Valentine's Day Cupcakes - Show and Tell Friday






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I decided to make some Valentine's Day cupcakes to take to work!






Because it was a weeknight, I just used a box cake mix. My favorite box cake mix brand is Duncan Hines. I don't like ready-made frosting though so I mix up my own butter cream frosting. It's so much better!  I've shared this recipe before but I'll repost it so you don't have to hunt
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Four years of February - Show and Tell Friday!



Feb 2012



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My life is busy! I bet yours is too! I know I said at the start of this year I was going to blog more than once a week and at the time I said that I really believed it but my life seems to get in the way of that these days and I feel like that I have half the free time that I used to have. I've been blogging since 2005! Maybe that's the reason.
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A Candle Giveaway and Show and Tell Friday






You may remember I posted these snowflake candles on my blog earlier.  I bought them for 50% off after Christmas.  I went back to get some more and they were 75% off so I bought them all because I love them!  





I've decided to share them...I'm giving away a set (one large and one small) to one lucky winner!  All you have to do is leave a comment saying you want to win them.  



If you
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Skiing is like riding a bike (and Show and Tell Friday)






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Well, I did it! I went skiing after a 28 year break between the last time I did it!  I was well aware going into this that I am now 52 years old young (it is a state-of-mind) and the last time I skied was before I had children! Since my oldest is now 26 years old I 'm guessing it has been about 28 years since the last time I skied, which means I was about
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Paperwhites - Show and Tell Friday






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I love paperwhites!






I usually start to force paperwhites right after Thanksgiving so I have them blooming during Christmas but this year the holidays just seemed to sneak up on me and so I didn't plant these until right after Christmas!






And they are already blooming!  I think it because it's been so cold here in California and the heater has
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Collecting Craigslist Chairs - Show and Tell Friday






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Ever since I bought my slipcovered sofa from Ikea I've wanted to get the matching chairs to go with it.  I don't know why I never thought to look on Craigslist for used ones until recently!  There are a lot on there and there are some great deals to be had!  I bought this Ikea Ektorp chair above for only $50 and it came with two sets of slipcovers!  I
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Decorating with Lemons - Show and Tell Friday






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After I removed my Christmas decor from my 3-tiered stand I wasn't sure what to replace it with.  Since all the lemon trees around here are filled with lemons right now I decided to go with a lemon and lime theme. 



When my mom bought this tiered dish in the early 60s, the shop had ceramic lemons displayed in it so I'm sort of recreating that look.





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To a great year ahead for all of us!






Happy New Year!!!  



I hope you are all getting the new year off to a great start!  I went to a New Years party last night which is something I haven't done in years...in fact I don't even remember the last time I went out on New Years!  It was a lot fun!







I've put away my Christmas decor and all I can say...it's so much more fun to put up than it is to take down! It's done and my
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Now that Christmas is over I'm ready for Spring!!!  It happens every year at this time for me! It's a good thing I live in sunny California!  It actually hasn't been very sunny here, it been raining a lot lately but the sun was out today so I went to the garden center and bought some flowers for my garden.  These are all winter and early spring flowers
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Merry Christmas!










I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas from My Romantic Home to yours!


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Christmas Decor Galore! - Show and Tell Friday






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I'm finally was able to take some photos of my little apartment all decorated for Christmas during the daylight!  ...oops I forgot to move that paper bag next dresser before I took these photos!  















I did another winter wonderland tablescape in all white again this year.














I love the reflection of the Christmas tree in my living
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The time is NOW for great deals!










The presents are starting to pile up under our Christmas tree! 







Is it just me or do the sales this time of year seem to get better and better each year?  Every day I'm getting emails about all these great sales going on!  It's so tempting because you don't even have to leave your comfy couch...you can just click away and shop without the hassle of the crowded stores!   I love that
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My New Floors! - Show and Tell Friday












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If you've been reading my blog for awhile you know that my landlord has been promising me that she would put wood laminate floors in my apartment for the last few years! Well, it finally happened and I'm so excited! I've lived here almost 10 years and my carpet was so worn out and stained that I really lost interest in doing anything around my house
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It's been a hectic week but a really good week!  My new wood laminate floors are being installed as I type this! It was so much work getting everything cleared out of my downstairs so they could do it!

That is why I'm resharing some cookies I made a few seasons ago!










The floors are looking amazing! I'm so happy! I was going to give you a sneak peek
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Soy Candles








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Soy candles in vintage glassware. Check out my product review page to see more!


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Heirloom Ornaments - Show and Tell Friday








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Disclaimer: I apologize in advance...this is a very wordy and sentimental post!



I hope all of you that celebrated Thanksgiving had a wonderful day!  I did!  I went up to visit my dad in the Gold Country in California.  He lives in the area in California where gold was discovered in 1849! 



I feel like I struck gold too! My dad told me to feel free
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Happy Thanksgiving - Show and Tell Friday








Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  At the  moment I am writing this post, it's the night before Thanksgiving!  Boy, do I love this time of year!  For me, it's the start of everything wonderful! I just love the holiday season!






Thanksgiving is such a wonderful holiday. We should be thankful for all we have every day but the truth is most people aren't! I hope those people at least think
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Best Idea for Contemporary Home Design

Contemporary home design still be the best choice for today's best home design, contemporary home or modern home enables you to build your own home with popular layout and style. Most of contemporary home's concepts are designed to optimized the use of the spacious. Below pictures are several best ideas for your dream home design with contemporary style. You can pick one of them to apply with your home design.
Contemporary home design - outdoor views
Design with simplicity and multi function

Most of contemporary home design are designed with minimalist and simple, so all of the spacious are optimized. One of the most important aspects of modern design is the use of available space and furniture with multiple functions. For example, platform bed, a little, and therefore, the storage system. This is to prevent the storage of it in places like attics, etc. that are not so elegant. Another example of station equipment, which is formed by the use of advanced console table. Use of sofa bed can solve object-bank during the day and sleep at night. The bed can also be designed metal requires minimum space and provide maximum comfort.

Modern materials vs natural materials

Glass is one of the most favorite material that usually used for constructing modern house, glass enables you to create a transparent view, so it will make some limited spacious looks larger.

Contemporary home design with natural and modern materials

Decorative Accessories

The decorative accessories you choose should have clean lines, color coordinate with the rest of your design scheme, and pull the larger elements of a room together. Be careful when choosing wall hangings and paintings for a modern house, you should choose a style of art that is modern, contemporary, eclectic or avant-garde. For example, if you were to put a Victorian painting into a modern room, no matter how nice the painting is, it will not fit into the style of the room’s design. Keep this in mind when choosing other types of decorative accessories as well. Also, remember that when decorating or designing a modern home, less is more. You do not want to over-accessorize, doing so will take away from the chic simplicity that defines modern design. Choose just a few accessories you like for one room. 

Decorative accessories in minimalist home

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Thanksgiving Table - Show and Tell Friday






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This week I know many of my friends in the U.S. are getting ready for Thanksgiving next week so I decided to re-share my very non traditional Thanksgiving table I did a few years ago.







I found these turkey candy dishes and turkey plates at Marshalls a few years ago and fell in love with them!  







I used the turkey candy dishes as soup bowls!  I
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Show and Tell Friday





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I don't have anything "home" related to share today so I'll share a little story about my trip to Tahoe last weekend.  Two of my girlfriends and I took off Friday for a 3-day weekend and we had so much fun! 



Saturday we decided to go for a hike.  We drove from the hotel to the trailhead, parked the car and went out for a hike.  We came to a creek with
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