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17
Dec
08

Holiday Gifts for a Special Home

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Wall Mounted Stag

Wall Mounted Stag – Matter Matters – $85.00

www.mattermatters.com

So Turquoise!

So Turquoise! Handsoaps – TS Pink – $12 Each

www.thisisauto.com

Animal Index

Animal Index – Japanese Modern Design – $23.00

www.japanesemoderndesign.com

Cardinal Garden Bell

Cardinal Garden Bell – The Gardener – $14.00 Each

www.thegardener.com

Monogrammed Angora Lambswool Throw

Monogrammed Lambswool Angora Throw

The Monogram Shop – $325.00

www.themonogramshops.com

Pop Color Catchall

Pop Color Catchall – Pottery Barn – $14.00 Each

www.potterybarn.com

Your Favorite Cotton Towel

Your Favorite Cotton Towel – West Elm – $2.99 -12.00

www.westelm.com

Porcelain Bird Bowls

Finch – Coe & Waito – $56.00

www.shopfinch.com

Jonathan Adler Needlepoint Pillows

Jonathan Adler Needlepoint Pillows – $115.00 – 195.00 Each

www.jonathanadler.com

04
Apr
08

The Company is Getting a New Name!

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After much thought and deliberation, I believe we’ve found a name.

“tandem designs”

Tandem came about after much discussion with a like-minded friend. The word tandem is relevant to our service in a number of ways. The implication is a partnership between the company and the client, a reference to our varied alliance with service providers all over Austin and our commitment at all times to providing the best professional service for our clients – without which we would not exist. You’re all partners and friends. Thank you.

Welcome.

10
Mar
08

What I’m Loving Now

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A good friend introduced me to a little site that’s keeping me up late. www.etsy.com. All things handmade from all over the world. I think it took me 15 minutes to add 36 items to my shopping cart. Buy local. Buy earth-friendly. Buy novelty. This site has it all.

Happy hunting.

04
Mar
08

Early Bird Easter

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Easter is coming to us very early this year.

Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that the Hebrew culture used to identify passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.

Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22) but that is rare. Here’s the interesting part: This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives. Only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above). None of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier!

The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913. 2) The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!

ENJOY!

12
Feb
08

Room for Color

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Categories: Fun Stuff, interior decorating, Misc. and Tips and Tricks
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Color can be a tricky thing. If you need a dose of it in your life and aren’t quite ready to paint your kitchen lavender, consider punching it up with some high-volume accessories. My favorites (and they work in almost any room) are:

** Black lampshades

** Throw pillows of assorted colors and textures

** Cut bougainvillea, tulips, cherry blossom or poppies in a turquoise vase

** Groupings of smaller objects in monochromatic shades of blue or coral

07
Feb
08

Outdoor Space

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It’s about that time. The weather changes are so subtle that you realize one day the heater is stifling and you’d be crazy not to open all your windows.

In honor of spring, I wanted to write about outdoor spaces. Whether you’re selling your home or would just like to increase the amount of livable space,

consider creating an outdoor living room. For sellers: Buyers love to imagine that they’ll enjoy the outside of a new home just as much as the inside. Show them how and they’ll fall in love.

I have clipped a few things I’m loving right now from Domino magazine.

Enjoy and be inspired – the weekend’s almost here.

22
Jan
08

I [heart] Clarksville

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A small break from real estate and home staging… to: a memory of two great times in ’07:

1) My very very small apartment in Clarksville:

I painted the walls like I owned the place and spent a quarter of a paycheck to do so. It was the most charming place with old wood floors, tall ceilings, a steel oven and counter tops, zero storage, the best neighbors ever and easy access to downtown, Whole Foods, Z-Tejas, Sweetish Hill and a myriad of well-known (and not-so-well-known) shops and boutiques.
2) Finding just the right wedding gown and trying it on for my friends who came all the way from everywhere to spend a weekend with me in June.
This is a snapshot of both my best living room and my best gown all at once just before it got really really hot outside and my aloe plant died. RIP old friend.
21
Jan
08

A Few of My Favorite Things…

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From Domino Magazine… Today was a day inspired by kids. I’m not sure if it’s because today is a school holiday (Happy MLK Day to you) and it’s just pouring rain outside (poor kids on their day off) or because I’ve been around a few more children than normal lately but regardless: some great ideas from my very favorite magazine – hail Domino gurus – you are my inpiration bread and butter!

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