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!
FRIDAY MAKEOVER A few months ago I was flipping through my Traditional Home Magazine and I came upon this photo. I adore Tobi Fairley and this Home was no exception.I am especially over the moon in love with thiswallpaper, for as you know, I am on the hunt for a wallpaper to doan accent wall with.BUT, what really… Read More Friday Makeover – TRADITIONAL HOME Serpentine Dresser
I love pink. read HERE. I just Love it. It makes me happy. It makes me smile.Not frilly pink. more…sassy pink. but I do LOVE pink. Quite often I use it in my paintings….like this one… “MERYL” 30″ X 40″ SOLD So, if I am itching for a makeover, …..usually the first thing that will pop into my mind… Read More Missoni for Target and the PINK CABINET makeover
Well, on September 20, 2007, 4 years ago , today, my Mom died. It was the saddest day of my life. It took me a while to get my bearings. I had to re-define myself, or at least I had to learn how to be Me…without Her. Over time I began to dig… Read More ANNIVERSARIES AND TUNNELING OUT…There is a TARGET at the end of the tunnel
HAPPY MONDAY! HERE we are once again, another week begins and I am embarking on another DIY journey. To make something beautiful, simple and most importantly…fast! SO… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – The EASY as PIE Cornice/Pelmet Tutorial REVISITED!!!
Well, apparently YOU LOVE PINK TOO!!! for more of this room click this photo… I might just change my Blog Title to My Old PINK Country House” or “My PINK Old Country House” or even “My Old Country PINK House” and upstairs…. for more of this room…click here… Thank you for visiting Have a Great weekend!!! and… Read More SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS AND YOU too Love PINK!
My youngest just turned 11 and so we have not used our bassinet in a while. But we still have it. I will never part with it. Too many yummy memories. Too many memories of waiting for so long to fill it and staring while my belly grew Three times. God, I loved my babies.… Read More FRIDAY MAKEOVERS- The Baby Bassinet…and the Vintage Table Cloth
after… Before …we had a nice, simple inexpensive sofa which I got from FunkySofa.com in their clearance section for under $300!!! The upholstery was a simple chenille, pretty comfy… nothing awful, just… nothing special either. it worked just fine… Certainly the sofa did not rank high on the list of “must dos”… but then..enter the… Read More THURSDAY QUICKIE- The Newly REupholstered CHEVRON Funky Sofa….
Part of the issue with featuring my Entryway (or the reason why I never DO) is because it is always a BIG MESS!!! …or rather…”Lived in” yeah, we rock the Lived in look. I was so embarrassed today when I returned home from the gym, to find that a friend had dropped off a Birthday… Read More Do come in…Welcome to our Old Country House…THE ENTRYWAY!
I love pink……one day in a moment of boredom (original post HERE.), I took my sweet but sedate cabinet form this…. to THIS: THE PINK CABINET MAKEOVER cost of this makeover – $12.00! sometimes it just takes a little color…TO make a BIG difference…look around you… is there something that has just been sleeping away,… Read More For the LOVE of PINK… MISSONI for Target and ZIG ZAG!!!
