It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful
One of the questions I get asked often is about white. White walls to be exact. Some of us renters have white walls and unlike me, you don’t want to risk the wrath of the owners and paint your walls a color-good for you! So how does one pretty up a plain white wall? [...]
These lamps are from Stray Dog Designs. Oh, did you think I was obsessed with real stray dogs? You know I love my thrift store and yard sale finds but, like most of you I have a few artisans who I’m a little obsessed with. Instead of Jimmy Choo or Van Gogh I’d love to [...]
I asked Karen from The Art of Doing Stuff to guest post today about how she completely revamped her home in a matter of weeks. Karen’s blog is currently one of my top five favorite blogs, her writing style, well, you’ll see. And.. Look at her abs! Besides having abs of wonder, she is a [...]
Here in NC the coverage starts at 4 am on Friday on NBC. I’ll be up watching. Will you?
Lately we’ve been talking about allowing ourselves to take risks in our home. On some levels, they aren’t really even risks, I mean, how risky is it to paint a wall the wrong color? You only lose $25, two and a half hours and you learn what color doesn’t work. And if it does work? [...]
A year ago I bought a boring red ottoman at a yard sale for $5. Snore. But lovely legs, don’t you think? I get my fur from Mary Jo’s Cloth Store. This is the same fur I used to make the fur wreath years ago. It looks luxurious and the hair is long~the longer the [...]
Last week when I did this wall, I could tell there was something off. I liked it but it still needed tweaking in some way. It wasn’t until I was miles away in Nashville posting the photos of the plate wall that it became glaringly obvious. That long platter was messing me up and needed [...]
I just discovered that Nesting Place is in the running for Best Overall Mommy Blog at the Bump.com. Apparently, Nesting Place got the most votes in the Crafty category {thank you!} and now, moves on to the big contest. If you have a spare 10 seconds, would you vote for Nesting Place? If you have [...]
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 …]
