margaretjane

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New York, United States

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diy, writing, brooklyn, interior, design, vintage, freelance, green, blogging, blog, fashion, design

Freelance writer and stylist living in Brooklyn, NY. I love good design, animals, live music, thrifting, and collecting fabric swatches for impromtu t-shirt making sessions.

I write for an online blogger magazine called www.MyItThings.com- check out my posts and upload some of your own!

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One of my favorite passtimes as a New Yorker is scouring the sidewalks for trashed furniture. I have a few rules governing what I will and won' t take. I adhere most strongly to the Nothing With Stuffing rule. If you live in an area with a lower housing turnover, your second-hand gems likely come from a flea market or thrift store. However you come to aquire your UBF (ugly but functional) old furniture, there are a hundred ways to convert your cheepie/freebies into fabulous conversation pieces. Anthropologie has some amazing hardware to update unattractive or missing knobs. Design Your Life Blog suggests turning... »MORE

March 07, 2008

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