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A Before and After Story

We all love a good before and after story so today I thought I'd share some great things that Matt and Shari are doing after Room by Room.

Here are a few things from their website that I've found particularly interesting. It's not ALL about decorating. Their website is about lifestyle.

One thing I learned is that Shari and her family recently became vegetarians. Her husband went all the way vegan. She has a lots of tips and encouragement if you are thinking vegetarian may be a fit for you. Here's a recipe I'm hoping to try. I may not be vegetarian all the way but I do love a lot of vegetarian dishes.

This Refriend Bean Nachos recipe looks so YUMMY! I love anyting mexican and now that I don't eat red meat I do tend to tire of chicken and turkey all the time. When I found this recipe I was so excited to try it. I think I'll add a few jalapenos, 'cause really can you have mexican food without them? I think not ;) Oh, and not all of the recipes are vegetarian! I make a few yummy things...wonder if they'll let me contribute?!

Besides going vegetarian, Shari has also moved into a new home and you guessed it - it's all on tape with fab ideas for decorating your WHOLE home. A bit of a departure from the Room by Room method and quite interesting to see the entire process from planning to execution of a whole house design. Here is a LIST of all their newest videos. You can easily find the Whole House Design videos. And, as if you didn't already know, her new home is absolutely beautiful!

There are also crafts, some of course are very kid-friendly, seasonal decor, sewing projects like the new baseball quilt and so much more.

Well that's a lot about Shari, but what is Matt doing now? Well, when I met him he was teaching us all about Extreme Home Energy Savings. Great products and ideas for keeping your home energy efficient and eco friendly. We all need to do our part and Matt has gathered and is sharing a little lot of knowledge on the subject.

He's also still doing those awesome shop projects he's so well known for. Remember the kitchen island post I wrote recently? Well, if you're as talented as Matt with power tools here are instructions to build your own!

I couldn't fit all of Matt and Shari's great lifestyle ideas into one post so I hope you'll check out their new website and keep up on what they are doing now. It's really quite exciting to see them back in action!

BIG EXCITING NEWS!!

Hey Everyone - I have been waiting for this day for a couple of months now and I'm so excited to share with you that we have teamed up with MATT FOX and SHARI HILLER of HGTV'S ROOM BY ROOM!!! Remeber them?! I know you know them. They had the show for 14 years! I used to watch them all the time when my kids were younger (gotta love nap time ;)

Here's a short version of the story - Stephanie and I met them at the expo in Cleveland in Feb. We talked a bit, did a fun little photo shoot and we thought that was it. Well, Shari took a flight back to sunny Florida but Matt being local to the Cleveland area stayed around for another day. He had 2 stage appearences that Monday and pulled us up on stage with him to give us some time to show our decals. How cool is he?! I don't even feel so much that this is a business relationship as much as I've met 2 wonderful, new friends. What you see on TV is exactly what you get in real life. I have so enjoyed getting to know them and can't wait for their new show on PBS to debut! They are thinking possibly this summer although things are not yet set in stone. I would LOVE to see them back on TV as would their millions of fans!! I'll keep you all up-to-date on that.

Please go check out their new website (FULL of ideas for home and lifestyle) I keep a link on the right sidebar at all times. You can see my first article I wrote for them and I'll be in their newsletter as well. I'll be doing some special projects that will debut through their website and newsletter so if you want the scoop on those projects first, sign up to get it!