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Creating a Home Office from a Bedroom Part 2 of 2

July 7, 2017 by Kristine 12 Comments

This is the top shelf of my baker's rack in my Home Office. www.redshuttercottage.com

This is the continuation of the story of creating a home office from a bedroom.  Here is the link for Part 1:  How I Created a Home Office from a Bedroom Part 1 of 2.  The first post describes how I spent several months removing wall paper and painting this room to turn it into…

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Filed Under: Decorating, Furniture, Organizing, Painting, Project Room, Projects

Creating a Home Office from a Bedroom Part 1 of 2

July 3, 2017 by Kristine 2 Comments

Picture of Home Office from doorway showing desk and window. www.redshuttercottage.com

NOTE: Please forgive the quality of these photos;  they were taken before I knew the first thing about taking cellphone pictures!! This is the first of two posts about creating a home office from a bedroom.  This post, Part 1, describes the process I went through to empty the room, remove the wallpaper, professionally install shutters, and…

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Tutorial – How to Decorate a Summer Mantel

June 19, 2017 by Kristine 6 Comments

Summer hearth with large topiary and conch shell. How to Decorate a Summer Mantel.

  Here is a tutorial with some ideas on how to decorate a summer mantel. In essence, a mantel and hearth are an oversized vignette; sort of a big vignette, made up of smaller vignettes.  It makes sense, then, that the principles of a vignette apply to both the big picture and the smaller, individual…

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Filed Under: Decorating, Fireplace, Organize Living Room, Projects, Spring/Summer, Summer, Vignettes

How to Store Christmas Decorations

January 8, 2017 by Kristine 4 Comments

How to store Christmas Decorations using numbered bins. www.redshuttercottage.com

This post is to share a system of storing holiday decorations that is flexible, simple, and is guaranteed to make this process easier for you in 3 ways: It will help you easily store decorations, easily find specific decorations or bins you are searching for, and easily re-pack bins quickly and efficiently. Step 1:  Use…

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Tutorial – How to Decorate a Christmas Tote

December 24, 2016 by Kristine 7 Comments

Pine cones, berries and holly leaves are all part of how to decorate a Christmas Tote. www.redshuttercottage.com

One of the ‘farmhouse-chic’ items I see a lot of on Pinterest and blogs is the wooden tote.  They are also called a carpenters tote, a tool kit, and lots of other names.   They have a very down-to-earth appeal; a little ‘farmhouse’, a little ‘cottage’, a little ‘vintage’.  But what I especially like is that…

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