I hope you will go along with me over the next few weeks as I reminisce about my grandparents, their home on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and ask for your prayers as I prepare for a few upcoming events. This summer my family has been blessed to have an extended vacation in North Carolina….
After a few comments from the peanut gallery I decided it was time to spruce up the mantel. I had been told it was “boring” compared to some other areas in the house. This was a true statement. I have hung the same thing over my mantel for years now. I absolutely love this genealogy…
I can’t wait to share my youngest son’s room with you. A few things about this part of the house…I cleaned up, but by no means are these rooms “magazine ready”. I wanted to show what we really live like, minus a little clutter. 😉 Given the fact that I love to decorate, I really want…
DIY Brooch Bracelet I can remember a brief stint in the late 80’s/early 90’s when I wore a brooch on a scarf. It seems like the same time twistbeads were in style. Did you have those? The necklace where you would twist together a few ropes of beads held together with a fancy clamp. My…
Have you ever moved to a new city? A place where you really didn’t know anyone? Maybe you are in the midst of getting settled right now. Let me introduce you to my friend. We met in a completely untraditional way and an unexpected friendship formed eight years ago. I was new to town, didn’t…
Welcome to my neck of the woods…the laundry/craft room. This little room is a punch of color and joy in the landscape of our home. When we bought the house, the laundry room was right off the kitchen. We really wanted to open up and expand the kitchen so a relocate was in order. The…
My oldest child is my only girl. She loves to bake, paint, act and do puzzles. She is whitty, adores playing in the mud and turns obnoxiously golden tan in the summer. Obviously I think she is so stinkin’ cute. She loves to take pictures, especially since she got my mom’s old IPhone. Which is not used as…
You should be just about deep enough into summer when the “I’m bored” and “we don’t have anything to do” cries start flying. Swimming has lost it’s glamour, the heat (or rain in our case) has set in and the excitement of a relaxed schedule has lost it’s luster. This is when I always resort…
Today I am bringing you through the den. We have moved a lot over the years. Like 9 times (if you count the two temporary stints in an apartment in between houses) in our almost 15 years of marriage! One thing I have always had on my radar since having children is two living areas….
You may have heard me mention our garden. It is not the most highly productive garden on Earth, but our blackberry shrubs went over the top crazy this year. Like I couldn’t keep up crazy. Berry crazy. My littles love to help… for about three minutes. I think we filled about 12 or more gallon…
Rag Garland on the cutest Laundry Room Drying Rack It wasn’t a matter of if but more like when. My first “hater” heckle. Anytime you put yourself out there – your thoughts, ideas, projects and opinions – others will have an opinion of you. I knew it was coming. I have to admit I was…
If you checked in last week you saw the kitchen update. Which gave you a glimpse of our breakfast area and overall layout of the space. This week is a little more focus on the breakfast nook part. I love our big open kitchen and when we first moved in I used the space in…
We are all jumpin for joy over here for summertime. The list of goodness is so yummy and fun: A good book to read. Baseball. Sand between your toes. Cold lemonade gulped down in silly straws. Cut off jean shorts. A warm towel to dry off after a cool swim. Road trips. Especially road trips…
Dear Pinterest, Oh Pinterest, how I love you. With the click of a mouse I have millions of other’s creativity at my fingertips. Ideas that never crossed my mind. Some ideas that have, but I’m clueless on how to execute. I love scouring my feed for solutions to my decorating nightmares, inspiration when my mind…
Don’t you drive by houses and wonder what they look like on the inside? Maybe I’m the only nosey britches in town, but I sure do! It seems in the blogging world any decorating/DIY blogger has a home tour on their blog. So, I decided to join the fun. I love looking through people’s houses and…