Mountain House Gray Exterior Paint I mentioned in a recent post that we were painting our house in North Carolina with gray exterior paint. CLICK HERE for the paint selections. I can’t tell you how exciting it is to finally get this paint job completed. I’ll give you a before photo so you can […]
Fast Fall Decor for Your Home
Fast Fall Decor One of the best ways to create a fast Fall decor is by using mostly things you already have on hand. I try not to go buy a bunch of new things each year. I also don’t like storing a lot of seasonal decor. So here are a few tips I like […]
Linen Bolster Pillow Tutorial
Linen Bolster Pillow Today I’m revealing how I made this linen bolster pillow. You may by now know that I’m a bit obsessed with bolster pillows. I got a fabulous blue velvet one, CLICK HERE, and I made a lavender velvet one, CLICK HERE. I had these two bolster pillows that I didn’t want any […]
Matelasse Slipcovered Ottoman
Matelasse Slipcovered Ottoman Today I’m sharing my matelasse slipcovered ottoman with directions on how I made it. This was a simple and quick project. The instructions are to make a slipcover for a round ottoman. I started with the cute furry ottoman. First I measured my ottoman across the top, the height and circumference. I […]
Mountain House Updates and Survivor Guilt
MOUNTAIN HOUSE UPDATES Today I’m sharing the latest mountain house updates and I’m sharing a bit about what it’s like to go through a hurricane. I’ve always thought that survivor guilt was something I would never experience. After all, why should someone feel guilty because they survived something others didn’t? It certainly isn’t because of […]
Purple Pillows and Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey sure did a number on Houston. I had a headache that that lasted from Saturday until Wednesday. Yesterday was the first day I’ve felt normal in days. I actually fell on my stairs during the hurricane too, and strained the muscles in my chest, so that every time I picked something up, it […]
Painting the Mountain House
Painting the Mountain House It’s time to start painting the mountain house. I’m going over our painting plans today. If you keep up with the news, then you know that we have a Cat 3 hurricane headed our way to Houston today. It’s probably not going to be a direct hit like Ike and Alicia, […]
Gorgeous New Millennial Pink Slipcovers
Gorgeous New Millennial Pink Slipcovers Today I am showing off the new millennial pink slipcovers I just made. It was time. The old slipcovers are lovely and I’m not getting rid of them, just rotating them out for now. (Sorry Peggy and Ginger! Yes I know they will look better in your homes, but I’m […]
