Hi, Friends! Happy Thursday to ya! How's that whole Daylight Savings Time thing going? I sort of feel like I've been "off" since the time change deal last weekend. Things are in full swing around our house and it's been busy~ good busy, but busy nonetheless. My middle son has lacrosse practice every day and games every week, sometimes 2 with all the crazy weather we had a few weeks ago and trying … [Read more...]
How To Make A Skirted Pedestal Sink-Easy Sewing Tutorial
Edited on 6-26-15- This tutorial received a nice mention on the Today Show website by writer, Julie Pennell! The article is called, "Living in a Rental? 5 Ways to Upgrade the Bathroom." Read the full post here. :) I have been working on our downstairs powder room for a few months now. I have shared on Instagram and my Facebook page some of the things I've been planning, or items I've found … [Read more...]
Create Unique Pillows from Thrift Shop Clothing
While browsing through a thrift store recently, I spotted a beautiful coral dress made from an Indian fabric, complete with embroidered, beaded, and jeweled hem and neckline detailing. It wasn't my size unfortunately, but it was too pretty to pass up. I love the color coral~ it's usually my "go to" choice if I want to use something in the red family, and I thought it would work well in our master … [Read more...]
Blue Ridge, Georgia- Day Trip Excursion
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...]
How to Make an Orchid in a Rustic Bowl Arrangement
A few weeks ago, I found a really great Indonesian wooden bowl at Ross. I had seen them in the past and loved their rustic look and the way they looked with plants or floral arrangements in them. I bought it ( because as all you good shoppers know, it's better to buy it and later return it if you change your mind, than to not buy it at all, right?) not knowing exactly how I was going to use it, … [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...]
Christmas House Tour 2014
Today, I'm sharing our home for the holidays. Welcome, friends! Welcome to a house that is far from perfect, but is well-loved and lived in. This is our family's 13th year in this home...13 Christmases- wow, so many memories and seasons of life. Our oldest son started 1st grade when we moved to Atlanta from North Carolina, and now he's a Freshman in college. Our 2 younger sons were almost 2 and 3 … [Read more...]