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!
MY NEWEST DOMINO ARTICLE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED! (seriously I have to pinch myself each time I write this!) DOMINO! and..on another topic… .I HAVE A CONFESSION….I miss my Pink Living room… I mean, I really really miss it, so much so that I have moved the unopened flu gallon of PINK CLOUD that I bought… Read More 9 WAYS TO BRING SOME PINK INTO YOUR LIFE / HOME
“It’s a good thing he’s cute!” We say THIS easily 5 times a day…BEAN…! So when the sun is shining and I have the opportunity to catch him being EXCEPTIONALLY cute…and Quiet…I seize that Moment!!! and introduce a NEW PAINTING “SNOWDROP”
YESTERDAY, WE GOT A PEEK AT SPRING..BEAUTIFUL WARM CLEAR SKY SPRING AND IT MADE ME SO HAPPY!!!! I FIRST FELL IN LOVE WITH HYGEE (HOO-GA means “cozy”) AND WEST WHEN WE GOT THE AMAZING KIDS CORAL SEAHORSE BATHROOM WALLPAPER -(by the way, this wallpaper is on sale and there are VERY limited quantities left! GO!!!… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – HYGEE AND WEST DAYDREAM WALLPAPER
TARGET…did not disappoint this week! HOW CUTE IS THIS NAVY TABLE….? VERY! I LOVE ANYTHING “ANCHOR”…AND NAVY AND PINK MAKE ME SMILE ! THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO A SNOW DAY! HERE IS THE GLORIOUS VIEW OUT MY BACK DOOR JUST NOW…. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
There was a time when I sent at least one baby gift a month. And there was a time when I was the lucky recipient of baby gifts what seemed like…monthly. Baby Gifts… …make total sense and yet are in a some ways… are a strange concept. Some are immensely practical…ESPECIALLY with first babies…they get put… Read More MY 5 FAVORITE “IMPRACTICAL” BABY GIFTS
To put it quite simply, painting takes me to my “Happy-Place” …and painting animals…takes me to my “Happy Place with sugar on top”. It feeds my soul. A large part of my creative self is devoted to painting portraits of animals. It is not something I set out to do, but instead an avenue… Read More CUSTOM PET PORTRAITS – 6 OLD DOGS
GOLD GOLD GOLD…GOLD LEAF IS EVERYWHERE! MY DOMINO ARTICLE (I do so LOVE saying that) Featured 9 easy makeovers…most done with the assistance of my little GOLD friend…. NEXT – My Ballard Designs Durham Coffee Table – I have had this table for a few years now. I LOVE it! THIS COFFEE TABLE is AFFORDABLE and… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – FAUX GOLD LEAF COFFEE TABLE
I am in Atlanta at the Design Bloggers Conference. I started the journey down at 3:30 AM this morning, hoping to beat the “STORM” and made here successfully in 8.5 hours. I loved the drive, part of it done in the pitch black night, feeling like I am the only one awake, listening to an… Read More THE LONG DRIVE DOWN
Choosing paint colors is a confusing, TIME DEVOURING ordeal… I recently went looking for a color I had seen that had the word “CLOUD” in it? Shouldn’t be too difficult…I was halfway there…right?…WRONG! As it turns out…BENJAMIN MOORE has …not one, not two, not three, but 12 colors with the word “CLOUD” in the NAME… Read More “CLOUD” COLORS…AS MANY AS THERE ARE CLOUDS IN THE SKY!
BEFORE Quite often it is the simplest makeovers that are the most satisfying. I bought the mirror above at the Greenwood Country store. I actually liked the green, but then, I didn’t. so I got out my favorite old stand by… ..and AFTER METALLICS…especially GOLDS ARE EVERYWHERE. THIS YEAR ANYWAY. if you follow colors and… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – GOLD PAINTED MIRROR
