I know a lot of you like to change out your things for the seasons. I don’t generally do that because you have to store so much stuff when it’s not in use. But when you find things on sale, then you do crazy things. I really didn’t intend to buy anything, but at Round […]
The Best Tour of Homes Part II
Previously I showed you some homes in my neighborhood. I’ll share the link at the end of this post in case you missed part I. There are so may gorgeous homes here, truly I wish you could see them all. It is such a blessing to walk by these homes on my daily walk. This […]
Farmhouse French Friday Tip 10
The reason Farmhouse French works is that it is a mix of rustic and refined of savory and sweet. It is the yin and the yang of design. So it stands to reason it needs some rustic elements to balance the blingy, fancy stuff. Take this gorgeous iron bed at our house. You can find […]
Remodeling a Dated Kitchen
So you may have seen the photos of the kitchen in our new (to us) home in the mountains of North Carolina. You can see the posts HERE. I’ve also shown the front of the house recently. Here it is if you missed it. You can even see the mountains from the street in […]
HOW to FAIL the RIGHT way
Have you failed? I have, over and over again. I have been talking to a lot of people lately not about FAILING. Some are budding entrepreneurs, some are people simply trying lose a few pounds (like me.) One person I know started out strong with a big weight loss goal. After a month I thought […]
Farmhouse French Friday Tip 9
Every week when it gets to be Friday, I admit I get pretty excited. I can’t wait to decide which element to highlight for my Farmhouse French Friday tip each week. Then when I pick something I think, “Oh yes, this is my very favorite.” Then the next week, I go through it all over […]
Painted Brass Candlesticks
Have you ever had an idea for a project, but you weren’t sure about it? Well that’s been me. I wanted to paint there candlesticks for a long, long time. These are antique and brass. They are very pretty, but I felt the fireplace needed a bit of a new look. I used the […]
Lace Grainsack Pillow Tutorial
This is a super easy pillow to make and I think it’s really pretty too. To make these pillows, I measured my pillow inserts first. They are 20 inches x 20 inches. So I knew that I needed 20 inches across and 20 inches top to bottom for each. I use a 1/2 inch seam […]
