awhile back i posted about glidden’s paint’s tool to help you figure out your color ‘personality’ — My Colortopia. now the folks at Glidden have developed this fun new tool called My Image Inspiration and they’ve sponsored me to try it and share it with you. if you’re in a bit of a conundrum as to how to get the color balance and paint... 
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now that i’ve gone and swamped the dining and living rooms again, the dining room is looking a little, well…blah. i painted over the black walls in there, so it needs some drama – some oomph! i quite like this Etched Arcadia Mural from anthropologie. since i’m just a renter, i’d probably just hang it up with some black & white striped japanese... 
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dutch designer piet hein eek’s Scrapwood Wallpaper Collection has always wowed me, and now Piet Hein Eek has designed two additional styles which will be available as of November 1st. i love the look of this whitewashed plank wood wallpaper! i can’t help but wonder if he might be able to come up with flooring to match!? being able to lay down these white planks... 
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last night i was listening in on twitter, when i overheard that seamstress extraordinaire and vintage guru rachel denbrow, of smile and wave had opened a new online shop. rachel’s shop, aptly title the stash, carries vintage one of a kind bedding for jazzing up your boring whites. All bedding has been washed in eco-friendly detergent and stored in plastic tubs. Most... 
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i am most pleased to introduce one of my new sponsors, south street linen. partners Mary Ruth Hedstrom and Jane Ryan are painters; Lynn Krauss is a painter/printmaker. They have been soul mates for over 10 years and share a love of textiles, especially linen. Mary Ruth is a minimalist, Jane, a lover of things bold and colorful. Lynn feels strongly both ways. together they’ve... 
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