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!
This was the BEFORE of our dining room. The Door to the far left goes to the kitchen and the door to the left of the fireplace goes NO where. At one time, we have been told, it was the FRONT door. Way back over a hundred years ago when there was no road and the… Read More SO HIGH YOU CAN REACH THE CEILING!
I have always wanted to renovate our attic…make it real cool like into a giant playroom or a huge office for my husband… The ceilings are not very tall…but it would still be an incredible space. NOTHING about it is incredible right now. Mostly… it is just horrifyingly gross. When we first moved in, the… Read More Renovated ATTIC!
“THAT BIG WHITE HOUSE WITH THE COLUMNS” I am GOOFY GAGA over this new series of paintings I am starting. The colors just make me smile and I love the angles and the shadows and the white picket fence. 36″ x 36″ – 1 /3/8″ deep Acrylic on canvas $450email me if you would… Read More NEW PAINTING!
I Love Valentines. yes, yes, it is yet another over blown commercialized day of froo-froo and hoopla…but who can find too much fault with a day that salutes LOVE and Chocolate? I mean…really? the proposal #2 cork! 18 years ago…on Valentines day, my husband proposed…for the second time. See, he proposed for the… Read More HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!
It has been Spring Like here, beautiful, like I remember Florida used to be in the Winter. The kind of weather that MAKES tourists WANT to move to Florida… but we are in Virginia, and therefore, I have been having a difficult time enjoying this unseasonably warm weather. Where did Winter go? What does this mean… Read More A MIGHTY WIND!
People ask me all the time… “where do you get all of your ideas?” the answer…is easy.. “everywhere” I troll around like the rest of the world, scoping out colors… like the red balloon..I see an image… and it takes me on a journey…and I NEVER EVER EVER end up where I thought I would.… Read More The proof is in the pudding…
When my daughter was 4, one day we were driving in the car and out of the blue she piped up and said …’ “I KNOW! It’s like GOD is reading a book…and WE are the book!” Out of the blue. I almost had to pull over. If indeed our life were a book, there would… Read More The YEAR Living With NO Dishwasher
Much to my chagrin…. Keeping my home organized is NOT a One Shot deal. It’s not even a twenty shot deal! It is an ongoing process. Its a way of life. There is maintenance involved. As our family grows, the seasons change, so do our various needs change, including the ways we keep ourselves organized- … Read More TUTORIAL – UPSCALE MESSAGE BOARD – EASY!
