Making Videos, Milk Paint Pictures & More
I feel like I’m back. Since Thanksgiving, it’s been one thing after the other and I’ve been craving a normal week and some kind of routine. When both boys were little, I was used to working on things in bits and pieces and I had a system all worked out to be efficient. Now that […]
videogallery
I feel like I’m back. Since Thanksgiving, it’s been one thing after the other and I’ve been craving a normal week and some kind of routine. When both boys were little, I was used to working on things in bits and pieces and I had a system all worked out to be efficient. Now that […]
FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY | favorites & link party
Good evening, all! I finally had the chance to do some furniture painting of my own today and I still have a few pieces waiting in the wings, so I enjoyed getting some inspiration while looking through last week’s entries. There were a lot of good ones! Here are a few of my favorites… I […]
the rocking horse – part 2
Here’s what the horse looked like when I received it from Restoration Hardware. I loved the shape, but the wood and finish didn’t have as much character as I was hoping for. I wanted it to look more like one of the inspiration antique horses I shared HERE. Well, that’s not a problem in […]
first coat on the rocking horse
I keep hoping and planning to get back into some sort of schedule or groove, but snow days, cold days, hospital visits, doctor appointments, holidays…all sorts of things have prevented that. And this week has been the same story. We had a normal Monday, but then school was cancelled today because of the snow and, […]
Hanging Plates on the Wall
Many of you have noticed the plates hanging on my walls throughout my home. If you haven’t noticed, plates, platters and lids are pretty much my go-to wall art. It all started because I could find plates at yard sales and thrift stores…sometimes for as low as 10 cents a piece. I ended up with […]
my home – the paint colors
I have recently received a lot of e-mails and comments asking for the name of the paint colors I use in my home, so I thought I would share them in a post. (I’ve also been asked how I hang my plates, so that post is coming up.) Do you remember the era when everyone […]
about my jute rugs
Many of you noticed the jute and seagrass rugs throughout my house in the partial house tour and asked some questions, so I thought I would share a bit more about them. After trying a bunch of patterned rugs in my home, I realized I didn’t want so much pattern on the floor. I wanted the […]