Well as you may know we bought a mountain house in Black Mountain, NC this year. We hope to retire here, but for now it’s a vacation rental, and we go as often as we can. This post was sponsored by the folks at BEHR PAINT but all opinions are my own. The house has amazing […]
My Hot Picks for This Christmas
A few days ago, I was walking out of a store with an armful of goodies headed to my car on a beautiful day and it occurred to me that I have the best job. This post is sponsored by Kirklands. That’s right, as part of my job, I get to shop for Christmas decor […]
Mountain House Updates to the Living Room
I love seeing a room transition over time! Let’s check out where this room started in March of 2016 when we moved some things in here. Yes that pendant light in the middle has been changed out already. So here’s how the room started at our mountain house in Black Mountain, NC. Then we moved […]
14 Easy Christmas Decorating Tips
Break out the holly and mistletoe! What? It’s not Thanksgiving yet? Well the reason we bloggers decorate now is for you. You can gather ideas and start thinking about how you want to decorate for Christmas. Then when it’s time, you’re not scrambling around, stressed, trying to figure out what you are going to do. […]
Thanksgiving in the Mountains
I know I’ve shared several Fall and Thanksgiving posts this year, but this one is different. This is about our recent trip to the mountains. This is where I would have Thanksgiving if I could, and maybe next year we will. This is about relaxing and taking time off to be with your friends and family. […]
Adding a Wow to a Room
I’ve been saying this for awhile, but hey it’s true. Unique, vintage, one-of-a-kind things are the kind of things that give a room presence. Today I am going to show you an example. For one, the room is unique because of the barnwood I used for the shower curtain valance. I had a cool piece […]
Trash to Treasure Shutter Project
I’ve used shutters before in room, and you probably saw them HERE. So I was wanting to give the farm some updates and I am trying to do something in every room. Here are the updates I’ve posted so far. porch – French crib conversion, click here Living room – church pew, click here Kitchen – […]
Furniture Arrangement in a Small Space
It’s amazing what you discover when you experiment. I do it all the time, and I am constantly learning. So this photo below is my study the way it was. For information about the chairs, click here. I like the rug a lot, but I had a problem, well a good one. I had an […]
