There are a few things a southern woman just can’t live without, sweet ice tea, shrimp and grits and …….. a monogram. And today I am sharing easy ways to incorporate monograms in your decor….Southern Style. Don’t get me wrong, we love a good pair of boots and pink John Deere tractors, but a great…
The Easiest Burlap Wreath goes blue It’s been 2 years since I first posted about this wreath and it still remains a favorite. And today the easiest burlap wreath is going blue. I know, I know, don’t hate me. Burlap, burlap burlap. But I just couldn’t help myself when I saw the blue burlap. The color was…
Whoever came up with the saying ““in like a lion” and going “out like a lamb” must not have seen me or my house during the month of March. To say that the Kitchen project here was beginning to slightly kick my …….. is right on. We actually worked like Lions this weekend to finish…
I wrote this post specifically for the green and non green thumb plant lovers. You know who you are….we won’t tell. Succulent gardens….. Aren’t they pretty? The definition of a succulent, is a plant that retains water. That’s why the leaves are generally thick and full looking. For the non-green thumbs, they require little maintenance…
Ideas for your Fall Home I just love this time of the year…….. the chill in the air, fall festivals, mums blooming and the beautiful fall colors. If I had to choose, I would prefer to decorate for fall before any of the other holidays. Not only is it my most favorite season, there is…
Before we moved to the country, I would have classified myself as a pretty impatient gardener. Well, make that really impatient. On the weekends, I would run to the Garden center for my flats of flowers, shrubs and trees, come home put them in the ground and expect overnight maturity and beauty. But something had to change when…
They say good things happen to “offices” who wait. Really they do. See, it only took my office a few color schemes over the course of several years, and several gallons of paint to get to this point. From Meadow Green a few years ago, to which I blame that color choice entirely…
A few things that I am quite certain of today …… 1) Easter is 3 weeks away 2) You better get moving on those projects I am also quite sure that if we were BFF’s this time last year, like we are now, you would have known about some of my favorite Easter /Spring projects, but since we just…
My Family Room….. It’s the place where housewives from Beverly Hills, New York and Miami are witnessed being venomous, catty and cruel all in full make-up, Phineas and Ferb doing the most amazing activities to keep my kids entertained and Hoda and Kathy Lee having a cocktail at 10:00 am in the morning, when I am still…
About 5 year ago I totally committed myself to my guest bath by applying a a wall treatment that gave it a “faux stone” look. Taping off each stone, applying plaster, stippling and painting= COMMITMENT. Back then I thought it was the best idea ever. I would walk by the bath thinking “how cool is…
If you came to my house early in the morning this is what you would see as you drove down my driveway It didn’t always look like this. During construction it looked like this Or my future garden was a canvas of Red Georgia Clay and now has turned into such a magical, beautiful spot…