One of my favorite haunts for great things for my home is Anthropologie. True, their stuff isn't cheap, but they often have great clearance sales and every so often it's fun to splurge on a small cup or plate or something else funky and fun.I was surfing around on their site this week and stumbled upon some of their new things for the home and just … [Read more...]
How to Hang Plates
So many of you liked my plate wall when I showed you my dining room re-do the other day. It's one of my favorite features, too. I received a question about how I hung my plates. Which made me remember a post I read on another blog when the blogger asked people how they hung their plates and what method they preferred. So, today, I'm … [Read more...]
Tips for Re-Upholstering Dining Chairs
When I go shopping I’m that crazy person who is constantly saying to herself, “I can make that,” or “I can do that myself.” That was the case with my dining chairs. I had long been admiring fully upholstered chairs but I couldn’t stomach the $400 + per chair price tag that I saw at many stores. Table and chairs at the Wisteria store in … [Read more...]
My Favorite Room Guest Post at Savvy Southern Style {And a Few Questions Answered}
Happy Friday y'all! First, thank you so much for all your fantastic and uplifting comments about my dining room. I am honored that so many of you liked my room as much as I do. Second, I am so excited that today, Miss Kim over at Savvy Southern Style, has invited me to share My Favorite Room over at her beautiful blog! I have loved her blog for … [Read more...]
My Dining Room — The Big Reveal!!
Well, it's been months in the making and, truthfully, I've had it mostly done for quite awhile now. The hold-up? DIYing the chairs. Six chairs. They almost got the better of me, but I'm happy and proud to say it's DONE! I was going to drag out the reveal...give it to you piece by piece and then, BAM! Give you the … [Read more...]
Favorite Pins This Month {Favorite Things Friday}
Summer is such a busy, yet simultaneously, lazy time of year. Source Kids camps, vacations, laying by the pool... Pinterest I may not be blogging as regularly as usual but I still manage to peruse Pinterest almost daily - ha! An Urban Cottage Blog It's easy when there's an App for that! Waiting for your kids at the … [Read more...]
Easy & Delicious Grilled Vegetables
I hope you all had a fantastic Fourth of July! We went to the Texas Hill Country for a mini-vacation with the family so I've been a bit MIA on the blog lately. We had a great time relaxing by the pool and getting out on a pontoon boat on a nearby lake. The kids had a blast! Now we're home and it's back to reality -- like laundry … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday America!
Source: BHG Wishing you the best today and every day! Due to stolen content I cannot provide a full RSS feed. I work hard to provide fresh, original content and, unfortunately, there are sites that like to steal from honest, hard-working bloggers. Thanks for understanding! … [Read more...]