My sister unexpectedly got to spend the night last night. And it was just the push I needed to take 30 minutes before she arrived to get the newly located guest room from this….
Pin ItMoving My Sofas, Cowhide Rugs, & Other Family Room Changes
January 3, 2013 Filed Under: decorating dork, home tour, shop the house
Everyone wants to know why I moved my sofas. The number one answer is: because I am me. And that’s what I do. But I also have a real answer. This is what it looks like at 1:30 on a Tuesday. My husband is “doing the homeschooling” and this is the part where they are [...]
Fall Mantel & Easy Fall Decorating Ideas
September 17, 2012 Filed Under: seasonal, shop the house
This year I mixed naturals with hardware store metals from True Value. IT. was. so. fun. And took hardly any time. Pin It
Pin ItGold Leafing
September 12, 2012 Filed Under: dishes, make this, shop the house, walls
I’ve been wanting a little change in the dishes hanging above the window in our breakfast area…but what to do? After not kicking me off the internet for using their duct Tape instead of paint to make a diamond wall, ScotchBlue Brand asked me if I could come up with a project for their painters [...]
Pin ItCreating A Teenage Boys Room By Shopping The House
July 23, 2012 Filed Under: boys, make this, shop the house
I should have done this three years ago.
Using Plants in Your Home Part 5 :: Fairy Gardens, They Aren’t Just for Little Old Ladies
April 16, 2012 Filed Under: planty, seasonal, shop the house, Uncategorized
The Wee Garden Have you seen all the adorable miniature garden ideas? Containers of some sort (wood boxes, planters, drawers, wheel barrows, bird baths…) hold a little scene full of tiny living plants along with little adornments like garden benches, hardscapes and paths. They are absolutely enchanting for all ages and how fun to shop [...]
An Arranged Marriage
December 13, 2011 Filed Under: paint, quickies, shop the house
If you paint two pieces of furniture the same color and then put them next to each other, it’s kind of like you are joining them in holy matrimony. The yellow mirror in the office was just a temporary pop of color until I realized where I could really use a mirror. Here are the [...]
Decorating For Christmas. Naturally
December 2, 2011 Filed Under: seasonal, shop the house
After the holiday rock decorating crisis I went through last year, I knew I wanted to keep things simple this year. So I pretty much followed three guidelines:: 1. Incorporate Natural Ingredients {less packing away after the season and they bring life to your home} 2. Winterize What I Already Have {instead of buying [...]
Color Pop
August 1, 2011 Filed Under: about my nest, quickies, shop the house
I changed up my office just a little. Normally, it looks like this. Blue and brownish. I consider blue a neutral in this house. I added pink in the spring. It takes almost nothing to change the look of a room. I like to mix things up just for fun. It started with this [...]
Inexpensive Wall Art
April 11, 2011 Filed Under: bedroom, quickies, shop the house
I finally came up with a solution for this wall in our bedroom. Back in February when I showed off our bedroom, I really only showed one wall. The finished wall. What you didn’t see was this wall. And yes, I like that huge sunburst mirror too. But two competing suns in one room make [...]
