Today, I’m talking about how I prefer to display artwork, but first I wanted to share a bit about this particular piece of art. It’s a very old French shield made from wood and fabric. You can see the fabric if you look closely. It’s really pretty and I’ve added it to my upstairs hallway. […]
How I Ruined up my Cabinets
Before I show you the latest, let’s start at the beginning. I originally had these cabinets painted in a dark gray, although they don’t look too dark here. They looked too flat, so I added a dark brown wax. You can find the story HERE. You can see just how different the color looks when you […]
Thanksgiving Entertaining with simple recipes
Thanksgiving entertaining can be stressful when you have a lot of guests coming and lots of food to prepare, so I thought I would share a few of my entertaining tricks and a few simple recipes. I’ve got 8 tips for you today, unless I miscounted, which is totally possible. Of course I’m going to […]
Can you use Cowhide Rugs in a Country French Room
I think we’ve all seen photos of ranches with hide rugs. I live in Texas, so I’ve been around them a lot. They are like cowboy boots around here; they are part of the landscape. Our farm is surrounded by cattle ranches, so it makes sense they would be in style here. But what about […]
Tutorial for Vintage Pillow
This is a Vintage pillow tutorial, but you could use this technique with new fabric as well. This pillow was so fun to make. I cut a piece of fabric that was hand embroidered for the front of the pillow. It was not quite big enough so I cut piece of fabric to mount the […]
Help I Need a Fall Table in 10 Minutes
I had so many appointments today and I had a Fall table setting promised for my fabulous blogging group today. I was going to run to the store to get flowers for my table, then it occurred to me that you probably have company coming over with no time to put a table together. So […]
Painting a Church Pew
Remember the church pew on the back porch? The back was painted blue. But the front…. Well I’m not sure what this ‘treatment’ is. Neglect? Is that a stain or just dirt? Sometimes, it’s best not to ask. I brought it inside to work on it, because it was really hot and I just didn’t […]
Why I like to bHome for the Holidays
Hi and welcome to the bHome Fall tour titled ‘Why I like to bHome for for the holidays’. I’m continuing my theme of white Fall decor. I know I’m not the only one who has a home that doesn’t work well with orange pumpkins. I love them in other homes, but for mine well…. […]