Monday, March 29th, 2010

People often ask us “What’s the next big thing??? Soooo thought we’d share some Spring thoughts on things we are loving right now…..
Neutral Neutral Neutral!!!! It’s (more…)
Tags: design, insipiration, interior design, style, tablescapes
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
We know that meditation is good for us right? Clearing the mind does wonders…..but sometimes when life occasionally gets busy and grabbing that 20 minutes in the early am (when we prefer o do it) is difficult- here is an alternative! We LOVE Thich Nhat Han’s book “Peace is Every Step“. This book will show you how ordinary daily events and activities become opportunities for mindfulness/meditation. Who knew that driving a car or vacumming could be all that?????
Tags: daily, meditation, ordinary. housework, thich nhat han, walking meditation
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Wow, spring arrived this weekend, not so much with a bang here in Duluth MN, but with warm sunshine, cold air and a gust of blustery wind… (more…)
Tags: authenticity, clutter, self-discovery
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Abraham -Hicks
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Look around your house! Hey, you probably already have some sort of a collection. Without realizing it, when we have a great buying experience… (we call it a CLEAN KILL!), we (more…)
Tags: art, authenticity, collections, display, grouping objects, how-to, impact, interior design, oil paintings, pugs
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Since we’ve been posting a little about accessories.. thought I’d share with you some ideas that I really love. I am all about things that are really raw, natural, rustic and charmingly simple. Nature is like that and I tend to find most of my inspiration there. (more…)
Tags: accessories, design, interior design, nature
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010

One my favorite things in the world to do is rearrange my furniture…. one of my second favorite things to do is rearrange accessories, buy accessories, find accessories…..and create interesting tablescapes. (more…)
Tags: creativity, design, how-to, inspiration, interior design, tablescapes, vintage
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
If you are looking for the meaning of your life….your purpose….you cannot find it in the ouside world or by asking others….you must search within yourself….what do I have to offer this world? What was I placed on this earth to do and be?
Tags: inspiration, joy, life, purpose, quote
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
When you are feeling stuck- try this sure fire technique to transform how you are looking at the problem…..
Tags: authenticity, change, coaching, martha beck, stuck, transformation
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
When a (woman) does not keep pace with (her) companions, perhaps it is because (she ) hears a different drummer. Let (her) step to the music (she) hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
Tags: authenticity, different, drummer
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