tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68213125669598608052024-03-29T04:02:00.227-07:00Life: DesignedHi, I'm Nancy and welcome to my world of design! I'm currently studying Interior Design but I love all things design related. Here you'll find things that inspire me as well as some projects I've completed. Join me as I explore life: designed.Nancy @ Life: Designedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968178940020050765noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821312566959860805.post-89775055258632634032013-01-25T10:43:00.002-08:002013-01-25T10:43:33.007-08:00Help Build 20 Homes in Fiji!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello my lovely readers! Guess what?! Out of 100 students, I've been selected with 14 others to partake in a new initiative with my school, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Habitat for Humanity! </span><br>
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<a href="http://alifedesigned.blogspot.com/2013/01/help-build-20-homes-in-fiji.html#more">Read more »</a>Nancy @ Life: Designedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968178940020050765noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821312566959860805.post-19966488049091328082012-12-28T07:51:00.000-08:002012-12-28T07:51:00.134-08:00London Calling<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've never really heard London calling my name...until now.</span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was at HomeSense a few days ago and saw a white washed wood chest with a faded Union Jack on the lid. I spent about 5 seconds dreaming that I could afford it. </span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And then when I was hunting for arm chairs for a recent client, I came across <a href="http://www.made.com/" target="_blank">Made</a> and spent some time dreaming I was living in London purchasing furniture.</span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here are some good<span style="font-size: small;">ies I have fallen in love <span style="font-size: small;">with:</span></span></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've made brownies before in my very distant past but never mint chocolate brownies! Sounds delicious right?</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That's right...I've been cooking/baking a storm.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So much in fact that in high school, my church youth kids joked that I was goth. I suppose the mood lighting and incense didn't help... </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soon "goth" was replaced with "witch" when the kids discovered a broom in my closet. It was a prop from a church play...I promise! =)</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lately my love for candles has made a roaring comeback so a couple weeks ago I went to Bath and Body Works. I've actually never purchased candles from BBW but I was curious to see what they had. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His cousin Mia, who's 6 weeks older, had <a href="http://alifedesigned.blogspot.ca/2012/10/mias-1.html" target="_blank">her dol</a> (a baby's 1st birthday) at the end of September. The <a href="http://alifedesigned.blogspot.ca/2012/09/korean-doljabi.html" target="_blank">Korean doljabi raffle</a> was a big hit at Mia's dol so I reused the pink jars to make Nathan's dojabi raffle. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love candy bars but I feel like we need to switch it up. I'm pretty sure we've had candy bar favours for the past 6-12 parties. Change is good, no? </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So for my nephew's upcoming 1 year little man mustache party, I came up with a different idea for favours. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His party will be right after Halloween so kids (and parents) will be candied out- another reason why I love this idea!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So as I mentioned, my little niece turned 1 a couple weeks ago! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some decor pics that our friend's daughter shot. At 16 years old, she's a budding photographer! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I first started this program I remember thinking, "Wow, I'm going to graduate this program when I'm 31!" That sounded so old back then... but alas, here I am and... I don't feel a day older. I think my nephews keep me young. I'm pretty sure they think I'm their age.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's hard to explain. I don't "feel" older but I know that I definitely am. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This upcoming year will be an interesting year...some transitions will be happening and I have no idea how it's all going to play out. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A friend's daughter took a ton of pics of the cake/candy bar table on Saturday so I'll post those as soon as we get them. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the meantime...let's switch gears for a little man's 1st birthday!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The theme is "mustache bash" so I'm in the middle of make a little banner that will look something like this: </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was originally going to use onesies, but then I'd have to iron a mustache on or draw it which did not appeal to me. I'm not a fan of iron on transfers ever since my <a href="http://alifedesigned.blogspot.ca/2012/02/tie-t-shirt-transfer-fail.html" target="_blank">epic tie t-shirt fail</a>. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My little niece is one today and for her party tomorrow, I've put together her monthly pictures in a large frame. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Isn't that gorgeous?!</span><br>
<a href="http://alifedesigned.blogspot.com/2012/09/diy-mid-century-bench.html#more">Read more »</a>Nancy @ Life: Designedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968178940020050765noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821312566959860805.post-41635888359725094992012-09-17T08:22:00.000-07:002012-09-17T08:22:00.759-07:001st Birthday Party Target Haul<span style="font-family: Arial;">In addition to my little niece turning 1 in just one week, my youngest nephew, Nathan, AKA Chubbs, AKA Butterball, is celebrating his 1st birthday in the beginning of November! </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So I'm simultaneously making decorations for both parties in addition to studying in my last year of design school... It's going to be a busy fall. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Back in August, I had gone down to the States to hit up Target and Joann's for some party supplies and I wanted to share them with you!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course it's silly and superstitious. We don't believe in any of it but it's a fun little tradition that everyone in our family has participated in. It's a way to have all the guests gather and give their full attention to the birthday child. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The is an opportunity to have a raffle where guests predict which object (and therefore which profession/future) Mia will choose. They take a tag, write their name on the back and drop it in the appropriate can. After Mia participates in her doljabi, a "winner" will be picked at random from the chosen can and awarded a prize. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This quote is practically my life's motto! </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is a pretty big milestone in almost every culture and it's certainly a big deal in the Korean culture where we have certain traditions attached to this big day which we call "dol" or "doljanchi".</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you google Korean dol/doljanchi, you'll see people go all out with decorations for this day. A typical modern day decor piece is the dol go im (dol tower):</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It's probably one of the best things that's ever happened to me. Haha!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">After I got the phone, I struggled with what sort of case to get. Yes, it's a horribly difficult decision, isn't it?</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For a while I thought maybe I would just make do without a case. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I love the look and feel of a naked iPhone. </span><br>
<a href="http://alifedesigned.blogspot.com/2012/09/best-iphone-case-ever.html#more">Read more »</a>Nancy @ Life: Designedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968178940020050765noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821312566959860805.post-80996994902730876032012-09-05T08:36:00.000-07:002012-09-05T08:36:00.170-07:00DIY Serviette Tray<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a <em>really</em> simple easy DIY for a lovely, sophisticated tray.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's pretty awesome isn't it?! </span><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I stepped into Dulux Paint for the first time to see what they had and after discussing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> my plans with the saleswoman she recommended this paint:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got a quart for $25. This isn't lacquer paint (their lacquer paint only came in a gallon and it was $68!) but she </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">recommended it because of it's high gloss finish. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And did it deliver?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However I did have a few problems with this paint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had pictures of my nephew with the <a href="http://alifedesigned.blogspot.ca/2012/08/diy-make-first-day-of-school-memorable.html" target="_blank">back to school frame</a> that I made for him but at the last minute I deleted them from the post.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The <a href="http://alifedesigned.blogspot.ca/2012/02/sheep-party-for-rabbit.html" target="_blank">first time I posted a picture</a> of my nephews, I blocked their faces because my sister and BIL didn't want their faces on the internet. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple weeks ago I asked my other sister and BIL if I could post a picture of their daughter on the <a href="http://alifedesigned.blogspot.ca/2012/08/x-marks-spot-diy-patterned-bench.html" target="_blank">bench I had repainted.</a> They were fine with it, so I did. However I just recently took the picture down.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It's a huge milestone if you think about it. His life will never be the same. Gone are carefree days. From now on, school will be a major part of his life. Yes, I'm being a bit dramatic. It's just kindergarten afterall. I suppose I'm projecting my own icky feelings about school onto him. Haha. He's actually very excited!</span><br>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I asked him if we should have a back to school (or in his case, first day of school) party and strangely he said no. Still, I wanted to do something for him so I made this first day of school frame to capture this time in his life. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks to my <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/diy-industrial-bar-cart-life-designed-174757" target="_blank">Apartment Therapy feature</a>, my <a href="http://alifedesigned.blogspot.ca/2012/07/diy-pipe-bar-cart.html" target="_blank">DIY Industrial Bart Cart</a> is all over Pinterest! However, I received a comment from a reader (Hi Amy!) that she had to follow a trail of bread crumbs to finally find my blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">She suggested I add a "Pin It" button to my photos. I'm definitely going to look into that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Since my computer died a few weeks ago, I don't have access to Photoshop. And I can't afford to buy a new computer right now so as soon as I get my school laptop, which comes with PS, I'll start watermarking my photos. This is a really good idea and I think all DIY bloggers should do this! Why didn't I do this earlier??!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Pinterest account features my DIY projects but I also have several boards- all design/decor/DIY related. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When my hard drive died, I lost a lot of inspirational images that I had been collecting so Pinterest is a really great way to organize and keep images without fear of losing them- unless the internet crashes and dies one day. To be honest, I'm a little scared at how dependent we've become on technology!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Anyways, here's a sampling of my boards if you're interested!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">DIY Inspiration:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/lifedesignednc/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Life Designed Pinterest</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click (beautiful photographs):</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aI3LN9eFcyo/UDnQZ03kN-I/AAAAAAAACHI/zpuL2x8dPoA/s1600/click.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="294" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aI3LN9eFcyo/UDnQZ03kN-I/AAAAAAAACHI/zpuL2x8dPoA/s320/click.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/lifedesignednc/" target="_blank">Life Designed Pinterest</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spaces:</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rs_7FNL4ENM/UDnQkAgUbPI/AAAAAAAACHQ/nrGhaP9RsNk/s1600/spaces.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rs_7FNL4ENM/UDnQkAgUbPI/AAAAAAAACHQ/nrGhaP9RsNk/s320/spaces.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/lifedesignednc/" target="_blank">Life Designed Pinterest</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design (similar to Spaces but not just interior design- industrial design, graphic design- anything and everything design related):</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E7FmBa6tmdw/UDnSWM_PaLI/AAAAAAAACHw/7tMuNIOwz1k/s1600/design.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="297" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E7FmBa6tmdw/UDnSWM_PaLI/AAAAAAAACHw/7tMuNIOwz1k/s320/design.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/lifedesignednc/" target="_blank">Life Designed Pinterest</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Furniture/Lighting/Accessories:</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Wu4-hE4uPY/UDnQ1WpjUtI/AAAAAAAACHY/eMpbdw_y4Os/s1600/furniture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="301" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Wu4-hE4uPY/UDnQ1WpjUtI/AAAAAAAACHY/eMpbdw_y4Os/s320/furniture.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/lifedesignednc/" target="_blank">Life Designed Pinterest</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Places (gorgeous images of places I would love to visit- if only in my dreams):</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HQK0qjGwK28/UDnRKxnngNI/AAAAAAAACHg/qCTpbG2C6QA/s1600/travel.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="288" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HQK0qjGwK28/UDnRKxnngNI/AAAAAAAACHg/qCTpbG2C6QA/s320/travel.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/lifedesignednc/" target="_blank">Life Designed Pinterest</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/lifedesignednc/" target="_blank">Life Designed Pinterest</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you have a Pinterest account? If so, leave a link in the comments so I can follow you!</span><br />
Nancy @ Life: Designedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968178940020050765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821312566959860805.post-36981631269915401582012-08-24T08:11:00.000-07:002012-08-24T08:11:00.213-07:00Give An Old Shelf New Life!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that my sister and brother in law are moving their bedroom upstairs, they need smaller bedside tables or wall shelves that act as bedside tables.</span><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Something like this wall mounted shelf would be great! </span><br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.cb2.com/storage/accessories/slice-grey-wall-mounted-storage-shelf/f5963" target="_blank">CB2</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But not $179 great...</span><br>
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