Hi, friends! December is moving right along and I wanted to post a Christmas Home Tour this year, seeing as I seem to have missed last year's....LIFE! It literally feels like it's Fall then it's Christmas these days with little time to get many extra things in. Today I will share Part 1 then hopefully share Part 2 next week. I hope this post finds you all doing well, enjoying the beauty of the … [Read more...]
Double Porch Swing Outdoor Space
Several years ago, we created a space under our back deck that has become my favorite place to spend time! Being a Southerner my whole life, I’m not sure why I waited so long to own a porch swing. It’s not just a past time here in the South, but rather a way of life. Like sweet tea, fried chicken, and pimento cheese are Southern staples, so is the Porch Swing. My parents had one on our porch … [Read more...]
Exploring Cashiers, North Carolina
To read my original post on our visit to Highlands, North Carolina first, please click here. For my birthday, we drove from Highlands to Cashiers, North Carolina for the day. Cashiers is just Northeast on US-64 about 10 miles on a curvy little mountain road with beautiful views. I had always loved seeing the Cashiers Showhouses each year in Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazine, but had … [Read more...]
Exploring Highlands, North Carolina
A few weeks ago, we drove up to Highlands, North Carolina for a few days to celebrate my birthday. We had visited for our anniversary back in late December when we stayed at The Dillard House in Clayton, Georgia and knew we wanted to go back for a longer stay! Highlands is about 90 miles Northeast of our house near Gainesville, and a beautiful little escape from the Summer heat in Atlanta … [Read more...]
Peonies in Bloom
My peonies bloomed about a month ago and were just beautiful this year! Not sure if that was due to a very rainy Winter, but even the pink one back in my cottage garden was covered in buds and every one of them opened into the prettiest flowers. I'd like to tell you I baby my peonies and have a gardener's secret about their success, but the truth is it's all nature! They are old, … [Read more...]
Fall House Tour-Part 1- The Porch
Hi there, Friends! Hope your Tuesday is going well. Today, I'm sharing my Fall Porch Tour with y'all. I thought I would break up my Fall Tour posts into 3 separate ones, so as not to bombard you with tons and tons of pictures. ;-) Part 1 will be the porch, Part 2, Fall Dining Table Settings, and Part 3 will be Fall accents added to our home. For the most part, I used what I had in my Fall … [Read more...]
Driftwood Weathered Wood Finish Product Review on a Spring Porch Table
I recently had the opportunity to review an amazing product called Driftwood Weathered Wood Finish. Kim at DIY Driftwood emailed me with details about using the product. It comes in a packet as a powder that you mix with water and apply to bare, unfinished or stripped and sanded wood and it will produce a weathered driftwood appearance within 15 minutes. I had the perfect table in which to … [Read more...]