Styling a fireplace seems like it should be easy, but often there are issues that make it more difficult. For example, many have their TV above the mantle. I do, but it is behind the doors. That means we don’t have to look at the TV all of the time, but I am still limited […]
5 Tips you need for Arranging Furniture
Sometimes decorating is not about what you buy, but where it goes. Today I’m talking about arranging furniture. Take the clock for instance. I bought it for this spot in the living room, but with the two windows, I was barely noticed, especially in this big room with lots of other things going on. […]
No Cost Home Makeover
This is another no cost home makeover. It all started with this Aidan Gray ottoman. It was on sale, and I fell in love with it. I ended up using it in the guest apartment below. But then I had an idea, why not move it to the farm? I didn’t plan to use it […]
Gorgeous Vintage Lamp WOW
This used to be my favorite room in the house, now it is my favorite room any where. This is my bedroom. My super cool addition is this vintage Italian lamp I found at the thrift store for about $100. The lamp was made in Italy. The paint appears to be original. The lampshade was […]
How to Decorate a Bathroom
No matter the size of your bathroom, you can decorate it. Obviously the bigger it is, the more options available to you on the decorating front. I have room for a chair so I put one by the tub awhile back. Then we added the little vintage table so we had a place to […]
French Christmas Decor
Christmas, Christmas, Christmas. I hope you are enjoying the season. This is my last Christmas blog tour this year. I have been saving several photos for today. I bought several of these awesome aqua bottle-brush trees that work well everywhere. And I love these oversized mercury ball ornaments I have been using. I adore […]
8 Christmas Decorating Tips for the Busy Mom
True confessions. (I feel like I say this every year.) I am writing 8 Christmas Decorating tips for the busy mom (or non-mom) because I can’t be the only one who doesn’t have time to decorate for Christmas. For my easy Fall decor post, one reader complained that what I did was too simple. So […]
The Pink Table
I do love pink, but never thought I would paint any thing pink, but I did. If you don’t like your table, why not paint it? This is the story of the painted table. This is the before photo above. I guess I really didn’t like the way the table looked, because I can’t […]
