This weekend our two high school sons went on a church retreat, so Mark and I had most of the weekend to do what we wanted! We started our weekend Friday night by dining at an Italian food restaurant after dropping them off and then just went home and relaxed the rest of the evening ( and by relax I mean we came home and walked our other children of the four-legged variety. We're wild and crazy … [Read more...]
Vintage Modern Chic Design Board for Chairish
Today, I'm sharing a design board I made for Chairish, showing how you can mix vintage and antique finds with modern pieces to lighten the mood of a room and add some "wow" to a space. French Country mixed with a little cottage is my personal design style, but I find myself adding a few more modern pieces over the years to update, add interest, and just lighten the mood in a room a … [Read more...]
How to Make a Ruffled Skirt Slipcover for a Bench
A few weeks ago, I posted a few fabric inspiration pictures for our family room on Instagram. The existing fabrics were getting tired and dull, and I was ready for a change. I grabbed a few fabric swatches at one of my favorite local fabrics shops, Design Finds, and took them home to see how they looked with the existing fabrics. I decided I liked the black striped linen to cover a $5.00 bench … [Read more...]
Bentwood Kitchen Chairs Makeover for Dwell With Dignity Atlanta- Part 1
Last Spring, an amazing Dallas, Texas based non-profit organization called Dwell With Dignity chose Atlanta for one of their new design installations/locations. You can read more about it here. While I had a little more time with my design and painting business to help with the one last Spring, I had a few more things I was doing this time around, and couldn't volunteer that much downtown, … [Read more...]
Boys’ Dorm Room Inspiration Boards
Hi, Friends! Hope your Monday is going well. :) I'm just getting around to sharing on the blog about some of the items we bought for my oldest son, Wesley's, dorm room ( if you follow me on Instagram, you have seen posts about items and some inspiration boards already ). Last month, my first born son, went to college. Yes, I have really dreaded that separation for most of his senior year, but … [Read more...]
Antelope Pattern Inspired Hallway Makeover
Hey, Friends! Did y'all have a fun 4th of July? We sure did...we did the "all American" stuff: grilled burgers & hotdogs, went to see fireworks, went to a Braves baseball game, & played with the dogs at the lake. I finally got around to trying the red, white, & blue drink recipe I had pinned eons ago on Pinterest, complete with Pop Rocks around the rim. Very fun, I think even the … [Read more...]
Summer Porch Makeover
Hey, Friends! Happy Tuesday ( my birthday! ) to y'all! I just got back from a fun trip to Mississippi with my Mom & Aunt Betty. We went to see my Mom's best friend's granddaughter's wedding, and visit some other relatives we hadn't seen in a long time. The wedding was a beautiful outdoor wedding by a lake...in June...in the South. Boy.was.it.HOT!!! But we had a great time and my Mom, Aunt … [Read more...]