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savannah + brandon + albert the doggie

things we see, eat and do

succulents

March 15, 2013 //

First, a little education about our new little friends (straight off their pop containers). “Blue Giant” / Sedeveria Hybrid is one of many intergeneric hybrids between Sedum and Echeveria. Forms rambling clustering plants. Excellent for rock gardens. Porus soil. Protect from frost. Provide bright light; hardy to 36˙F; to 6″ + tall. Water thoroughly when…

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Filed Under: projects Tagged With: blue giant, california sunset, compact mini jade, crassula burgundy, echeveria sleepy, garden, plants, pot, succulens

herbs

March 13, 2013 //

On one of our Ikea runs a couple of months ago, savannah spotted these super fun little pots and exclaimed that they must be the home for her herbs this year. We waited a while to get them until it was closer to herb planting time (and we didn’t have so much unboxing to do)….

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happy valentine’s day

February 14, 2013 //

Neither of us are especially mushy, and we don’t normally make a big deal out of Valentine’s Day, but we thought we’d use it as an excuse to focus on one area of the house and make it cute (see below)… and it seemed like a good display for a couple of our more lovey…

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Filed Under: california, home tour, projects Tagged With: felt, garland, mantle, owls, pink, project, red, valentine, valentine's day, white

the entry piece

February 1, 2013 //

Another project! Several years ago, well, probably more than that, savannah’s mom got the piece as unfinished wood. She painted it white and savannah later had it in her house in College Station. It’s been well loved, so was time to spruce it up. Stay tuned to see how it turns out.

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projects

January 23, 2013 //

Since apparently moving and settling into our first home (still in progress) wasn’t enough of a project, we decided to take on a few more. This past weekend, we went to a few of the many thrift/antique stores in Burbank looking for something to turn into a headboard and found two things we just couldn’t…

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Filed Under: projects Tagged With: 1940s, 1960s, 1960s end table, california, end table, project, refurbish, restore, thrift, trunk, vintage, WWII trunk

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