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DIY New Year’s Eve Party Decorations

December 29, 2012 by 7 Comments
DIY New Year's Eve decorations

I've never decorated for New Years before, but my daughter is getting older and she loves a good party.  Besides, my brother-in-law and his family are coming to ring in the New Year with us, so we decided to make things festive, because our house wasn't festive enough with Christmas decorations and birthday balloons everywhere.  {???} I know the whole idea of hanging a wooden pallet on your wall is a little bit beyond weird, but I love it more than any other piece of decor in my house. It's a backdrop for all kinds of fun.  I figure I can change it up every month.  How fabulous is … [Read more...]

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My Dining Room Got A Face Lift

December 13, 2012 by 10 Comments
DIY old map into home decor

I don't know what happened to me overnight, but I woke up purposed to give my dining room a face lift. It might make sense if I dreamed of Martha Stewart or glue guns and Hobby Lobby, but I dreamed I was getting married.  Yes, FringeMan was the lucky groom.  Naturally after a night full of slumber and nuptials, I'd wake up ready tackle the world and my dining room. And tackle the world I did. You see this makeover needed to cost a whopping zero dollars and zero cents.  There's no wiggle room in our budget, so I attempted to shop my house.  That's not as easy as it sounds.  My … [Read more...]

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Looking A Lot Like Christmas

November 28, 2012 by 22 Comments
White Christmas Tree @ The Domestic Fringe

I feel a little bit bad about making you look at photos of my Christmas tree.  I think it's a lot like our parents making their friends look at slides of their family vacation. Come to think of it, I make you look at vacation pictures too.  Oh, well. What's a few torturous photos between friends? I wanted a white Christmas tree forever.  Maybe just a little longer than forever.  FringeMan thinks they are odd, like so odd, they are freakish.  He thinks trees should be green.  Go figure.  He's got no imagination at all. About 3 years ago, we needed a tree and the white ones were … [Read more...]

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My Big Fat Tacky Thanksgiving

November 23, 2012 by 12 Comments
Antler headband and white Christmas tree

Every family has their special talent; we do tacky well, and we're kind of proud of it. We planned on being in Vermont yesterday with friends, but the plague took over our house and we were in containment mode. I'm one of those people who like to have a house full on the holidays.  It doesn't always work out that way for us (maybe it's my cooking), but we always invite lots of random people, family, and friends.  Usually a few show up, like my mom.  On a really grand holiday, we may even have a few others sitting around our table. This Thanksgiving, it was just the four us. Last … [Read more...]

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Book Shelves – A DIY Makeover

November 9, 2012 by 7 Comments
Home decorating with books

Every so often things need to get changed up in my house. They also really need to be cleaned, because when I leave all the dusting to my ten year-old daughter, places get overlooked.  Sometimes entire bookcases get overlooked, for a long time. I am quite proficient at procrastination though, and I can almost always find something better to do; however, my daughter got strep throat one weekend in October and we were trapped in the house and guarded by the germ police.  It was good a time as any, to clean up the living room. If you've never seen our living room … [Read more...]

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Hello Monday. (Surprise Inside!)

June 11, 2012 by 12 Comments
owl art by urban tickle on Etsy

Hello good Monday morning. I'm generally not your biggest fan, but you're all bright and shiny this morning, so I cannot help but fall for you.  I hesitate to speak too soon, but I think we're going to get along just fine. Hello free night at the zoo. We'll be visiting your inhabitants after allergy shots this evening.  Please keep them all caged.  I don't like getting too personal with hairy apes and hungry bears. Hello near ninety degrees. Where have you been all my life? Hello final exams. I have conflicting emotions about you.  Part of me wants my son to ace you, and the other … [Read more...]

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I Stop for It

May 22, 2012 by 8 Comments
vintage yellow cart

Sometimes FringeMan and I have different opinions.  We don't always agree, especially when it comes to junk.  I see treasure in things he thinks are trash, and sometimes he sees the diamond in what I know is lump of useless coal.  That's what keeps us from being hoarders.  We compromise, throw stuff out, and vow to never bring another piece of junk into the house again. I promised myself in my head that I wouldn't stop at any yard sales this summer.  I mean, what do I need?  If I've lived this long wihtout it, it most certainly cannot be a need.  I told myself not to do anything … [Read more...]

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Coffee Trails & Other Percolations

December 2, 2011 by 11 Comments
christmas tree

This is the kind of morning that drips a coffee trail behind me. I woke up and went right to the Christmas tree and plugged it in.  Everyone knows a lit tree is the perfect start to a day, especially after a night when I didn't sleep very well.   Or maybe I did.  Maybe it was just a dream that I didn't sleep very well.  I've never thought of that, but now I am. Hang on, I need to refill that coffee cup. Ok, I'm back.  I decided it wasn't a dream.  It was real life.  I'm sure as I'm sure Santa will bring me all the things I've *hearted* on Etsy. So tell me, do you guys … [Read more...]

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Home Improvements Make Me Happy (& Crazy)

October 28, 2011 by 18 Comments
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It's Friday.  I've been out of the blogging loop for so long (yes, two weeks is really long in blog time) that I don't know where to begin.  I do know that a contractor just left my house after installing a new chimney and wood stove.  I can't wait to get burning and make my house feel like a summer day.  I may even get crazy and take my crocheted gloves off tonight. I've been thinking lately, and I've come to the conclusion that my love language is paint.  Yes, I said P-A-I-N-T.  While some girls get flowers and jewels, my husband brings me home rollers and brushes.  The problem is … [Read more...]

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Decorating for Fall – Put a Pumpkin on it!

September 19, 2011 by 12 Comments
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There's something about waking up to crisp air and a house that greets me with a heavy thirteen year old robe and fuzzy slippers that makes me want to clean.  It's a phenomena I cannot explain.  Not even in spring do I feel this internal urge to throw everything out and scrub my house with bleach.  For me cleaning is a fall thing.  The other ten months of the year my house wallows in dirt, spiders cast protective webs over the furniture, and uninhibited rats feast on dirty plates and rotting food. Not really. I always clean.  It's just that fall makes me want to go the extra mile.  … [Read more...]

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