My Dining room has served as my ART STUDIO for a few years now, but until recently the room truly did double duty – ART Studio by day…Dining room/Homework room by night. That all flew out the window with my most recent venture. This job and the paintings themselves were just TOO Large to dismantle… Read More “STUDIO” PEEK – WHERE I DO ALL MY PAINTING
Welcome (BACK) to MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE! If you are hopping over from MY FRIEND CASSIE’S BLOG – PRIMITIVE AND PROPER , I am so glad you popped in! (And in case you missed it, hop on over to make sure you get all of the details on Cassie’s wonderful project, pictured below!) IT FEELS SO… Read More FOURTH OF JULY DIY – FLAG INSPIRED FOLK ART COLLAGE PAINTING
The YOUNG HOUSE LOVE HOMEARAMA Showhouse is really coming together…and both yesterday and today…my paintings have been featured on their BLOG…. My paintings and color choices fit their aesthetic perfectly and it is exciting to see this painting…one of my all time favorites…featured in the MASTER BEDROOM CAN YOU BELIEVE HOW GOOD IT LOOKS! AND… Read More ‘REFLECTION” – YOUNG HOUSE LOVE HOMEARAMA SHOW HOUSE
I spent this past weekend in NYC with one of my oldest and dearest friends, Suzanne. Oh my, WE go way back and have shared a myriad of experiences. But most recently we spent last year, simultaneously renovating our respective homes. I guided Suzanne through the ins and outs, finding faucets and choosing subway tile… Read More RENOVATION FILES – COMMUNICATE NOW OR PAY LATER!
YOU KNOW…and I know that I have not been up to my blogging speed these last few weeks. I miss it and miss you…and will continue to do my best to check in, post inspiration and work may way through the holidays…does anyone have any leads on buying more time??? this room caught… Read More PRETTY IN PINK
(I am repeating the following in HONOR of BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH…and because, when all else fails…PINK makes me happy!) PINK and I go way back. And 5 years ago I made the SERENDIPITOUS discovery that I could use PINK as a wall color, much ike a neutral…to enhance the other colors…IF I chose wisely.… Read More PINK RIBBON OCTOBER – MY FAVORITE INTERIOR PINKS
***************************************** BUDGET KITCHEN MAKEOVER DECONSTRUCTED – PART 3 We continue breaking down the kitchen makeover 6. COUNTERTOPS I spent a good few years, on my regular LOWES and HOME DEPOT runs, wandering over to the Kitchen countertop section, running my fingers over the samples…dreaming of my Beautiful Marble Countertops..then for a while I had a… Read More BUDGET KITCHEN DECONSTRUCTED – PART 3
Yesterday I went to an Art Show. It was sort of a spontaneous thing. In fact, I was driving Soccer carpool. Driving down the street in a local neighborhood I saw, two little girls in their driveway, the smaller sitting a folding pink lawn chair and the older girl (maybe 6) jumping up and down and… Read More ART SHOW, ONE ROOM CHALLENGE UPDATE AND OCTOBER GIVEAWAY #2
I JUST FINISHED AN ORDER FOR 25 “WHITE DRESS” PAINTINGS…. … A MARTHA STEWART COLOR CALLED “LAGOON” . …WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO BENJAMIN MOORE “WATERFALL” …AND BENJAMAIN MOORE “HEARTBEAT” THE ORIGINAL “WHITE DRESS” PAINTING HANGS IN MY LIVING ROOM…. …as I was painting, I kept thinking about how these colors, ESPECIALLY THE PINK, remind… Read More 25 DRESSES AND THE BRADY BUNCH GIRLS ROOM
