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After finishing my daughter’s beautiful upholstered headboard (if you haven’t seen it yet, you can see it here), the wall around it seemed extremely empty. There are two windows on that same wall, one the right and one on the left of the bed but they’re high up and there was plenty of space underneath them for… Continue Reading
Try this delicious, light and low-calorie meal to kickstart your diet! The only cooking part required is preparing some basmati rice, but that’s super easy. Just follow the instructions on the package and when your rice is ready, mix it with some more few ingredients. Your lunch is ready in just a few minutes! I… Continue Reading
I transformed a $50 boring headboard into an amazing upholstered embroidered monogrammed headboard! All done and ready in one week-end – including the hand made initials! And if you think I’m some kind of expert in embroidery, then you’re mistaken! All you need to know is how to aim (and follow my simple directions)! … Continue Reading
I’ve had this ceramic decorative vase for many years. It used to be a silver shiny metallic color. My sister Irene had bought it in Romania, had packed it carefully in her suitcase, brought it to Greece (that’s where we lived at the time) and gave it to me as a Christmas present. Since it… Continue Reading
I had no idea that spare ribs could be cooked in the oven to perfection until I came across this recipe from smittenkitchen.com via this New York Times recipe. The result: So juicy and tender that the meat was coming off the bone, with a sweet and smoky flavor! The secret is the combination of a dry… Continue Reading
While I was shopping at IKEA the other day looking for a couple of things that I’ll need for a project or two which I’ m currently working on (so excited to show you!), I came across this magnetic board. Nice style, nice size, nice price. I thought it would look great on that big wall… Continue Reading
I make this classic soup at least once a year during the winter time, but with the beautiful weather here in California, my Beef & Vegetable Soup was in no way appropriate. Yesterday morning, we finally woke up to some rain (Thank God! The drought was getting extremely alarming) and what a better day to… Continue Reading
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart”. Words of wisdom (from someone we all know – find out who at the end of this post!) that are so appropriate on this Valentine’s Day to come, since I plan on keeping it small this year… No big banners, no huge surprises.… Continue Reading
This is such an easy subject and yet I’ve rewritten this introduction several times. All I wanted to share with you is how I always have fruit that is washed, ready to eat and well organized in my fridge. My trick consists of simple containers that I first use as a “bathtub” to wash the… Continue Reading
As I was navigating through the Pottery Barn online catalog, my eyes caught this new item: a basket (click here) with iron handles sized to be used under a Pottery Barn Ottoman (click here) or on its own. Even though they were on sale, they were still way too expensive. They may have been of good… Continue Reading
