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I’ve always loved big clawfoot soaker tubs. I’ve been keeping an eye out for a good deal on Craigslist and I found this big, pretty one for only $200! I had to drive up to Prescott to get it (about two hours), but the drive is gorgeous and it was nice to have an excuse for a little road trip.

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There are two closets in my office that hold a lot of good stuff – fabric and trim and wallpaper samples. Since I use these closets often, I decided to make them prettier and I gave the doors a little facelift recently. Here’s what the boring hollow core doors looked like on move-in day.

The painters our landlord insisted on using didn’t prime any of the doors before painting them black (with latex paint??), so I’ve been going back one by one and re-coating with primer and oil-based paint.

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You might remember a bit of the history of what is now Heather’s room.

Actually, let’s back up, since I get lots of questions about Heather every time I mention her.

Heather is my youngest sibling (there are five of us and I’m the oldest). She graduated from college last spring and came to live with us in the concrete jungle where dreams are made. She is working and also helps me with some of my business stuff and she pitches in with the kids (basically, she is saving my bacon.

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I am so drawn to the art in these images from Habitually Chic taken on Heather’s visit to the Oly Studios showroom at High Point…

It reminded me of these big (and completely affordable!) posters available in Debbie Carlos’ Etsy shop. Here are a few of my favorites that have the same dreamy landscape feel. I love them all so much!

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