homey touches

  • Picking our Behr paint colors

    I’m back again with another session of virtual house decorating. Really, HGTV should have a show on how to use the Internet to decorate your house. Today, we’re looking at Behr paint colors. I needed some parts to fix my toilet, so I stopped by the paint chip section at Home Depot while I was…

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  • Home office inspiration

    I’m still in the mindlessly-surfing-the-Internet for home décor ideas, and I’ve moved on to our home office. In our past two homes, our home office has also been a craft and storage room that very quickly turned into a dumping ground. I need to get a handle on how we use the space, so I’m…

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  • Guest room inspiration

    These days, I find myself wandering to the home décor section of Pinterest more and more. Our guest room is London themed, and I just need to find a few items to bring my vision to life. First, we need a real bed. The basic frame without a head and footboard isn’t my thing. I…

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  • Closet organization

    Over the past 8 years, I have moved my wardrobe a grand total of 8 times. Hauling my clothes back and forth to Blacksburg every year in college helped me master how I organize my closet. I don’t subscribe to the color coding notion because I don’t look use color to decided what to wear. Instead,…

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  • Kitchen must-haves

    Mac and I cleaned out lots of stuff before we moved to minimize the boxes we were putting in storage. A decent amount of kitchen gear went to Goodwill because we’d had it for over three years, and we decided to replace it on the flipside. Alex over at Munchkins and the Military shared a…

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  • Growing up, home decor style

    The more years that pass after you finish college, the less socially acceptable certain things become. Eventually, you start using plates and silverware that won’t melt in a dishwasher. Most of us graduate to a full bed or bed frame. At the moment, our family room is home to two Virginia Tech Pillow Pets and two…

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