Hi, Friends! How's your week going? It's already Thursday...a week away from Christmas Day exactly~YIKES and can you believe it? I feel like I say this every year, but man, it sneaks up quicker and quicker each year, doesn't it? I sort of secretly despise those people that think it's fun to tell you how many Thursdays you have 'til Christmas....grrrrrr! haha! Although I really love 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...]
Spring To Fall Table Setting: How to Style Five Different Looks from One Table Setting
Good Monday Morning! We have been having the nicest Fall-like temperatures in the Atlanta area for the past few days: upper 60's in the mornings with an average in the low 80's for the high each day. This time of year is tough for me because I'm such a Summer girl. It takes me until the first of October before I really want to get my Fall stuff out and decorate. My geraniums are just now … [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...]
The Family Room: New Black Painted & Styled Bookcases
Hi, Friends! I was about to wish y'all a Happy Monday, but it's already Tuesday. Hope you all had a fun and relaxing Labor Day weekend. We enjoyed having our oldest son home from college from Friday until late Monday. His girlfriend was home from college, as well, and our family mostly enjoyed hanging out at home, eating good meals, taking the Weimies to play at the lake, and then finishing our … [Read more...]
Woman’s Day Feature and 9 Thrift Shopping Tips
Hey there, Friends! Hope you've had a good Monday...can you even believe July is almost over? Me neither- unbelievable! Things have been so busy around our house lately with school prep for all the boys. Wesley, our oldest son, is going to college in mid- August, our youngest son, Colby, starts high school next week, ( NEXT week?? Do Summers keep getting shorter and shorter or WHAT?! ) and Tanner, … [Read more...]