HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!
….a MILLION YEARS AGO… (I think Cooper looks exactly the same!) XO
Category: old country house blog
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!
WALLPAPER? – Like On WALLS?
I did not finish this post prior to Monday’s Powder Room “REVEAL”…but wanted to share my Wallpaper experience with you!!! Wallpaper.I ADORE Wallpaper. Clean, Contemporary, Traditional, Geometric, Simple, Busy,Whimsical, Colorful wallpaper…I love it.And so I have known all along that someday…some way…I would wallpaper at least a nook and possibly even a cranny in this… Read More WALLPAPER? – Like On WALLS?
MARY TYLER MOORE AND ME AGAIN
A few weeks ago, My 14 year old daughter Phoebe was sick..very sick: missed a whole week of HIGH school and did not care – Sick. Which is pretty sick. For the first few days, she mostly slept, but mid-week, as she began to emerge from her comforter cocoon on the sofa, sip tea and ask for… Read More MARY TYLER MOORE AND ME AGAIN
MONDAY MAKEOVER -THE POWDER ROOM REVEALED
The Powder Room Makeover is complete!! Come on in! VOILA! HANG UP YOUR TOWEL! Our children’s inability to properly hang up a towel in an ongoing source of frustration. We have tried everything , including TOWEL RATIONING..to no avail. Last week it occurred to me that the kids are great about hanging… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER -THE POWDER ROOM REVEALED
VALLEY GIRL – DOGS AND COWS
THIS IS ONE OF MY “LILLY” SERIES…. If I can be permitted to express my excitement without sounding to “Horn tooty of my own”… Last Month, I donated this painting to a LIVE CHARITY AUCTION for the CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL and the top bid was $9,000.00!!! I am so proud and even happier to have helped… Read More VALLEY GIRL – DOGS AND COWS
PAINTED WOODEN FLOORS
WINDSOR SMITH Everything for my Kitchen Renovation is in the “TO GO” Position. I have searched and prices and shopped and wished and researched and saved and ordered and waited patiently… and soon…very soon it will all come together… well, that is… except for the floor. Our kitchen floors are hideous. A not so horrible… Read More PAINTED WOODEN FLOORS
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THE PINK CABINET
Happy 2 year Bloggiversary to ME!!! On this day…February 8, 2011….just two years ago and what feels like a lifetime ago, and in many ways…it was….I started this blog.The learning curve has been huge and I have grown by leaps and bounds and I have connected with SO VERY WONDERFUL amazing people. I will confess…I… Read More THE PINK CABINET
YES!
We started the Kids Bathroom renovation today. Jess is beginning with the linen closet, which we are taking out and closing off and thus making room for a second vanity. The kids bathroom, our bathroom and my closet were all carved out of THE ONE AND ONLY original full bathroom in the house, which was… Read More YES!
MONDAY MAKEOVER – DIY KITCHEN ISLAND
Let me introduce to you… MY NEW KITCHEN ISLAND!!!! WE Have had this old school desk for 8 years. I got it for $40 at the Greenwood Country Store and it still has the metal ID tag on it that said…” UVA – Department of Neurology” With our oldest, we began a tradition… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – DIY KITCHEN ISLAND
BATHROOM MAKEOVER – HEXAGON TILE
Read about the DEMO HERE and the PREP HERE The SUB FLOOR is DOWN Now What? 1. CLEAN YOUR SUB FLOOR even the smallest crumb will make it uneven 2. USE THE SAME COLOR adhesive or thin set as your grout will be…especially with Hex tile… the adhesive cannot help but come through the cracks.… Read More BATHROOM MAKEOVER – HEXAGON TILE