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Words to Live By~Limitless Creativity

photo courtesy Angela Shenk How do you approach decorating and beautifying your home?  Do you plow through innumerable home decor magazines and Pinterest boards marveling at...

Happy in Your Home

photo courtesy Angela Shenk Humans are soulful beings and those souls need to be tended to regularly.  At The Larkin Painting Company our mission is built...

Words to Live By~July 6, 2012

I thought this was a wonderful and wise qu0te: "The way to know life is to love many things." ~Van Gogh~ photo courtesy www.ibiblio.org Here's to...

Glorious

Today I wanted to share some glorious inspirational blue with you. photo courtesy Angela Shenk Morning glories definitely deserve their name.  The blue and yellow glow. ...

Words to Live By~June 20, 2012

I am a great lover of words.  I am a great lover of wisdom.  The world presents many demands and pitches us around from time to time.  I enjoy finding...

Color in Monet’s House

We have all heard of, and maybe you are even lucky enough to have visited Claude Monet's garden at Giverny.  While the gardens are indeed a splendid work of art,...

Cherry Hand-Pies

photo courtesy Angela Shenk It occurred to me that since I was extolling the virtues of planting fruit trees, I had better share a recipe.  Summer...

Plant Your Own Color

Photo courtesy Angela Shenk At the Larkin Painting Company, we often speak of care of the soul through care of your home and environment.  As a...

Color You Can Eat~Pantone Color Inspiration

photo courtesy Angela Shenk   I am sure you have heard someone say, "That color looks good enough to eat!"  Maybe you have even said it...