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Antique door knobs get me going

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Oh my! Can you tell that Spring is here?

It seems that between this blog and my gardening blog I’ve been doing a lot of posting about getting outside, wanting to get out and work in my garden, and resuming our home renovation projects (so we can start new projects!).

It’s gotta have something to do with Spring. I mean, I’m still feeling sick so I’m not all that peppy, but I keep having all these thoughts about getting things done around the house and tidying up the garden. It must be that feeling of renewal that spring gives a person. At least the fact that I’m starting to get excited about our reno projects and other things must be a good sign.

So you know what got me going this time? Antique door knobs. That’s right. Door knobs of all things. BTW if you like antique door knobs check out the Architectural Classics site as it has a very nice collection.

You see, if you read the post prior to this one I mentioned that our house was built in 1927. One of the few things we haven’t changed in the house is all the door knobs. We really like the antique style – they are so much more ornate and attractive than modern door knobs.

The old outer door on our enclosed back porch had colored cut glass door knobs. We got ride of the door but kept the door knobs! When we finish our living room dining room reno I’d like to put a nice French door in the opening between the kitchen and dining room, and perhaps replace the basement door with a French door as well as the two doors are almost side by side when viewed from the kitchen. I’d put the cut glass door knobs on one of these doors. Of course, I’ll have to find another set of door knobs almost exactly the same for the second door.

Does anyone else like the look of antique door knobs better than modern ones?





Planning the decor of our unfinished living room dining room

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Well I was just talking about my interest in interior design in my last post. Lately I’ve been talking about our renovation projects on my Home and Gardening blog more than on this site.

I’m just dreaming of getting our living room reno finished. We are in the middle of a big job. We have to finish or well … start putting up tin ceiling tiles. I purchased almost 100 of them 2 x 2 feet square three years ago. I had to paint them myself and I’ve actually antiqued them to make them fit with the style of our 1927 house.

Once the ceiling is done wide baseboards and lovely wide molding will be applied to the walls, and other than a little bit of redecorating our living room dining room reno will be finished.

In anticipation of finishing our renovation I’ve been looking at a number of home décor sites. At this point we don’t have anything on our walls. I have some very nice paintings that I’d like to put up and that will help, but it needs more.

The living room portion of the room is on the north side of the house it’s very dark. So I’ve been thinking that putting a nice mirror, perhaps like this art deco style mirror somewhere in the living room where it will catch some of the light from the south side of the house. The mirror is a piece of art in itself and will add beauty to the room, but if it can lighten or brighten the room as well it will add function.

What do you think? Isn’t that just a lovely mirror?

Wrought Iron decor for the home

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My husband and I are still in renovation mode in our home. Yes, we’ve slowed down over the last year or so, but I still keep my eye out for interesting items that I can use in the house once all of our work is finished.

I’m certain that I’ve come across the Wrought Iron Decor Store in the past and bookmarked it. So I figured that I might tell my readers about this great online store now since Spring is coming. I know that if you’re anything like me, along with getting the Spring cleaning done, you might take a look at your decor and decided to buy some new items for your home to spruce it up or begin to get into redecorating mode. I know that whenever this feeling has hit me it’s almost always been during the Spring time.

I really like a number of the products at the Wrought Iron Decor store. They have beautifully designed wrought iron wall hangings and wall grilles in all different shapes and sizes. They also carry wrought iron hanging lanterns with brackets that you could place a tea light or small candles in, in order to give a room a romantic look. Kitchen and bath decor, wall sconce, garden decor, wine racks and accessories all make up just a portion of the great wrought iron items that they carry.

If you like these kind of items take a look at the site. I’m fairly certain that I’ll be making a purchase from this store some time in the future since many of the items go with the look I’m trying to create for my home.

Dealking gives you cash back when you shop

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Do you like saving money and getting great deals? I know that I do. If you’re like me and enjoy finding a bargain then you should visit dealking.com. The site lists deals, discounts and even cash back offers on products purchased for 100’s on well known, name brand online stores.

To start saving money and get cash back on your purchases all you need to do is sign up for a free Deal King membership and then start shopping. Find a store or product you like and go to the site to purchase the product through the Dealking.com links to get your discounts or cash back deals. For example – I need some new clothes so I visited their Gap directory. In the Gap directory I found an offer that would get me 2% cashback on my Gap purchases. Dealking has other offers that are even better than that.

If you are a savvy shopper check out Dealking.com and start saving money and getting cash back now.

Create your own Area rug design

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Now here’s an interesting idea. Have you ever wished that you could create your own area rug with your own design? I’m sure that if you are in the interior design business you wish all the time that you could do this. Well now you can. The Custom Area Rugs by Tufenkian Carpets program is open to all interior designers as well as home owners.

Using their state of the art rendering system, Tufenkian can create any design to your exact specifications. Choose from their existing patterns and modify it as you wish, or create something totally new. All you need is your imagination and you’re all set. I took a look at some of their recent design projects and they are just gorgeous.

The company has been in business for over 20 years and provides reliable and timely service. Visit the site to learn more and perhaps to start creating your own custom carpet.

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