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Blogging Ottawa: It Just Keeps Getting Better!

Monday, April 27, 2009

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Lately, it seems that Ottawa’s burgeoning blogsphere just keeps on getting better and better.  Since I began a year ago, this girlaboutOtown has seen many new great new blogs join the scene.  Slowly, I have been adding to feeds to my reader, and now I am following all sorts of unfiltered local news and views [...]

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If Walls Could Talk…

Thursday, March 12, 2009

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For those of you like me who flip furiously through design and decorating magazines, look carefully at what you see.  Behind the colours, patterns, textures and furniture is the space itself, framed only by walls, ceilings and floors. It is against this backdrop that the contents of a room come to life, but most often, it [...]

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New Life for a Pair of Wise Old Owls

Monday, March 9, 2009

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There may be a one or two of you out there a wee bit envious of my latest Value Village find, but I just couldn’t leave these completely kitsch ceramic owl lamps behind.  For only 12$ each, and in full working order, this pair has real potential! Whimsy.  Wit.   Style.   All in a trip to [...]

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Ottawa Magazine Interiors Edition

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

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Friday, I received a special delivery by mail.  As a subscriber to Ottawa Magazine, I was treated to the annual Interiors Edition – just in time for some good weekend reading. This super slick glossy magazine is by far the best interior focused publication here in Ottawa, and it is a ‘must have’ for local house [...]

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Saturday Plans: Closet Cravings

Friday, January 30, 2009

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Should I muster the motivation, the plan for tomorrow is to tackle my clothes closet.  It is still a bit hard for me to believe, but my closet was actually built custom.  Talk about every girl’s dream come true!  Prior to moving in, storage of any kind in this house was nonexistent, so it really was [...]

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Winter Weekend Whirl

Sunday, January 18, 2009

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A Friday night in the midst of an arctic cold snap is usually the kind of night when the call of the couch is strong, and the blankets beckon.   It’s the perfect occasion to pull up the popcorn bowl and shovel away your sorrows after a long hard week, or to cuddle up with the [...]

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