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Decorating Hotline- Ask Elle

Decorating Hotline- Ask Elle

    This month I have ideas for some new service offerings for you. The first of which kicked off a few days ago called Ask Elle.   Ask Elle is basically an online decorating hotline for help with your most in-the-moment decorating questions you seek...

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cup of tea

cup of tea

I poo poo-ed tea for most of my adult life.  Every time I tried it, it just tasted like burnt flowers. Then when my diet consisted of only cancer fighting foods I started drinking green tea.  I don't like green tea.  But it was no longer about being palatable, just...

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Friday Find-entertaining with wood trays

I always love rustic bowls and trays. I use them with small white bowls for snacks of hummus, pita chips, and grapes to munch on while watching TV. Or use a series of them in a table scape of delectable cheeses, dried fruits, cured meats, and olives when we are...

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Meet RH Teen

Meet RH Teen

Friday Find: Meet Restoration Hardware Teen Several years ago Restoration Hardware launched its baby & child line to the yuppie, hipster, design-focused DINKS (Double Income No Kids). See we were cool before all the texting acronyms started flying about. Anyway,...

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Friday Find-home accessories under $50

Maybe you never thought of a gold wastepaper basket. That's why I pop into your inbox with the weekly Friday Find-home accessories under $50. To help you elevate  mundane daily task with functional and pretty items. A little smile while circular filing, turning on a...

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9 decorating ideas for an unusable fireplace

9 decorating ideas for an unusable fireplace

  Her dance is hypnotizing and calls forth the wild within. The smoke from the sweet woodsy aroma curls its finger through your  hair and entices you to come close. Kicking off your shoes and shrugging out of your coat you succumb to the heat.   It's...

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Add a little personality…

Add a little personality…

I don't like critters...of any kind. Usually they send me screaming for my dear life. Then I discovered this lamp. I think its so adorable. I never thought I would find a hedgehog cute. But look at her with her little gold tipped quills.  (Is that what they are...

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