***This post contains affiliate links I don’t have words for how much I love this fabric. Seriously. I am a sucker for black and white, anything houndstooth or damask, but then I found this… Faux Bois fabric. I love the scale of the pattern and the neutral colors. It makes my heart happy. This month I…
There’s a reason my bedroom hasn’t made the home tour on my blog yet. I can never get the bed right. I have the hardest time dressing a bed. Isn’t that silly!? The master bedroom seems to get pushed down the decorating to do list in comparison to the rest of the house. Even more often…
Earlier this week I introduced you to Miranda Lambert’s Ladysmith hotel. Today I’m back with a deeper peek into the space and the design that makes it tick. I suspect part of the reason I am draw to this place is the fact it’s a few steps removed from what you see in a regular…
read all about our getaway to Miranda Lambert’s bed & breakfast hotel, The Ladysmith in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. My sweet husband surprised me for Christmas by booking a getaway to Miranda Lambert’s bed & breakfast hotel, The Ladysmith in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. He knows my heart and speaks my language. He actually shipped me away with…
Six Truths on Adopting a Greyhound I hope you’ll allow me to get off the DIY/Décor topic today about something near and dear to my heart that goes way back. I’ve had a love affair with Greyhounds since I was a little girl. Usually the things we love today thread back to our childhood. An…
Once a month a group of us get together for the Junk Visionaries Challenge. This month the challenge is called Bits & Pieces. It’s about putting two separate junk things together to make a one new awesome thing. My project carried a lot of meaning and after you read all the bits and pieces that…
If we’ve chatted for all of five minutes you might know I love Jesus, my family and Round Top. There are other things I adore, but Round Top is sincerely at the TOP of my LOVE list. There’s just something so free and fun about the whole experience…fields and acres of waiting treasures, creative ideas and endless…
So often quotes and song lyrics get trapped in my head. Does that happen to you? Like a dry sponge soaking up water the words grow and take up space in my mind. Sometimes they make me laugh but mainly they make me think. People are so insightful and I love thinking on the artistic…
No one really ever says, “Hey, we should go have coffee and talk about money” for a variety of reasons. Money is personal and finances freak us all out in one way or another. Some of us worry too much, some not enough. Some know a ton about handling money, other zilch. Either our money is…
Recently I realized my beloved desk chair was causing me so much neck pain because it was too low… there had to be a better way. So I set my sights on adding farmhouse patina to a drab little stool. This cheap brown stool peeked around the corner and said, “what about me?” This little stool…
This week I’m showcasing a Magnolia Market inspired kitchen message board fashioned from old fence pickets, because y’all…I’m still so inspired by my trip to Magnolia Market. All the crates and bottles and greenery… The farmhouse style that Joanna Gaines has helped catapult into the decorating Hall of Fame is so fun to me because…
Easy Pocket Pillow Tutorial One of my decorating goals this year was to change out pillows each season. I see people doing this all the time and the impact it makes on a room is HUGE! Two things have held me back from jumping on the pillow change out bandwagon: It seems expensive Where do…
Quality over quantity. This is a hard phrase for me. I like stuff. I like to have a lot of friends. Three shirts on sale are better than one at full price. It’s hard to say no when asked to participate in something good. A million followers sounds better than one. This January I felt…
learn how to make a beautiful diy farmhouse crate inspired by magnolia market. Thanks to my Magnolia Market visit I am in overdrive to incorporate farmhouse décor into my world. The good news is there are a million ways to do this on the cheap. This week I’m showing off a DIY farmhouse crate that…
DIY Moss Letter for Spring Last week I shared my Spring mantel inspired by Magnolia Market’s crafty Spring idea. To complete the fresh look of the mantel I added a DIY Moss letter. They are silly easy to make. And pretty inexpensive. Most people buy letters to cover. Then you have to buy the moss….