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my design projects, inspirations, & a few personal tidbits

Here you will find what inspires me, and a peek into how I pull spaces together – the good, the bad, and the sometimes ugly mishaps along the way. I sprinkle in a little family life, travel, food, fashion, and party events, too.

January 16, 2014

I have recently finished a mini revamp of my dining room (almost there, then the reveal!), and I had some leftover scraps of some fabric...

January 15, 2014

If you follow me on Instagram (please do!  @astoriedstyle), you probably saw the above image I posted a couple of weeks ago.  I am extremely...

January 13, 2014

diy coffee table to flokati ottoman I'm so excited to share with you a DIY I did recently for my living room!  It was a fairly easy project, and I have been asked several times "what store I bought my stools from", which is always what you want to hear when you've DIY'ed something. Let's get started, here's what you will need...
January 10, 2014

January is the month of organizing, is it not?  Fresh start, fresh eyes, the holidays and all of the ensuing craziness is behind us, and we want to find a way to make our lives a little easier and a little more calming through...storage solutions.  It sounds a bit silly to type that, but it's true, right?  I have been trying to reorganize one area a week - one drawer, one closet, one little space.  I will share some of these soon, but I thought this week's Pinterest Taught Me How To should include easy, "you could do this in one day" storage solutions. [caption id="attachment_7487" align="aligncenter" width="506"]our fifth house our fifth house[/caption] 1.  How To Make Window Box Storage - I really like to use baskets on a wall as storage, and this idea is so simple and really great looking!  You could take any basket and add a little loop of twine or ribbon to make them hang on the wall, but the baskets used here are actually wicker window boxes from Lowes!  Therefore, they already have the loop, and you know they will be good and strong.  You could buy these and some hooks, and be good to go in an hour or so.

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