People ask me where I find all of these wonderful old pieces, and the answer is resale, consignment, thrift stores, eBay, local auctions, and Round Top. A few of the things I have found at thrift stores recently are my silver tray (click here to see post) this silver water pitcher, this basket (click here), steamer trunk (click here), […]
My Country Front Porch
I usually blog about my back porch, but today, I thought I would show you a corner of the front porch. Why just a corner? Because the other side will be changed soon, and I am not ready for a reveal just yet. First off, obviously the front porch is much smaller. Truth be told, the […]
My neighbor’s Tiny Texas Chapel
I have been driving by this adorable chapel for years now; ever since we bought our ranch. I had made arrangements to come on Saturday to take some photos. There was a bit of a mix-up and I am not sure Leslie knew that I was coming. She had a house-full of guests, and lots going […]
Frenchy Guest Room Makeover
You might have seen pictures of my guest room before, but I have a few more things to show ya. And here is what it looked like a month ago. The black French bombay chest (that I purchased new a few years ago) has been replaced with the antique pine dresser from the auction (click here.) I […]
Back Porch Living and an Antique Trunk
“Oops, I did it again.” I am not sure what Britney was talkin’ about, but I’m talking about buying something for my back porch. It needed something. I didn’t even know what it needed until I went to the resale shop and found this. In case you are wondering, “this” is the black trunk. It’s just so perfect, […]
Feed Sack Fever
I have used feedsacks a lot at Cedar Hill, and I thought I would show you all of them combined into one post. Well, there are a few pillows I don’t have photos of, but this is most of them. I ripped the seams out of this feedsack and used it as a long table […]
Strawberry Napoleons
The strawberries have been fabulous lately, and I wondered what I should make with them. The answer was Strawberry Napoleons. Strawberry Napoleons, vintage tablecloth and watering can I have shown one of the strawberry napoleons here on my French Bistro set recently painted with Annie Sloan chalk paint, you can see the post here. the table is covered […]
Another Feedsack Pillow Tutorial
Are you tired of seeing the daybed on my back porch? I hope not, since I have another tutorial on the feedsack pillows. Today we will be covering this smaller pillow. The daybed project can be seen here, the backporch project can be seen here, and the tutorial on the large feedsack pillows can be seen here. […]