I love using botanicals in design. Botanicals are drawings of plants that tend to be very accurate portrayals originally used for educational purposes. Based on my research, they first gained popularity around the 15th century. Artists often traveled to far away lands, drawing and painting exotic plants. People were fascinated by them, since the plants […]
Updating Dark Furniture with Paint
I mentioned recently the baby steps I’ve been taking with my daughter’s room. I wanted to work on it for years, but it’s been difficult to do much in the past because my daughter was in here a lot. But since she moved out, it’s been empty during the week, and therefore easier for me […]
The Easy Way to do French Decor
I’m been studying French design for years. I’ve looked it from many angles, including true French design and our American version of French design. Yes there are many differences. The difficulty we have in the US is that we are not working with a French maison in the French countryside. If we were, then we […]
Decorating Baby Steps
If you’ve seen my daughter’s room before then you know I’m making changes at a snail’s pace. I’m doing one thing at a time, slowly because I have a lot of other things going on in my life. I’d love to get it all done in one weekend, but so far, that just isn’t happening. […]
Decorating with Stars and Stripes
Today is Memorial Day and it’s a time to celebrate those that have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. My uncle served in Korea, and never made it home. He never saw his son who was born after his death. We salute the members of the armed forces who served and gave their lives. […]
Entertaining on the Porch
The weather has been warming up, but with a breeze, the evenings have been quite nice. I love setting this table for friends as we watch the sun set and enjoy the breezes. I even have blue and white chairs for my porch. I like to set up a table with drinks so guests […]
Hammock Pillows
I hope it’s hammock weather where you are. It was a beautiful day when I shot this photo. The breeze was blowing and Molly was in her element. Soon, it will be so hot that she will not want to come outside. The heat is too much for her fur coat. The post is sponsored […]
Black and White Shower Curtain
This is such a fun shower curtain! I’ll sharing details on how I made it today. This post is sponsored by CALICO. The fabric I chose for the project is Zola in black. I love the playful design of the horse, rabbits and birds. It’s even prettier in person. It’s a heavy fabric, so if […]
