It’s kind of odd that I’ve shown you guys all the “behind closed doors” parts of my master bathroom, like under the sinks, but never done a tour of the actual room. It’s probably because I’ve had an ongoing love-hate relationship with our bathroom. Our first two houses had teeny-tiny master bathrooms, neither with the bathtub I dreamed about. So,…
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Some of you may remember that I suffered analysis paralysis when I was working on our master bedroom and never picked a chair for the reading corner. It worked out okay because I shifted things around to move a chair from the living room into the bedroom, and then last week moved a chair from the office into the empty space…
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We toured a ton of high-end houses this weekend and noticed several of them had the same cheap cabinet hardware we use and love. And by cheap, we are talking about the price tag only, the quality is a big winner! We’ve now used the hardware in three different rooms, with plans to add it to the kitchen soon. After…
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Back in the day, we had a gigantic entertainment center to hold our bulky television. Decorating around the TV just involved styling the shelves on each side with books, photos, and maybe even VHS tapes. As TV’s got skinnier, but wider, our entertainment center went to Goodwill and a more streamlined console took it’s place. Based on all the huge…
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I’m hoping to have a few posts this summer showing several projects we have planned to make our backyard and patio more functional AND pretty. Right now, it’s feeling a bit forgotten. As we made plans and then reconciled them with the budget, we also revisited the Great Grill Debate. CHARCOAL VS GAS! My husband is a hardcore charcoal devotee….
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I’m going to guess that I’m not the only one whose budget-reality isn’t an exact match for their decor-dreams. Sometimes I’m totally good and patient and other times I feel like my inner Veruca Salt (from Willy Wonka) is screaming “I want it now!” When Veruca appears, spray paint is my antidote. For $3ish, I can either totally revamp something…
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It’s official, I’m another year older and hopefully wiser! Last year, I started a new tradition of having a giveaway on my birthday. It’s the perfect time for me to stop and appreciate how much joy you guys bring me every day when you take your time to read Polished Habitat. When you comment to let me know I’ve inspired…
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