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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Featured at Atticmag

One of my absolute favorite design & decor blogs is Atticmag written by 2 gardenwebbers, Jane(Rococogurl) and Allison.  I've been an avid reader since long before I had a blog.  So you can imagine how thrilled I was when Allison contacted me and asked if she could include a pic of the built-in cat door in our wine & liquor hutch for an article she was writing about built-in pet accomodations.

Hmmm... let me think about that.  Um, Yes, Yes, Jumping up and down Yes!


Big Props go to my wonderful Computer Genius husband who built it.  I designed it and drew it up on graph paper, he built it, and I painted and distressed it.   Here's a closeup of the distressed paint finish.

We used a leftover hunk of soapstone for the counter.  Remember how it looked at Halloween?

I'll need to lighten up the look a bit for Easter.  I only have our home half decorated at the moment.  But for now, I'm just reveling in the feature.  Find the Atticmag built-in pet accomodations article here.

Thanks for popping in and sharing in my feature news joy.  I'm linking this up to Primitive & Proper's Furniture Link Party.
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19 comments:

  1. CoteheleApril 5, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Congratulations!!!! AtticMag only shows the best examples. The cat cutout is a very cute idea. I love the hutch. You both did a fantastic job designing, making and finishing it. Wanna come visit me for awhile? I have so many ideas and partially finished projects Mr. C just learned to live in a project house.

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  2. DebbiedoosApril 5, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Awesome job girl! Congrats on the feature!~

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  3. HaddockApril 5, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Jumping up and down is a real cute one.
    (like those collection of bottles above)

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  4. Rachael @ The Little BirdieApril 5, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    What a fantastic idea! There is no convenient place for the cat box, but this makes it so cute! I host a linky party every Tuesday at The Little Birdie, and I would love for you to join us and link up! This is great! Here's the link to this week's party:

    http://littlebirdiebaby.blogspot.com/2011/04/tutorial-tuesday-linky-party-bamboo.html

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  5. Alicia@ eco friendly homemakingApril 5, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    Wow what an amazing piece. How Blessed you are to have such a talented husband. It looks just beautiful!

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  6. JacquelineApril 5, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Oh, I loved her post on fun pet spots. Yours is absolutely adorable. What a fun and creative pair you are. That cat shaped cut out is way too cute. How fun, fun, fun!

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  7. AnonymousApril 5, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    Congratulations on your feature, that's AWESOME! You are so creative!

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  8. AtticmagApril 5, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Thanks so much for letting us show your "cathouse." My sis (2 cats) now wants one. I think there might be a business with that design.
    It is totally adorable. Jane F.

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  9. Sylvia N.April 5, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    Congrats for your feature! Well deserved for a really unique and well executed clever idea! The kitty probably things he is at the ritz now!

    Thanks for the blog visit and comment love! It made my day!

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  10. A Vintage VineApril 5, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    Congrats on your feature!!!

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  11. Cassie BustamanteApril 6, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    that looks awesome! and yes, a new build totally counts! i just lay it all out there in big letters because people were linking up wreaths and such. :)
    i am totally impressed!

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  12. DIYbyDesignApril 6, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Congrats, that's awesome. Thanks for sharing at my Swing into Spring party.

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  13. Tammy @ Type AApril 6, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    looks awesome. i have a party that goes from tues-thurs, i would love it if you shared this. http://typeadecorating.blogspot.com/2011/04/anything-goes-party-11.html

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  14. ChristineApril 6, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    How cool for you!! I love the idea of the hidden litterbox, I just need to get off my duff and do it already....

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  15. Andrea . Charcoal and CrayonsApril 6, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    Congrats on the feature! We don't have a cat anymore, but I love this idea.

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  16. UnknownApril 7, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    Oh my gosh!! That is so fun! And so fun you were featured!! Thanks for linking up!!

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  17. Rachael @ The Little BirdieApril 7, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    You already know how much I love this idea, but I'm also featuring it this weekend on my Linky Party Favorites! Thanks for linking up at The Little Birdie! :)

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  18. michelleApril 14, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    Congrats on the Attic mag feature! I just love this and would love to find a place to do that for my kitties! AWESOME!!!

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  19. Katie @ Domestiphobia.netApril 15, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    So he's a computer genius who can also build furniture with inset doors?

    Color me ENVIOUS. ;)

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