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SLOW DOWN

There are 5 minutes left in today so I want to touch base…real fast. everything is real fast. I just returned from Tampa. I went there to surprise my brother who has a big birthday this week, with an extreme makeover of his apartment. MORE..MUCH more on that to come. My return flights were all… Read More SLOW DOWN

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THE KITCHEN MAKEOVER – SAVING AND SPLURGES AND LESSONS LEARNED

 saving 1. I designed the kitchen makeover MYSELF INSTEAD of hiring an outside professional to guide me through all of the decision making. 2. I replaced the Cabinet Doors and drawer fronts INSTEAD of REPLACING the whole cabinets 3. I used Formica Marble INSTEAD of Real Marble 4. I installed the American Olean Stock Subway… Read More THE KITCHEN MAKEOVER – SAVING AND SPLURGES AND LESSONS LEARNED

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lesli devito CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT GIVEAWAY!!!

CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT GIVEAWAY **************************************************************** Congratulations Thank you so much for your kind words and your sweet inspirational stories!  See..you moved me so much I am going to have TWO winners..and I am going to increase the discount to 20% off to anyone who left a comment that would like to order a pet portrait from… Read More lesli devito CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT GIVEAWAY!!!

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MONDAY MAKEOVER -KITCHEN PART ONE – The MARBLE Countertops?

FOR A 2016  UPDATE OF THE KITCHEN VISIT THIS POST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a very exiting day for me….I have waited for two years to be able to SAY THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE… “the KITCHEN IS DONE!!!” There are still odds and ends and then one really big “ODD” the floor…but MOST of this makeover, which… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER -KITCHEN PART ONE – The MARBLE Countertops?