Unbelievable we are starting another year! I started doing my favorites from the past month last year and now I am cruising into year two. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and Happy New Year.
Here goes what caught my eye last month during the holiday rush!
There is something about the clean lines and no fuss that draws me in. My chic adventure has beautiful photos of Scandinavian design.
This interested me as vinegar has so many uses. My Domaine has a list. One of my uses (not on the list) is cleaning my winter boots of salt.
Over at Thistlewood Farms we have one table and three different looks. Just the difference paint can make caught my eye.
This apartment caught my eye over books, alcoves and the bar chart. It is warm and girly in places. Head over to The Every Girl blog to check out the whole apartment. Let me know what you think.
The Art Of Doing Stuff was the first blog I started following. Karen is funny and has a twist on life. This post is on you are never to old to learn – unless your dead. I think it is worth a read as it might challenge your idea of aging!
Now I know there is a Christmas tree in the picture but it is the rope basket I want you to focus on. I think it is versatile for a lot of things (not holiday related!) and the post is a DIY on it. A Beautifulmess has all the details.
I thought this quote was appropriate as we start a new year and new chapter.
You can always start now!
You can always start now 
Thank you for the inspiring quote! 💖 the photos of Scandinavian design. xoxo
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Interior design is my go to eye candy I have to say. Pretty, creative and enjoy seeing individual’s put their stamp on their homes. I always enjoy a good quote so thought I’d start ending with one! Have a board on Pinterest of just quotes!
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Scandinavian design is my absolute favourite! I absolutely want my house to be inspired by it in the future!
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There is something about the clean lines and nothing too in your face. I am working at paring down – I am a work in progress at the moment in this area!!
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Loved all your picks, but you just know that table redo got my attention 🙂
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Just paint! I thought it was neat also.
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LOVE the Scandinavian design, I’ve been searching Pinterest for months for inspiration for my dressing room. I’ve opted for a clean white desk, black clothes rail, black rimmed mirror and a few tropical plants! Lovely read xoxo
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Oh that sounds lovely. I love black and white also. Clean, crip – just something about it. Have you done a post on this and I missed it? Just the process to get there would be worth reading. Thanks for stopping by.
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I had no idea that vinegar could get rid of salt! This is my second year of favourites posts too – I enjoy reading and writing them!
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Canadian here so salt can be a problem on sidewalks for us. I enjoy the favourite posts as makes me pop into different blogs, Bloglovin and slow down a bit. Thanks for stopping by.
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These pictures are stunning!! I wish my living room could look like these haha xx
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Me too!! I think we can get there it just might take time and $. Slow but sure. Thanks for stopping by.
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Beautiful selection of pictures!! I love the simple clean lines but yet the interiors are cosy and warm 🙂
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If I want eye candy interior design is where I go. Enjoying seeing homes and how people put their individual stamp on them.
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I can see why these appealed to you. The clean lines and colour scheme is very calming. I was a bit envious though – to begin with I thought this was your apartment 😁
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I wish! My place is slowly evolving. Bit more colour with blue accents but not too bold. I think your home should reflect you and yes be calming if your life outside of home is hectic. Sorry you were envious for a second!!
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Lol not at all, it is inspirational. I would be envious of anything vaguely tidy with 4 boys and 2 dogs lol!
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I imagine your house is full of activity and imagination which you can’t capture on the page.
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If that’s a byword for “chaos & mild swearing” then absolutely 😂
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LOL
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I was surprised by how versatile vinegar could be! I’ve used it for cleaning for years and I’m really happy with it!
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I’ve used it for years cleaning also – so much cheaper and easier on the environment than other products. Definitely worth a share.
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I love these picks! I have followed a couple, although all of them appeal to me. I am really finding Im enjoying interiors blogs, so thanks for the recommendations x
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Your welcome. Just looking at pretty spaces I find calming. No big decision or discussions just eye candy.
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That rope basket looks great- this is definitely on my DIY list for the spring/summer. (The Christmas tree doesn’t hurt haha)
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I liked the rope basket also.
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I love love love the books and the frames idea… I’d be so scared of getting it all messed up though haha!
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Anything that has books in it catches my eye. I am working on a gallery wall in bedroom so not perfect but want to see memories. So go for it.
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Love your post!
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Thank you. Went in and sharing buttons are those drag and drop so…deleted and tried again. Wish I was more techie. Thanks for taking care of me.
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Oh, I love the book stacking decoration! I have several bookcases I need to get rid of and this would be a fun way to store the books I’ll be keeping. And that quote is soooooo true. I am going to have to remember the vinegar boot/salt thing, I though I knew a lot about vinegar uses but that one is new to me. 🙂
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I love my books and when purging they are the hardest thing to do through. Check Pinterest out for more ideas on how to decorate with books. I think they look good in any room/setting! I love a good quote.
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My favorite is the one where they angled all the books on a bookshelf to look like a Christmas tree!
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You can never go wrong with a book!!
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I also love the rope basket and the vanity table is beautiful …I use vinegar to clean windoes but didn’t think to use it to clean my steam iron or get off scorch marks some great tips 🙂
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Yes the rope basket is great. I use (diluted) vinegar to clean shower and have used to clean my windows also. A neighbour told me to use an onion in water to clean windows for no streaking.
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I haven’t heard of that who need chemicals when we already have so much indoors already and safer 🙂
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Trying to eliminate what I can chemical wise – just reading the bottles or harm it can do is scary.
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I know Amelia…If anything has more 3/4 ingredients I steer clear…I am using a wonderful cleaner at the moment and I don’t have to wear gloves even when cleaning the oven ..it is odourless..just a powder mixed with tap water and it is amazing…I was given it to test and when told what it cleaned I used it thinking yeah, yeah been there got the tee shirt so DON’T b***s*** me…AND I was wrong it worked! Amazing stuff…:) Carol 🙂
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You have to let me know what the powder is! Odourless would be great – other stuff you practically have to leave the house once you put it on. Wet and wind day here can hear the wind howling outside!!
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It is called Morris Clean Amelia if you PM your address I will see if they will send you a free sample like they did to me 🙂
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pm you.
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Hello, hope you are doing great! I had a doozy of an evening just catching up. Going to review your post of Sunday now. For today’s post, I tagged you for the “TMI Tag.” Feel free to participate if you wish. Here’s the link: https://ingridmadisonave.com/2018/01/24/tmi-tag/
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Tried to catch up last night also. Off to fundraiser tonight. Thanks for the tag. I love GOT also. Will have a go at them!
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