Design The Life You Want To Live

The 7 most common mistakes of hanging artwork that can make you look like a doofus

May 10th, 2013 | 21 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Interior Design, Random Craziness

7 mistakes of hanging art and how to correct them

Sweet mother of goat milk. Don’t feel bad. I did it too. I was once a doofus. It’s okay to be a doofus. Be weird. Normal is the new boring. You + Me = doofus squared. I have a wee …

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10 Things a Vacation Can Teach You : How to do NOTHING in a sea full of everything.

May 5th, 2013 | 46 Comments | Posted in Beach, BLOGGING, Holidays, Travelogue

vacation, traveling, beach, sun fun, snorkelling

Just for kicks I thought I would wake up and torture myself this morning. I’m having chocolate for breakfast and spiking my coffee with sugar. What the what what? Why? Because the sugar rush of non stop rum …

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$100 Home Depot Gift Card Giveaway. Maybe. With your vote.

April 19th, 2013 | 64 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Our Home, Random Craziness

Come vote for this kitchen on lynneknowlton.com for a chance to win a $100 Home Depot Gift Card !

Did you know that there is a Home and Garden contest going on right now? Right now. Now. In this moment. A contest !! And I’m losing. I’d hate to say that I am a sore loser. I am …

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Come meet Colin & Justin at the Cottage Life Show today !! Whoop whoop !!

April 6th, 2013 | 43 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Interior Design, Random Craziness

Colin and Justin at the Cottage Life Show- Toronto

Guess what happened ? Go on. Come on. Guess it ! Hurry up. That’s it. Time’s up. I can’t stand to wait another moment. I waited long enough. I’m spillin’ it. Spill = Colin and Justin will be at the …

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Dream it* Draw it* Mosaic it* Admire it* Punch it* Trash it*

April 2nd, 2013 | 47 Comments | Posted in BLOGGING, Decorate Like A Designer, Mosaics

It* = Mosaic Backsplash Have you ever had an idea that hit you right between the eyes and you thought to yourself: “I must do it*…I must do it*…..STAT.” BANG. Boom. Do it. Do you ever lay in bed at …

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I see London, I see France, I see the Queen’s Underpants !!

March 23rd, 2013 | 44 Comments | Posted in Travelogue

Not too big, not too small, just the size of Montreal. The Queen’s knickers, that is. Okay. Okay. I lie like a rug. I saw London. I didn’t see France. Thank Gawd I didn’t see her Majesty’s underpants. My bet …

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A DIY That Will Make Your Breasts Larger & Your Waistline Smaller snicker

March 11th, 2013 | 65 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, DIY, Mosaics

A DIY shower curtain from an Ikea Throw Blanket. Learn how on lynneknowlton.com

This DIY will even make you stand ten feet tall. Why ? Because you will be as proud as a peacock. You will puff out your chest, suck in your tummy and stand taller than a super model. Wooohooo …

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Creative ideas to build your own Funky Outhouse or Wooden Throne

March 7th, 2013 | 59 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, DIY, Interior Design, Our Home, Unique Outdoor Design

Need some inspiration for creating an outhouse ~ small garden shed ~ or small outbuilding ? All three buildings are the same same but different. Outhouse – toilet + gardening tools = Very cool garden shed DIY OUTHOUSE IDEAS : …

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36 Ways To Tell If You Had An Epic Childhood

March 6th, 2013 | 58 Comments | Posted in Holidays, Random Craziness

1. You knew how to smoke a Popeye cigarette 2. You wore tin foil on your teeth & pretended it was braces. 3. You stuck your tongue on a frozen metal post to test if …

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Share your story…

February 28th, 2013 | 41 Comments | Posted in Random Craziness, Travelogue

I’m in Las Vegas. Enough about me. Where are you? Who are you? Tell me about you. What’s your story? I want a parking pass into a snippet of your life. Dish it. STAT. Do you love to …

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Best Homemade Bread Recipe … for the Soul

February 25th, 2013 | 17 Comments | Posted in Random Craziness, Recipes

Have you ever baked homemade bread ? It’s therapy. It’s comfort. It feels good. It is so simple to do. It gets in your heart. It can feed your soul. I bake bread when I am going through a tough …

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How to add text to your photographs. The EASY way!

February 21st, 2013 | 32 Comments | Posted in BLOGGING, Random Craziness

How to add text to a photo feature photo

Photography and blogging should be listed as one of the seven wonders of the world. It is a mystery. Adding text and graphics on to photography is a guarded secret. Like the crown jewels. A baffling perplexity. What-up-wit-dat?! Enough already. …

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Hilarious !! : Does it make you uncomfortable when I use the word DONGLE?

February 19th, 2013 | 26 Comments | Posted in Quotes, Jokes & Funnies, Random Craziness

I don’t know about you, but when a television commercial airs on the tube …. I usually dart outta the room so fast, it makes the roadrunner look like a slow poke. There are exceptions to every rule. Like the …

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How to BLOG. How to LOVE. How to SLAY a Dragon.

February 14th, 2013 | 57 Comments | Posted in BLOGGING, How to be a better blogger, Random Craziness

Sending out LOVE on Valentines Day and every day thereafter

HOW TO BLOG : Blogging = yelling words into cyberspace so loud that even Helen Keller can hear you. Social media = slaying dragons with fiery breath while wearing a paper bag. Sometimes it is scary. Sometimes you feel vulnerable. …

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How to Turn your Photos into Paintings with an Epic photo app

February 8th, 2013 | 23 Comments | Posted in My Favourite Apps, Random Craziness

How to turn your photos into paintings with the Glaze photo app. Learn more here : lynneknowlton.com

~ Glaze is a FREE photo app that converts a photo into a painting. ~ Hard to believe, isn’t it ?! Well the proof is in the puddin’ and here comes the proof : What the what what ?? How epic …

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Stomp on Cancer Like It Stole Your Wallet

January 31st, 2013 | 55 Comments | Posted in Cancer Sux

If you or someone you know has been affected by cancer, you may like to read this blog post first before watching the slideshow below : Dear Cancer, I hate you and I thank you. Here is a glimpse into our …

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What you THINK about, you BRING about. Wooohooo ! Whoop it up !

January 30th, 2013 | 45 Comments | Posted in Beach, Quotes, Jokes & Funnies, Travelogue

What you THINK about, you BRING about...read about it on DESIGN THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE lynneknowlton.com

What you think about, you bring about ?!! OK, then I am thinking about George Clooney. Bring him on. Jokes. Tony Robbins He is even better. I would have said Channing Tatum, but he is like 12 years old …

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Hey cancer, here’s a can of whoop-ass. Open it.

January 20th, 2013 | 47 Comments | Posted in Cancer Sux

Dare you. Double dare you. It would appear that blog readers hanging around here are out to open a can of whoop-ass on cancer too. Take that cancer. And shove it up your whoop-ass. We are kicking ass and …

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The Best Skinny Bitch Blueberry Muffin Recipe

January 11th, 2013 | 25 Comments | Posted in Recipes

That’s right. These are the best skinny bitch blueberry bootylicious muffins you will ever put in your mouth. What a mouthful. But seriously. These muffins are delish, and you won’t get a big ol’ booty from them. Minimal junk in the …

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Happy New Year !! The Best Is Yet To Come

January 1st, 2013 | 37 Comments | Posted in How to be a better blogger, Random Craziness

Design the Life You Want to Live - a blog of new beginnings

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! 2013 Alicia Bock said it best with her gorgeous photography and handwritten fonts. {All photos today are Alicia’s photos.} Her blog will have you googlie eyed and gobsmacked. The photography may make you drool. She even …

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HOLIDAY SHOPPING: The FUN Do’s and Don’ts for CHRISTMAS !

December 24th, 2012 | 19 Comments | Posted in Holidays, Random Craziness

‘Tis the season to make lists. Looooooong lists. Longer than your arm. Longer than a trip to the North Pole. LONG. Do you ever just ADD something on a list purely for the pleasure of scratching it off the list? Oh hells …

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Homemade BAILEYS recipe that will knock your Christmas stockings off !

December 22nd, 2012 | 40 Comments | Posted in DIY, Holidays, My Favourite Apps, Recipes

Christmas gift, Baileys Recipe, Baileys , homemade Christmas

The Best Homemade Baileys Recipe is about to rock your Christmas world. Are you ready for it? Do you need some festive MoJo ?!! I believe we all need a little nudge of HAPPY during this crazy festive season. How …

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BEST CHRISTMAS IDEAS !!

December 16th, 2012 | 8 Comments | Posted in DIY, Holidays, Recipes

The Best Christmas Ideas are the SIMPLE ones don’tcha think? The simple Christmas ideas make us look quite simply brilliant. That is how we get our Christmas jollies. Who says the fat man in the red suit gets to have …

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Do you have d’ best Christmas ideas? Submit to WIN !

December 14th, 2012 | 15 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, DIY

You may WIN a blog post feature on DESIGN THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE by submitting the…. Best Christmas Ornament Best Christmas DIY Project Best Christmas Decoration Best Christmas Design Idea or Any Creative Christmas How-to Idea ! …

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