Old frames are part of my secret sauce for a gorgeous room. I mean they are stunning and add so much detail to a space. So I thought I would talk about how to use them. They are so beautiful you can use them in so many ways. Here I layered two old frames […]
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When is a Splurge Worth It
This is a question I have been asked and I thought it was a question that many of us have. I wish there was one answer that worked for everyone, but I’m not sure there is. Here’s my take on the issue. Only you know your budget and of course, that is a big factor. […]
Tour a Reader’s Home – Margaret
I know Margaret from our Interior Design Forum on Facebook where we share our decorating and design projects and get help from each other. You can join it HERE. Margaret lives in France and she is redoing a fabulous country home originally built around 1445. That is really staggering to think about how old […]
Help! My home feels stale and tired!
How many times have I heard this cry for help. Often it’s me talking to myself. Still it’s a valid problem that we all seem to face from time to time. So what do you do when your home feels stale and tired? Paint it? Change out the flooring? Completely renovate the kitchen? Well sure […]
French Cabinet Before and After
I love EVERYTHING that Cindy at Edith and Evelyn does. She just has the magic touch. Today’s she’s showing us how she transformed this fabulous china cabinet. I’m taking taking notes, BTW. I found this great French Provincial china cabinet at an estate sale and knew it would be perfect to sit inside an inset […]
Have you made these decorating mistakes?
I’ve made a lot of decorating mistakes over the years, and when you are self-taught like I am, that’s how you learn. So it’s okay to make mistakes as you go, but if I can learn from someone else’s mistakes, that’s even better. So I thought I would share some of my biggest mistakes in […]
How to Transform Your Bath and My NEWEST Adventure
I’ve always said that decorating is a process not a destination. I try several things before I feel like I get it right. And then when I do feel like the room has arrived, I often change things again, because I am ready for something new. Let’s just say our home becomes a revolving door […]
How to Use Liming Wax
This really is about how to use liming wax, but first I want to share something with you. You might call it TMI, but I think it’s important to put it all into context. Have you been watching the new Poldark series? Apparently I’ve been watching it way too much, because I had a dream […]