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Painting a Laundry Organizer and its Challenges
ByMary Crozier February 26, 2018February 28, 2018

I don’t know about you, but my laundry room often gets overlooked. Not only does it hold the washer/dryer, but there is a utility sink, toilet, cat litter box, laundry shoot and a French rolling basket. It’s hard to make it pretty with a cat litter box…..is there anything more unattractive? I purchased this piece…

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DIY Table Centerpiece Display
ByMary Crozier February 15, 2018February 11, 2021

In my last post, Valentine Dinner Party, I indicated my husband made the wooden base for the centerpiece. I didn’t realize what a difference it made in the overall presentation, having the centerpiece just inches above the plane of the table. So I decided he should be today’s featured DIY person. Take it away, Scott!…

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Valentine Dinner Party
ByMary Crozier February 13, 2018February 11, 2021

Typically we are a bit casual when entertaining. However, once a year we do a formal sit down dinner party for Valentine’s Day. This year we are having a Valentine dinner party for 5 couples. Generally we use the dining room, but the weather has been so glorious lately, we decided to have it outside…

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Same Flowers – 2 Different Ways
ByMary Crozier February 9, 2018January 23, 2023

When I was in my 20s, I offered to take a work shift for my friend, Gwen allowing her to escape on a weekend mountain trip. When Gwen returned, she presented, as a thank you, a collection of wild grasses and cattails she had gathered on her trip, wrapped in burlap with a gorgeous ribbon….

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Organizing the Butler’s Pantry
ByMary Crozier January 23, 2018January 23, 2018

The butler’s pantry is a service room between a kitchen and dining room, typically equipped with counters, a sink, and storage space for china and silver. The origin of the butler’s pantry was between 1810-1820. Our butler’s pantry fits that definition to a tee. The only thing missing in our butler’s pantry is the butler. …

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