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Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave | Joanna Gaines

I did a thing. I ventured out this weekend to see my daughter in Providence. We went to the Athenæum and then to Aleppo Sweets for some Arabic coffee with cardamom and of course some baklava. The Athenæum had a sale so I got 6 books for less than $10!!! No anxiety. It was lovely.

batsy That sounds lovely. Baklava + books 👌🏾 3mo

Bookwomble Sounds so relaxing and nurturing 💖 3mo

IndoorDame Oooh, Ive always wanted to go and just never gotten around to it even though I live right near there! 3mo

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Bklover What a wonderful day! 3mo

Cuilin @batsy perfect combo! 🩷 3mo

Cuilin @Bookwomble it really was. 🩷 3mo

Cuilin @IndoorDame I recommend. It‘s a beautiful space. Have you been to the library on Nantucket? It reminded me of that. (edited) 3mo

Cuilin @Bklover delightful 🩷 3mo

IndoorDame @Cuilin no. I actually haven‘t been out to Nantucket at all since I was a girl, before I lived in the area. I used to go as a tourist to visit family friends. 3mo

dabbe #yahooyou! Looks like a lovely trip. 🖤🩶🖤 3mo

mom2bugnbee Providence, RI? If so, my daughter goes to college 30 mins away & we will need to visit next time I'm visiting her! 3mo

Cuilin @dabbe 🩷 3mo

Cuilin @mom2bugnbee yes, it‘s lovely. 3mo

Tamra Wow, that sounds awesome! 3mo

kspenmoll I am so happy for you! Little steps. 3mo

Cuilin @Tamra it was 🩷 3mo

Cuilin @kspenmoll thank you 🫶 3mo

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Mollyanna

Mallets Aforethought: A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery | Sarah Graves

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Another great entry in this series #SeriesLove2023

In this one George us accused of murder and Ellie is limited in her sleuthing due to being eight months pregnant.

Andrew65, TheSpineView

TheSpineView Fantastic!🤩 8mo

Mollyanna @TheSpineView Thank you! 8mo

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 8mo

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TheBookHippie

Complete Patio | Sunset Books

Relaxing place
#MIDSUMMERSOLACE

Poetry my chair my plants

AllDebooks

AllDebooks What a peaceful spot x 10mo

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TheAromaofBooks

Your Dream Home; How to Build It for Less Than $3,500 | Hubbard H 1917- Cobb

In 1957 my grandpa built the house they are still living in now, at the age of 91. He and Grandma were talking yesterday about the adventure of building their own house and I asked Grandpa how he knew what to do. He replied, "I had a book!" and then pulled this one off the shelf. It's absolutely fascinating and full of details, blueprints, and careful instructions. However, I forgot to ask him if they came in under the $3500 mark.

Jari-chan That's amazing!🤩 13mo

Picking_Books That is amazing! My husband‘s grandfather also built the house they still live in today. Grandpa passed away 2 years ago but Grandma still lives there and she is 94 years old. I don‘t know why I never thought to ask him how he knew how to build it. 13mo

AmyG Wow. That must be fascinating. 13mo

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ReadingRachael Oh wow, that‘s so fascinating! 13mo

BiblioLitten Wow! It‘s fascinating. 13mo

Meshell1313 Soo cool!!! 😍😍 13mo

Bklover Wow! That would be a PROJECT! Especially with no customer service number to call with questions, no YouTube videos, no Google. 😯 13mo

LeahBergen That‘s so cool! 13mo

Megabooks Wow!! 13mo

mrp27 So awesome and fascinating! 13mo

lauraisntwilder That is so cool! My dad built the house I grew up in and we have a really funny picture of him sitting in front of the newly-completed brick fireplace "reading" a book on masonry. ? 13mo

Chelsea.Poole I love this!! 13mo

TheAromaofBooks @Picking_Books - I wonder if their house was built around the same era? The introduction to this book talks about how basically because of the population boom, many young couples were building for themselves instead of waiting for a house to come up for sale. 13mo

TheAromaofBooks @BKlover - Right?? My husband and I have done a lot of remodeling to our house, but I can't imagine trying to do it without watching YouTube videos along the way!! Grandpa's dad and father-in-law both helped him some, but neither of them were builders, either (one was a farmer and the other was a school teacher). My favorite part of the story is them using dynamite to blow out all the tree roots in the way of the basement! 😂 13mo

TheAromaofBooks @lauraisntwilder - That is so fun! I may need to borrow that masonry book, as our chimney is looking a little sketchy 😂 13mo

Picking_Books @TheAromaofBooks Yes it was around the same era. Grandpa came back from World War 2 and married grandma and built the house. That is so interesting! 13mo

Bklover Can you imagine if you tried to use dynamite now?!!!! @TheAromaofBooks 13mo

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LiseWorks

This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House | Bob Vila, Jane Davison

January 1 #JanuaryJazz Out with the old. I love old houses, they make beautiful photos all year round. This one is still up, and close to it is a brand new barn. Which I try to not include in the photos. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love it!! 1y

Eggs Well done 👍🏼 1y

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Allylu

Fireplaces: adding improving heat saving systems wood stoves | Robert E. Jones, Monte Burch

#DivineDecember Day 2 This is Zoey‘s fireplace and her Elf on the Shelf!!

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty ❤️❤️ 1y

Eggs Great space! And nice double play 👏🏻👏🏻 1y

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DGRachel

How to Plan & Build Bookcases, Cabinets & Shelves | Craig Bergquist

My little overflow bookcase arrived. It nestled nicely in front of my fireplace, but it clearly isn‘t big enough. 😭😭 I will be doing some culling soon, donating books I know I will never read or that I won‘t finish/didn‘t enjoy. I have to make room for a Small Business Saturday book haul, right? The more I look at it, the more I think I may make it an art piece by doing those rainbow shelves I keep seeing. I could do that for just these.

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Horsedancer98

Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave | Joanna Gaines

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Honestly, I skimmed through this book while my family was shopping in Target. I did enjoy the art style throughout the book and the definitions of the different styles of homes. I think this would be a nice coffee table book… I might be a little biased because my mom watches the Gaines‘ on HGTV frequently. 😂

Sparklemn

Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave | Joanna Gaines

Thanks for the tag @pip2 !

1. Yes, I love to fill up random spots in my house with stacked books. One is the tagged book. It looks nice but is funny because my “home“ is crumbling down around it. Need to get moving on some home projects!

2. TV...particularly episodes of shows like Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls and The Office. All of these I've watched today while I'm home sick. Now back to my book.

Want to play? @amyk1 @andrew61 @susanita

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2y

eeclayton Feel better soon! 2y

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Twainy

The Home Edit Life: The No-Guilt Guide to Owning What You Want and Organizing Everything | Clea Shearer, Joanna Teplin

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A book came today … The Home Edit is exactly what I need for a little extra motivation for the purge! 😁 this is a full color extravaganza of purely satisfying organization ❣️❣️❣️Do you have any books on downsizing or purging that you‘d recommend?

BookBelle84 I'm a big supporter of Marie Kondos Magic of Tidying up. Has made a definite difference in my home and how I look at new purchases 2y

Twainy @BookBelle84 I completely agree with you! I loved Alonso‘s audiobook! She has some great ideas!! 2y

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