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Touring Walt Disney’s Office: Part 2

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

After we'd had our fill of photographing Walt Disney's formal office, our guide led us through the door to his working office. Seen through modern eyes, this office doesn't seem that much different than Walt's formal office. More clutter, slightly less streamlined furnishings... But for Walt Disney, there was a distinction. This is where he felt ...

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Touring Walt Disney’s Office: Part 1

Monday, September 26, 2016

A couple of months ago, my marriage to Patrick paid off in a big way when his cousin invited me on a private tour of Walt Disney's newly refurbished office suite on the Disney lot in Burbank. Although we'd seen some of its contents displayed at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios over the years, I was excited ...

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Our Moroccan Patio Is on Apartment Therapy!

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

OK, this post is kinda cheaty cuz it's actually on another site, but... Apartment Therapy has a story on our vaguely Moroccan patio today! And the reason a Disney fan might care is that we took our inspiration from Epcot's Morocco and Yves Saint Laurent's real Majorelle Garden in Marrakech. Also, the Roots shot all the photos! ...

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Displaying Disney Art: Enchanted Tiki Breakfast Nook

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Oh geez, I gotta start updating more! Who wants to see our Enchanted Tiki Room-inspired breakfast nook? I think I've mentioned before that it took me a looooong time to start hanging art in our new place cuz I'd kinda ODed on it my last place. And I had this idea that it wouldn't go with ...

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Displaying Our Disney Collections

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

One of the things that's tough when you're spiffing up your house is figuring out a way to display your collections without looking like a crazy person. Though, let's face it—you could have nothing but a single pair of mouse ears in your house and there's always gonna be someone who will spot it and ...

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Disneyland Attraction Poster Display & Tiki Garden

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

So.... a lot of things are conspiring to keep me from blogging these days, not the least of which are the recording and editing of my weekly Disney Wedding Podcast and lingering disenchantment over the destruction of the places and experiences I loved most at the parks and resorts. But one of the biggest distractions ...

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