After the trick or treaters have come and gone, how will you spend what’s left of your hallowed evening? For me, it’s going to be a relaxing, candlelit bubble bath. Lots of autumn candles scented with pumpkin and cinnamon. Makes me wanna just climb on in. A good book is a must when you want…
Our Fall colors here in Illinois peaked last weekend and now the color is fading and leaves are falling. So when I looked back through my photos of our recent trip to Galena, I enjoyed seeing the changing leaves on the trees. So without further adieu, here’s the remaining photos of the beautiful, historic homes…
Who doesn’t want a creatively made home? Well, now that I’ve asked that question I can think of a few friends who don’t care what their home looks like. It’s simply not their priority and that’s perfectly fine with me. We all march to the beat of our own drum, after all. But I’m one…
Special Note: The winner of the French Box Giveaway is revealed at the end of this post. Each year, the church down the street from me has their big sale to raise money. Every year I find something and this year was no different. A couple of chairs were sitting outside just waiting for their…
Have you met Kathryn from The Dedicated House? She’s my Button Swap partner for the month of September, which is a fun get-together for bloggers to hook up. The button swap is hosted by Ethereal Plus What I Love. The idea is to get to know your button swap partner and give ’em some blog…
This past Wednesday I had the pleasure of going to my boss’ lake house in Wisconsin. Every year he appoints one week where groups of employees go to his lake house for the day. Did I mention we get paid for this day of boating and leisure? It’s true! I work as marketing communications manager…
My blog is dedicated to both Town and Country living, but it dawned on me I haven’t posted anything country as of late … other than country decorating. So this post is dedicated to country scenes not too far from my house. I love my old home in the center of town, but I’d love…
A couple months ago I had every intention of offering a giveaway for my 100th post. Well, my 100th post came and went. So now, a few blog posts beyond 100 I’m giving away 2 French style boxes. The first box is this little cream number that I just finished altering. It measures about 6.5″…
This weekend marks the third time this year that I’ve painted the bathroom. And I’m happy to say I think I finally found the right color and the right touches. Still a few more tweaks to be made but I think I’m on the right track now. Took long enough! Here’s my beloved claw foot…
For the longest time I’ve been looking for a full length mirror to put in the bedroom. I either see a gorgeous mirror with a price tag I don’t like, or I see the right price but the mirror is just so-so. I didn’t want to settle. I didn’t have to. I found the oval…
Little burlap bags can be used for so many things like party favors filled with trinkets or candy, or used as a gift bag to hold a gift card, jewelry, or money. For today’s tutorial, I’m showing how to make small, decorative bags. Once you make the basic bag, you can embellish it however you…
I love pretty boxes! They usually hold pretty things. I have some “new” boxes in my possession. Some of the boxes shown in this post are mine, and some are part of a package that I won at Rhonda’s giveaway at A Little Bit French. I’ll show you the little boxes Rhonda made, first. They’re…
This past week I found not one, but two $5 dressers at the local Thrift Saver. They’re not glamorous. Just simple, utilitarian dressers that get the job done. I was looking for one long dresser but when I spied two of ’em, I figured they’d work just fine. Here’s the after photo … Both dressers…
Today I’m co-hosting Katherine’s Corner blog hop! She has a wonderful blog and each week has a different co-host joining her for Favorite Things Thursday. Be sure to link up one of your favorite blog posts below and then visit others to find out some of their faves! You’ve probably got lots of favorite things in your…
This rusty bucket has been hanging around my front porch forever. I can’t remember where exactly I got this, but I’m pretty sure I either picked it off a garbage pile fore free or grabbed it at a garage sale for just a buck or two. Anywho … it’s time this bucket started earning its…
Last month a new Thrift Saver store moved in down the street from where I work. On occasion I spend my lunch hour there and have found my favorite section is the old books. For some reason, Thrift Saver seems to have far more old, valuable books than Goodwill. I don’t know why that is….
