Spring has sprung….at least according to the calendar. Of course, those of you who are still getting snow aren’t feeling it quite yet. (My house about 2 weeks ago.) It seems like around the end of February, we all start getting spring fever. We start looking forward to getting out of our sweaters and getting…
My husband and I just returned from a vacation in a little slice of paradise…..Hawaii. Oahu, to be exact. It was our first time to visit Hawaii and it was stunning! When we left home, it was 4 degrees and we had 3 inches of snow and sleet on the ground. And some 8 hours…
Some things have the function that you need, but not the form that you want. That was the case with my entryway closet doors. They were perfectly functional, but not my style. My doors were “paneled on the bottom and louvered on the top” and just didn’t fit the look of the room.So, I decided…
Have you seen those metal garden spheres? They look like this…. I love the look of them, but not the price. So, I’ve been trying to find a metal that I could use to make them. It had to be thin and flexible. And not too expensive…otherwise, I might as well buy the real thing! Problem was,…
Champagne taste on a beer budget when it comes to art? If so, then I’m right there with ya. I’m not a huge fan of mass-produced art and love to take any opportunity I can to bring something original into my home. But all that originality usually comes with a price tag! So let’s try…
My mom and I drove to the Tulsa Vintage Show this weekend. It was my first time to go to this particular show and I wasn’t sure what to expect. It was great! Tons of booths with everything from chippy salvaged pieces to beautiful flow blue platters. There was also antique furniture, stuff found on…
My boys and I decided to bake some Valentine cookies today. I found this recipe in the bag with my cookie cutters. It was titled “The Best Sugar Cookies in the World”. I was thinking that with a title like that, these had to be good! I’m not sure who gave me this cookie recipe,…
If you’re ever on Pinterest (and who isn’t?), you’ve probably run across chalkboard printables, like this…… source Or this…. source I’ve always thought chalkboard printables were so cute, but wondered, “What the heck do you do with these?”
Yesterday I showed pictures of my romantic fireplace mantel. I also decorated one other spot in my house for Valentine’s Day. I have a cabinet in my dining room that lends itself to changing up the decor for the seasons….
The only major holiday decorating I usually do is during Christmas. But I just can’t help myself when it comes to making some little changes in my decor for the minor holidays and for the changing of the seasons. So, for the month of February, I added a little romantic flair to the fireplace mantel….
In my humble opinion, yesterday was The. Worst. Super Bowl. Ever. (of course the Seahawks fans would probably disagree). I watched about an hour of it and got stressed out because the Broncos looked sooooo bad. So, what did I do? I went to the other room and turned on America’s Funniest Home Videos and…
I ran across these cute pillows while browsing on Pinterest. I found out that they are sold by Anthropologie. Then I found out that they cost $148 per pillow. Uh, that’s a little out of my price range for a pillow. So, like any good DIY’er would, I decided to make my own version of Valentine’s…