In this post: Tips on How to Create a Vignette The other day my little one was watching a cartoon where all the little animals were painting a house in every color of the rainbow. When they were finished (the house looked hideous, by the way), they all received their “decorating badges.” I really love…
I’ve had this ugly table that I found at an estate sale for a couple of years. I don’t know how it’s lasted so long in my possession without a new paint job. I’m usually itching to paint something. Anyhow, this boring old table is now sporting a “new” vintage color. Here she is in…
I love home decor magazines and catalogs. It’s an “I-can’t-pass-them-up and I-read-them-cover-to-cover” kind of love 🙂 As much as I enjoy reading blogs and perusing through Pinterest, there’s just something about beautiful photos that are printed on actual paper. Anyway, I received a Grandin Road catalog in the mail and spied some candle rings covered…
I want to do a spring tablescape with a series of candlesticks and I needed them to be staggered in height. I had a few around the house and went to Hobby Lobby to purchase two more. They worked together by size, but the problem was that they didn’t match. And I wasn’t aiming for…
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…
I’m in need of a winter pick-me-up. Everything outside is cold and brown and my front porch has been no exception. If you read my “winter porch decorating” post, then you know what I mean. What better way to beat the winter decorating doldrums than with a shot of color. How about turquoise???? As in,…
I saw an episode of HGTV’s Design Star, where the contestants hung a chandelier by a chunky length of rope. I loved the way it looked – the juxtaposition of the crystal chandelier with all its bling hung with the utilitarian rope. And I’ve been searching for a way to replicate this ever since. Now,…
Time for another French lesson. And the word of the day is “armoire”. I’m guessing that pretty much everyone knows what an armoire is, but how is it pronounced? Do you say the “r” sound at the end or leave it silent, as in “arm-wah”? I’ve even heard it pronounced “om-wah”, which totally reminds me…
These are the cane-back chairs that I bought, along with a table and china hutch, off of Craigslist. You can see how I refinished the matching table here. I love the style of cane-back chairs. Open a copy of Country French magazine and you will most certainly find a dining set with this kind of…
There are so many decorating terms that are actually French words. So, I’m going to start a series of posts dedicated to learning about some of them. I’ll cover the terms and how they are pronounced, because dontcha hate not knowing how to say something correctly? 🙂 The first term I’ll cover is toile. In…
We’ve decided to remodel a couple of things in the house. Yes, those can be some scary words! But I’ve been designing this in my mind for a couple of years now and I’m really happy to be starting on it. So, I left the construction crew here to work while the boys and I…
It’s time for some new hand towels for the powder room. I’ve had white hand towels in there for a while. And did I mention that I have two boys? I’ve decided to change to a dark, pretty blue color. But I wanted to dress them up a little. I was inspired by these super…