Exceptionally Eclectic – Stripes & Pattern & Color Oh My, Home Tour

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  I've gotta love a color loving gal like Kelle of Kelle Dame Interiors. She doesn't shy away from pattern either - and never met a stencil that could intimidate her. How cool is this fabulous starburst mirror! This is one organized home (Kelle's 8 years as a paralegal comes in handy here). Frame a few pieces of silverware - … [Read more...]

                 

Exceptionally Eclectic – Home Made Happy Tour

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Tricia of Our Home Made Happy lives on a farm with this view. Along with an assortment of goats, chickens, and ducks, Tricia has seven home schooled kids.  She still finds time to style her happy home. She loves white. She's one organized gal too. I guess with seven kids, she has to be! Seven kids + seven silhouettes = one … [Read more...]

                 

Exceptionally Eclectic – Old Painted Cottage Tour

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  She bid on 7 houses and lost out on all of them.  Luckily, the 8th house was the charm and after a major renovation, Jennifer from The Old Painted Cottage got the cottage of her (and my) dreams. She loves white kitchens and numbers ... old ladders and drafting stools ... rusty old bar carts and industrial lighting … [Read more...]

                 

Exceptionally Eclectic – What a View

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Kelly from View Along the Way is a DIY diva. From making her own light fixtures and headboard, to an amazing plate wall that wraps around the wall, she's a girl after my own heart. She had me at cowhide and DIY capiz shell chandelier in her home office ... and this fabulous DIY nailhead trim upholstered headboard. You all know I'm a … [Read more...]

                 

Exceptionally Eclectic – Living Large in a Small Space

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Have you ever heard of people writing a letter to a homeowner so they can stand out from the crowd when buying a house? That's just what Jen of Migonis Home and her husband did when they spotted a charming cape in a seaside town and guess what ... it worked! They've been DIYing their way through every room in the house ever … [Read more...]

                 

Exceptionally Eclectic – Home on the Bay

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Ever since I wrote my 5th grade report on Maine, with my crayon drawing of a lighthouse on the cover, I've wanted to visit. I may just have to go visit Mary from At Home on the Bay. After all, anyone who loves an eclectic plate wall ... and paint by number gallery wall is a kindred spirit. Did I mention she lives in beautiful Maine (can … [Read more...]

                 

Exceptionally Eclectic – Very Vivid Home

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      Heather of Vivid Hue Home is a color loving girl after my own heart! She's definitely not afraid to inject personality into her home ... from a turquoise and lime green sunroom ...     to a vibrant bedroom set against a neutral background ...       to a bold, … [Read more...]

                 

Exceptionally Eclectic Tour – Cozy Bungalow Roost

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  One look at Megan of Restoring the Roost's 1917 bungalow and you can see it's very special.       So special that the former owners actually moved the bungalow from it's former location and nestled it onto a new brick foundation in the woods of Carolina.         Megan and her … [Read more...]

                 

Exceptionally Eclectic Home Tour – Casual California Comfort

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  Did you know I dream of moving to California one day? From Napa to Newport, San Francisco to San Diego, I love the weather, the people, the food, the beach ...   Mary Ann of Casual Classic Home is living the life in a cheery retreat near the water. I love a chandelier in every room of the house.  Oh, and a dutch door … [Read more...]

                 

Exceptionally Eclectic – Colorful California Roost

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Wish they all could be California girls ... While I'm channeling the Beach Boys, Bonnie from Going Home to Roost is living the life in sunny California in her charming home that she's really made her own. It starts at the colorful door where even Toaster the dog is golden.     That wall of windows has me seeing green for … [Read more...]