sharing my passion for all things home
I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I had all of these grand plans to blog over the holiday, but it has been so busy! I've been relaxing, planning projects and trying to get organized. My Christmas decor is still up and it will be until the New Year. I might even share a few more pictures of it because I got some … [Read more...]
You're probably tired of seeing it. Oh, that old thing again? Yes, I'm showing it to you again. Just for a minute. I promise. Because, frankly, I never get tired of it. Every time I walk by my dining room, I stop to gaze at her a little. Yes, it's a "she." She's my blue china hutch. And I love her. It makes me happy to see her sitting … [Read more...]
Yes. It's true. I'm a cheapskate. I blame it on my dad. He is a first-rate bargain hunter. Finding name brand clothes for 75% off. Rummaging through flea market tables. Making things himself to save money. It's in my genes. I was defenseless I tell you! That's why I had to reupholster my dining room chairs myself. I … [Read more...]
I have a problem and I've passed it on to my daughter. It's called, never being totally satisfied with a room, even when I've claimed it's done. Case in point, my daughter's tween bedroom. There are just a few small details that we both wanted to adjust. She wasn't feeling the love of the decoupaged night table any more. And, neither … [Read more...]
A couple of weeks ago I saw this gorgeous painted secretary at Miss Mustard Seed. It is painted her new "Artissimo" color in her milk paint line. Posted at Miss Mustard Seed Let me tell you, it had me at "hello." Gorgeous! If you've been hanging around here for any time at all, you know I love blue. I have just a few things... painted … [Read more...]
There's nothing quite as satisfying as taking an old, forgotten piece of furniture and making it look and function like brand new. It's amazing what a little bit of paint and TLC can do!One of my favorite furniture makeovers of my own is my little blue china hutch: (You can read about the makeover here and here.)Amazingly, my little hutch caught … [Read more...]
When I showed you my grandfather clock makeover, I told you about how Mr. Longhorn (my husband) came with some inherited furniture when we got married. One piece is this old library chair. It is a chair his mother (who is still living, by the way, so it's not really an inherited piece) got from a former neighbor somewhere along the way. … [Read more...]
Remember my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Old Violet china hutch I fixed up last year? I bought it on Craig's List almost a year ago and transformed it from dark-stained and dull to this blue beauty. Before I bought it, I knew that the width and depth were perfect for my space, but I also knew that it was lacking a little on height. … [Read more...]
I love paint. It can completely transform something that is blah and outdated to something totally fantastic and brand new. Take a look at some of these great before and after paint projects from other bloggers: Red Desk from Tidy Away Today: Before: After: This desk and chair duo is for her son's room. She also painted the cute … [Read more...]
I know the trend in blogland is slip-covered, fabric furniture, but, leather kind of rules the roost at my house. It's hard to deny the practicality of leather furniture with children and pets. In addition, my husband totally and completely loves leather. It will always be a staple at our house. We bought high-quality furniture leather but … [Read more...]
When I revealed my living room re-do a few weeks ago I mentioned that I still needed to reupholster a pair of inexpensive cube ottomans I bought at Target. The sticking point was the fabric -- how much yardage and the price point. I solved both dilemmas and just finished reupholstering them today -- yay!!Here's the before: And, here's the … [Read more...]
See these dining chairs? They're about to get a whole lot cuter! I am finally ready to fix-up them with new, made-by-me slipcovers and today I'm going to show you my project inspiration. Before I can do that, however, I need to tell you about my fabulous deal. (Because I just can't resist sharing!)This spring I scored a fantastic deal on this … [Read more...]
Ever since I read about Miss Mustard Seed's new Milk Paint I have been dying to try it. I have never used milk paint before - until this week!I bought a box of MMS Milk Paint in Tricycle Red and gave it a test drive by painting a piece of furniture that I've had for awhile. Here's what I painted: I bought this sofa table on Craig's list a few … [Read more...]
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...]
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 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 this: To … [Read more...]
