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navigating the atlantic
Last summer I found a fab map of the ocean from 1984 that shows how to navigate the Atlantic locally between New Jersey, Delaware & Maryland. Since I am not captaining a boat any time soon, I...
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lighten up
I want to thank everyone for all of the kind words and outpour of love. The response to our engagement as been just so overwhelming! I apologize that I haven’t responded to each comment, email and...
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just another manic monday
After a fabulously gorgeous weekend in PA, it is a cold and rainy Monday. And that is A-ok with me. It is forcing me to stay in and catch up on some work. However, last week was pretty great for...
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frankenstorm
Happy Halloween everybody! It sure looks spooky around these parts thanks to the wrath of Hurricane Sandy – dubbed Frankenstorm here in the northeast. On Monday, I posted a bit panicked about how our...
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another mantel to scape
Yes, you heard right. There is another mantel in my life. No, I’m not cheating on my first mantel. I firmly believe you can never have too many mantels. And you don’t need a fireplace to go with...
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vinyl + chrome = love
We’re just barely back from our honeymoon. Still organizing life and most importantly all of our Brimfield finds! However I couldn’t leave you hanging without a little dose of Circa Dee. I’ve got a...
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kitchen updates
Do you remember way back in January 2012 when I posted about our galley kitchen makeover? No, you don’t? Maybe you saw it on pinterest because it continues to get lots of looks and pins. But don’t fret...
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garden fencing and rakes
Well we took full advantage of that warm front that passed through over the weekend. How about you? We worked outside non-stop in Cape May. Mostly on a garden related project that we originally...
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living on less
We’ve made some major changes in our lives over the past few months. For starters, we got hitched in May. You already knew that unless you’re just tuning in for the first time. And if you are,...
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layering a window seat
Yesterday was one of those days where I packed in enough activities to fill a few days. Man, I got so much done that I am actually sore. I planted 80 bulbs in an hour using my tried and true electric...
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salvaging a bedroom
Things are starting to feel more and more settled in around our new permanent home. Well you know that it is not actually new at all or new to us for that matter. And the things in it aren’t new, of...
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a copper top table
Last week I shared the updates we made in the kitchen, specifically in the dining nook. You may have caught a glimpse of our vintage dining table. It’s a one-of-a-kind find that seems to infuse French...
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diy cottage style bathroom reno
We have had a quiet yet incredibly productive winter. We needed it quite frankly. We also really needed a new bathroom. The 80′s builder grade hall bath was so dated and just blah. We gave it a...
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a beachy combo
I had a wonderful afternoon yesterday meeting with some of our customers at The West End Garage who are interested in painting their old cast offs. We talked milk paint and also heard from our new...
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winter blues
There’s yet another winter storm forecasted for later this week. Admittedly, I am not totally devastated by this news. Why? Well, because I’m bringing the spring indoors with perky pastels and pops...
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how to: milk paint oak cabinets
The cabinets at the cottage are finished! Admittedly the milk paint portion of the project wrapped up a month ago however we haven’t been able to find the right hardware to work with the routed edges...
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touring a turquoise cottage
Last month’s cover of Philadelphia magazine left me grinning. The editors read my mind. It has essentially been my goal to get everyone I know from Philly to become my neighbor here, “down the...
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twinning on a budget
Remember the beach cottage that we’ve slowly but surely been putting our mark on? Today I’m sharing the kids space. It is a very simple white box that we filled in with a loose red & blue color...
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