I don’t consider myself much of an artist but I do like to tinker with creating pretty things. At least, I hope they’ll be pretty when I’m finished with them. Today I’m sharing an easy DIY botanic print art project. Earlier this month at our local flea market I ran across this beautiful botanic artichoke print…
Have you ever created a thrift store makeover from some little trinket you found at Goodwill or Thrift Savers? Have you ever had someone send you a flea market find to creatively re-purpose? Well, that’s exactly what a group of us bloggers did, thanks to a “Swap it Like It’s Hot” challenge from Charlotte at Ciburbanity….
This is the last Sunday in September and I can’t believe how quickly this year is coming to a close! I also can’t believe I’ve been featuring my Charming Home Series for 6 months now. Seems like it started just yesterday. Today’s tour is a fun one (aren’t they all?) as I’m featuring Angela from…
Welcome to my early Fall home tour! Since it’s still September, I’m transitioning into Fall decorating. I plan to add more autumn inspiration to my home throughout October so I hope you’ll come back and visit if this is your first time here! So come on in … I’m so glad to have you here!!…
The days are shortening and the nights are cooler. It’s not quite cold enough to turn the heat on, but the warmth of a fireplace sure would be enjoyable. For today’s Humpdays with Houzz, I’m featuring a collection of 10 fabulous fireplace ideas. Let me know which one you would choose for your house! Eclectic Living…
Today is the first day of Autumn and I hope you’ll join me in celebrating Fall all this week. Today officially starts a week-long tour of over 30 blogger homes decorated for Fall. My home tour is on Friday and at the end of this post you’ll find the line-up for today’s tours. Then tomorrow I’m…
Today’s charming home tour has loads of vintage appeal and I always enjoying visiting Melissa’s blog over at Daisy Mae Belle (unfortunately, Melissa is no longer blogging). I’m sure many of you are familiar with her talent and style, but it’s always fun to take another look, isn’t it? So without further ado, let’s step…
Fall isn’t officially here for a couple more days but I think it’s safe to say that autumn has arrived in Illinois. Today was sunny and near 70 degrees. The perfect day! I just got back from a couple days in Vegas … a business trip so no secrets to share! It was 97 degrees…
Hallways can be a real challenge to decorate. If they’re narrow (like mine) there’s not much you can do with them. If they’re dotted with doors, you’re limited in what you can hang on the wall. Today I’ve collected 10 hallway decorating ideas from Houzz. Farmhouse Hall by Acton Home Builders KISTLER & KNAPP BUILDERS…
Pine cones are a great decorating resource because you can find them for free on the ground! The only problem is, they’re always brown. So I thought, why not paint them? You can easily customize pine cones with the paint color of your choice. This post shows you how to paint pine cones … it’s…
Sometime in the middle of the summer we started painting our house. It’s a big job because our 140-year old Victorian Farmhouse is all clapboard siding and lots of trim. The temperatures really dipped this week and now we’re scrambling to finish the paint job. Luckily I bought paint that’s good in temps as low…
Have you heard of Industrial Beachy French style? If you’ve ever visited Jamie at So Much Better with Age then the answer is probably yes since she coined that term to describe her decorating style. Jamie loves vintage and anything French, which you’ll see as we take a tour of her charming home. Jamie loves…
This is my second post this week about tomatoes so you can safely guess that I’m frantically working to do something with our garden tomatoes before they spoil. In the midst of all the food prep we’re still painting the outside of the house. To say that I’m feeling a bit crunched for time is…
My little veggie garden performed pretty well this year and our tomato plants are busting at the vines with heavy fruit. Last week hubby and I picked all the ripe ‘maters and hauled them into the kitchen for cooking and freezing and eating. I found an easy recipe for Tuscan Style Tomato Soup and decided…
One of these days I would love to get a new fence. I like our rustic style fence in the backyard but it’s really more shabby than chic. I found a collection of pretty, country style fences on Houzz for inspiration. Let me know which one you like best! Traditional Exterior by Atlanta Architects &…
When I went for my morning run today I had to wear light gloves; it was that cold. I wore shorts, but my fingers would’ve been too cold without a little protection. I am so mourning the departure of summer, as I do every year. Luckily the store still has sunny yellow sunflowers to brighten…
