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Do you know what I want my dream home to be like?  A home with simple decor, has wood flooring and lots of natural light.  I just love a home with large scale windows.  You can soak up in the sun without leaving the house.  How about that? Before I find a storage box to keep the recycled toner cartridges, let me show you a few images of my dream home.

I love the big windows in this kitchen

Check out the big windows

A beautiful kitchen

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My Favourite Decor

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Hey everyone.  The weekend is here.  Have you made any fun plans?  I have some presents to wrap and will be busy checking out some craft blogs for some inspiration on how to create a cute gift topper.  Before I go, let me leave you with some of my favourite decors.  I saw them on From Our Hiding Place.

I just love wooden flooring.  I wish to have this in my next home.

H&M Home Collection

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Before I take the compost bin out to the garden, I thought I would share with you what I am loving right now.  They are some of the home items from H&M Home.   Have you seen them yet?  There are Bohemian Vintage, Authentic Autumn to Playful Style which feature lots of cute puppies and pink stuff.  I cannot wait to get my hands on them.  They are so trendy.  Here’s what I am loving now.

Time to update the bathroom with this shower curtain

Dress up the bedroom with this Dog Duvet cover

Linen table cloth

Add some colours to the living area with this pink cushion

Advertise Your Properties To Rent With RentCalgary

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A friend was lamenting to me that it takes a long time for her to rent out her apartment which is situated in downtown.  She had placed the ad in the newspaper and boards at the supermarket near the apartment but it took close to 3 months before she managed to rent it out.   In this competitive market, finding interested renters is getting more and more difficult.

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Scrap Pallet Plank Wall

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While my spouse was busy looking up the incredible s price from his favorite online store, I was on my laptop, admiring the beautiful wall which was covered with scrap pallet planks.  You know how much I love looking at re-purpose furniture from wooden pallets.  Katie from MomandHerDrill.blogspot.com made this wood plank wall out of scrap pallets. She removed the ring shank nails from the pallets and put together the wall all by herself.  Isn’t that amazing?  Who would have thought of using scrap pallets to cover the wall eh?  I am so inspired.

Re-Using Burlap Coffee Sacks

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I love the coffee sacks.  They are so unique and I love its colour and texture.  There are many creative people out there who have re-purposed burlap coffee sacks.  I just saw some inspiring coffee sack creations on some home decor blogs.  The sacks are turned into framed wall decor, cushions, Christmas stockings, inspiration board and etc.  The natural wear and tear look add some shabby chic style to the decor.

images via www.sasinteriors.net

Personalized Christening Gifts

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I have been invited to the Christening of my good friend’s baby girl.   The christening will take place in 2 week’s time.  I have been  looking around for personalized christening gifts for my friend’s daughter but could not find anything nice until I discovered Personal Creations.  This online store has a huge range of unique gifts for every special event.  I found just what I wanted at Personal Creations.

I love this Girl Ways Framed Canvas which would look great on the wall of the nursery

I am also getting this Pink Lamb Bible which I think is very cute and a great keepsake.

Accessories Made From Reclaimed Fire Hose

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I came across some really cool accessories for home from Elvis & Kresse last night.  Thought I would share them with you here. Elvis & Kresse collect fire brigade hoses from genuine de-commissioned British fire stations and turn them into lifestyle accessories.   50% of  their profits go back to the Fire Fighters Charity.  Here are the stylish items made from reclaimed fire hose for the home.

Table mat

Candle holder