I admit it. I don’t have a lot of time for fall decorating, but I suspect you don’t either. Compound that with the fact that I live in South Texas, and you might understand why I can’t just grab some fall foliage from the farm. We do get fall color, but it comes in late […]
5 Ways I Hide TV’s
I really don’t like seeing the TV unless it is on. And then, often I still don’t want to see it. That’s right, I’m one of THOSE PEOPLE. I used to watch a lot of TV, really WAY TOO much. I knew everything that was going on. Now, I haven’t a clue. Friends often […]
Very French bench for the bedroom
I really was minding my own business, just headed over to a client’s home to help her decide where to put some furniture, and so forth and so on. I was a hour from home, but near a favorite shop, so I thought I might as well stop in. Besides, I just happened to know […]
Adding Color with a Rug
I’ve been so busy with everything, that I admit I have put things like curtains and rugs on the back burner at my new house. That’s understandable with all that I have going on, but I finally decided it was time to get a new rug for the breakfast room. It’s a bright sunny […]
Adding Color to a Neutral Area
Adding color to a neutral area in small doses can really make a difference. This is one of my favorite elements of our new home. I found the antique corbels at a nearby antique store, and the shelf is a reclaimed piece of very old salvaged wood. I added a lovely Italian giclee on canvas […]
French hanging Basket
This is another one of those, “I like it, but what the heck can you do with it?” baskets. I call it a French hanging basket. I know you can put fake flowers in it, but I didn’t want to do that. At the old house, I added hats to the basket for a different […]
Settee from an Old Iron Crib
I have been wanting one of these iron cribs for a long time. Oh no, I’m not pregnant!! That’s silly. My babies are grown now. I wanted an iron crib to convert it into a settee. (I thought that would be obvious. Doesn’t everyone do that?) I’ll be covering how I made the cushion in […]
Working Around Decorating Obstacles
We all at some time have to work around decorating obstacles. There’s the chair that your husband refuses to part with, the bedding your son is super attached to, or even a scruffy dog bed. But what if the thing you aren’t so crazy about is the elephant in the room? For me it’s the […]
