quiet torture, a great bag & a winner
Today I was totally tortured in a circuit breaker class at the gym. I told the instructor she was like Jillian without all of the yelling. She assured me she could yell if necessary. I feel great, but it was tough. So, after this quiet torture, I spent the afternoon with my boys, sneaking in some photo shoots and writing […]
Greek Blue
I love testing out new colors…escpecially blues. So, last week I cracked open a can of ASCP (Annie Sloan Chalk Paint) Greek Blue. Now, let me warn you. The color is shocking when you first put it on. It looks like electric blue. You have to talk to yourself while you’re using it and say, […]
HGTV.com Halloween Tutorials & Matthew Mead
I know it’s only August, but Hobby Lobby is already gearing up for Christmas, so I can share my HGTV.com Halloween tutorials, right? I actually worked on all of these last November. Wow, how time flies. Here they are… Chalkboard Treat Bucket Witches Broom Place Card Holders Burlap Halloween Table Runner Foam Halloween Tombstones Vintage […]
the washed buffet
Those of you with sharp eyes may have noticed the buffet behind the dining table in yesterday’s post. It’s had a pretty amazing makeover. This piece is also confirmation that I married the right man. As a youth pastor, my husband helps a lot of people move and every once in a while he gets first […]
my favorite so far
I received several calls from The Lucketts Store last weekend. It seems that everyone decided to buy furniture out of my room and it was practically cleaned out. So, I had to work like crazy for a few days and then I went down on Thursday to get it all filled up. Here’s what it […]
Chalk Paint & Gift Card Giveaway!
If you’ve been following my blog for a few months, you may remember when I was getting ready for the Lucketts Antique Market. It was a crazy time and I really needed help finding pieces to paint. In stepped Kelly of Stylish Patina, AKA Kelly the “picker.” For those of you who are unfamiliar with […]
Furniture Feature Friday – Favorites & a Link Party
Well, here we are again. Another Thursday night going into Friday. Another party to show off the most awesome furniture in the blog world. You are all so resourceful, creative and inspiring. Can’t wait to see all of the links. Here are some of my favorites from last week… Hue-ol-ogy shared this really simple table […]
Another French Chair
I can’t help myself. I spent years searching for a French chair and now they seem to find me. A sweet local reader, Allie, sent me a picture of four chairs to see if I wanted them. They were gorgeous antique wood-framed French chairs. Yes please. They were upholstered in cream canvas, but it was dingy […]