It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful
Behind the Scenes @ The Old Painted Cottage –scroll all the way down to read about this fridge! How to Paint Dining Room Furniture @ Clover Lane Repurposed Bureau @ Monarch Creations Family Rules @ The Pleated Poppy Also, there’s a weekend giveaway at Autumn Leah Designs! And don’t forget, Monday starting at 12:01 a.m. [...]
I had a nice black bookshelf in my office. For the first few weeks it looked like this. Pretty piles of fabric, colorful ribbon neatly organized, all my favorite trinkets delicately placed together. Dear Etsy, please come take photos of my beautiful shelf for your featured office space–it’s so charming. Then it started looking like [...]
Having my own office makes me feel like a queen. Except when it looks like this. Then I feel like the opposite of a queen. No, not a king. An ugly stepsister punished by being surrounded by too much cute stuff. I was so looking forward to making my work space pretty that I overlooked [...]
I took all day Saturday and organized the downstairs of our house. Even though we’ve lived here for 3 months, I just now feel truly settled, almost. It takes that long for me to figure out for sure where to put all the pens and pencils, the best place for the dishes and how our [...]
My blog is broken and won’t let me upload photos. I am completely LOST without photos. Visit The Nest Files for this week’s bird watching!
pillow: the tarnished crown I’m on the hunt for some more neutral candles, another cozy throw and a delish beef stew recipe to complete the fall feel with minimal work. Do you decorate for fall?
{the new house} The following is a guest post by Christi from Jealous Hands. I’ve gotten to know Christi over the past few weeks and find her attitude to be refreshing, and freeing. Christi, thank you for trusting us with your story. *** Our house will be foreclosed on October 6. I’ll bet it’s happening [...]
At (in)courage today I’m asking “how have you found beauty and contentment in the place where you nest, right now“, even if it isn’t your dream home? And, you can leave a comment while you are over there to enter to win a Grateful Nest tassel–{available to purchase here}. Have I told you yet how [...]
I've got a secret that will unlock creativity and hope for your home. Ready? Here it is:: It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful. Yep. That's it. All you have to do is believe it. [Read More …]
