much happier and we are steadily moving forward with the house, I may blog more often.</div>
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Every time I watch American Horror Story's Coven series, I get all caught up in the decor and totally ignore all the crazy witch business going on.</div>
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My husband is usually very disturbed by all the blood and violence and I am totally lost in the details of the house. He'll be like "OH gross! That's. just. sick. She's stabbing out her own eyeballs"!</div>
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And I'm like, "what?? That settee is so perfect and all the white details with the dark paintings......perfection!!"</div>
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Kelle Damehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145503884895343829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513936415411069780.post-18909422703632705892015-01-13T13:54:00.000-08:002015-01-13T13:54:56.049-08:00Act Like A Lady....<div style="text-align: center;">
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Well, I have had MUCH to report, but most of it was not blog appropriate.</div>
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This is how the whole building thing has gone so far:<br />
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After our builder ditched us last August, we had to wait FOREVER to gain the rights to our own home plans. <br />
The very same plans we had already paid $5,000 for. <br />
Then, we had to wait another 76 years for him to sign ONE piece of paper.<br />
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Once I turned 109 years old, he finally took care of signing the paper.<br />
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THEN, it took an additional 20 years to finish the plans and get bids back from builders.<br />
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Well, one builder was extremely efficient, thank you Parmentier Builders.<br />
I obviously have a favorite.<br />
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A few builders even said they would bid on our house and seemed VERY excited to do so, and then they disappeared. So, rest assured that when you THINK that you have 5 or 6 builders lined up to bid, you probably only have 2.<br />
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THEN on my 129th birthday we found out that the home we thought we could afford, thanks to the first builder that disappeared, was $200,000 OVER our budget.<br />
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Pennies.<br />
right?<br />
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WRONG.<br />
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So that is where we are at.<br />
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After selling our house nearly 5 months ago, we are now scrambling to find a plan that fits the covenants of the neighborhood and also fits our budget so that we can start building this spring.<br />
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If I don't lose my #$%^@# mind before then!<br />
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I can totally do this living on a boat and cursing like a sailor thing!<br />
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Kelle Damehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145503884895343829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513936415411069780.post-29670213827549828622014-12-23T13:21:00.000-08:002014-12-23T13:21:35.890-08:00It's The Thought That Counts...<div style="text-align: center;">
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I think the "thought" should be wrapped around the entire gift giving experience.</div>
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Exhausting, aren't I??</div>
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I can barely keep up with my own demands!!</div>
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I HATE when people stress out, rush around, and inevitably turn into monsters, only to give thoughtless gifts that are haphazardly thrown into a bag. </div>
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Most times, this particular kind of thoughtless gifting offender will not even bother putting your name on your gift. I mean, for all you know, you were probably given the "emergency" gift that was stuffed under the tree for an unexpected guest.</div>
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Please. If that's you, for the love of Christmas, just don't bother. </div>
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There isn't anything wrong with that, and if your friends and family have a problem with your reality, I strongly advise that you declare yourself a misfit and move yourself to the island of misfit toys.</div>
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Collect your thoughts all year round and then gift giving isn't so stressful or so hard on the wallet come this time of year. It really makes it so much easier and basically gives you permission to shop any time of year!</div>
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We are so excited to share our 10 page spread in Small Space Decorating!!<br />
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The magazine is chalk full of beautiful spaces and brilliant ideas!<br />
If you're like me and have a crack-like addiction to high-gloss pages filled with smart interiors, you might want to get a copy!<br />
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Here is a peak of our feature...</div>
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<a href="http://www.gridleygraves.com/">Gridley & Graves</a> since August of 2013!</div>
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Let me summarize what prepping for a photo shoot is like:</div>
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Throw all that crap in the closet!! Put your underwear away! People don't want to see that!! Were you raised in a freaking barn?!?!"</div>
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I went a wee bit crazy with cleaning and styling.<br />
Wee. bit.<br />
Only to find out that Anne and Gary mean SERIOUS business and they do all the styling themselves.<br />
If I knew that, I would have slept for more than 54 minutes the night before!<br />
Especially since they did a WAY BETTER job than me!<br />
Despite my lack of sleep and running on pure adrenaline for a week, it was such a fun experience.<br />
Watching pros work with their kick-ass equipment is pretty awesome.<br />
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I loved sitting back and eating baked goods while they worked their magic!<br />
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IF a photo shoot ever happens at your house, don't think for a second that you're gonna hide all your clutter in the closet where they won't see it, because they WILL.<br />
There are NO secrets.<br />
If there is a possible photo op in the closet, they will clean it out, rearrange it, make it pretty again, and then take photos of it.<br />
As well they should.<br />
It's why they are Gridley +Graves.<br />
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My Audrey room.....I miss it so :(<br />
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...and cooking in my little white kitchen.<br />
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Kelle Damehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145503884895343829noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513936415411069780.post-89646502263546444162014-11-06T12:19:00.000-08:002014-11-06T12:19:04.439-08:00Natural Beauty<div style="text-align: center;">
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A master bedroom inspired by photos taken at Jackson Hole.....</div>
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STUNNING images taken with the client's iphone!</div>
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We were so excited when this client came home with such amazing images to share!!</div>
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We were even more excited to find out that she was expecting another baby and that we needed to get the master bedroom done before the baby arrived!</div>
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Well, the baby arrived TODAY and we just put on the finishing touches!</div>
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We are so excited that when she comes home from the hospital she will come home to her new, beautiful bedroom that will hopefully remind her of their latest vacation.</div>
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This client likes things simple and clean, so we kept the pillows to a minimum.</div>
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The paint color behind the bed is Dark Knight by Sherwin Williams. </div>
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The smokey blue and purples of the pillows were pulled right out of the mountain image. </div>
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We worked with the existing duvet cover and just added some wildflower print sheets. </div>
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A great way to balance the decor budget is to work with what you already have and just add in some highs and lows. The highs here are the custom throw pillows and the lows are the reasonable, but high performance sheets from Target and discounted headboard from Macys.</div>
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We accomplished a subtle rustic/outdoors-y feel with an overall classy/traditional look.</div>
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Perfect coincidence!</div>
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Look at the blue water in the bottom of the image and how that blue travels out of the image and down onto the blue leather box. The acrylic tray, glass vase and ring holder are all inspired by the water.</div>
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Mixing vintage accessories with clean, modern accessories is always on our to-do list!</div>
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The vintage leather box is a cool find from Ruby Lane and serves as the perfect hiding spot for the husband's wallet and watch. </div>
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The frames have a rustic wood look and a hint of elegance with the champagne details.</div>
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Wood + Champagne = my kind of rustic!</div>
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A cozy reading corner was also in order....</div>
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for when this Mom wants to escape and put her feet up...</div>
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Just for her...</div>
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The old door just happened to add some warm wood tones to the space.</div>
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The only thing that I would still like to add to this corner is a bell that she can ring for service!</div>
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IF you are about to have a baby and want to come home from the hospital to a fresh new room, you should give us a call! </div>
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I mean, why do the babies get all the loot?? They won't even remember any of it!</div>
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