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Choosing colours for the interior and exterior of your house is a big deal. Buying paint and hiring a professional painter is expensive, and the colours you choose will determine how you feel in your home year round. We are determined to make good choices with lots of online research, colour inspiration, and driving tours of local homes to see similar colours in action. Personally, I've learned a lot about interior and exterior paint during this process. I'll document some key points here and share some of the paint colours we are …

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We have a dream to build a little house by the sea with a south-facing woodland garden, quiet reading nooks, a garden room, an artist studio for creative pursuits, a cozy fireplace or two, a listening room for our old-school record collection, and a kitchen made for small gatherings. Inspired by Modern Farmhouse meets Cape Cod meets English Cottage, we'd like to have all the things we love combined into a home-sweet-home that says "us". Fresh, clean, bright, and cozy design. Far from the city's dust and heat,I get but sounds and …

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If you've been following me on social, you probably already know that I love everything that mixes textiles, colours, and textures with anything home and garden. I can spend hours poring over interior design magazines, or searching out garden ideas online, and then trying them out in my own home or outdoor space. I also like to create, and up until now, this website and my social channels have been mostly about macrame, candle making, the odd furniture refinishing project and visits to the local farmer's market. Although macrame and …

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