Inspired

I was inspired to post this picture of my dining room after seeing a fabulous dining room makeover at Reese & Marie. Soon I will post more photos of my home that capture it's "open living" concept.Happy Saturd...

A Favorite Friend

Meet my friend, who helps me immensely with my too often decorating indecisiveness. In my home pictures often go up in one place, are then rearranged, added to, rearranged again and then moved altogether. This leaves my walls looking abused by all the nails I have pounded into them. Thank goodness for wall patch, it provides an instant "fix" and removes the guilt of my indecisiveness. And given...

For the love of.....

I thought it would be fun to start a series called "For the love of..." and feature something in my home that when I walk in the door makes me happy just because it's there (besides my family of course!).I just very recently started putting original art in my home. One of my first blog posts was about the new nest painting I received as a gift from my parents. I had always had lots of botanical...

Bus Driver...Move that Bus!

It's done! I am very pleased with the results. I am happy to share some pictures with you - finally! Waiting for the new Pottery Barn sconces really delayed the reveal, so I was relieved when they finally showed up last week and my husband was able to install them over the weekend.Our home was originally a 1920's lake cottage that had endured some "interesting" renovations in the 1970's and 1980's....

It's Coming......I Promise!

Ok, so I promised a bathroom makeover. Blame it on the overzelous, new blogger to over promise and under deliver. I know all 3 of you who read this blog have been waiting on pins and needles for the "big reveal". I am sorry. I am realizing that LIFE gets in the way of blogging, and home projects. Between shuttling kids to sports practices, dance rehearsals, mounds of laundry, homework, auction...

A Day to Celebrate Us

No matter where your political thoughts lie, today is a day to celebrate our democracy and our country. Chee...

I swear I am still working on my bathroom project and promise to have pics next week. I have needed "man help" - taking down mirrors and light fixtures and other things that require power tools and my man happens to be out of town this week. Someday I am going to sign up for some of those classes at Home Depot so I am not so "man help" dependent! I did want to take this opportunity to thank those...

My House is Personal

I had to share this wonderful piece of art that I received as a birthday gift from my parents. I spotted it when visiting them over Christmas and instantly felt I NEEDED this in my home. I have long loved nests of all kinds, references to nests and nesting. Why? Who knows, probably because it best describes the way I want my family to feel when they come home to our "nest" - safe, loved, nutured...

"Before" Picture of the Bathroom

Here is the "before" picture of my girls' bathroom. It is difficult to get a good image - my house is "cozy". I spent the afternoon painting and will continue over the weekend. I hope to share with you (all 4 of you!)the "after" photo next week.

Can it possibly be Wednesday already. Oh, I had big plans for this week - the first week back to school for my mess-making kiddos. I was going to clean out closets, organize my laundry room, do some laundry while I was at it AND work on some painting in my kids bathroom. What have I done? A BIG FAT nothing. Just getting myself unburied from the holidays has consumed these three days (plus I...

Blogging is hard work, it is a miracle that this picture exists on this post. Please bear with me as I finish adding to all the do-dads on the sidebars (I think that is what you call them!). This week, while corporate guy husband is away finishing a masters program (thank God!), I am going to work in my kids bathroom a bit. I look forward to sharing the "before" and "after" pics with you. Currently...

Happy New Year! I can't think of a better day to post my first entry on my blog (never mind that Darcy had it designed well over a month ago!). I feel an ENORMOUS pressure to live up to my favorite blog authors who I stalk almost daily - The Nester and Layla at The Lettered Cottage to name a couple. I have felt a real familiarity with how they feel about their homes and thought, "hey, if they can...