A LITTLE FACELIFT

<div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Can you believe that February is almost gone?<br><br />I blinked… and it was nearly March!<br><br />but its still a new year and a chance for a new foot forward. <br><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdB67mS6vrJNdVbKPQmu7TucHmtqrTQ9xruuEjUT0CLT__jPIuK5sgLZxs6Fl5oernHsX4GgqxGp1EPbwy1pQxn923uYZVl5akY1ZY9PD4a8BhepmY7b1ffIYaS8VdSzY8j0GHfk8rnYP/s1600/nickexposed+com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdB67mS6vrJNdVbKPQmu7TucHmtqrTQ9xruuEjUT0CLT__jPIuK5sgLZxs6Fl5oernHsX4GgqxGp1EPbwy1pQxn923uYZVl5akY1ZY9PD4a8BhepmY7b1ffIYaS8VdSzY8j0GHfk8rnYP/s1600/nickexposed+com.png" width="320"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span id="goog_989746802"></span><span id="goog_989746803"></span><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> Chances are your home could do with a little bit of a lift, too. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-little-facelift.html#more">Read more »</a>

A LITTLE FACELIFT

Can you believe that February is almost gone? I blinked… and it was nearly March! but its still a new year and a chance for a new foot forwa...

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BETTER CURB APPEAL

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />What is it that gives a home curb appeal?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNa5go-fu_ARt6rAeQJMiI9ddtjs0s98No8fXbmHiJksbkXqwNm3Es1HegpfgoaAO7YwZvWkCCNsJ-VyD1FWtPV0T9RFNZr6yRB189qeqMGbN81gxaVIDw6tSmxz-5dr9N_q4MPnqee0a8/s1600/lovethattoo+bs+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNa5go-fu_ARt6rAeQJMiI9ddtjs0s98No8fXbmHiJksbkXqwNm3Es1HegpfgoaAO7YwZvWkCCNsJ-VyD1FWtPV0T9RFNZr6yRB189qeqMGbN81gxaVIDw6tSmxz-5dr9N_q4MPnqee0a8/s640/lovethattoo+bs+com.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I think it boils down to just a few elements.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Think about that home that everyone loves in your neighborhood or town.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />What makes it the envy of the community?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><b>1. Maintenance</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />denotes pride of ownership when your home is</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />well maintained and updated</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><b>2. Landscaping</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />not overgrown, or under-planted </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />scale is important</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />well tended, green, healthy</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />well lighted</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><b>3. Charm</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />the touches that say </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />"I'm a well loved home, </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />not just a house".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />How does your home measure up?</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/08/better-curb-appeal.html#more">Read more »</a>

BETTER CURB APPEAL

What is it that gives a home curb appeal? I think it boils down to just a few elements.   Think about that home that everyone loves in your ...

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Two Scandinavian Homes

<div style="text-align: center;">Good morning dears, love having you here. I have two houses for your enjoyment today.<br />The first one is Located on Kullen, a peninsula in Sweden.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=skon1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/skon1.jpg" /></a><br /><center> <br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=skon6.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/skon6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=skon3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/skon3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=skon2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/skon2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=skon4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/skon4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=skon5.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/skon5.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The following photographs belong to our second home. <span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">A white</span> <span class="hps">cottage</span> <span class="hps">located on</span> <span class="hps">Vätö</span> <span class="hps">in the Stockholm archipelago</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">A</span><span class="hps"> fine balance</span> <span class="hps">between old and new</span><span class="">, casual</span> <span class="hps">and unique.</span></span></center><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=skonaa1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/skonaa1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=skonaa2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/skonaa2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=skonaa3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/skonaa3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=skonaa4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/skonaa4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=skonaa5.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/skonaa5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=skonaa6.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/skonaa6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.skonahem.com/">Source</a></span><br /></div><center> <br /></center>

Two Scandinavian Homes

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Cottage in Poland

<div style="text-align: center;">Dears, let's tour this cottage in the Mazovia region of Poland. Lots of wood, exposed beams and a soft palette.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721248.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721248.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721249.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721249.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721250.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721250.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721251.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721251.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721252.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721252.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721253.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721253.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721259.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721259.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721261.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721261.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721258.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721258.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721262.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721262.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721264.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721264.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721255.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721255.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721256.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721256.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721257.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721257.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721263.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721263.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721260.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/14967_1336721260.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Photography Raphael Lipski</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.kochamwies.pl/component/content/article/14967">Source</a></span><br /></div>

Cottage in Poland

Dears, let's tour this cottage in the Mazovia region of Poland. Lots of wood, exposed beams and a soft palette. Photography Raphael Lips...

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Rustic Thatched Cottage

Hi ho, dear readers, hope your weekend was all that you hoped for. Let's start the week with a tour of a thatched cottage which stands right on the edge of a forest. Rustic, with lots of wood, some French furniture, and plenty of flea market finds.<br />Let's step in.<br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552439.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552439.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 650px; height: 450px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1307694646.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1307694646.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 650px; height: 426px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552440.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552440.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 548px; height: 818px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552436.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552436.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 548px; height: 818px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552441.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552441.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 547px; height: 817px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552444.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552444.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 547px; height: 817px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552446.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552446.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 547px; height: 817px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552445.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552445.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 548px; height: 818px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552448.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552448.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 548px; height: 818px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552449.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552449.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 547px; height: 817px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552454.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552454.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 547px; height: 817px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552455.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552455.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 548px; height: 818px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552456.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552456.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 548px; height: 818px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552457.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552457.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 549px; height: 820px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552458.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552458.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 549px; height: 861px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552437.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552437.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 550px; height: 821px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552453.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552453.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 549px; height: 794px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552452.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552452.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 550px; height: 822px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552450.jpg" src="http://www.kochamwies.pl/images/articles/original/13935_1310552450.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 650px; height: 435px;" /><br /><br />Photography by Maike Jessen<br />All images from <a href="http://www.kochamwies.pl/">here</a>.

Rustic Thatched Cottage

Hi ho, dear readers, hope your weekend was all that you hoped for. Let's start the week with a tour of a thatched cottage which stands r...

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Centenary Farmhouse in Germany

<span>Good morning sleepy heads! Hope you had a good night's rest.<br />Owner Monique Waqué </span><span>discovered this 200 year old farmhouse </span><span>located in northern Germany,</span><span> and turned it into her dream home. </span>From the thatched roof to the romantic pink bedroom it looks as if it was taken from a fairy tale. <span>If you woke up in this little cottage you'd probably think you were Goldilocks.</span><br /><br /><img alt="Fermette de 200 ans" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/maisoncampagne.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 506px;" title="Fermette de 200 ans" /><br /><br /><img alt="Hall enchanteur" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/chaises.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 506px;" title="Hall enchanteur" /><br /><br /><img alt="Salon ouvert sur la salle à manger" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/salon_6.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 711px;" title="Salon ouvert sur la salle à manger" /><br /><br /><img alt="Chambre romantique" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/pinkroom.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 591px;" title="Chambre romantique" /><br /><br /><img alt="Recoin rangé" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/escalier.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 571px;" title="Recoin rangé" /><br /><br /><img alt="Une cuisine décontractée" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/cuisine_3.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 712px;" title="Une cuisine décontractée" /><br /><br /><img alt="Une série de jardinières" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/2_0.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" title="Une série de jardinières" /><br /><br />You'd better not eat that porridge!<br /><br />Photography by Andreas Von Einsiedel<br />All images from <a href="http://maisonetdemeure.com/">here</a>.

Centenary Farmhouse in Germany

Good morning sleepy heads! Hope you had a good night's rest. Owner Monique Waqué discovered this 200 year old farmhouse located in north...

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