Yes it may look like an antique ironing board, but it’s my new sideboard for serving dessert and other yummy things. I found it at Round Top last fall for about $20. Mr CH brought the little azalea bush home recently so I thought it would be perfect here. I love having fresh flowers around. These […]
My Little Greenhouse and a New Camera
I am so happy. I am happy for three reasons this week. 1. My mom came for a visit from Oklahoma. It was a wonderful visit AND she is coming back next month when my brother and his wife come for a visit. 2. My daughter’s high school play is over. Well, we are so proud of […]
Impromptu Table Centerpiece
What do you do for a centerpiece when you decide at the last minute to invite guests to your house? It was my daughter’s sixteenth birthday party. We were going bowling (her choice not mine) and then to her favorite restaurant for dinner. Then at the last minute she said she REALLY, REALLY wanted everyone […]
Touches of Farmhouse French
If you haven’t noticed before, our city house does not have the farmhouse look of the ranch. When I am in the city, I am finding that I miss that casual French Farmhouse style, so I am infusing country style into our city life little by little. This is a collection whites and silver things on a vintage […]
Homemade Chalky Paint Without Tears
We all love chalky paint, and of course, I still highly recommend buying Annie Sloan’s Chalk paint, unless you are on a tight budget or just want to save some money. Then you can make it yourself. But if you use the wrong recipe you will end up with a ball of goo that nothing can remedy, […]
Twinkle Lights
One chilly night recently, I told my family I had a surprise for them. We rode down to the edge of the secret pasture (so called because it is hidden by trees and the entrance is almost impossible to see from a distance) and then walked through the woods to our creekside deck to find my surprise. I brought […]
Swedish Bench
This is a new bench I purchased when we had the house built at Cedar Hill. But it didn’t look exactly like this when I bought it. I actually got the bench for a song (about $450 when it should have sold for about $2000). I got a great deal on it, because I believe […]
My Shabby Chandy Unplugged
I was talking to my friend Peggy recently (nothing new there) and we were discussing decor and what we were doing. I don’t get to say much here, because she has already read about what I am doing on the blog. Actually during this conversation, I was in trouble for not sending her pictures of my projects before they […]
