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!
The other day I discovered that one of my absolute girl crush faves…. EMILY HENDERSON who describes herself as…. “HELLO!I’M AN HGTV HOST/ DESIGNER, STYLIST, BLOGGER AND GENERAL PARTY ANIMAL. PERFECTION IS BORING, LET’S GET WEIRD.” of stylebyemilyhenderson of Design Star winner fame of just plain old talented and quirky and bubbling with personality and… Read More THANK YOU EMILY HENDERSON!
I just hit “SUBMIT” on my first article for DOMINO MAGAZINE. DOMINO MAGAZINE!!!!! YIKES! I am A TOUCH superstitious and hesitate talking about things before they are ..well ACTUAL EVENTS..but this news I just had to share. ANYONE that knows me…knows my LOVE for all things DOMINO. MY DOMINO decorating BOOK is splitting at the… Read More DOMINO MAGAZINE DESTINY
THE #1 PAINT COLOR THAT PEOPLE AGONIZE OVER IS..YOU GUESSED IT… WHITE THREE OF PHOEBE’S BEDROOM WALLS ARE Benjamin Moore “COTTON BALLS” and she STILL wants white walls…but not THESE WHITE WALLS! …so we are changing the WHITE…. AS YOU KNOW….THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.. WHAT IT WILL BOIL DOWN TO IS CHOOSING THE RIGHT WHITE… Read More THE COOLEST WHITE PAINT COLORS
PHOEBE’S BEDROOM MAKEOVER IS IN THE PLANNING STAGE 1. GATHER INSPIRATION FROM EVERYWHERE – This is the stage when there is NO WRONG ANSWER -. you will weed things and colors and patterns out later…but STAGE ONE…(which is some cases can last months…sometimes, in very procrastinary CASES – I made up a new word –… Read More 5 STEPS TO A BEDROOM MAKEOVER
FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS HAPPY VALENTINES… BE SWEET XO
I ADORE PINK AND AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED – PINK AND RED ARE ALWAYS IN I DON’T NEED A HOLIDAY TO TALK ABOUT PINK….BUT VALENTINES IS A PERFECT EXCUSE TO WANDER DOWN THE RED AND PINK AISLE… here are some of BENJAMIN MOORE’S HOT RED AND PINKS! ..AND FINALLY JUST PLAIN RED!!! …AND A FEW… Read More VALENTINES COLORS – HOT REDS AND PINKS
THIS WEEK I AM REVISITING MAKEOVERS FROM MONTHS AND YEARS PAST… HOW HAVE THEY STOOD THE TEST OF TIME, THE WEAR AND TEAR OF OUR FAMILY OF FIVE.? ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE DIY PROJECTS HAS BEEN THE EASY PELMET/CORNICE BOXES THE TUTORIAL IS HERE I was inspired to CONSTRUCT the Cornice Boxes by a post on… Read More DAY TWO – DIY CORNICE REVISITED
THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING. or in this case…the LIVING. THIS WEEK I WILL BE REVISITING MAKEOVERS FROM MONTHS AND YEARS PAST… HOW HAVE THEY STOOD THE TEST OF TIME, THE WEAR AND TEAR OF OUR FAMILY OF FIVE.? THE KITCHEN ISLAND WAS COMPLETED AND POSTED EXACTLY 2 YEARS AGO! This has been one… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – DIY KITCHEN ISLAND – REVISITED
On Tuesday August 20, 2013 at 8:30 pm my friend Erin(House of Turquoise) and her husband Chris welcomed to the world, a son, their first child, Wesley Alan. Always a little better late than never, on August 26, 2013, I hosted a “VIRTUAL BABY SHOWER” for Erin and Chris and Wesley VIA my blog. The “GIFTS”… Read More HOUSE OF TURQUOISE ERINS’ VIRTUAL BABY SHOWER GIFT!
