Hung Up on Hooks

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What do ball caps, scarves, jackets and backpacks have in common? School and winter? Well, yes. What about Hooks? Yes… wall hooks! Hung Up on Hooks No matter what your design style – modern country, eclectic, cottage, traditional – there is a plethora of wall hooks available. Just have a gander at some of these… Anthropologie Pier One Pottery [...]

Ramblings & Apologies

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First off I need to apologize. UpCountry Axel Dining Table I was totally going to do a Holiday Link Party today. Instead we went to a funeral. Restoration Hardware Our sister-in-law’s (Dean’s oldest brother’s wife’s) Mom died this week. We spent time with her nearly every Christmas, summer or birthday on that side of the [...]

Friday Five – August 24th, 2012

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Some Fridays we have a little extra fun at {aka}|design – because we share five random things from our week: design inspiration, amazing etsy shops, fun family stuff. Sometimes we just share things that were amusing. In any case, Friday Five it is!   1. We were totally stoked to recieve this package of Miss [...]

Favourites & Ramblings

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I’ve got sort of a random post for you guys today. After a busy Easter weekend, bedding piled up to wash and now a feverish 11 year old, things are kind of funky around here. It’s our anniversary this Friday and the kids are supposed to go hang with my sister’s family. But if they’re not healthy, they [...]

A Day in the Life

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I’ve been thinking of writing a day in the life post for awhile. You know how much I love you guys and I thought it would be great fun to share one of my days with you. Wanna see what I do all day? 7:00 am Most mornings lately I am woken up by Jonah [...]