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“word to the wise” wednesday: jay shafer

What I'm really advocating is reducing -- considering how little you can live with.  Most people need less than they think they do.  When everything in your immediate environment is essential, life itself feels more essential.  My passion is figuring out what can be reduced while maintaining enough roominess so …

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sunday dreaming: impossible challenges

I have set some challenges that seem impossible.  So impossible that they seem ... IMPOSSIBLE.  Have you? Quote and image by Richard Branson via his Google+ page.

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“word to the wise” wednesday: rose tarlow

Warm, relaxed, inviting: that's what I want my rooms to be.  I hate pretentious rooms.  You should feel at home in your own house.  It's your place, after all. -- Rose Tarlow (House Beautiful, December/January 2012)

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“word to the wise” wednesday: weiss + hayes

You have to follow your passion and not be embarrassed by what you find beautiful and fascinating. -- Benjamin Weiss, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, giving advice to collectors (quoted in Traditional Home, April 2013) Do you collect anything?

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