primitive hutch
About a week before Lucketts this year, I picked up a beautiful primitive hutch off Craig’s List. The lovely lady I bought it from was moving and needed to sell it. It seemed meant to be. I got a good price for it and she gets to pay virtual visits to the hutch whenever she […]
blooming & bringing an umbrella
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately. I’m sure you know what I mean. Sometimes you just plow through life and other times you stop and take stock. Lately, I’ve been examining things a bit harder. What am I pushing towards? How do I want to spend my time? What do I really feel […]
more skytop & shopping
As I shared a few days ago, Jeff took me to the Poconos for a couple of days. We stayed at a beautiful stone lodge that was built on 5500 acres in the 1920’s – Skytop. I loved getting to know a bit about the history of the place. The architecture and intact original details […]
Jeff's top three workshop tools
Jeff, my other half who is famous for his photobombing, has been working on the blog behind the scenes for a long time…shipping things, fixing things, building things, hanging things, carrying things… but now he’s stepping front and center. He has written a post sharing his top three indispensable workshop tools. Enjoy… Everybody has their favorite […]
skytop & shopping
A couple of weeks ago, Jeff declared that we needed a little getaway. I am a homebody and I love my work, so I don’t usually feel like I need to get away, but he’s almost always right with that sort of thing and it ends up being really great. He always picks the destination […]
shopping vicariously in France
When Soft Surroundings reached out to me a few months ago, one thing that attracted me to working with them was the way they developed much of their home decor line. Robin, the creative brain behind Soft Surroundings, travels to a place that inspires her… France. This would be such a dream for me, so I […]
tips on styling a retail space
While it’s fairly fresh in my mind, I thought I would answer an e-mail question I received about styling a retail space. A couple of weeks ago, I received this e-mail from Allison of the Golden Sycamore. “I was wondering if you could give me a little advice. I feel like I’m pretty good at styling […]
FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY | jessica's favorites & link party
I am taking a little down time today…enjoying a hike and a nice dinner with Jeff, so I asked Jessica of Dear Emmeline if she would be the “guest picker” for you tonight. Plus, it’s nice to get a little variety in the picks! She’s done an amazing job for me in the past, so […]