Most every morning I spend more time than I care to admit browsing through my favorite blogs. The Milk and Honey blog is one of them. Today, a picture in their post led me to once again browse through their fabulous design portfolio. Oh. My. God. I had forgotten how much I love their work! So, I'm going to gush a little and share with you some … [Read more...]
Milk & Honey Eye Candy
August 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Late Summer Blooms
August 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Oh how I love to see beautiful blooms in my garden! Julia Child rose After a few good rain days and temperatures staying below 100, my garden is seeing a bit of a resurgence this August! Blue Daze For those of you in cooler climates it might be hard to believe that temperatures in the 90 degree Fahrenheit range wouldn't promote wilted plants. All … [Read more...]
Back to School Shopping
August 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The kids made it back to school yesterday. And, although I was looking forward to having the house to myself and getting my own chores done the day was a little bittersweet. (The kids weren't really going to school in the dark...it just looks that way!) My oldest (on the left) started Intermediate school and it was a very emotional day for … [Read more...]
Dreaming About Kids’ Rooms
August 26, 2012 By 2 Comments
School starts tomorrow so for the past two days I've been working with the kids to get their rooms tidied up before the start of the new school year. Not "tidying up" so much as organizing and purging. Am I a fun mom or what?! Is it just my own kids or do others suffer from a minor hoarding addication as well? As we went through their drawers … [Read more...]
Meet Madison — My Beautiful New Chair!
August 22, 2012 By 3 Comments
She's here and her name is Madison. I love her! (And my dog Boomer!) She just arrived this morning from Ethan Allen and I am so happy she's here!As I mentioned in yesterday's post I've been slowly re-doing my living room with the help of decorator Holly Mathis. We considered many chairs and all of them were worthy contenders and, as Holly … [Read more...]
Living Room Sneak Peek
August 21, 2012 By 3 Comments
I'm excited. Tomorrow the new chair I ordered for my living room is coming! Can't wait!For the past few months I have been very slowly re-doing my living room. I will be posting before and after pictures when it's all done, but I just wanted to give you a small peak at what it looks like so far: (Forgive the blurry picture!)This is the one room … [Read more...]
Getting Excited for Fall!
August 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It's only August, but I really look forward to fall every year. Particularly because we get so much heat here in Texas that I am more than ready for cooler temperatures and a change of seasons.This morning, I woke up to drizzle and forecasted high temperatures in the 70's. Say what?! Did I wake up in the twilight zone? I LOVE it! So, … [Read more...]
Kitchen Lid Organization
August 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Awhile back I was browsing Pinterest and saw this idea: Source: The Complete Guide to Imperfect Homemaking blog How ingenious! She used a simple, cheap tension rod to organize pots and pans lids -- why didn't I think of this? I love it!Today I was at Walmart and saw the curtain rods and remembered this idea. (Of course, I think of this idea … [Read more...]
My First Feature!
August 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I'm pretty excited! I just found out that my china hutch project will be featured at the DIY by Design blog this Tuesday -- yea!Until then, I thought I'd share the news and give anyone who stops by here the opportunity to check out Judy's beautiful DIY by Design blog. So many great projects and decorating ideas. I love her daugher's tween room … [Read more...]
Spanish Moss Wreath
August 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Do you ever feel like a room or an outdoor space in your home is missing something or it just doesn't feel right to you? Well, that's how I've been feeling about my little chalkboard easle I made a few weeks ago that sits on my front porch (I'll write more about the easel project in a future post). I already had the little star-shaped grapevine … [Read more...]
The Perfect Quilt Armoire & Milk Paint
August 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
So yesterday when I was going on about quilts and how I'd love to have a collection of them in a fun little armoire I searched the web for a quaint picture. And, wouldn't you know that today when I was browsing my favorite blogs I came across this beauty: Source: Petticoat Junktion How cute is this?! She used Miss Mustard Seed's new milk paint … [Read more...]
I Have a Thing for Quilts
August 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
There is just something about a quilt that is just so darned cozy. Of course, my fave, Sarah Richardson really knows how to use a vintage quilt in a stunning way. And, Kelly at the Polished Pebble, has such a rustic flair with her antique quilts: Holly Mathis adds such cozy, rustic comfort to her boys' room with solid Pottery Barn quilts: I love, … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Silhouettes
August 12, 2012 By 5 Comments
I've been seeing silhouettes everywhere lately and I really love them. Source: Pinterest via Emily A. Clark blog Pinterest via Jones Design Company Source: Pinterest via The Nester Source: Jones Design Company And, probably like you, I've seen all sorts of ways to make them myself. Everything from using Photoshop to printing out … [Read more...]
China Hutch Fix-up with Annie Sloan
August 10, 2012 By 28 Comments
I bought this cute little china hutch packed with potential on Craig's list a couple of months ago because I needed something small for my dining room. It's a little shorter than I'd like it to be but I plan to fix that by finding some cute little legs, so this re-do is not quite complete yet. But here it is so far. It went from … [Read more...]
Embarassingly Simple Candle Makeover
August 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This project is so easy it's almost riduculous to be posting it! But, I love this cheap, quick update so I'm sharing. I found this cool burlap webbing at Hobby Lobby for 99 cents a yard. I bought what was left on the spool for about $1.29 and had some left over after making over 3 candles. I simply measured the amount of webbing I'd need to wrap … [Read more...]
