by nester | Jun 30, 2010 | budget living, idhtbptbb, paint, shop the house
The other day we talked about one of the things I learned about myself at the Painted Cottage–I tend to rely too much on my accessories to carry a room. I went on and on about how the bones of a room can be part of the room itself–molding and paneling and...
by nester | Feb 19, 2010 | quickies
This is a repost of a series from February 2009 it’s good enough to read again, but oh how our room has changed– some of these photos are from years ago, the toile duvet is gone, lots of the pillows are gone and I’m in the middle of revamping...
by nester | May 20, 2009 | nesting
Our old house had a big open foyer. In reality, it wasn’t large enough to put much furniture in but I wanted to take advantage of the extra square footage.When we first moved in I just put my favorite white dresser in the foyer. Loved it. That dresser looks...
by nester | Feb 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
beforeafterAfter this post, I got lots of questions about our room. Here’s the story behind the room.A few years ago for our 11th anniversary, my husband took me to the Fearrington House Country Inn. The room where we stayed was wonderful but deep inside I was...
by nester | May 16, 2008 | budget living, nesting
You know I had to add that song to my play list at the very bottom of this blog–especially after the Cooke sang it on Idol. And yes, Sister Honey Bunch, you are right, I saw him staring at you while he was singing.our current nestI wrote this post and told you a...