Half-Bathroom Decorating

Let’s continue on the tour of our new-to-us home! This morning before we head out for our day, I’m going to show you another room we just completed. …the cute, little and very functional half bath off our master bedroom which you can see here if you missed the bedroom post. A half bath is [...]

What color can do to an Exterior “Room”

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! We had a sunny day but the wind was horrific! Still, we didn’t get blown away so I’m here doing another post The other day I posted about how just changing the color of our front door’s interior made a huge difference in the entire living room. [...]

Looking for just the right paint color?

The other day I started working with a new client.  We met on a nice fall day with the sun occasionally peeking out from the clouds.  At first I thought “Oh my, picking paint colors on a cloudy day is so hard! I wish it was sunny!” But alas, we don’t get to choose that, [...]

Laundry Room Reveal Part 2 – How We Did It!

Hello There! Here’s the long-awaited (Did you really wait? Ah shucks….) “How We Did It!” Laundry Room Follow Up. Some things were easy(ex: sewing the sink curtain) others were extremely hard to do(ex: mounting our free cabinet/shelf unit over the sink! Let’s just say, lucky we didn’t have to pay for installation labor.) First, a [...]

Oh how I LOVE thrift stores!

Wow what can I say?  SomeBody loves me cuz I’ve been getting some great thrift store finds lately! Not only thrift stores but free (yup free as a bird!) and garage sale things too. So do I stash a bunch of stuff from these places with hopes I can use them somewhere sooner or later? [...]

A Terrific find!

I’ve been looking (and waiting!) for a backyard patio set.  We’ve been using simple white resin chairs with an old vintage metal round table that was my grandfather and grandmother’s. But the rust on the table is getting so bad underneath I’m afraid some day I’m going to lose my glass right through it! Nevertheless, [...]

Are you distressed?

I’m not actually asking you about your state of mental health…LOL!   What I’m talking about is whether or not you are one of the many who love the distressed and/or shabby chic style.  Before we get going, let me say that I DO like both shabby chic and distressed furnishings…..to a point.  There are [...]

Before and After…After????

If you’ve ever heard this country western song where they make reference to playing cards, you’ll have a good idea of what I’m about to say.  The words go…”You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em….”   Or as my husband says,  ”Sometimes you gotta know when NOT to do something.” [...]

Additional Info for the “New” Kitchen

Some people out there, those who consider themselves “readers, not just picture-lookers”, might be interested in more info about our “new” kitchen.  The sort of  ”what’s that?” stuff kind of explanations.  This post is for you!  (You’re not required to read this ya know.  This isn’t school. You will not be tested on the material. [...]

And here it is…the “NEW” Kitchen!

Some of you have been waiting for these photos so here they are!  Some typical before, during and after shots that I hope will give you something fun to take a peek at I didn’t get a true “before” shot because we’d actually started and then I said, “Oh shoot!  I forgot!” Which is fairly [...]