this may be one of my very favorite unexpected guests. not only is this home fabulous, but the photographs are quite stunning as well. please meet dabito of the blog old brand new. dabito says he also goes by Dab, David, Thrifty, and sometimes Crazy. but i say crazy with color and style! dab loves to thrift and has a passion for collecting beautiful things needing to be saved,... 
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i think y’all are going to love this unexpected guest. i got an email from wendy withers, a blogger who has worked with some friends of mine in the advertising world as an art producer/photo editor for many years, but recently took a break to have babies (or, the smalls, as she affectionately calls them). wendy is kindly sharing the oh-so-charming, and very hidden cape... 
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brace yourselves, dear readers, we’ve got a man in the house! i’m always itching to share some guy style around here, and today on unexpected guests we’re popping up to portland to visit with matt pierce, handy-man extraordinaire! i’ve shared matt’s new blog and shop recently, wood & faulk, but ever since befriending and following him on on... 
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this week our unexpected guest is Alex Beauchamp, of hygge house. The Danish word Hygge (hu-gah) is a feeling or mood that comes from taking genuine pleasure in making ordinary everyday things simply extraordinary, and i think alex does that quite wonderfully in her sunny santa barbara california cottage. if you’ve never been, it’s a lush and lovely beach community,... 
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today we’re dropping in with jantine, of the blog april and may, and visiting her incredibly stylish home in the Netherlands. jantine works as a stylist, and i think it shows. her home is black and white, but i find it warm all over. i love all the little touches — from the beautiful spindle-legged coffee table, to the mural of the tree in her son’s room.... 
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