Congratulations to the following winners: In the Pine Cone Hill Giveaway, #327: Jessica B. who wrote: “Lenox, Links, Scramble…oh my, they are all lovely. Thanks !” The winner of the Wine Country Pantry Giveaway is #79: Rachel F. In addition to winning all the goodies, Rachel also posed this question with her entry: “As…
There’s this skinny little piece of wall in between my pantry and microwave that I thought was desperately in need of a memo board. I’ve always wanted a little chalkboard right there so I could remind myself of what I needed to pick up at the grocery store that week. My problem was that I…
Greetings friends, announcement announcement ! There’s a new weekly series around these parts called “Fan-tastic Feature”. That’s where one of YOU gets to be in the spotlight with one of your original articles or creations! Hear ye, hear ye, now accepting submissions for your most fantabulous most fan-tastic projects ! Got a spectacular before and…
Most catalogs pile up around my house, and quickly make their way to the recycling bin, but I was glancing at the latest Wisteria catalog over the weekend, and was completely inspired by several of their pieces. What I love about the style on the pages of Wisteria is the mix of old and new,…
Two years ago, my husband and I did something we’ve never done before. We left our children with trusted family and traveled to Mexico to spend a birthday weekend with five other couples in a villa in the middle of the wine region in Guadalupe Valley. We spent the weekend wine tasting, lounging by the…
Some days I have to pinch myself because I’m a very lucky gal to live where I live, and I try my hardest not to ever forget it. This summer, I’ve clocked plenty of leisure hours at some of my favorite wineries, and wherever I go, I like to pick up a few specialty items…
I began this transition from baby room to big boy space several months ago, but I hit a few road blocks along the way. One of the challenges was finding a proper dresser for my little guy ~ one that provided plenty of storage, complemented the style of his room, and was the proper scale…
This has been in the works for weeks, and I’ve been bursting to tell you all for, like, ever. Today I’m so proud to announce yours truly will be one of the ten bloggers on the True Value DIY Blog Squad. I’m just pinching myself ! What an honor to be chosen for this team,…
Picasso went through his monochromatic blue period ~ clearly, I am going through my own blue phase. I went through my first blue period when I was first married over ten years ago, but it was more of a cobalt blue fixation back then. Then I rejected blue altogether and banished it from my house. …
I was oh so giddy to receive a note from a reader that he had recently stenciled his walls with an amazing trellis pattern in his living room just like I did in our master bedroom. Courtney wrote: “I have been reading your blog for awhile now and love everything about it, and because you…
I’ll be the first to stand up and plead guilty to a love of decorating with white. I’ll spray paint just about anything white that’s standing still. I’ve noticed that for the last several years, all white rooms are popping up more and more in design.
Greetings friends, how about a peek at a few upgrades in our master bedroom ? It all started with wanting to lighten the fabric on the headboard I made last year. I also wanted to change the shape of the headboard, and paint the walls a deeper hue with Benjamin Moore’s ‘Nantucket Gray’. Rather than…
I know this is a DIY/decorating blog, and y’all know I never get tired of talking about fabric and paint swatches, but sometimes a gal just needs a little mid week girl talk. Today, I feel like talking about summer skin essentials. Even though around these parts, we talk plenty of decorating and home improvement,…
I had every hope of finishing up all the final touches in my master bedroom over the weekend, but as fate would have it, nada was accomplished. Instead, I took some leisure time, and I’m so glad we got out and enjoyed ourselves. Instead of finishing the space, we went out wine tasting in Sonoma…