2024 Christmas decorating guide
I was a little behind last year and by the time I shared some of my favorite Christmas decor ornaments, swags, and faux greenery, they were sold out! So, I decided to get ahead and post them just before Thanksgiving (and while most items are on sale.) Many of these items are ones I’ve used […]
2024 Christmas gift guides
It’s that time of year! The time to start (or continue) elfing for our friends and family. I’ll be honest and share that I’ve done a bit of elfing for myself when I’ve come across can’t-pass-up deals for some of my favorite things. As I’ve done in previous years, I’ve put together a few different […]
dining room makeover | the new velvet curtains
Last week, I made a final push to get the dining room mural to a place I could call it “done for now” and put the room back together. The best part was hanging up the new curtains custom-made for the room by Neutral Curtains. (As a disclosure, I partnered with Neutral Curtains for an […]
four things | eight
This week on four things – Dreamy handpainted walls and historic patterns, a feel-good story, the best apples in the world, and plugging away on home projects. Enjoy! what I’m reading I purchased A Year in the French Style and received it just in time for a dentist appointment for my 6-month cleaning. I don’t […]
Hilton Head Island | Shelling Tips
When we decided to go to Hilton Head Island for our anniversary trip, the first thing I looked into was the shelling. It is one of my favorite things to do while at the beach, so I wanted to find out where the shelling hotspots were. In my initial research online, most forum posts didn’t […]
when the wrong order is the right order
I started working on the dining room mural when there were still nail holes in the walls that needed to be patched. I was doing so well with taking each step of the makeover in its proper turn. I painted the ceiling first, installed the molding, caulked the seams, and painted the trim and wainscoting. […]
woodblock scenic wallpaper
As I’ve shared the process of working on the dining room landscape mural, several people have commented on the “paint-by-number” look. (Not in a negative way, but pointing out the departure in style from my oil paintings.) I thought I would share more details about this look’s inspiration and how I landed on it. While […]
four things | seven
Four things for this week – a book about artists’ paint palettes (oh, yes), a story of ingenuity and a successful failure, doing things afraid, and dining room mural progress. Enjoy… what I’m reading As soon as I caught a whiff of this book coming out, I preordered it. The Artist’s Palette seemed to be […]