I left the house this week and went to my favorite antique store. I went to just get out of the house, but just in case, I brought my credit card, because… dishes. Well you never know. Many readers know of my love for dishes, purple (the color) and things made in France. And where […]
Must Know Decorating Tips
Recently we did 2 podcast episodes on our Very Favorite Decorating Tips. I thought you might enjoy all of that information all in one blog post. I suspect you know all of these, but sometimes it’s nice to be reminded of them. I hope you are doing well during these crazy times. I know I […]
Homemade Bread the Easy Way
Today I am headed out to the store, and going inside for the first time in 6 weeks. I am pretty excited! Yes, I’ll be wearing a mask. I will try not to buy up the entire store in my excitement. The past few weeks, I’ve taken up bread baking. I started with making my […]
Lavender Spring Decorating
3 years ago, I announced my color of the year was lavender HERE. And now 3 years later, it’s still my color. In fact, it was my favorite color when I was a kid, so really it was just a matter of time, until I came back to it. It’s my inspiration color for my […]
Spring Decorating Tips and More
Check out these lovely French country posts today. Designthusiasm | Mixing Old and New in a Seasonal Tablescape Edith and Evelyn Vintage | How to Turn a Salvaged Lamp Into An Antique Candlestick French Country Cottage | 5 Simple Elegant Spring Centerpiece Ideas Maison de Cinq | Five Simple but Chic Decorating Tips for Spring […]
9 Years of Blogging
This makes my 9 year anniversary of blogging. It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing this for 9 years. I am still here, because you’re still here, and I can’t express how much that means to me. As an Amazon affiliate I can make a small commision on qualified sales. I appreciate you so much, […]
Lessons that will Make you a Better Decorator
I recently took a look back at all of our podcast episodes of Decorating Tips and Tricks, all 405 of them! When I looked at the downloads per episode, do you want to guess which episode was the most popular? Well I guess I gave it away already with the title – Lessons that will […]
Afternoon Tea at my House
I had a few friend over that live nearby for tea recently. It was a very small group and at first I just planned to make cucumber sandwiches and scones, along with afternoon tea. That’s really all you need, right? But then as it got closer to the time for the afternoon tea, things were […]