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.
One of the first things anyone will tell you to do when readying your house to be put on the market is to “GET RID OF STUFF” !!! IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH CRAP YOU CAN ACCUMULATE! Raising kids. Going places. Doing things. Collecting things. We are not big collectors but we do have some… Read More MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE ON THE MARKET
When I read Oscar’s story I knew I had to paint him! Oscar is an American Bulldog. ” My American Bulldog Oscar, recently turned 9. I rescued Oscar through the Animal Welfare Society in West Kennebunk, Maine. They told me he was a stray. I really feel like I hit the jackpot. He’s such a… Read More DAY 27 – DOG-A-DAY – MEET “OSCAR”
TGIF – Lots happening today on the blog! I AM EXCITED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO “LIL CAVALIER” I AM A HUGE FAN OF CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIELS!!!! Everyone I know that has a Cavalier swears they are the BEST DOGS!!!! HERE ARE 5 FACTS I LEARNED ABOUT CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIELS 1.They are very good… Read More DAY 3 – DOG-A-DAY MEET “THE LIL CAVALIER”
LAST FRIDAY WE took A LITTLE TRIP back in time and looked at the KIDS BATHROOM EVOLUTION BEFORE we even moved into our house, one of the 4 upstairs rooms, the ONLY full bathroom – was renovated to be TWO BATHROOMS (kids and Master) and the Master walk-in Master closet. It was the largest bathroom… Read More MASTER BATHROOM EVOLUTION
I CRIED WHEN I HEARD THAT MY BELOVED MARY TYLER MOORE PASSED AWAY. There is No show I have adored more, actress I have loved or character (other than Scout from to kill a Mockingbird) that has touched my heart more. I found this BLOG post written almost exactly 4 years ago – that I… Read More FAREWELL MARY TYLER MOORE
A FEW YEARS BACK…I WORTE A POST ENTITLED : “IS CHEVRON DEAD“.. …and, I spoke about TRENDS, specifically decorating Trends… DICTIONARY.COM defines Trend as: noun 1.the general course or prevailing tendency; drift 2.style or vogue: What makes a TREND? . ..and which ones ARE IN? AND WHICH ARE on their way out? ************************** I HAVE NOTICED… Read More FIVE FUN TRENDS
I HAVE ALWAYS SHIED AWAY FROM POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS. Partly because I tend to shy away from conflict and hot button topics and partly because I felt uneducated on politics and truth be told do not like speaking about things I know nothing about. I have tried to educate myself over the years…but I think I… Read More MONDAY MORNING
THE #1 PAINT COLOR THAT PEOPLE AGONIZE OVER IS.. YOU GUESSED IT… WHITE THERE ARE SO MANY WHITES- AND ALL WHITES ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL…IN FACT THERE ARE HUGE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM THAT CAN THROW YOUR DECORATING ADVENTURES INTO A TAILSPIN!!!
We are back to the “NEW NORMAL”. The College kids are back to their College homes and their College lives and the youngest is once again – an “only”. The house is quiet, and it will take a week or so to find where I left off mid-December but it was all worth it. THE… Read More 15 Do’s & Don’ts of Texting- Unwritten Rules of New-Age Communication
I LOVE DOGS I LOVE PAINTING Last fall I made the VERY difficult decision to stop taking commission work. I have LOVED painting custom pet portraits and plan to return to them in the future but I need to devote my painting time to my original painting to continue growing as an ARTIST. **********************************************
