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!
I HAPPEN TO BELIEVE THAT ALMOST ANYTHING LOOKS BETTER WITH A MONOGRAM! And if you are on my Christmas List . WATCH OUT! Because this year…I am MONOGRAM-HAPPY! J CREW LANDS END PB TEEN TOMS LAND OF NOD JEWELRY! …AND SO MUCH MORE! AND TO GO WITH THE BOOTS…PHOEBE WILL BE GETTING THESE FOR… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – MONOGRAM HAPPY!
My sister-in-law passed away Saturday morning after a long battle with cancer. She did not leave easy and she did not leave without the fight of her life. But she did leave at peace. She taught those of us , lucky enough to be in her orbit, the TRUE meaning of strength, and… Read More GONE
I LOVE SUBWAY TILE…. I have Loved it for years.. ….ever since my New York City Subway days… One year ago I was “HOUSE CRASHED” BY John and Sherry Petersik from BY YOUNG HOUSE LOVE –. In preparation for the photo shoot…I was like my own little “while you were out” extreme makeover show…literally running from… Read More YES YOU CAN – TILE OVER TILE – TAKE 2
INSPIRED BY ALL THINGS LILLY… ANOTHER PAINTING HAS SOLD ON UGALLERY, FOR MORE LESLI DEVITO PAINTINGS ON UGALLERY VISIT MY UGALLERY PAGE HERE
In my last post “IS CHEVRON DEAD“.. I spoke about TRENDS, specifically decorating Trends…what makes one..and which ones (according to House Beautiful’s FACEBOOK page) may be on their way out. Your responses were fantastic -the general consensus being that Chevron is NOT dead or at the very least will not go down quite that easy…and… Read More TRENDS? OR THINGS WE LOVE…OR BOTH?
THIS PAST WEEK…House Beautiful Magazine..on their Facebook page asked: “What decorating trend do you think will be SO over in 2014? “ The Top 3 contenders were: 1.CHEVRON, 2. “KEEP CALM” (and other “words on walls”) and 3. STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES. All things I have in my house. Am I worried? Not really.… Read More IS CHEVRON DEAD?
THE DEADLINE FOR HOLIDAY Custom Pet Portrait Orders is November 20! Get your orders in!!! If you have any Questions GO HERE AND visit my FAQ page Okay and speaking of PUPPIES…check out these adorable CUTE PJS!!! I spied at TARGET THIS WEEK!!!I was getting worried that Nick and Nora had stopped doing their… Read More PUPPIES !
What a whirlwind couple of days!!! I am back home…after flying to Tampa, visiting my family and installing my most recent show at the Hotel Indigo In St Petersburg. The Indigo is a Boutique Hotel located in a great happening part of St. Pete, close to awesome restaurants and shopping…The decor is kind of mix… Read More LESLI DEVITO PAINTINGS AT HOTEL INDIGO – a sampler
When I am contemplating a makeover… of ANY kind..I go sleuthing…everywhere, magazine, my decorating books, friends, blogs and websites and Pinterest…for INSPIRATION. I have SO MANY SAVED INSPIRATION photos..most I will never employ..but they are quite often just a part of the PROCESS and are never meant to be replicated. ……and then, there are photos… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – GO FOR THE GOLD!
