a chalk board calendar

Oooo! I love this idea! Another fantastic use for chalk board paint. Since it is the start of a new year, it seems the proper time to share. Check it out. Awesome!

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lovely wood storage

Just discovered photographer Thrine Thorsen's blog. Lovely. One thing she and her partner have started doing, is building furniture. They built these two beautiful wood storage systems and Thrine photographed them. I love the wheels on the tall one. You could pull it far enough away from the wall to make any wood fit. Assuming the other one has no back, I guess you could do the same with that one. Making it more realistic to have the split wood fit so perfectly in there. I love the fact that the smaller shelf can be used as a display shelf and for wood storage, I also suspect there is less mess with this one, as it is probably more contained. And of course, the look of the wood in both of them is so beautiful in and of itself.

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simple and divine

I love the white table and bright chairs in this dining room. Those floors are also great. A cheery and bright space for the dark grays of winter...

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ahhh

Love this bedroom. The light streaming in. The tent like ceiling. The exposed beams. The art casually tacked to the wall. The texture of the wood and colors of the fabric... earthy and beautiful. Peaceful and perfect.

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fun uses for old calendars

I hope you all had a lovely holiday weekend. As 2011 comes to a close, it is likely you have an old calendar or two kicking around probably filled with beautiful illustrations. Here are a couple ways to re-use them in the year ahead.

1. Gift cards. This year I made salt scrub for a girlfriend gift. I use 2 cups Epsom salt, scant 1 cup extra light olive oil, several drops of lavender oil and some bits of lavender blossom. Some people use food coloring, but I don't think you need it. Anyway, back to the gift cards. I packaged the scrub this year with a month from my 2011 calendar. On the back of each month, I wrote little notes about things that happened to the person receiving the gift during that month of the year, as well as the ingredients for the salt scrub. It was fun to think about all the things that had happened in my friend's lives throughout 2011 and it was a great way to re-use my calendar which was just too pretty to throw in with the mixed paper for recycling. Here are some pictures.

2. Gift wrap. Another way to re-use calendars is to wrap gifts in them. Simple and lovely and they can be used again and again...

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happy holidays

Whatever it is you celebrate, I hope it is lovely one for you. Cheers. xo

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holiday dining table

Love this beautiful table decorated for a holiday dinner.

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