furniture feature friday | favorites & link party
Hello, MMS readers, this is Kriste! Marian has been hard at work around the house for the shoot this week so I offered to check FFF off of her list. If I’m being honest, I really enjoy flipping through all of the posts and may have volunteered a bit for my own...
Thank you, Wisconsin
Trips are a funny thing for me. I am such a homebody and I dread the whole “experience” of flying somewhere, but once I arrive, I enjoy it immensely. I love meeting new people, seeing a place I’ve never been before, eating at recommended...
a clean house & a full heart
I don’t know if I have ever cleaned this entire house, all at one time, so thoroughly. I’ve done a “super clean” of each room, but I usually tackle one or two at a time. This time, I was doing a “super clean” of almost the entire...
corner cabinets in shutter gray
While I was finishing up the slipcovers I shared yesterday, Kriste worked on giving a few pieces in my dining room a fresh coat of paint. (She was standing in front of the sink, mixing paint, and the light was so pretty, so I had to snap a picture.) I wanted to...
hemp sheet slipcovers
One project that’s been on my to-do list for a couple of years was making new slipcovers for the wing chairs in the family room. When things linger on a list that long, it’s because I don’t really want to do them. I know how to make slipcovers and...
design ramblings | mixing fabric patterns
Once Lucketts was over, Kriste and I turned our attention to the finishing details of my house. We have a big shoot coming up and I really wanted all of the half-done and 3/4-done and almost-done projects to finally be DONE. I’m really enjoying having my...
furniture feature friday | favorites & link party
Good evening, all! I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to make my picks tonight, but I squeak them in. Kriste and I have had a full day of upholstery, sewing, painting and then she and her husband hung out with us for dinner. We were all laughing and the boys...Hello!
I’m Marian, aka Miss Mustard Seed, a wife, mother, paint enthusiast, lover of all things home and an entrepreneur, author, artist, designer, freelance writer & photographer. READ MORE to learn more about me, my blog and my business…
- the war on bishop’s weed
So, last year I shared a post about lovely surprises I was finding in our yard as bulbs peeked up in the Spring, perennials woke up, and bushes leafed out… Read more: the war on bishop’s weed - spring 2024 projects
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When we tell people that we moved to Maryland from Minnesota, the first thing they mention is the winters. “Oh, I bet you’ll enjoy these winters a lot more!” Well,… Read more: front garden plans | 1970 home renovation - elevating the look of an artificial plant
I haven’t taken much time to wander around in a store like Target for quite a while. I’ve gotten used to placing online or curbside pick-up orders, which are convenient,… Read more: elevating the look of an artificial plant
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