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My Breakfast Nook Christmas Trees

Holiday Home Tour – Breakfast Nook Christmas Trees

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

My Breakfast Nook Christmas Trees

I believe that your breakfast nook should be a bright an happy place to launch your day. Mine is a happy happy place...I hope. My decorating style is evident here - vintage, casual, with a dash of … [Read more...]

Second Hand Love Story

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Second Hand Love Story is a new feature here on C8C I am a curator, collector, preservationist…OK, a thrift store junkie. I am addicted to 'The Find.' It is ALL about the thrill of the hunt for me. … [Read more...]

Restored Hoosier Cabinet

Ghosts of Furniture Past Update – DIY Hoosier Cabinet Restoration

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Restored Hoosier Cabinet

The redo of my Hoosier cabinet...Taa Daa...looks for less is always best for me!!! To see the whole humble, and oh so messy beginnings, of this sad little "piece of junk" that my son-in-law refused to … [Read more...]

our villa 2012 Amelia Island Plantation

HomeTalk and Talk of Home – Confessions of the Home Challenged

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

our villa 2012 Amelia Island Plantation

I have recently taken to visiting HomeTalk as a way of keeping track of my favorite DIY bloggers. I joined a while back but did not understand how great it was until a few weeks ago. There is a lot of … [Read more...]

desk-drawer-detail Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

Ghosts of Furniture Past™ – Writing Desk with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

desk-drawer-detail Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

Transforming a Writing Desk  with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint by Barbara B. Nocco, Bella Casa Decorative Finishes. Find her on Facebook. The writing desk is a piece I picked up about a year ago in a … [Read more...]

Kitchens I Want to Cook In Someday

Kitchens I Want to Cook In Someday

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Kitchens I Want to Cook In Someday

I spent a wonderful part of Sunday afternoon creating a new board on Pinterest!!! I am spending more and more time there and have now included time for it in my weekly calendar!!! Oh yes I did!!! I … [Read more...]

Procrastinator's Party

Ghosts of Furniture Past ~ ReImagine a Country French Chair

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Procrastinator's Party

Procrastinator's Party You know I have a hundred thousand ideas running around in my head at any point of time...these can cause me to put things off or delay the pleasure of completing a project or … [Read more...]

Ghosts of Furniture Past™ Hoosier Cabinet Before & After Part 2

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

The redo of my Hoosier cabinet...Taa Daa...looks for less is always best for me!!! To see the whole humble and oh so messy beginnings of this sad little "piece of junk" that my son-in-law refused to … [Read more...]

Ghosts of Furniture Past™ Before & After Thrift Store Creations

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Ghosts of Furniture Past ™ a new feature here on C8C...featuring furniture updates, redo's, repurposing...it will be a website of its own very soon!!! I own it. For the past few weeks I have been … [Read more...]

Ghosts of Furniture Past~Chest of Drawers

written by Rebecca E. Parsons

Guest GhostBuster Lesley Anne Kinney Chest of Drawers with Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan It was in reasonable condition but had years of grime and polish on it. It will become a great looks for less … [Read more...]

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DIYer. Graphic Designer. Creative. Foodie. Rebecca E. Parsons is a Renaissance gal with designers eye living happily where design meets new media. Rebecca is an award-winning graphic designer, writer, storyteller, digital and Photographic Artist, Dreamer, Lifelong Communicator and Blissful Wordsmith. Unconventional and delightfully curious, she is passionate about helping others find their visual voice through great blog design. She believes that every dream is possible and possible is everywhere!

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