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 am currently decorating a shared bedroom for two very young sisters. I LOVE decorating kids rooms!!!…It takes me back and makes me nostalgic for my babies….and their LOVIES. “LOVIES” aka “transitional objects” . My Mom said I had a yellow satin-edged blanket as a baby/toddler, it went everywhere I went. There were many stories of… Read More BLANKIES, LOVIES and the LOVIE PORTRAITS
WITHOUT CRACKING A PAGE…I PREDICT THAT CORAL…WILL BE RAISING IT’S PEACHY PINK LITTLE HAND AND ASK POLITELY TO BE HEARD THIS SPRING AND SUMMER…WHY? I DON’T KNOW, I JUST FEEL IT! I FEEL PEACHY! I love CORAL / PEACH / APRICOT – as accent colorS…in combination with Grays, GREENS and Navy. The Inside of my… Read More COLOR OF THE WEEK – CORAL – PEACH – APRICOT
LAST WEEK I SHARED WITH YOU A RECENT PROJECT. BEFORE THE EXISTING LEATHER FURNITURE (above left) WAS TO BE MOVED TO A nearby ROOM WHICH WOULD SERVE AS A LITTLE KIDS TV ROOM NOW – TO BE LATER USED A STUDY FOR DAD. This meant that things would need to be durable and safe… Obviously… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – CLIENT STUDY/PLAYROOM
EVER SINCE I HAD THE UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTAIRS HALLS PAINTED… I have not been able to bring myself to put anything BACK on the walls. They look fine bare..little minimalistic, and I have been actively keeping my eyes open for inspiration. I have been collection photos on Pinterest…but until recently NOTHING was really inspiring me… Read More DECORATING THE STAIRCASE
Perhaps it is because I have lived long enough…. …..enough to get the sense of what colors have not been around for a while and are due for a reappearance…But even BEFORE I saw that DARK MOSS was all over the runway at the FALL 2016 Fashion Week…I predicted it would be making a comeback…or… Read More COLOR ON TREND – DEEP MOSSY OLIVE GREEN
THE A / Z FAMILY of 4 MOVED INTO THEIR DREAM HOME A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. This wonderful young family of 4 has already grown to 5 and will soon be 6! My goal was to give them a living room that would BE SAFE, BEAUTIFUL AND DURABLE for little ones, while still… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – CLIENT LIVING ROOM
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT ANTHROPOLOGIE…EVERYTHING… AND THE STORE BLOWS MY MIND! A FEW DAYS AGO, I stopped by just to take a peek and my local store had done massive rearranging…as I wandered around…I came upon this brilliant book shelf…made from an old folding painter’s ladder! I would love to work for Anthropologie, fly around… Read More ANTHROPOLOGIE DISPLAYS
I have lost count as to how many pieces of furniture I have painted … 20 – maybe 50…PROBABLY MORE…lets just say ALOT.
3 BIG things were bugging me in our bedroom CLUTTER -The bookshelves which really just stored books already READ books. COLOR – I wanted the colors to make more sense and the room to feel more cohesive. DRESSER – The DRESSER, purchased originally as a side board for the dining room…and which was a style I… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – MASTER BEDROOM MINI MAKEOVER
