It’s been a joy sharing the different areas in my home and my holiday projects over the last month so today I thought I would throw it all together and give you a tour. If you came over in person I probably would be more chatty then I will be today ( you know how…
In case you missed my favorite room of the house over at Kim’s Favorite Room Series a few weeks ago, I wanted to share my Keeping Room, aka “Mom’s Zone”. Keeping Rooms are generally located right off the kitchen and back in the day it was used to gather the family and keep them warm,…
Seriously. No joke. Today I am going to tell you how to fake the boss out with dessert. Is that so bad? She thinks I was in the kitchen all day baking up a delicious dessert when she came for dinner the other night. I mean look at this thing. Looks like a culinary piece of art!…
I know most of you have heard the saying “fear is not an option” but in my household we say something a tad bit different….. Particularly when it comes to painting walls in our Kitchen and Family Room. We say “Heights are not an option” Not an option, not here in this house. You see,…
Easy Fall Arrangement you can make in minutes I love quick and easy decor, especially projects that “Fall” into place and turn out surprisingly festive without even trying. Like this easy Fall Arrangement you can make in minutes. This arrangement is so easy you can whip it up like I did between cleaning the kitchen and…
I don’t know, perhaps I am not mainstream pumpkin enough. I mean, shame on me for thinking most pumpkins were naturally either solid orange or solid white. But who would have thought you could have the best of both colors in one pumpkin. and that they would call it a Tiger Pumpkin and that I…
There is a revolution making it’s way around my house. Really. Not kidding. It’s called the Chalkboard Revolution. Have you heard of it? Initially it got started here with this board that I made on the wall in my game room Next, it surfaced in my kitchen on some re purposed trays hanging on the wall Now, I…
How to Create a Custom Curtain Panel Before I show you how to Create a Custom Curtain Panel with store bought drapes, there are a few things you should know about my house. 1) I live in a house with 92 windows. 2) My house gets a lot of sun and heat in the summer…
My blog is traveling in a different direction today- literally. See we are going to Spain, to visit my dear friend Ana. Ana and I have been friends for more then 30 years and although we don’t get a chance to see each other due to our geographic distances, some 6958 kilometers or 4324 miles…
My husband and I were fortunate enough to build our home 9 years ago. With the assistance of an architect we built our dream home. From the architectural details, to the open spaces throughout our home we were thrilled to be apart of the home design and building process. The 2 year process went relatively smooth (if you ask my builder…
Welcome to our Guest Cottage on Dog House Lane. Directions are simple. No GPS needed. Go down the long dirt road 1/2 a mile, pass the old school house, take a left at the sign, and you’re here. We like to think our guest cottage is a place that was built for family and friends to…
Wire baskets are a great accessory to have in your home decor. There are so many uses for them. I wanted to show you a few ways that I use them in my home and provide some ideas for how you can use them in yours. Use them to display fruit Use a wire basket…