10 Minutes to a Room You’ll Love:: Part 1 Family Room

10 Minutes to a Room You’ll Love:: Part 1 Family Room

This is a repost from January 2009.  I enjoyed reading it again and I think you will too. Sometimes the things that make the biggest change in a room can take just minutes. You don’t have to purchase new furniture. Just make sure you are using what you already...
House, the Shop.

House, the Shop.

I got some comments from this post about my 75 cent little paintings that I’ve had for 15 years.  Some of you couldn’t believe that I keep stuff for that long.  And I do, if I’m emotionally attached to it.  However, there are also quite a few things...
Lessons Learned From Houses Past

Lessons Learned From Houses Past

I found these two photos the other day.  Seven years ago we lived in Macon, Georgia in a tiny yellow cottage.  Cottage is the nice word to describe the only house we could afford that had plumbing {if you can call it that, the washing machine was right next to the...
Unexpected Color

Unexpected Color

I found two gold framed floral pieces 14 years ago at a thrift shop in Florida.  They were 75 cents each and I’m still convinced that the very best thrifting is to be found in the sunshine state.  Not to mention, these little numbers are two of my favorite...
Blissdom ’10 and a Survey

Blissdom ’10 and a Survey

emily, emily, lindsay, melissa, rhoda, nester, sandy, kimba, jen, laryssa, gina Blissdom was phenomenal, yet again.  It was beyond wonderful to get to know other bloggers a little better.  I especially loved the time we house bloggers got to spend together even though...