Today is my 5 YEAR BLOGIVERSARY. I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since I first hit the button that said “publish”. The time has flown by. I thought it would be fun to take a look back. 2011 Here’s my very first post. Can you tell I used to be a portrait photographer? MY […]
The Design Trends I’ll be Ignoring in 2016
Did I say that out loud? Sometimes I am left without adult supervision, and then I just say all kinds of things. Like today. I try not to post negative things, but sometimes I feel it’s important to say it. And so I do. Then I walk away from the computer. And I was trying […]
Step by step instructions Faux Finishing a Cross Plaque
This is such a fun project. I know many of my DIY friends love to make everything themselves. I admire them. I too like to make things, but for a variety of reasons I rarely do. What I like is to find talented people who can do some of the work for me, like these […]
Farmhouse Living Room TOTAL MAKEOVER
I do get bored when things stay the same, so this was an exciting makeover. Here’s the before my our living room at the farm. Of course I always think it is fun to get the room over the years. This is what it looked like when we first had the house built in 2009. […]
Do Curtains Make a Room Look Smaller
You know I’m always torn on whether I should add curtains or not because I really like the woodwork in our house. But when I got new curtains in the dining room, CLICK HERE that meant I had two sets of curtains already in the dining room were not being used there any more. The first […]
Florentine Vintage at Ruby Lane
Something I am pretty crazy about right now is vintage Florentine anything. Isn’t this tray gorgeous? It’s vintage Florentine. This tray below is also a Florentine tray. May beautiful vintage Florentine items are out there, including this Gold Florentine jewelry box in my girls’ bathroom. I also love the Florentine nesting trays that are all […]
Is Gray on It’s Way Out?
A few years ago, nobody had gray in their homes. Walls were mostly beige and the daring few had taupe or tan walls. The wall below is SW Windsor Greige. I had a very red dining room, and my daughter’s room was green. Nary was a gray wall to be found. I remember painting my […]
A Very French Morning
I am joining a new event today called Country French Design Series. This is my kind of thing! Today’s theme is a country French morning, so I thought I would share a bit of my morning with you. First things first. I make a pot of hot tea. I start with well water we […]
