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 confess…PREP is not my favorite part of any makeover…however… I have found out…and sometimes the hard way… GOOD PREP is probably the most VITAL component of a successful makeover… for without adequate prep……you will pay dearly…. …and tears will fall. WALL PREP 1. Removal of all hardware, and screws, hooks and nails. 2. Patch… Read More BATHROOM MAKEOVER – FLOOR AND WALL PREP
SICK BAY…. keepin it real… and House Beautiful…DAY THREE… I promise to come down to earth soon. I even caught it with my photo in the AD below!!! TOMORROW BEGINS THE WEEK OF THE POWDER ROOM MAKEOVER! Each day I will post on the progress.. .in relative REAL time… of my Makeover of the Powder… Read More sickbay and HOUSE BEAUTIFUL DOT COM DAY THREE!
Saturday Morning at the Hockey Rink…. and it is STILL there!!! And Cooper scored his FIRST league goal! XO
Omg I am at the gym typing on the phone…But log ontoHousebeautiful. Com!!!Quick before it disappears!!!
MILTON AND MAGGIE …are miniature Dachshunds… they are inseparable…rarely even photographed apart… and it was decided that they should share their portrait… I fell in love with these two cuties…absolute heart stealers… MILTON AND MAGGIE “Milton (above bottom right) was born deaf so Maggie is his right hand girl. He is full of life and… Read More PET PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK
A FEW WEEKS AGo… I was excited to find that I had been featured onthe Dwell Studio Blog!! They have a running feature“HOW DO YOU DWELL?” Dwell Studio Blog ….Christiane Lemieux, the Founder of DwellStudio and the author of Undecorate,is one of my DESIGN IDOLS. I ADORE her… me…Dwell Studio for Target I mean…it was JUST… Read More HOW DO I DWELL
Pets come in all shapes and sizes…from Geckos to Hamsters… to Dogs and Horses. This Pet Portrait was for one of my first Pet Portrait clients, Molly. Molly stumbled on my work at one of my first shows a few years ago and since that time, I have painted her dog Riley, he bosses Prized… Read More PET PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK – KALI
MY favorite part of any makeover aside from the results part is “the HUNT”… …this process has been made nearly heavenly with the internet…I can go back and forth to home depot or that special faucet store…and never spend a dollar on gas. Over Christmas I spent hours, in the room with the Christmas tree…listening… Read More BATHROOM INGREDIENCES
The very first time I saw my house…more than the size, and the ceilings and the property and the view…what made me the most excited… were the 5 fireplaces. One in every room but the kitchen…and of course the bathrooms… No, none of them work…but ALL of them have identical mantles… with endless possibilities for… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – ONE MANTLE MANY WAYS
Every now and then…okay, well, a little more NOW than THEN I check the House Beautiful Site… and I am rewarded!!! with THIS!!! or THIS! WITH A SIDE OF THIS! AND SOME OF THIS!!! ….AND JUST NOW… IF YOU SEE IT, LET ME KNOW!!!!………………….WHAT IF millions or even 10 people wrote to HB and said…”Hey… Read More get the look!!! or just Look!
