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          SPRING
        
        
          2016
        
        
        
        
        
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          The original wood floorswere in good condition and just neededa
        
        
          solid cleaning tomake themgleamagain.We anchored the space
        
        
          withabeautifulAfghan rug—agift frommyyoungestbrotherSergeant
        
        
          RoryDolan—hebought itatamarket inKandaharwhilehewasserving
        
        
          a tourof duty inAfghanistanwith theCanadianArmedForces.
        
        
          Certainly this room isamish-mashof texture, stylisticart,and itemsac-
        
        
          quired through our life in andoutside ofOntario. In total, we didn’t
        
        
          break thebankonpaint,materialsand furnishings inorder to transform
        
        
          thissmall living room frombarrenandunloved tohomey,eclecticand
        
        
          put-your-feet-upcomfortable.
        
        
          
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            Window Treatments: Ashtons Blinds, Draperies & Shutters, Thornbury - 
          
        
        
        
          
            Fireplace Stone: City Stone, Thornbury -
          
        
        
        
          
            Art: Loft Gallery Inc, Clarksburg -
          
        
        
        
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          In total, we didn’t break the bank on paint,
        
        
          materials and furnishings in order to
        
        
          transform this small living room from
        
        
          barren and unloved to homey, eclectic and
        
        
          put-your-feet-up comfortable.