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The End of the Rainbow
It has been cold, rainy, warm, sunny, record-breaking hot (in the 90s), and back to the 40s & 50s again. Â Oh, lovely spring! Â I'll take it all. Â I really love all weather, from thunderstorms to...
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Our Great Big Summertime Yard Tour
These photos were taken over Memorial Day weekend. Â We start getting the property ready for summer over April vacation (the last week in April for us). Â I have that week off from school and we try not...
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New Shelves for the Coffee Bar
It has taken a lot of tweaking, but I think the Coffee Bar is finally complete. Â We made the shelves this week and I think we found the balance it needed.Here is the original Coffee Bar. Â I found this...
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Teeny Tiny Laundry Room Solutions
Konmari Laundry RoomThis is our very small laundry room which is the only downstairs bathroom, so it also serves as our guest restroom.  Because of this, we need to keep it clutter free, clean and...
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Mid-Summer
Mid-summer, the height of summer in New England. Â The flower gardens are at their peak now. Â Our gardens are mostly reds and yellows with pops of purple and orange - the "hot" colors. Â It is the...
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Decorating for Fall with Neutrals
The pre-fall weather has been incredibly warm and sunny in New Hampshire. It is a lovely gift considering so many parts are the country are experiencing extreme and devastating weather right now. We...
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Pops of Fall Color
Today I am showing you all our family/tv room. Â In this room I added those "pops of color" everyone talks about. Â I am not a big fan of pops of color as I find it distracting most of the time, but I...
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Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice in the Kitchen
I love spending time in my kitchen in the fall.  After a summer of spending long days outdoors, mostly grilling or eating out, I can't wait to start cooking comfort foods again. Most of the time the...
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Decorating for Winter
Happy New Year friends! It has been months since I last blogged here. I have been spending a lot of time over on Instagram where I share daily. I need to add the IG link to my blog, but I need to...
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DIY Reclaimed Wood Kitchen Countertops
Hey! Do you remember me?  I've been hanging out over on Instagram and had pretty much given up blogging, but blogging was my first social media love, and I really wanted to get back to it.I wasn't...
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Lazy Days of Winter
  Winter break from my job at school has been lovely. I spent a lot of time doing the things I just don't have time for when I'm working. Mostly, I got together with friends that I haven't seen in...
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Organizing a Small Master Bedroom
It is finally, finally starting to feel like spring might be coming soon. This was a weird winter in New England with more rain than snow, and when we did get snow, it wasn't the pretty Hallmark movie...
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Where to Put All the Extra "Stuff"
One of the keys to keeping an older home with small rooms clutter-free is to get creative with storage solutions. I don't like seeing piles anywhere in sight, so I like to have a home for everything....
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Spring Greens and Easter Neutrals
We are finally settling into spring, and with it I'm peeling off the layers that I couldn't get enough of during the winter. The house feels lighter and doesn't need much more than a little greenery...
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DIY Farmhouse Kitchen on a Budget
After seven years of working on our kitchen a little at a time, we have finally finished our farmhouse kitchen. This is truly a DIY kitchen on a budget. With the exception of the appliances, sink, and...
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Summer Garden Tour - Part 1
front walkwayWelcome to our summer garden tour!False sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)Harley living her best lifeRuby spider dayliliesMoombeam coreopsis, salviaHydrangeaShasta daisyRed Coneflower,...
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Roadtrip to Vermont - Part 1
What a summer this has been. As far as summers go, this one is pretty perfect with just the right balance of adventure and relaxing at home. Over the 4th of July long weekend, we found ourselves with...
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A Cozy Autumn Home
It has been the most delightful fall and we have been so busy here at The Long Awaited Home. Brian and I have enjoyed exploring New England and going on road trips almost every weekend. After 7 years...
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25 New Christmas Traditions for Empty Nesters (and Everyone Else Too)
This is Brian and my second year as semi empty-nesters. Sunset at our home in New HampshireEarly last fall, our son moved out without much notice. He was the last kid actually under our roof. Our...
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Snow Day
Is there anything better than an unexpected day off before Christmas. I for one, love that 5:00am phone call. I took these photos just as it started snowing. It's going to snow all day and we're...
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Christmas Home Tour 2019
Christmas KitchenMud RoomDining RoomFamily RoomLiving Room, hall, dining room, family room viewLiving RoomBedroom
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January - That Hygge Feeling
January was a busy month and the weather was a mixed bag of rain, snow, and a few days warm enough to open the windows. I love quieting the house after the hustle and bustle of the holidays. I found...
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Gardens, Dogs and Little Red Wagons
Hello friends! Well, it's been a minute. Life has certainly changed in the last few months. I wish I had kept up with blogging, but I'm hoping to become a little more regular. I spend most of my...
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Mid Summer
Although it is the middle of summer, the fall magazine issues are coming out and I am so excited to tell you that our home is featured in the September 2020 issue of Country Sampler Magazine! This is...
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Well Hello Again
Hi friends! Does anyone remember me? I'm not even sure I remember how to blog anymore. It's been quite a year. 2020 was a tough one, and 2021 is giving it some competition. We've been mostly staying...
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