I’m picky, I know I am. And my pickiness goes beyond a linen blanket. At church last Sunday, I was offered coffee and declined. I said I was a tea drinker. (I do like espresso, but not coffee, and yes I know that is weird. Coffee tastes bitter to me, but espresso although more caffeinated […]
Mountain house guest room
It’s time to go back to the mountains again for more of our tour there. This is a house we bought for retirement. It’s always been my husband’s dream to have a place in the mountains of NC. It felt like a crazy idea at the time, but that’s what we did. You can find […]
Mountain House Kids Room
Today we’re going back to the mountain house and how we set it up. If you haven’t seen any of the posts about the mountain house, you can find them HERE. I took a bunch of things that weren’t really being used and brought them out to the mountains. The room below is our guest […]
How I gave a Room Farmhouse French Style
I know we are all looking for shortcuts to decorating, and I think there are definitely some out there. I think the question is where to start, and do you need to change out furniture or just accessories to get the look you want. And some of you are asking how to go more neutral, […]
Farmhouse Bedroom Updates
I like to make subtle changes to a room. I usually have a vision for a room, and a shopping list. As I find the things I want for the room, I add them, and move out the things that I am not that crazy about. The girls’ farmhouse bedroom has been in flux for […]
How to Repeat Color in a Room
My mom always said that if you had one color in a room, you should repeat it a few times. And so today we are talking about how to repeat color in a room. I know that sometimes I go overboard with a particular color in a room. Then later when I change colors, I […]
Bedroom Updates and Which do You prefer
So much of design is personal taste. I have posted photos on Facebook where I felt it was obvious which one was my BEFORE and which was my AFTER, and still it seems many people vote for my BEFORE as their favorite. So what gives? Well I guess we are all different and we all […]
8 Ideas for Above The Bed Art
So what do you put on the wall above a bed? Well there are a lot of options for above the bed art. Here are a few things I’ve tried. 1. Large mirror with ironstone platters I’ve shown this bed recently with the new look. Here I used an oversized mirror and ironstone platters above […]
