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!
WE LOVE OUR PETS When Young House Love did a giveaway of one of my Custom Pet Portraits last year… 5,431 people entered to win! LETS FACE IT…WE LOVE OUR PETS.VERY MUCH. I MEAN, WE REALLY REALLY REALLY LOVE OUR PETS. …………and why? because ALL our PETS ask OF US ..is that WE let THEM… Read More WHY CUSTOM PET PORTRAITS ARE THE VERY BEST GIFT
I’M HOME! I had such a wonderful and productive time in Charlotte…I met so many gifted women and made new friends…and I know I said that I would give you the whole run down but I am doing that …..chasing my tail…. 2 steps forward…..3 steps back…. just got back in town and now husband… Read More OCTOBER GIVEAWAY #4 – CUSTOM SILHOUETTES OF YOUR CHILDREN
I love meeting new people! Yesterday I met the nicest, most talented women at the event in Charlotte and today I get to go back again!!!…I promise to give you a run down, but of course I am a bit behind this am so I will leave you with one of my latest (favorite) paintings… Read More PAINTING PAINTING and driving
Hi There! I am in Charlotte…for the Art/Trunk show…happy as a clam…staying in a hotel, in a big king size bed…all to myself! I talked on the phone the entire drive down …longer than I have in this entire calendar year…it was so fun to catch up with my sister in law and my friend… Read More CHARLOTTE AND THE BABY
ONE MORE DAY TO NAME THIS PAINTING! LEAVE A COMMENT AND MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW ME. Extra entries for following on Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter. The winner will be selected by Random.org tommorow at noon and announced Monday morning. Good Luck. I am LOVING the names…LOVING THEM!!! ************************************************* We have had NOTHING but RAIN RAIN… Read More EXTERIOR PHOTOS AND BLUE SKIES!!!
BUDGET KITCHEN – DECONSTRUCTED -ODDS AND ENDS THE FINAL INSTALLATION of the Budget Kitchen Makeover deconstruction are the odds and ends…all those little and not so little finishing touches. When it comes to the counters…I am not a fan of clutter, but there seem to be a fair amount of items that live on our… Read More BUDGET KITCHEN MAKEOVER – ODDS AND ENDS
***************************************** BUDGET KITCHEN MAKEOVER DECONSTRUCTED – PART 3 We continue breaking down the kitchen makeover 6. COUNTERTOPS I spent a good few years, on my regular LOWES and HOME DEPOT runs, wandering over to the Kitchen countertop section, running my fingers over the samples…dreaming of my Beautiful Marble Countertops..then for a while I had a… Read More BUDGET KITCHEN DECONSTRUCTED – PART 3
YESTERDAY I broke down the BUDGET KITCHEN MAKEOVER into all of the different ingredients 1. Cabinet Doors and Drawer Fronts, 2. Hardware, 3. Lighting and today we will CONTINUE up with: 4. Sink, Faucet and Strainer, 5. Appliances 4. FAUCET, SINK AND DRAIN The kind of good news with the sink was that my choices… Read More BUDGET KITCHEN – DECONSTRUCTED – PART 2
You may or may not know that my KITCHEN MAKEOVER is featured in the NOVEMBER November FAMILY CIRCLE MAGAZINE! It was and is a very special and validating experience…I spent so many hours scouring the internet…practically living at Lowes and Home Depot…crunching the numbers and seeking out deals to have my dream kitchen. I knew… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – BUDGET KITCHEN IN FAMILY CIRCLE MAGAZINE
Yesterday I went to an Art Show. It was sort of a spontaneous thing. In fact, I was driving Soccer carpool. Driving down the street in a local neighborhood I saw, two little girls in their driveway, the smaller sitting a folding pink lawn chair and the older girl (maybe 6) jumping up and down and… Read More ART SHOW, ONE ROOM CHALLENGE UPDATE AND OCTOBER GIVEAWAY #2
