After we took our bed from boring to beautiful with a rescued mantle for a headboard, that really only took care of one wall. We still had some issues with other areas. Those are the areas people don’t see in photos. Yes it’s really true that all that eye candy you see on Pinterest, InstagramContinue reading “How To Turn a Dark Junky Corner Into a Cozy Reading Retreat On a Zero Budget”
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Fall Decor Simplified
My favorite season is finally here. Hello Fall…I love you. I love your crisp mornings, the call of the blackbirds, warm afternoons, cool evenings, the slant of long shadows of the sunsets. Mums, pumpkins and pansies in the garden. And of course weekend football games with a basket of yarn by my side ready toContinue reading “Fall Decor Simplified”
A Trip to Home Depot and Lowes Completes My Mission
I am one blessed lady because I have the best of both worlds right about 3 miles from my drive way. For real! We have a Home Depot on the south side of the road and just across the street on the north side of the same road, is Lowes! And you can bet thatContinue reading “A Trip to Home Depot and Lowes Completes My Mission”
leather furniture repair
It’s a fact that furniture wears out and has to be replaced from time to time, usually when you don’t have the funds to buy something new. So how do you know when to let go? About two years ago our two couches had to go…one did actually go, but we keep the otherContinue reading “leather furniture repair”
pulling ideas for new office/library space
It’s official….we are now empty nesters! Baby girl moved into her own apartment in April…Baby boy is now a student at the University of Arkansas. So now we have three rooms in our home that are ours to do with as we please. Wow! talk about your blank canvas…we now have three blank canvases. OneContinue reading “pulling ideas for new office/library space”
Painted Kitchen Cabinets
The paint color is Annie Sloan’s Graphite. As far as I’m concerned it could be puke green and it would be better than what it was. However, I didn’t seem to mind living with the ugliness all those years. Maybe I was blind to it, maybe I had other things to do, maybe I justContinue reading “Painted Kitchen Cabinets”
kitchen cabs going dark
It has begun. I’ve been talking about painting my kitchen cabinets for years and now it’s finally getting done. So far 3 out of 20 doors have been painted. 12 drawers will need painting and then the cabinets. I don’t have a lot of cabinets but what I have is enough to keep me busyContinue reading “kitchen cabs going dark”
a late entry into Spring {seasonal decor}
I’m late, I’m late for a very important date. More like a season. Spring is here and up until the past Saturday, my home…well small spaces of it, was still wrapped up in a winter blanket. Warm rustic colors are wonderful in those chilly months following the Christmas season, but since we’ve had green grassContinue reading “a late entry into Spring {seasonal decor}”
my new lamp, my passion for wicker & part 2 of “duck egg”
I’ve come to believe that wicker may never go out of style and even if it does or it seems as if it comes and goes over a span of time, it really never goes out of style, it’s always there, we may not choose to pick it up and add it into our decorContinue reading “my new lamp, my passion for wicker & part 2 of “duck egg””
add charm with “cozy nooks”
I adore older homes. They have nooks, crannies, charm, character and…built ins! We bought our home new in 1986. It now qualifies as an older home, but it didn’t come with nooks or crannies. We made those. It didn’t come with much character, but it has plenty now. Charm? It’s getting there. I guess youContinue reading “add charm with “cozy nooks””
Rustique Art 