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household tips & kitchen remodel

White Dishes & Platters: Classy & Handy

by Sandy on March 5, 2010

When my decorating friend The Nester put out this cry on her blog:
Teach me oh wise decoratory friends, show me the folly of my naked top of cabinet ways. How do you decorate above your cabinets?

I jumped in and said white dishes and platters! Because they’re classy and handy!
Also, a girl can never [...]

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Yesterday I cleaned our kitchen. Tidied up, scrubbed the floors, got it sparkling!
And today it is a mess … again.
When I get an “attitude” about all the hard work I put into cleaning something, and then hours later it’s lived in, unorganized, cluttery and not very “pretty” anymore, I have to remind myself of this:
A [...]

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After dropping my daughter off at church a few weeks ago, for a long ski weekend, I stopped off at the grocery store. For $4 I was able to buy a small daffodil plant (just starting to bloom).

I took the bulbs and repotted them into my $2 celery glass vase (yard sale find last summer).

I [...]

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Kitchen Journey Part III: Free or Discounted!

by Sandy on January 22, 2010

Thank you for sharing my Kitchen Journey with me! If you missed Part I or Part II, you might want to take a peek before you continue with this post.
Have I told you how much we appreciate Home Depot? And did I tell you how much we are thankful for my Dad? A retired builder, [...]

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If you didn’t read my post from yesterday, Kitchen Journey Part I: Philosophy, you might want to before you continue with this post.
For my new kitchen, on a budget, there were some features that I felt were essential. And working with Home Depot was very helpful. But when you’re trying to get the best deal [...]

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