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It’s happened. After years and years of care and loving devotion, I finally let go. My natural hoarding tendencies have been tamed, and I survived. And surprisingly, I found something better: wish fulfillment. I am talking, of course, about furniture. Sofas, to be exact.

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Hello, September! You always sneak up on me, though I’m so happy you’re here, with your cozy nights, sweater weather, rusty leaves and warm soups. Hot drinks and comfort food will soon become the norm again, while the sun-filled, carefree summer days will slowly fade into memory. 

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Hello, hello dear friends! It’s been a while! How are you all doing? How’s your summer going so far? I’ve been escaping reality more and more lately, pouring my heart into work and distracting myself with online courses, thrilling books and, more recently, a rewarding upholstery project at home – our living room chairs.

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Happy Monday, dear friends! I hope you’re well! It’s been a while since our last chat and my blogging schedule has yet to catch up with all the projects we’ve completed behind the scenes, but I wanted to check in and share with you some great deals this Memorial Day. A bit of sunshine after rain…

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For This Week’s Finds, I’m sharing with you my lifeline for the past  few months: an entertaining mix of Create Academy classes – one on making bespoke hand-sewn lampshades, the other on flower pressing as a way of preserving your favorite wildflowers and plants. There’s something so touching and nostalgic about pressing flowers. The process is meticulous, almost meditative, and it forces you to slow down and be present. Most importantly, both courses allow you to be creative and playful (not to mention frugal), while making something beautiful and one-of-a-kind for your home.

Scouring Facebook Marketplace is another way to unwind after a busy day at work and I’ve been lucky enough to find a pair of andirons for our living room fireplace and a comfortable antique chair that needs some love (and new upholstery). I can’t think of a place for the chair right now, but at ten dollars, I could not pass it up. I’ve also discovered new (to me) authors such as Richard Osman with The Man Who Died Twice – a beautiful book, equal parts humor and heart, Mary Roach and Lilian Jackson Braun.