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.
I found an old post…on my old blog…with great BEFORE and AFTER Photos of my Living Room. Many of these “Before” pictures” are on an old computer, shoved in the corner of my office, and on my “to do” list is to take the computer and get all oft he photos and documents… Read More Oldies and Goodies
so I have quickly discovered that while there are an endless supply of Blogs which feature absolutely STUNNING living rooms, House Beautiful and gorgeous kitchens … House Beautiful and inviting bedrooms… House Beautiful and Adorable baby Rooms… The Inspired Room , but not nearly enough of Teen Rooms. House Beautiful The space of time… Read More You know what they say about Teens and opinions…
The week was glorious… as good as it gets… The week went fast… it slipped right through our fingers… wasn’t it yesterday… savor the moments…
The “Wild” Horses of Corolla My camera said “change battery pack” when I went to take the first photo. I had visions of taking photos like Roberto Dutesco’s Wild Horses of Sable island, but alas, I got what I got with Phoebe’s little green camera. we took the sunset tour…it was beautiful. No matter how many times… Read More wild wild horses
Lets face it, I am about to be the mother of, not one, but TWO teens. Holy crap. One was earth shattering enough, but two-thirds of my children. I could kill my husband for not letting us have a fourth, then it would just be half of my kids, but then again, they… Read More Teen Rooms and Tangents
You know sometimes it is hard to know what is up from down. What really matters and where I should put my focus. My family. My painting. School. Japan. The yard. Sort of like when I was on the top of the Space Needle and all of Seattle lay out before me, but… Read More Modern Family Vacation
…in the meantime. riddle me this. I am now on a quest to make my living room wall, less awful. I am drawn to this large arrangement of art…we have a large space to fill. House Beautiful however, as I have a large space to fill and do not want the art to compete with… Read More It’s raining is pouring..so we’re going bowling!
…and life is good. as good as it gets. The weather is not supposed to hold out, but today, was incredible. And the 5 of us, with our pasty white bodies and our puppy Charley, soon to be featured in Country Living Magazine, hit the beach.
I know…I know…I am on Vacation..but I just saw this designers room and I am dizzy with excitement. Holly Dyment GETS color and that is all there is to it!
We are on Spring Break. We are on Spring Break and we are on the Outer banks of North Carolina, and I am in heaven. Can you feel how relaxed I am. I am sitting here, it is Monday morning, but I am not yelling at the kids to hurry up, or throwing together… Read More I cleaned my Old Country House…and then I left.
