by Marian Parsons | Sep 9, 2009 | Miscellaneus
This was my family room right when we moved here about 3 years ago. I was not into the beige with mauve undertones on the wall, the side door with only primer on it and the furniture was a mish-mash of stuff from our last house and hand-me-downs. Not bad, but I had...
by Marian Parsons | Dec 10, 2013 | Family Room, Miscellaneus, Sewing
With all of the slipcover and upholstery posts I’ve been sharing lately, I’ve received a lot of questions about the sewing machines I use. I have two. One is $150 Kenmore machine that I’ve been using for about six years. I have used and abused...
by Marian Parsons | Mar 4, 2024 | Decorating, Family Room, Living Room, My House
Yesterday, I finally finished putting the living room back together after painting the room Card Room Green in November. As I started arranging the plates and antlers on the wall over the dresser in the corner, I wondered why it took us so long! Did I really...
by Marian Parsons | Feb 19, 2024 | Decorating, My House
After living in military housing apartments followed by two single-story homes in my childhood, I was always enamored with the idea of having an amazing staircase in a future home. The first two homes Jeff and I bought as adults had staircases but they were enclosed...
by Marian Parsons | Dec 6, 2023 | All Things Home, Decorating, Holiday, Winter
Last week, I shared about the fireplace mantel we built for our living room fireplace and you can read about that HERE. While the room is still in the works and I’m in the middle of decorating the house for Christmas, I wanted to show a bit more of the room. I...