French Art Shop

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the French Art Shop. I can’t tell you how over-the-moon I am to work with this French-based small business and share them with you. As always, all words and opinions are honest and my own. In a post earlier this week, I shared that if I were an heiress, […]
feels like home | book cover & title reveal and a giveaway

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] I have been bursting to share more details about my new book with you and today is finally the day! For those who missed my announcement earlier this year, I wrote a book last Spring/Summer about customizing a […]
decorating decisions I still like today

Happy Monday! Thank you so much for the kind comments and constructive feedback about the new look here on my website & blog! We will be making changes and tweaks over the next few days to make things even easier to find and navigate. Lately, I’ve been thinking about my decorating style and how it’s […]
A Fresh Look & New Prints

Notice anything different? I’m sure you do because my site got a complete overhaul! My business has changed quite a bit over the past few years and it was time for the website, blog, and online shop to reflect those changes. In addition, I wanted to make it easier to navigate all of the content […]
Home Stories | book review

Now, I have to confess right from the start that I am a little bit bias about this book. Months ago, when it was still in the works, I was asked by Kim to write an endorsement, which I gladly did. I had a chance at that time to peruse the book and I absolutely […]
five things | quick & easy decorating ideas for spring

As I’ve shared many times here on my blog, I don’t do a ton of seasonal or holiday decorating. I would just rather spend my decorating dollars on things I can use all the time instead of pieces that have a clear theme or window of time to be used. But, I do think there […]
my go-to supplies for cleaning antiques

I have bought and sold (and kept) a lot of antiques over the years. Thousands and thousands of pieces! So, I have learned through trial and error about cleaning and polishing up just about anything I find. As I was cleaning my most recent antique finds I purchased during our trip to visit family in […]
back home & another antique watercolor box

Despite a trip to the ER after a day in the car (my youngest son has a stomach bug or severe car sickness and needed fluids), we had a wonderful trip out east to visit our family. We made our first stop in North Carolina to visit Jeff’s parents and his sister’s family before we […]