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anatomy of a great mudroom

Charlotte Urban Home has "demystified the elusive 'organized drop zone,'" and I couldn't be more delighted that they chose Traci Zeller Designs to do it! Even if you don't have a separate mudroom, you can create an attractive, functional area in an existing room -- wherever you enter your home -- …

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“word to the wise” wednesday: jim jarmusch

Nothing is original.  Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination.  Devour old films.  New films.  Music.  Books.  Painting.  Photographs.  Poems.  Dreams.  Random conversations.  Architecture.  Bridges.  Street signs.  Trees.  Clouds.  Bodies of water.  Light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. …

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you say showhouse, i say …

Enough of the teasing!  I've so enjoyed the various guesses about what I've been "hiding," and a couple of you were right on track.  A few others, well, I'll be adding those to the "dream list."  Yes, it's a showhouse ... but not just any showhouse.  Lisa Mende and I …

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the #1 sign your twins are getting into trouble

The No. 1 sign your twins ... or triplets ... or only child ... or multiple children of different ages ... are getting into trouble?  Every mom knows that!  Silence.  When the house is just tooooo quiet, you know something is up.  And usually that something isn't good!  I mean, …

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