April 2018 Favorites
We’re already 10 days into May and I realized I haven’t shared my favorites from April! Well, let’s take care of that right now. Here were some of my favorite things… AVIARY Launching Aviary was pretty exciting and definitely a highlight… THE PORCH I turned 40 years old (eek) in early April and we didn’t […]
pine desk refresh
One thing that has been on my shopping list for a while is a desk for the master bedroom. Since Jeff has an office at the church, he doesn’t need one at the house. He occassionally does work at home and requested a desk in our room, since it’s a quiet room, pretty well removed […]
adding layers to the living room
As I mentioned in my post about painting the stairwell walls, I decided to change the color of the living room from Wickham Gray to Stonington Gray. It’s a very subtle change, but it will ultimately flow better with the rest of the first floor. Wickham Gray was looking a little green in comparison and, […]
faux boxwood topiaries
I have been a fan of topiaries for years and am always drawn to buy them, even when history tells me I won’t be able to keep them alive for more than a few months. In our new house, my studio is a sunroom, so it is a sanctuary for plants during the winter and […]
new kitchen sink
The measurements were taken for our new counters last week and they are currently being fabricated. I am just about bursting to see them installed. I know it’s going to make a big difference in the look of our kitchen and it’ll be exciting to see such a large piece of my design plan finally […]
dining room | new arrangement & plans
This squared-shaped dining room has been a little tricky to figure out, but I think I’m getting a little closer. The primitive blue hutch has felt wrong from the beginning, but it’s what I had and I needed time to live in the space and think about it before I bought anything new or made […]
rugs & quilts & other things dreams are made of
As my business has grown and hit milestones over the years, I’ve learned that things seem to come in waves. There will be a lull just before another swell. Right now is a swell. My first fabric line officially launched just a few weeks ago and in April we launched a new MMS Milk Paint […]
farmhouse table reveal & sealing chippy paint tutorial
The farmhouse table is finished and I’m so happy with how it turned out! If you remember, it was painted brown. I could see some original green paint showing through and I was hoping to reveal that through some chippy Farmhouse White MMS Milk Paint and that is exactly what happened. If you missed the […]