THE KITCHEN IS THE HEART OF OUR HOME. AND IF IT HAD A SOFA – I venture to say – we could probably live in there. Our kitchen has undergone the biggest transformations of any room in our house – and yet – the original footprint is exactly as it was installed in 1967 –… Read More THE KITCHEN – REVISITED
Looking at a blank page (or canvas) in front of me often makes my mind go completely blank. It’s as if I never had a thought in my life and I become stumped and convinced that I truly have nothing left to say. Fortunately, the moment passes. One thing – well actually there are 3… Read More THE ENTRYWAY – REVISITED
I AM BACK from Los Angeles and the 2018 Design Bloggers Conference It was a whirlwind. A Wonderful whirlwind. The trip got off to a bit of a rough start when, like many of you, we were hit but a huge wind storm which cancelled my flights Friday. I finally left for LA Saturday night,… Read More DESIGN BLOGGERS CONFERENCE – LOS ANGELES – 2018
The Grand Finale – Dog -A-Day 28 “Sunny” – the Sheltie. Appropriately named – given her sweet “sunny” disposition. And one of the hardest ones for me to paint. Not because she was the last and I was exhausted- in fact – I feel like I only got better as I went – but… Read More HELLO – I MUST BE GOING – Dog-A-Day and more …
Yellow is my husbands favorite color… and Blue is one of mine.. YELLOW AND BLUE A MARRIAGE MADE IN COLOR HEAVEN …ADD A LITTLE BLACK AND OR WHITE..A SPRINKLING OF GREY AND WOOD…PERFECTION! I am starting to collect decorating ideas for when we renovate our KITCHEN – we plan to take the wall down between… Read More WINNING COLOR COMBINATIONS – YELLOW AND BLUE
Hello! Okay, let’s just get this out-of-the-way . I failed! I failed in my attempt to stay on a blogging schedule of M/W/F – miserably. This is not to say that I won’t still try to stay on said schedule – but one thing is for certain – painting a dog a day and blogging… Read More WEEK 1 – 7 DOGS IN 7 DAYS
HAPPY FEBRUARY! I am so excited to revive the Dog-A-Day project! Last year, dog owners submitted photos, I selected dogs to be painted and the owners had the opportunity to purchase their portraits. This year I made it possible for Dog owners to PRE-purchase A spot and at the time of this writing – I only… Read More HAPPY FEBRUARY AND DOG-A-DAY 2018 BEGINS!
Last week I introduced you to our new KITCHEN ISLAND ..and writing that blog post got me thinking about “SMALL” and “smallISH” kitchens and how I have gotten so many of my decorating ideas as a result of needing to manage in smaller spaces. I lived in city apartments until my mid 30’s. With galley… Read More SMALL KITCHEN TIPS
NOW WHERE WERE WE? AH YES..Lets talk about BLUE.. While I ADORE PINK… BLUE is the color I have had in every single home I have lived. These are the Top selling Benjamin Moore Blues…I think one day I will have a home of all blues and whites and pinks…I could never tire… Read More YOUR FAVORITE BENJAMIN MOORE BLUES
The “old” kitchen island had a good run. In fact, it had a VERY GOOD run! It was featured in a number of national magazines, countless blogs, was “pinned” about a million times and served as great inspiration for someone, like me, who had more imagination than money and a small-ish kitchen. It served US… Read More NEW INDUSTRIAL PAINTED KITCHEN ISLAND
