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 love animals. ALL ANIMALS. And painting them brings me an enormous amount of satisfaction and joy. I am honored when you share your animals with me.Our pets hold the keys to our hearts. ALL they want…is for US to let THEM Love us. Thats it! And Love us they do. … Read More FOR THE LOVE OF A PET – CUSTOM PET PORTRAITS 2015
THE COLOR PINK IS ENJOYING A BIT OF A POPULARITY EXPLOSION RIGHT NOW. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO ME…I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED PINK AND I WILL ALWAYS HAVE IT IN MY HOME, EVEN IF IT IS “OUT”!!
I Have three kids, Three TEENS to be exact. Ages 15, 17 and 19. They have grown up entirely too fast…their childhoods now tucked into photographs, videos and memories and their young adulthood beckoning…My oldest son is a Freshman in college at UVA and his sister heading to William and Mary this fall. 🙁 LIVING… Read More DECORATING CHILDREN’S ROOMS – 10 LESSONS LEARNED
I LOVE TARGET FOR A MYRIAD OF REASONS… One of which is that when I am in the mood for a spruce – up or a new SPLASH of color….I can grab a few things at TARGET , inject a new color into my decor and still have money for Groceries! THE ROOM – THE… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – MASTER BEDROOM – BLUSH AND MINT
7 YEARS AGO When I painted my dining room which then became my LIVING ROOM P I N K
Yellow is my husbands favorite color… and Blue is one of mine.. YELLOW AND BLUE A MARRIAGE MADE IN COLOR HEAVEN …ADD A LITTLE BLACK AND OR WHITE..A SPRINKLING OF GREY AND WOOD…PERFECTION!
BEAN gave us a big scare today. He could barely leap over the snow which was deeper than he is tall. So I (stupidly) let him off leash. He took off and ran through 18 inch deep snow deep into the woods . We could barely get back to get him and almost an hour… Read More BEANS BIG SCARY ADVENTURE and HYPOTHERMIA IN DOGS
HAVING GROWN UP IN NEBRASKA, where I literally DID walk 10 blocks to school in the snow… I don’t usually get too worked up about winter weather. But somehow, this year feels different, we have had nearly Spring like temperatures for much of November and December, that I was beginning to wonder if we would… Read More SNOWMAGEDDON 2016
MY ADVICE OF THE DAY – LIFE IS TOO SHORT In the old days of decorating… ….defined by me as “before the INTERNET revolutionized, transformed, demolished… changed the way we decorate”… I loved to decorate and could talk, read, learn about it for hours …but I was not in the majority and was often (affectionately)… Read More RECLAIMING THE TIME AND TIDYING UP THE MESS
