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!
Maps, especially the large vintage school maps or murals that cover huge spances of wall…are a GENIUS decorating move. They bring, in one fell swoop…CREATIVITY, COLOR, WHIMSY, INTELLIGENCE (I mean you must know where all those places are-right?)….and a sense of WORLDLINESS to your space. Old maps can bring immediately a vintage charm, a sense… Read More MAP OF THE WORLD
Drumroll please……….. CONGRATULATIONS TO: Gretchen and her dog “Isabella” AND Robin and her dog “Mr Beaver” Thank you SO VERY Much to each and every one of you for entering. I absolutely LOVE your stories and the love you have for your pets is massive! Please take advantage of the Special discount 15% off one… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – KNOB FIX – AND Custom Pet Portrait WINNERS
CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT GIVEAWAY GO HERE FOR ALL THE RULES AND ENTER TO WIN!!! …………………bonnie, brisket, zuzu, loki, blue, isabella, tiny jr., oliver, izzy, desmond, scooter cash, milo, maggie, holly, raliegh, oreo, taylor, lola, nilla, bear, pickles, clementine the chicken…and the dog that got dog napped! These are but a handful of the names of the animas… Read More …………………………..DOUBLE STUFF …………………………………
The ONE ROOM CHALLENGE is a semi-annual event where 20 bloggers, made up of Professional Designers, Diy’ers, and Interior Design Bloggers, transform a room from start to finish. For the next six Wednesday’s, THEY will be giving you updates on the progress of their room makeovers. These are all great blogs with incredibly talented women at the helm…… Read More ONE ROOM CHALLENGE – WEEK ONE – PLAY ALONG!
Family Circle Magazine came for a visit this summer!!! It was truly a special day…Quite surreal and yet…QUITE REAL…the crew, which consisted of 4 people: Tina – the Family Circle Magazine Photo Director, Lynda – the Photo Prop Stylist, David – the Photographer and the Photo Assistant – Matthew . They ALL could not… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – FAMILY CIRCLE MAGAZINE……..all “the right ingredients”
Here was my plan…they (THE FOLKS AT FAMILY CIRCLE MAGAZINE ) told me to keep thing on the down low ….until close to the time the Issue came out..which is NOVEMBER 1. It was so hard I wanted to tell you guys so bad!!!!!! …SO- my plan was to tell you my lovely followers… in a… Read More MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE IS IN FAMILY CIRCLE MAGAZINE
Much of my Design sensibility has been gleaned along the way…absorbed from Art and the masters of color and style and beauty…too many to name and all so varied in style. But the Preppy style is in my blood. here is my PREPPY PALATE: ….I came hardwired with…PREPPY. Preppy has been around me since before… Read More PREPPY IS HERE – PART I
10 YEARS AGO – I GAVE UP TV. IT LASTED FOR 4 YEARS. At the time, it was not as difficult as I thought, the kids were little, so much on TV was inappropriate for them and they fought over the rest. We still watched whole seasons of “The Andy Griffith” show and “Bewitched” and… Read More 101 (OR AT LEAST 10) WAYS TO HIDE YOUR TELEVISION
I started blogging in 2009, a few years after my Mom passed away, as a way to write down the thoughts which bounced around in my head. So that I would not forget the moments which were happening all too fast…I never dreamed mine would become a Home and DIY and Design Blog…or that my… Read More THEN AND NOW…now and then
