I thought it would be lovely to share some of my favorite books with you, well not my actual books, just the recommendations, because, you know, we don’t exactly live next door. This is post contain affiliate links. Well of course my book is on my book shelf, but you knew that, right? We […]
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How Decorating Cheap can be Very Costly
A lot of people are on a tight budget and I know it is true. So that being said, it is even more critical then to be very careful in how you spend your interior design money. If for example you only have $100 to spend on a room this season, I would think of […]
How to use Gold Leaf
I remember my mom talking to me about gold leaf back when I was a teenager. The talk went something like this – “BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, gold leaf, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, use red paint under the gold leaf, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.” Okay, I wasn’t actually paying attention. Who knew 30 years or more later I would […]
That time I almost Made a Monstrous Decorating Mistake
When we first married we bought a blue sofa and two blue wing chairs that coordinated with the sofa. Fourteen years and two babies later, the sofa looked pretty sad. I was so tired of the sofa and really it needed to be replaced. It was a cheap sofa, and it had been covered with […]
Farmhouse French Friday Tip 11
Today let’s talk about French chairs. Some are old and some are new, but they all add style and grace to a room. In fact, I believe adding a French chair to a room, is the best way to add Country French style. The chair below is not old. It’s about 10 years old. It’s an […]
Farmhouse French Friday Tip 10
The reason Farmhouse French works is that it is a mix of rustic and refined of savory and sweet. It is the yin and the yang of design. So it stands to reason it needs some rustic elements to balance the blingy, fancy stuff. Take this gorgeous iron bed at our house. You can find […]
Remodeling a Dated Kitchen
So you may have seen the photos of the kitchen in our new (to us) home in the mountains of North Carolina. You can see the posts HERE. I’ve also shown the front of the house recently. Here it is if you missed it. You can even see the mountains from the street in […]
Farmhouse French Friday Tip 8
It’s Friday so it’s time for my farmhouse French Friday tip. Today is a good one. I just love adding this to a room. Yes, today, I’m talking baskets. They come in lots of different shapes and sizes. I use a lot of vintage baskets like the one above and the ones shown below, but […]