The other day, I received a copy of designer Stephen Saint-Onge’s book No Place Like Home. Many of you know, Stephen’s work appeared in a monthly ‘House Calls’ series in Better Homes & Gardens, and I always looked forward to his makeover features. He’s been named one of the top 15 Designers by House Beautiful. …
It was one of those weekends where we had out-of-town family visiting, which always means in order to entertain the troops, we play tourists in our own backyard. It was one of those weekends where instead of driving, we all walk the mile and a half to our downtown shops, and I can’t help but…
Thanks so much to the 200+ participants in the Easter Ideas Link Party from earlier this week. Wow, you all just inspire me with your creativity time and again! What a fantastic collection of ideas for Easter mantels, crafts and tablescapes. I’m just amazed! Here are a few highlights from the par-tay. Craft a vintage…
. I’m loving the arrival of spring, and all of the flowers and plants blooming again. I realize that summer is around the corner and the kids will be out of school in less than two months, so it’s time to start planning ahead for those lazy days. . I’m dreaming of the sand between my toes,…
I finally finished up a chair makeover I’ve been meaning to get to for awhile. I found this one at a thrift store last year and I bought it specifically for the vanity in my bathroom. I loved the curve of the legs and the size was perfect, but the fabric? No thank you. It…
Hello hello, hope you all had a lovely weekend! I realized on Friday I had advertised an Easter link party come Monday morning, then scratched my head wondering what I could pull out of my little bag of tricks. I admit, I wasn’t feeling very inspired, especially since we’re not hosting Easter dinner or an…
It’s another round of BOTB, this time I’m bringing you a few of my favorite finds from around blog land, plus a bunch spotted by another contributor. Say hello to Abi from Gadding Gal! She’s a DIY and travel loving gal after my own heart, and I’m so happy to bring Abi on board as…
Happy Friday all! Yesterday was the airing of my design plan for Tamika and Jamaal on The Nate Berkus Show. It’s surreal watching yourself on television, but what an honor to be given the task of designing a space for a wonderful family. For those of you who missed it, here’s a bit of background. …
The other day a series of tweets went around on a very serious subject, one that is near and dear to my heart. There is a dangerous illness sweeping the nation, and it is a grave problem. I’m warning you, if you ever get bit by this bug, it is unlikely that you will recover. Here’s…
Hey there! Hope you all had a fine weekend! I spent the weekend working on a few projects, like building an upholstered ottoman, and also taking a very cool class. I hope to share both with you later this week. The best part of our weekend was spent working on our Alma Project, transforming the…
Greetings and happy weekend! I am trying out a fun new weekend series called “Best of the Blogosphere” or “BOTB” for short. I better be careful not to mistype that ‘T’ ! This series will be a roundup of the best of home improvement and decorating that we see in blog land. When I say…
Hello friends, happy spring, the sun is shining today, at last! There’s just something about sunshine and bright colors that is making me happier this week. I even painted my toes a bright coral yesterday ~ that’s me, livin’ on the edge. Last weekend, I made these sweet little dessert stands for displaying spring and…
Time for a shout out to so many of you who linked up your creativity to this week’s Fair Weather Forum Link Party, all about spring projects. Thank you to each and every one of you who participated! There were over 400 inspiring links to browse, I was amazed at all of the creativity out…
When Jesyka sent over this buffet and hutch transformation I was totally and completely wowed. Refurbishing these old treasures is all the rage, and they are easy to prime and paint, but Jesyka created something really special with this one-of-a-kind makeover. Before: After: I love everything about this piece! Not only did Jesyka…