West Elm Archives - aka design

The Master Bedroom is {Almost} Finished

November 1, 2011 · by Shannon · 7 Comments

I’m sure some of you know by now that nothing in OUR house is ever truly finished. There is always some finessing and tweaking going on. Don’t get me wrong, we have good friends who have kept things the same for years, so I get that concept too. But Dean and I both grew up in houses [...]

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Wish List Wednesday

October 20, 2010 · by Shannon · 4 Comments

Okay, so someone once asked me (as Mrs. AKA Design) what was on my wish list. I, embarrassingly enough, said “lots of things”. I like so many design-y things it’s ridiculous. If I truly had a wish list (I don’t actually have a written-down, hard copy), it would be very very long. I really am [...]