How to Style Vintage Grain Scoops

Since I have a couple of these beauties sitting around I enjoy thinking up new ideas on how to use them in my decor.  I love the galvanized metal and if I’m lucky I can find some with rust which makes them even more awesome, just my personal opinion of course. When I first saw

How To Turn a Dark Junky Corner Into a Cozy Reading Retreat On a Zero Budget

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, Instagram

DIY Sisal Umbrella Stand

This is how this project ended up. A pretty close picture of what I imagined it would look like. Here is what it looked like before a zillion sticks of hot glue and yards of rope. Can you believe this glass container was brought home from a curbside trash pile and survived in my garage

A Burlap Roman Shade for My Kitchen Window

It’s pretty.  It’s functional.  It’s finally done! This project took longer to think about than to make.  I will think on something forever before I move into “get it done” mode. Before this window treatment I’d never had anything over my kitchen window.  We have an arbor in front of the window that is completely

Vintage Mantel Headboard Reveal and Garage Sale Mirror Steal

It’s been two years since we found our vintage mantel.  I had always dreamed of having mantel for a headboard in our master bedroom and after years of patiently searching flea markets and salvage barns we finally found the perfect mantle for our room. This post has been in the making for a long time. 

Salvaged Items Find New Purpose in Our Home

Wow, that title reads like a news headline. If this were really newsworthy the headline might read like this; “Cookie Jar Shatters But Lid Miraculously Survives” and the story would go on to tell you how the lid was not thrown away but forgotten for years, left to gather dust under a cabinet out in

Rustic Decor Accents with Neutral Textures

Nubby, Rough & Neutral this fall I’m in the mood for lots of texture and neutrals I’m also loving my newest hobbies….crochet and knitting I’ve always loved fiber, in fact I could spend more money on yarn than beads. Beads, wire and yarn…my stash overfloweth! For months this idea has been floating around in my

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. One

a warm rug & some fall primping {home decor}

it’s hard to shop for rugs. so many things to consider. the price, size, colors… then there’s the price, style, and material. you also need to consider the price, durability and the price. and i’m fickle, throw all that into the mix and rug buying turns out to be a real pain…for hubby that is.

contrasts & compliments {home decor}

Rich dark colors draw me in.  Do you ever take those home decor “personality” tests? You know the ones where the website presents you with a couple of photos of room decor and style and you chose which one you like the best, then you move to the next set and do the same. In