Once upon a time, lesli devito was an actress living in new york city. Now she is a self-taught artist raising her family an old country farmhouse. She shares her adventures in parenting as well as her efforts to create a beautiful home for her family to live. With her imagination and a passion for decorating and making over old houses, she takes you into her world, the good, the bad and the old, with sometimes humorous results.
Thank you to Erin from HOUSE OF TURQUOISE. Today I am a Guest Blogger (on my most favorite of eye candy blogs!!!!) and that may even be what has brought you to MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE today! Welcome!!! I am home! Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you who sent… Read More FOUR , THREE, TWO AND ONE….Breathe…
My Old Country House Playroomthat is now the Dining room.. Yesterday I posted this photo, when talking about “Pops of color” and I was amazed at how many people responded to itand pinned it on Pinterest. I had forgotten what a great room it was. There are many decorating ideas I implemented, and over time, UN implemented, … Read More THE AFTER BEFORE THE AFTER….
First of all…THANK YOU TIP JUNKIEand REMODELAHOLIC for Featuring My Picnic Bench Makeover!!!! That was such a fun easy and instant gratification makeover. My favorite kind. Oh wait, and one more thing…it was inexpensive! And Welcome to all of the new followers who have found me via that tutorial…!!!! “Pops of Color” ….there is a lot… Read More Pops of Color….
Pinterest When you live in an Old Country House there are all kinds of quirky nooks and crannies and butlers pantry’s (not in mine…but someone – somewhere has an old house with a butler’s pantry!) …anyway, I have a bit of an obsession with built ins. And awesome Mudrooms. With storage. Old Houses do not… Read More Built Ins…and Mud Rooms and my Obsession with them…
Like they say… Life can change on a dime… Live in the Moment.. and seize the day… I found myself on an airplane Tuesday afternoon, headed to Tampa to my father’s bedside as he fights double pneumonia in the ICU. Life can change on a dime. Seize the day. The ICU is not a place… Read More ON A DIME…
The Rug Companynow THAT is one talented stylist…
SNEAK PEEK- This time, it is GOOD LUCK to see the dress ahead of time! My next show of Paintings Opens April 1 at The King Family Vineyard in Crozet, VA When I visited the space last week, I immediately HAD to paint his painting… No, it is not my usual fare…but I like to… Read More SNEAK PEEK – "THE WHITE DRESS"
Well, the BAD News is that the Greenwood Country Store… The goldmine…from which I have furnished 75% of my Old Country House… has been sold and is closing. The Good News is that it has been purchased by a woman who has been a vendor there and who has BIG plans for making it… Read More .Ch..Ch..Ch..Changes on the Sunny Side Board of the street!
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!
