Have you ever noticed how different you look and feel when you apply just a touch of mascara, some blush and lip color. It doesn’t have to be much, just a hint. Most of the time I go without makeup, I will even curl my hair and feel wonderful and refreshed. I mean if I [...]
my newest love. duck egg. as in the color, not an egg. which by the way, are duck eggs blue? i wouldn’t know. but i do know that i’m smitten with the paint color ‘duck egg’. can you blame me? it’s so fun to open a fresh can of paint, especially Annie Sloan Chalk Paint [...]
Considering it took me 25 years to remove something that I didn’t like in my home, the fact that it took me a few months to complete the new hearth is like… a blink of an eye. It all began one Sunday morning when the desire to remove the brick hearth around my fireplace, moved [...]
West Wing…Sun Room…Library, it’s a room with many names. A room that was once the back patio, a door way that was once a wall one window and a door to the back patio. Since we needed more room and more light, we removed the wall, enclosed the patio, added french doors (for light) and [...]
After writing yesterday’s post about the entry reveal, I stumbled upon this photo of the “real” before of our entry plus all the junk we piled into this small space when we were beginning this tiny little renovation. We started in that corner to the left. This was then… this is now… and off to [...]
We’re finally in the home stretch with our den renovation. Since our entry, den and small sun room areas all flow together, we redid all three at the same time. All three were painted different colors. They all blended but it was time to lighten things up a bit and tie the three areas together. [...]
Last Monday I headed south to my daughter’s house, with a weeks worth of clothes, a huge roaster, a turkey platter, electric knife, a decorative plate, a can of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Antibes Green, a can of AS dark wax and a brush. We had much to do in two days. My jobs [...]
we painted our den a lovely shade of red…in 1995 it’s now time for a change we finally took action on what we’ve talked about for about 2 years now a new color i hate decisions especially those that i will have to live with for 16 more years so it’s gotta be the right [...]
Years. It’s been years. Many years that I had planned to do something with this eyesore. Back up. It wasn’t always an eyesore, but it became one when I began experimenting and then walked away from the project and never finished. Now you know my secret. Thus the reason for me taking this 31 Days [...]
WARNING: After reading this post you might get an uncontrollable urge to find an estate sales, garage sale or raid your grandmother’s attic. This is a perfectly natural reaction to what you are about to see, just go with it and enjoy the ride. I am not responsible for any feelings of irritation or disgust [...]
It was 5:00pm and I had nothing ready for tonight’s before and after. I had to leave my house at 6:00pm and drive 1 hour to see my son kick the football a total of 4 times. Drive home while listening to the Ranger game on the radio…you know that takes talent to drive and [...]
humm… well I’m not sure about this but I went with it anyway. I sent Riley to Hobby Lobby to pick up a few items to finish some projects. One project was to fill a void. I don’t like empty wall spaces that look empty because there has always been something there and now that [...]
2:30am. That’s what time this idea popped into my head. I suppose I was dreaming. Or maybe I was thinking in my sleep. None the less I was awake and as usual up for awhile. After Jotting down the idea that robbed me of my sleep, I pour a glass of milk, cuddle up next [...]
I don’t get to many garage sales and when I do, I’m not typically one to find the “great” treasures I’ve seen some people bring home and blog about. However, a few Saturday’s ago, the mister and I went out for a few hours and hit about 3 garage sales. I found something at all [...]
I still do somethings the old fashion way. I just like keeping my hands busy. If you’ve read my blog for awhile, you already know that I tend to save a lot of junk. I seem to think that I might need it for a craft project someday. I usually find something to do with [...]
