HMM Inspiration



Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile.--

John Howard Bryant, poet and politician

I'll be sharing a way to bring fall's "smile" into your house Thursday. Stay tuned!





photo of leaves in bud vases from Better Homes & Gardens

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IKEA Hack: Leksvik Cabinet

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Repurposed Shutter

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Just call me Houdini. I recently turned an old house shutter into a lamp. Yep, that's right! So, here's the backstory: I picked up an old house shutter years ago at a junk shop simply because I liked the color and the patina, guessing I'd figure out something to do with it. Fast forward a couple of years, and I finally had an idea! The shutter has been leaning against an empty wall in our family room for quite some time, where it looked OK, but kinda purpose-less. I decided to make it useful by turning it into a light fixture. It was so easy. I found an old wall-mounted light fixture in our basement and that's what sparked the idea. First, my husband drilled a hole in the shutter and affixed the light's mounting plate just above it so the hole was really just a half-moon. This made the hole practically invisible once the lamp was hung. Then he attached the lamp. Then I, not happy with the stark white shade, covered it with some pretty cotton fabric from Jo-...
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Decorating with Geodes and Agate

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