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Rate My Favorite Spaces
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DIY ideas from armchair decorator, marykay on HGTV's Rate My Space. Sharing my favorite spaces and showcasing do-it-yourself projects.
Recent Posts
Is this the most beautiful place on earth?
How's this for design inspiration? Just got back from 2 weeks in the Mediterranean and Rome, and was blown away by the beauty of Santorini. Makes me want to redecorate the entire house in blue and white. But with the economy, decorating's on hold 'ti...
Rate My Nursery
Exactly when did HGTV's Rate My Space website become Rate My Nursery? LOL.I don't visit RMS as often as I used to, but since I posted my media room/home theater a few weeks ago, I've been checking in and reading comments. And I can't help but notice...
How to save $9,000 the DIY way
I'm still LOL after seeing this outrageously expensive outdoor TV in the July/August 2009 issue of Traditional Home.It's the Runco Climate Portfolio, and it will only set you back $8,995 to put this 42-inch LCD TV outside on your porch, patio or ...
Are you ready for some football?
Or maybe a Blu-ray movie on the 100-inch BIG screen? Click the little screen above for a 2 1/2 minute video tour of our new DIY media room/home theater. Photos, resource list and DIY details are in the next post. And here's the before/work-in-prog...
My Dream DIY Media Room
The transformation of our little-used upstairs bonus room ("before," above) into a media room with 100-inch Big Screen TV is complete! I surprised DH with an HGTV-style big "reveal," and from his reaction, I knew he hadn't peeked during the 3 month r...
Under construction...still!
I've been MIA on the blog for two months, working nonstop to transform our rarely-used bonus room into a media room complete with 100-inch big screen TV. Long story. But here's the first installment: the "befores" and a bit of the work-in-progress. I...

