You know me. I prefer to buy old things. They just speak to me in a way that new things don't, but it's not always practical to buy old. Sometimes you need a chair that people can sit in without...
the little things | wooden spoons
I think it's easy to be intentional when making choices about the big things you bring into your home. The big commitment items like sofas and china hutches and statement pieces. I don't think...
living & dining rooms | Christmas 2015
My favorite rooms to decorate for Christmas are the definitely the living and dining rooms. It's hard to believe how dark these rooms were when we first moved in over nine years ago and now how...
master bedroom Christmas decorating
I don't decorate every single room in the house for Christmas, but our master bedroom is right off the family room, so I like to bring a few festive touches in the room. I decorated the room pretty...
Christmas room tour | family room
As a part of the Just a Girl "One Room Tour", I'm sharing my family room all decorated for Christmas. If you're coming from Decor Chick or Just a Girl for the first time, welcome. (And, of course,...
the most popular horse in blogland
You know when you're out shopping and you find a little gem? Something that screams out at you to buy it. It speaks to you. Well, I was rummaging around in the somewhat ransacked Christmas section...
teacup & pedestal advent wreath
Last year, I made an advent wreath out of an ironstone ring mold. I was planning to do the same this year, but my ring mold was at the studio when I was in the heat of the decorating moment, so I...
trading horses again
Remember my rocking horse? The one I bought from Restoration Hardware and then painted with MMS Milk Paint to make it look chippy and old? Well, in typical Marian fashion, I sold it. I wasn't...
dear reader | to the one with “internet intimidation”
One of my milk paint retailers sent me an e-mail, asking for some decorating advice for her home. I gave her my opinion on it and this was her reply... "Thank you. I lived so long with wrong...
idea overload & glass glitter banner kits
This weekend, I'm presenting at the Holiday Expo at McLean Bible Church, just outside of DC. (I shared the details HERE, if you're interested in attending.) With a sick kid, I was a little behind...