What’s one way to add farmhouse French style to your home? Add a dough bowl of course. But then, what do you put in it? Dough bowls were originally used to hold dough, not a doe (female deer). I’ve heard them called ‘doe bowls’ but that is not correct. Besides, how would you get a […]
One Space Two Ways
I thought it would be fun to do my closet two different ways using some lovelies from my sponsor Laura Ashley. Want to see what I came up with? Let’s look at how the space looks different using two different accessories. First we have the blue look. I used a soft blue throw and […]
Farmhouse Kitchen Reveal
I am not sure you have seen my farmhouse kitchen before. Probably not. Why? Because I rarely show it. The cabinets were stained wood. Now let me say there is nothing wrong with stained cabinets. But I will say they don’t photograph well. So I didn’t like showing the kitchen because I didn’t think it […]
Vintage Inspired Post Box
I adore vintage pieces in my home, but let’s face it, they aren’t always easy to find. So I love to find vintage-inspired pieces whenever I can. Let’s see some different ways you could use this box. The first photo shows it in my butler’s pantry holding some kitchen utensils. I really like using […]
Shower curtains – Which do you prefer
Once again, I had a very difficult time deciding which way to go here. I changed out the shower curtain a long time ago, but didn’t feel that I got pictures that really did the new curtain justice. But here we go. This is in the guest quarters. The new curtains are full of frills, […]
How to Paint a Faux Finish
And now for my monthly feature, where Cindy from Edith and Evelyn shows us how she does it! Today she is showing us how to paint a faux finish. There are two things that always get the most ooh’s and aah’s in our kitchen renovation. One is the planked ceiling, and the other is the […]
5 Ways to Use a Cup Rack
Who has time to spend redoing the decorating all of the time? And yes I know how ironic it is for a design/decor blogger to say such a thing. Admittedly I am changing things up all of the time, but I don’t have all day to redo things. I need to be able to […]
Shopping for Vintage Silver
This is a sponsored post, but all opinions are my own. I love, love vintage silver. I could have put about 10 ‘love’s in there, but decided to spare you. I thought it would be fun to see a sample of vintage silver-plate items for sale on RUBY LANE. Let’s do some virtual shopping […]
