Setting a Stylish Holiday Table

G’day all!  I’m so excited about the Tablescape Link Party I announced yesterday, so I couldn’t wait to share some inspiring ideas with you!  Setting a table is so much fun, because the table is that place where people gather to do two of the very best things in life: eat and talk.  Eating and…

Holiday Housekeeping

“Happy Holidays!” Doesn’t that sound weird? And a little premature? It does to me, but I was reminded yesterday that Thanksgiving is four weeks away, and Christmas is eight weeks away, which is just a little frightening. Isn’t it crazy how the time between Halloween and New Years Eve goes by in the blink of…

Mudroom On My Mind

I think it’s safe to say that most of us busy ladies dream of a perfect mudroom.  Especially if you’ve got kids.  Oh me oh my, just staring at all the colorful coordinated organization of all this real life stuff makes my heart go Pitter Patter with a capital P.  House Beautiful I’ve never shown…

BOTB 10.23.11

Happy Sunday y’all, hope you’re having a fine fall weekend.  Abi and I teamed up to bring you our favorite links from the past week, enjoy the roundup! This couple worked some magic on this Queen Anne restoration over at This Old House, and rescued it from its condemned status to turn it into this…

Results from Restor-A-Finish

My little sis pesters me about furniture because she’s always looking for great finds and she knows if she gets me talking about old furniture I’ll ramble on for days. Sis has been looking for a small sideboard or buffet, so when I stumbled upon this antique at a thrift store last week for $75,…

Perfect Country Days

The in-laws came for a visit this past weekend. My MIL brought her homemade lasagna which was the beginning for me. The beginning of a two day relaxation coma which I just awoke from this very morning.  The thing I love the most about having out of town visitors is how they force me to…

BOTB 10.16.11

Oh hello.  Amanda and I are back this week, teaming up with another round of our favorites from blogland, so kick back, grab a cup of coffee or tea, and enjoy these inspiring links in our ‘best of the blogosphere’ series! Simple stripes and an inexpensive store bought bench transformed Desirée’s blah closet into a…

Glowing Eyes Halloween Art

The kids were watching the classic Snow White the other day and there’s a scene where SW is running in the forest and the beady eyes are everywhere and she freaks out but it turns out it’s just bunny rabbits.   I share that tidbit with you only because it was the inspiration for my latest…

Weekend Fun + Q & A

Hello everyone, happy Monday, hope you had a great weekend!  The hub and I spent our weekend in San Francisco, and apparently everyone else in the world did too. Oh my word the traffic! It was Fleet Week and the Niners were playing at home, but we had great seats at Candlestick and oooooooohhhh yeah,…

BOTB 10.9.11

Fall weekend greetings all, let’s take a peek at some of the picks in this ‘Best of the Blogosphere’ series, shall we? Do not miss this master bedroom makeover by Lauren at Pure Style Home, this neutral palette is so elegant and serene!   We’re loving these DIY tall planters by Cleverly Inspired, stop on…

Harvest Porch

Well, it is finally done. Nothing like a series of link parties to kick my booty in gear for the autumn season. Sarah is hosting the final get together, so I added some autumn touches to the front porch.  Now it’s time to sit back, relax, and enjoy this season! I’m completely embracing all of…

Three Easy Fall Crafts + Link Party

Yes, it’s true, I’m a crafty gal around the holidays and now that October is here, it gets me excited and feeling all warm inside. But that could just be my glue gun permanently affixed to my hip which I might as well just leave plugged in until December 26th. I’m happy as can be…

Autumn in the Dining Room

Hey y’all!  I’m very excited to be hosting the Fall Craft Link Par-tay tomorrow!  Over the weekend I added a few fun seasonal touches to the dining room.  And I made soup.  Because we all know soup and fall go hand in hand. Last week, I brought home a bunch of gourds and pumpkins and…

BOTB 10.2.11

Hello hello, happy Sunday to you!  Amanda and I rounded up some of our favorite links from this past week, enjoy! We’re smitten with these bamboo orb pendant lights made from bamboo shades by Craftynest – an organic twist on a high end chandy.    How pretty is Holly’s painted geometric rug (featured over at…