I was talking to my friend Peggy recently (nothing new there) and we were discussing decor and what we were doing. I don’t get to say much here, because she has already read about what I am doing on the blog. Actually during this conversation, I was in trouble for not sending her pictures of my projects before they […]
Dressed in White
Since I painted the china cabinet (click here) on my back porch, I have been wanting to share my country dining room with you. Here are some views of the table that include the china cabinet. The cloth napkins are actually Ikea dish towels. I love using these towels for napkins, since they are so […]
Back Porch China Cabinet
I have been working on this post for months now, well not the writing of it, the doing of it. First I inherited a large pine china cabinet from my MIL. She had two other china cabinets but we chose this one for the ranch back porch. The first difficulty was transporting it to the […]
Lavender Summer Table
Thank you for all of the sweet comments for my family as we mourn the loss of my mother-in-law. It means so much to me to hear from you, and your expressions of sympathy are much appreciated. Even Mr. CH who never enters the blogisphere was touched. (I read your comments to him. Heaven forbid that […]
Back Porch Breakfast Bar
We do love living on our back porch. It’s getting too hot during the day to dine alfresco, but breakfast is still a great time to enjoy the breezes and the chirping birds. So I was pretty excited when Mr. CH FINALLY helped me hang a shelf back here. This burgundy shelf was in the house but […]
Back Porch Living and an Antique Trunk
“Oops, I did it again.” I am not sure what Britney was talkin’ about, but I’m talking about buying something for my back porch. It needed something. I didn’t even know what it needed until I went to the resale shop and found this. In case you are wondering, “this” is the black trunk. It’s just so perfect, […]
Porch Redo Part Deux
The porch revamp continues. I have working on my porch for a few weeks now, and although I am not finished, I wanted to give you an update on where I am. Close up of rocker You see, I have been in love with the porch on Between Naps on the Porch for some […]
