I’m heading down to Lucketts today with my mom to drop off some things in my space and to do some shopping.  Really fun shopping that I’ll tell you about later.  While on the road, though, I’ll be taking full advantage of modern technology and will answer questions asked of me on the TrueValue FaceBook Page using my iPhone.  As most of you know, my specialty is paint, so feel free to ask questions about all types of paint, brushes, rollers, top coats, finishes, etc.  This is also a great time to talk about holiday decorating…’tis the season, right?  You can really ask about anything you want, though.  You have the floor! Speaking of the True Value Blog Squad, I finally have some projects lined up.  I had grand plans, but realized I just wasn’t up for any major projects, so I decided to tackle some smaller ones.  I’ll be installing

 I don’t always get things right the first time when it comes to furniture makeovers.  I finished this piece, but it never sat right with me.  I didn’t like the hardware and the finish wasn’t my favorite.  I let it sit in my foyer for a few months until I decided to tackle it again.   The first thing that had to change was the hardware.  It’s not bad, but just not right for this piece.  I decided I wanted to go with knobs instead of pulls, so I needed to fill one of the holes.   If I pressed a bunch of wood filler into one of these holes, as I’ve done many times in the past, it would squirt out the back of the hole, as it has done many times in the past.  This time, I put my noodle and some Frog Tape to work and covered

***This giveaway is closed. *** Today being black Friday and the official start of Christmas shopping, I am bringing two awesome giveaways.  This one (which is second) is for a $50 gift credit to use at Antique Farmhouse for two winners!  Its a great place to shop for gifts or decorating pieces for your home.  I know the curators of this site personally and they always pick out great stuff…       I know.  Awesome.  So, here’s how to enter! Entry one: Check out our spectacular events and tell us which event strikes you the most Entry Two: Subscribe to their email newsletter Entry Three: LIKE our Facebook Page Entry Four: Follow us on Pinterest This giveaway is only open to those living in the continental US and readers who are 18 and older. It will end Sunday, November 25, 2012, at midnight PST and the winners will be

***This giveaway is closed. *** I know everyone is in frenzied shopping mode today, so I thought I would share a couple of giveaways!  First, I am offering up the new Silhouette cutter – The Portrait, which is a smaller (and less expensive) version of the CAMEO. You can make all sorts of beautiful things with it.  Here are some ideas they have posted on their website…   I love those paper ornaments!   It even cuts fabric…      If you’d like to enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment at the bottom of this post.  The giveaway will close Sunday, November 25, at midnight PST and I’ll announce a winner on Tuesday.  You must be 18 or older and live in the continental US to be eligible to win.  Good luck!! AND…  Since it’s Black Friday, Silhouette is offering some major discounts on some of their products.  When

A few years ago, I read a design article that said you shouldn’t mix more than two shades of blue.         I’m such a rebel.

Welcome to another Decor Steals MMS Pick of the Month!  As usual, I get to pick a couple of my favorite things to use in my own home and to share them with you.  I have a little thing for service/hospitality items like linens, china, cake pedestals and the like.  It’s a little ridiculous, actually, but I couldn’t help but fall in love with these elegant place card holders. I like pieces like this that can be used for their intended purpose, but also for other things.  These would be great holding a picture, a little note or reminder, really any piece of paper.   And, as always, here’s a peek at tomorrow’s steal (which I also picked out)… This iron ladder is another multi-functional piece that can be used to hold magazines, towels, blankets, pots and pans from hooks in a kitchen, even stockings and greenery for Christmas. Of course,

My family moved to Garmisch Partenkirchen in Germany when I finished preschool, so I started kindergarten in a new school.  I’m assuming the teacher didn’t have my records yet, because on the first day of school, she asked when my birthday was.  Being a little girl who loved attention and my birthday, I didn’t want to waste a good opportunity.  “It’s today!” I got to wear a crown and received a goodie bag and the class sang to me.  It was the perfect plan executed without a hitch by a sneaky little five year old hiding behind a smile and platinum blonde curls…  until my parents met with my teacher a few weeks later.  My teacher proceeded to tell my parents how adorable I was celebrating my birthday on the first day of school.  I suddenly wasn’t so adorable when my parents informed my teacher that my birthday was in