I love touring other peoples’ homes, don’t you? Well if you didn’t, why would you be here? I recently went on a home tour in my new neighborhood, and I thought I would share the photos with you. There were 6 homes on the tour, but we weren’t allowed to take photos in many of […]
Balastrades, spindles and newel posts
Here’s what I’ve learned. The top horizontal part is called the handrail, the up and down pieces that I would call ‘spindles’ are called balustrades, and the big post at the beginning of the stairs is called a newel post. This process began when I chose an antique cast iron fence post to be my newel […]
More Home Tours
It’s not to late to see the fabulous homes on The Summer 2013 Showcase of Homes. Check out the schedule!! Monday 7/22 Atta Girl SaysThe Happier HomemakerRain on a Tin RoofBetter With AgeTop This Top That Tuesday 7/23 Mom 4 RealCedar Hill RanchPractically FunctionalWhile Wearing HeelsFrench Country Cottage Wednesday 7/24 The Lily Pad CottageMarty’s MusingsConfessions of a Plate AddictTown […]
Priming for Paint – New House Update
It’s getting closer to completion, and the closer it gets.. the messier the house looks. This is why home owners move out when their homes are being renovated. It’s just a mess. This is the primer coat. You can see it’s all over the hardwood floors, but it will all get cleaned up when we […]
Summer 2013 Showcase of Homes – Cedar Hill Farmhouse
Howdy ya’ll, I was just out in the pasture, but it’s too hot to visit there today. Come on into the house!! Now normally I make my family take their boots off when they come in, but you can leave yours on, hee, hee. I used to have a recurring nightmare that I was […]
Summer 2013 Showcase of Homes
Are you a Mrs. Kravitz like me? If you are old enough, then you know she was the nosy neighbor always looking through Samantha’s windows on Bewitched, the old TV show. I too, like to look into people’s homes, but because I live in Texas where people “shoot first and ask questions later” I prefer to do my snooping […]
My Pro Photography Secrets: Lighting
Although I had my own photography business for over six years before I began blogging, I hesitate giving photography advice to bloggers, since… well… most everyone’s photos are so darn awesome. Many of you may not be professional photographers, but your photos look professional. But I am going to press on, since I see something out there that needs […]
Tile for the New House
I was feeling pretty good about my selections for the new house, maybe a little too good, because as some point I realized I hadn’t picked out the tile. Do you know how many different kinds of tile they make? A LOT! I didn’t want to spend hours and hours looking at hundreds of […]
