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I have to remind myself to do that.  To welcome the imperfect at times.  To not apologize for the undone and the mistakes and for those forgotten threads at the bottom of the slipcover.

There is a time and place for perfect.  Heart surgery, taxes, flying a plane, wiring a chandelier, brushing your teeth all should be done with perfection in mind.  The hard part is knowing when to draw the line on perfection and roll your eyes at her persnickety self and tell her enough already.

Its time we had a It Doesnt Have to be Perfect to be Beautiful Celebration.  Its so easy to make assumptions when we see a pretty room. We a

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Green walls and green roof makes a forest appartment block in Milan

Congratulations to Stefano Boerion his Vertical Forest. He proclaims: The first example of a Bosco Verticale composed of two residential towers of 110 and 76 meters height, will be realized in the centre of Milan, on the edge of the Isola neighbourhood, and will host 900 trees (each measuring 3, 6 or 9 m tall) apart from a wide range of shrubs and floral plants. On flat land, each Bosco Verticale equals, in amount of trees, an area equal to 10.000 sqm of forest. In terms of urban densification the equivalent of an area of single family dwellings of nearly 50.000 sqm.
But will it work? I do not anticipate a horticultural problem with growing the trees. But will the residents want them? I am sceptical. Read more…

I love to tackle interior DIY projects, but I dont usually have the time that they require so I look to a few of my favorite blogs to read about inventive re-dos. One of my regular reads is Little Green Notebook.  Jenny provides great descriptions and how-tos for all of her DIY projects and I can say that they all turn out beautifully.  A favorite is this super easy Ikea Lack table update

Eddie Ross is a master at DIY projects and crafts.

I love how he reinvented this metal bench he found at an antique shop for a piece he did for Ralph Lauren & Bloomingdales.

Lindsay & Aubrey updated a simple piece of Ikea furniture into this fabulous bedside table/dresser. (pro

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Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you have to return to eating 100,000-mile foods. As the demand for local and seasonal food grows, farmers’ markets across the country are staying open well into in the fall and even right through the coldest, darkest days of winter. And don’t think that eating locally raised produce means a steady diet of roots, tubers, apples and cabbage. Growers are responding to customer demand investing in new ways of farming that extend the growing season, such as cold frames, hoop houses and of course, hot houses.

We’ve gone shopping for the best selection from coast to coast so you can keep delicate local greens and beefy Canadian tomatoes on the menu this winter.
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Guys and gals, get set with your credit cards as here is a plethora of offers that will excite you for frenzy shopping. Yes folks, Lands’ End, the famous retailer, is running a Stock up and Save Event allows taking up to 30% off the best basics and beyond. To cache these savings in your account, no need to apply any code. Just go through Lands’ End coupon at DealRocker.com and enjoy the savings. Under this sale you can shop pullovers, tops, tanks, shirts, shoes, boots and all other accessories that make you look smart and sophisticated. Folks hurry, grab as much stuff as you can as they won’t last long.

Not only this, store is also providing White Sail Savings for your home. So st

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