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 was photographed for the ..wait for it…COVER (#insane!) of an Italian Home Magazine! I even had my hair and makeup done! CRAZY…It was nuts…surreal…and I will tell you more of the particulars as the release of the issue comes closer. I decided to take advantage of the hair and the make-up… Read More PHOTO SHOOT AND MY NEW “ARTIST” PAGE
I DID the SURPRISE – NAVY, PINK , YELLOW AND WHITE MAKEOVER of my daughter Phoebe’s bedroom for her 13th birthday. Phoebe’s bedroom is probably my favorite room in the house to decorate. and she has become the decorator/artist in her own right.. when she told me that for her 17th (BIG GULP) birthday that… Read More COMING SOON – PHOEBE’S “NEW” ROOM
THE WAITING GAME. Tate has applied to 8 colleges. This is his personal journey and thus I won’t share much here…but I will say this….waiting for your firstborn child to hear where their life will take place, next year, away from you, away from their home…your home, your family…well, it is hard. On almost every… Read More COLORFUL ROTUNDA PAINTINGS
YES!!!! It was not until I had BEAN and experienced the friendship bond which has developed between he and Charlie….did I FULLY understand that some dogs MUST be painted TOGETHER….for that is how they live their lives… Seriously I get teary when I allow myself to think of Charlie without his Bean or visa-versa…in just… Read More CUSTOM PET PORTRAITS – PAINTING MULTIPLE PETS
I LOVE CAMPAIGN STYLE FURNITURE …..and have had my eye on these pieces made by THRESHOLD FOR TARGET…. TARGET CAMPAIGN DESK SO WHEN COOPER NEEDED A SMALL DESK FOR HIS ROOM AND THESE WERE ON SALE…I JUMPED ON IT! I was not a fan of the faux wood but knew a can of spray paint… Read More CAMPAIGN FURNITURE FROM TARGET – REINVENTED
In a “LIVING” house… where a family grows and changes….the rooms change purpose and decor as well… and NO room in our house demonstrates that process more than our Dining room. Initially our dining room was actually the kids playroom. Off the kitchen, it gave me the opportunity to be in the kitchen and… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – DINING ROOM- FARROW AND BALL…………… PINK GROUND
WEDDING GIFTS I kind of miss it. There were a few years there where I was in at least one wedding a summer… …and many, many more that I simply attended. It was so fun, traveling, dressing up, seeing old friends… making new ones, dancing, cocktails, drama, decorations…little flower girls and ring bearers…and meeting adorable… Read More WEDDING GIFTS – 20 YEARS LATER – WHAT WE STILL USE
Last week I (RE) painted the Dining Room Farrow and Ball PINK GROUND BUT before I do the FULL REVEAL..I have a few adjustments I wanted to make to the room and show you….. FIRST – the SIDEBOARD MAKEOVER MY FIRST change was to (RE) paint the aqua sideboard a more neutral color…. …and to… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – REPAINTED SIDEBOARD……………………………. AND THE LOST LITHOGRAPHS
My recent recovery from a Bunionectomy afforded me some downtime…time to address some NON life shattering but pressing issues… Namely..improving the quality of the photos of my ARTWORK on my site (leslidevito.com) and UGALLERY. The OVERHAUL has been LONG overdue …I knew I needed to take better photos and I kind of knew where to… Read More LIGHTING TIPS AND TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS
I HAVE BEEN contemplating a change to the DINING ROOM walls ….. I CAN’T HELP IT….itching to get back to PINK.I work from home and specifically from my dining room..my STUDIO…and I am craving a warmer, more feminine space…that is NOT TOO GIRLY but more ME…… The #1 contender is a FARROW AND BALL COLOR… Read More ON THE HORIZON…. BACK TO YOU PINK!
