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.
Cooper is 10. This is Cooper’s Room. I learned something the hard way about decorating for boys. It seems that opposed to my daughter who would love an annual room makeover, my two boys pretty much like their rooms, just the way they are, however they are. So, if you are decorating your nursery, or giving your baby… Read More Boys will Be Boys
I guess I would have to confess that I am in a ongoing state of House Envy. I am not proud of it. And while it fuels my decorating frenzy and my quest to replicate the beautiful things I see on a shoe string budget.., this green eyed albatross also makes me feel ungrateful… Read More House Envy
Spring is coming!!!!
Never fails. Kind of a Murphy’s Law with My Old House, as soon as I feel it is safe to dip into the savings to do something “cosmetic” (and I am referring to updating a 1967 Kitchen as cosmetic), something, really big, goes wrong. Case in point. the ceiling. Well, the roof,… Read More When it rains…
So listen, never mistake my obsession with things like drawer pulls and paint colors, with my having no perspective on life. I know that there are bigger fish to fry, more pertinent battles to pick. I consider this more of a pastime, or a hobby, a fun way to make a rather menial, perhaps… Read More Hardware is Hard!
I am loving Sweet William hanging over the piano. Like many of my paintings, they live here for a while until they find their forever homes. He holds a special place in my heart …and in my home. Sweet William is available on my etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/listing/67517919/cow-painting-36x-36-acrylic
The color WHITE is a popular topic. It always makes a showing and my guess is that choosing the “right white” is what drives the most people crazy. Am I white? I mean right? I think I represent the majority of people when I say that we are not in the position to do a… Read More White Kitchen Cabinets
For as long as I can remember, I have loved to decorate and RE-decorate and I have loved, LOVED color. Color. It makes me happy. The color of the sky. The color of my daughters hair. My son’s rosy cheeks. My Mom’s blue gray eyes. My pink Kitchen Aid mixer. Color fills me… Read More Color makes me crazy
The kids are all back in school today after what seemed like an endless string of bugs. I have got to reclaim my house! But for now…check it out! The View TO the Front Door In my Old Country House the front hall IS the Mudroom Lets Play Find the dog. The sofa (and the… Read More Just an Ordinary Day
