i know it’s almost christmas now…because one of my very favorite designers, shanna murray has opened her little holiday shop. if you did not know, shanna designed my logo, so i get pretty excited when she launches pretty new cards and wall decal designs for us. let’s just say, i’m a huge fan. The holiday shop is full of simple little details for your... 
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so, now that i’ve gone and swapped all the rooms around, i find myself staring into an abyss of this giant blank wall in my dining room. it’s a large room, so i’ve gotten the notion that a little sitting area in the dining room might be nice. you know, when everyone’s too full to move, but doesn’t want to leave the party? they can collapse on... 
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well, how come i didn’t dream up this idea? it’s so simple and plainly in our faces, and yet, i’ve never seen anything like these clip board cuties, painted with chalkboard paint, and complete with their very own little ball and chain! plus, a bulldog clip. i can think of a slew of things to take note and clip these to…via funkyshique.  
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fog linen work. i love the look of chalk writing on an old blackboard. smudged, erased — a soft history of something once said, or at least written. black and white. old and the new, right there all overlapping each other. so today, i spy chalkboard black and the chalkiest white. i spy the simple elegance of black & white. placenamehere. silvia song, via halcyon... 
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this is not truly a vintage find. but, it feels like one, and i guess that’s what i mean when i say ‘vintage finds for a modern world’ – these beautiful wall decals from shanna murray are modern, and fresh, and not vintage, but they have that lovely vintage-inspired feel to them. if that at all makes any sense! i bought a couple of these beauties from... 
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