Bookshelves are Personal
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Bookshelves are Personal

My husband loves books...like LOVES books. And I am about to sound like I don't...but I do. One day I would love nothing more than to have a room full of built-in bookshelves and have them covered from floor to ceiling with stacks of books. A home library is the height of charming to me.

So when we moved from the Snuggery (our Capitol Hill rental) into our new rental there were some big design decisions that had to be made about what the hell to do with the 1000 boxes of books in our storage unit.

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Adding Vintage Touches to a Nursery
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Adding Vintage Touches to a Nursery

My son, Grayson, has the best room in the whole house. It is bright and has the perfect mix of all the vintage touches I love to incorporate into my designs. It is full of texture and layers. It is important to me he grows up around lots of bold color. I think it immediately can lift a bad mood. I kind of laugh at the idea he may look back at this room and think "Oh, that was so mom."

Let's start with the obvious. That wall. Isn't it just the happiest thing you ever seen? I couldn't afford half of the prints I really wanted so I just got some canvas and free styled some prints that inspired me. The red print all the way on the left was from Etsy. Using the black frames really unifies the wall with the different colors and styles. I also love mixing in canvas and prints.

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How to tell the Difference between a Handmade and Machine Made Rug
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How to tell the Difference between a Handmade and Machine Made Rug

You are out at a flea market and you glance over and see it. It is perfect. It has that one hard to find color you have been lusting after. You go over and they quote you a price that you aren't so sure about. Is it fair? Is it overpriced?

One of the best ways to tell if you are getting a good price on a rug is to know if it is handmade or machine made. Obviously, if the rug is handmade, the value (and price) is more because of the skill, time and talent.

There are four types of rugs…

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Tour of Capitol Hill Vintage Filled Rental
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Tour of Capitol Hill Vintage Filled Rental

Y'all, I have a vintage feast for your eyes! This amooooozing Capitol Hill rental vintage utopia belongs to one of my best friends, Blair. And my girl does not mess around when it comes to showing her love of vintage art and mid century treasures. She is my most favorite partner in crime for all of my thrifting and flea market missions and you are about to see why.

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Who is Milo Baughman?
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Who is Milo Baughman?

Born in Kansas, this modern furniture designer moved with his family at an early age to Long Beach, California. It is there that he grew up and eventually found himself in the Army Air Forces during World War II. After the war, he returned home and studied architectural design at The California Institute of the Arts.

Baughman designed for many different companies but he is most known for his long term partnership with Thayer Coggin Inc in High Point, NC. This association began in 1953 and lasted until his death in 2003.

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