Artist lesli devito has reluctantly found herself rasing her family in an old country house. Much to her surprise, she loves her rural home and enjoys sharing her adventures with her readers. There are always makeovers to be done and animals to paint. Come along for the ride. Green acres here she comes!
TRACI ZELLER’S HOMEARAMA 2015 SHOW HOUSE IS FEATURED IN NOT ONE…BUT TWO MAGAZINES THIS MONTH – CHARLOTTE URBAN HOME AND TRIANGLE URBAN HOME…TRACI’S HOME WAS I voted Best Overall Home by the Charlotte Homebuilders Association! SHE WORKED WITH work FRANK SNODGRASS OF Building Graphics and Arcadia Custom Homes — LIFE IS FUNNY – IT IS ALL ABOUT THE CONNECTIONS WE MAKE WITH… Read More CHARLOTTE URBAN HOME MAGAZINE – TRACI ZELLAR SHOWHOUSE
I AM HELPING A FRIEND STYLE HER BOOKSHELVES AND IT HAS INSPIRED ME TO DO A LITTLE BOOKSHELF SPIFFING UP ON MY OWN!! 10 STEPS TO STYLING YOUR BOOKSHELVES 1.REMOVE EVERYTHING – STRIP THEM DOWN.… clean them up… GIVE YOURSELF A FRESH START! 2.IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE HOW THEY LOOK…PAINT THEM ..LACQUER OR SHABBY… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – STYLING BOOKSHELVES
IT IS NO SECRET THAT I LIKE … LOVE HOME DECOR BOOKS. LOVE THEM. I HAVE A NICE LITTLE COLLECTION GOING AND THIS TIME OF YEAR A BUNCH OF NEW ONES ALWAYS COME OUT!!! HERE ARE MY 5 NEW FAVORITES…JUST IN…AND I CANNOT PUT THEM DOWN! 1.LIVEABLE, LOVEABLE HOME BY JOHN AND SHERRY PETERSIK This… Read More 5 GREAT NEW HOME DECOR (AND SO MUCH MORE!) BOOKS !
DARK GREEN IS POPPING UP EVERYWHERE. IT IS HUMBLING …TO HAVE WITNESSED A COLOR – BE “IN” AND THEN “OUT” AND THEN “IN” AGAIN. FOREST GREEN WAS A BIG BIG COLOR IN THE 1980’S. IT WAS EVERYWHERE…WHO REMEMBERS DARK GREEN COUNTERTOPS WHICH WERE THE CORNERSTONE OF A BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN???…AND THEN…LIKE AVOCADO AND OTHER NOBLE GREENS… Read More COLOR TREND – DARK GREENS
I WOULD NOT CALL ME A SHOE GIRL.. ….BUT I AM A BOOT GIRL! Anyone that knows me knows that once the temperatures drop below sandal weather IT IS BOOT WEATHER! THERE ARE BILLIONS OF BOOT BRANDS OUT THERE…WITH BOOTS OF ALL SIZES AND SHAPES AND COLORS AND STYLES AND AT ALL PRICE POINTS! I… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – BOOT WEATHER!
I ADORE KATIE COURIC. LOVE HER. And in addition to all the obvious reasons I love her….here are two more stories Katie Couric was the KEY NOTE speaker at my very ever first blogging conference. She is so adorable and sharp and beautiful and flexed her muscles and I felt like she was talking to… Read More KATIE COURIC AND HER DOG “COOPER”
HI GUYS….SO I AM NOMINATED FOR THIS VERY COOL AMARA INTERIOR BLOG AWARDS…. FOR “BEST USA INTERIOR BLOG” AWARD AND THERE ARE 48 HOURS LEFT TO VOTE – WHEN I SCROLL THROUGH ALL OF THE NOMINEES I SEE SO MANY OF MY BLOGGING BUDDIES…I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE NOW AND THERE ARE… Read More WHY I BLOG AND 48 HOURS LEFT TO VOTE!!
EVER SINCE I STARTED PLANNING COOPER’S BEDROOM MAKEOVER… IT SEEMS..EVERYWHERE I LOOK I SEE…. BLACK TRIM ON WINDOWS…AND BIG WINDOWS WITH LOTS OF PANES OF GLASS! Not This is not to say that this is NEW…it is just that I am seeing it now…LIKE WHEN YOU LEARN A WORD…and then you hear it everywhere you… Read More CURRENTLY OBSESSED – BLACK TRIM
IN collaboration with UGALLERY – I painted a portrait of THE DOG WHISPERER CESAR MILAN’S DOG JUNIOR!!! The painting was shipped last week….. AN THIS PAST Friday….this popped up on Instagram! he ACCOMPANIED THE PORTRAIT WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL QUOTE: “The true measure of a person is the size of the smile on the dog… Read More CESAR MILAN AND HIS DOG JUNIOR
SEPTEMBER 11 It is impossible to separate the days… the day that was my baby’s first birthday… and the day the world changed forever… …..and it takes a special child to share his Birthday with a day that is mourned by so many… ….that Guy is Cooper Ellington DeVito…He is up to the task…he has… Read More HAPPY BIRTHDAY COOPER!
