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but they are just so cheerful

i am a girl who loves stripes. of every color, on everything from my floor to my clothes. we have striped cloth napkins, tablecloths, rugs, plates, bedding…you get my drift, yeah? but my sweet, dear husband is done with them. when i was shopping for a new rug a while ago he told me before [...]

Posted 05 January 2011 † jackie § anthropologie § fashion ‡ Comments (0) °

is that a rug??

our home has lovely pergo flooring throughout most of it and just carpet in the bedrooms. while we love the look of it and the easy peasy clean up of pergo, it can be a little chilly on the toes in the fall + winter time. which means that we have a lot of rugs [...]

Posted 29 December 2010 † jackie § ‡ Comments (0) °

ikealand

i probably only make it to ikea about twice per year, but in a way i like it that way since that means that when i do get to go there is so much new merchandise for me to browse. we’ve only bought a few things from ikea- a duvet, a rug, a children’s chair [...]

Posted 28 December 2010 † jackie § furniture ‡ Comments (1) °

oh, deer

Posted 23 December 2010 † jackie § ‡ Comments (0) °

all the trimmings

just a few ornaments that i wish were dangling on our tree… nature girl… sparkle nation… cute + cozy… do you pick a theme or signature color(s) for your tree? do you have family ornaments that have been on your tree for years? do you change your theme every year or are you a traditionalist [...]

Posted 08 December 2010 † jackie § holiday ‡ Comments (0) °

modern + festive wreaths

i promised myself that i wouldnt post any christmas related stuff until after thanksgiving, and now that turkey day has come and gone, hold on to your  flippin’ hats! todays holiday decor post is all about wreaths. once upon a time when you thought of a wreath, only christmas tree trimmings and maybe pine cones [...]

Posted 08 December 2010 † jackie § holiday ‡ Comments (1) °

goin’ old school

remember the good ole days? sitting in 2nd grade watching the boy that sat next to you eat glue and rub it all over his face ( like miss lippy, billy madison style) and cutting and glue stickin’ endless strips of paper to make that xmas count down paper chain? i remember those days, and [...]

Posted 02 December 2010 † jackie § anthropologie § DIY § holiday ‡ Comments (2) °

2nd times a charm

have you noticed how fond i am of the color chartreuse? well i am. this is the homemade wreath that now adorns our front door. festive, yes? i had made a practice wreath a few weeks ago after seeing this lovely one on etsy and figuring that instead of paying the $45.oo for it that [...]

Posted 01 December 2010 † jackie § DIY § holiday ‡ Comments (0) °

tree hugger

if you have a chance to speak to some of my friends and my family they will happily tell you that i’m a little tree hugger. we try to live as earth friendly as we can- we recycle, buy green cleaning products or i make my own (thats another post), we shop craigslist and thrift [...]

Posted 29 November 2010 † jackie § anthropologie ‡ Comments (0) °

great online mags

i am a girl who loves magazines. i try to control my impulses to buy 10 magazines when i hit barnes and noble, and usually i am able to resist the siren call of all those beautiful pages filled with inspiration. i fully acknowledge that $10 for a magazine is a lot of money, and [...]

Posted 22 November 2010 † jackie § DIY § fashion § food ‡ Comments (1) °