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.
Last Year, when I started this Blog…I spent a fair amount of time and effort …trying to define the blog…separate the house from the kids from the Art. And while, I did not know exactly what I wanted my blog to be…I knew that I had an abundance to share so much so, that I… Read More Finding the YOU in your BLOG & "THAT BLUE BARN"
PICNIC BENCH MAKEOVER! Recycle the Old and Bring on the NEW!!! This has been perhaps one of my MOST rewarding makeovers- EVER!!! Rewarding because I took a piece of furniture that was truly a nothing piece…just a bench… yes it was cute-ish, I had painted it high gloss yellow after I bought it for a… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER ON Friday – Picnic Bench Makeover & Tutorial
Is it Gray or Grey? Seriously , I should know this? Maybe it is both… I just looked it up.. and came to a site called of all things www.greyorgray.com they say: “Is it grey or gray?“ is likely one of the most frequently asked questions in regards to common misspellings.. “grAy is how it’s… Read More Grey and Yellow – Yellow and Gray – SAVE THE DAY!!!!
I had the honor the other day, of photographing my beautiful Baby Neighbor Children with my rented Camera lens. Have I mentioned I LOVE this camera!! Happy Birthday Elena!!! xoxoxox
Oprah had a list…so, why can’t I?For that matter, why can’t you? What is on your list of things you are loving right now? Here is my list of 10 things right now that make me happy…day to day…week to week, these things are not required for living, all but one are Replaceable, materialistic… Read More 10 Things I am LOVING right now! The little things that make my day a tad easier!
Musical Beds. Thats what we have been playing….for what seems like….. (how old is my oldest?) …yeah, that’s right – 15 years. I cannot think of a solid month, maybe even week…. in 15 years when every member of this household has slept in their own bed. ….all night. Well, unless you count the dogs…in… Read More Musical Beds -and the NEW Adventures of Phoebe’s Old Bed!
For those of you who missed the cabinet re-do. I spent about 6 months measuring ordering, waiting and installing myself the new cabinet doors, (you can read here, here, here, here, here, and here!) ….keeping the boxes and the layout the same. It was a very tedious and often times overwhelming task, but the results and… Read More The Kitchen makeover Update
Once upon a time…we didn’t live in My Old Country House. We didn’t even live in the Country. We lived in the booming metropolis called Charlottesville, VA. What brought us here you ask? Sadly, it was not some long held yearning to get back to some form of a simpler life…see, Charlottesville was simple enough… Read More BEFORE THE BEFORE! PHOTOS of My Old Country House before we began…
The “RETURN of COLOR!” ….we see it everywhere. Funny. I did not know it went away!. I think the return, actually means that color is now “en vogue” Popular and sought after. ll goes in waves, and like they say.. “everything old is new again.” For me, color will never get old, even if I… Read More BACK in the OLD DAYS of COLOR!!! – 2005 -Found Photos of My Old Country House BEFORE
I wish that the internet existed when my 3 kid were babies… it was there but NOTHING like it is now…nothing… it would have been so much easier to keep everyone updated one their every move. As it was, I had a photo album every month for 5 years… and I am proud of it! Thank GOD… Read More 2012 DREAMS – She Believed she Could…so She DID.
