I love wallpaper.  I have been thinking about wallpaper for a while now.  Ironic? yes.   Peyton Cosell Turner and Flat Vernacular Ironic in that 100% of this house was wallpapered (including the ceilings)  before we moved in and in fact 93% is still wallpapered, and we then painted over it. We contemplated removing the wallpaper… Read More FLAT VERNACULAR and Payton Cosell Turner

     Happy Mother’s day!!!  (a day late) How did you spend yours?  With your Mom? In Bed? With your kids? On the soccer field? I spent mine quietly painting in my kitchen  while the buzzing family life happened around me,  I stayed in my in PJs until 5pm. Sweet gifts and cards picked out by… Read More THE MEASURING WALL

Let me preface this by saying that  I know we are talking about a sofa here. No one is dying here and everyone is in one piece. I have perspective,  trust me there are plenty of “real” issues to keep the balance. That being said… I am JUST SICK about my sofa. I think It… Read More BAD…TO WORSE….

APRIL 16, 2012 Less that ONE month ago I was so excited to show you our New sofa. Remember? The one that I bought. The one that marked exactly the THIRD piece of NEW furniture that I had bought in almost 18 years of marriage? Remember? less than ONE MONTH ago!? Isn’t…or I should say…wasn’t… Read More "THIS IS WHY WE CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS!!!"

Everyone has one.  That FIRST friend.  The person you met before you knew anyone… the first friend at school, in a new town, at work,  the first person that sat next to you on the bus,  or in the lunch line…. or when you are all grown up.. …in your Prenatal class. Mine is Beth. … Read More FIRST FRIENDS

I LOVE rearranging my furniture… You might say…I am obsessed with rearranging my rooms… and Have you ever noticed, that whenever you rearrange your furniture, you like your New room better? Every time.   And have you ever noticed that your room feels bigger, prettier, more invigorating – even if you rearrange it BACK to a prior… Read More THE HAWTHORNE EFFECT

THE NEW LOOK!In honor of the NEW LOOK and for those of you WHO MIGHT BE   visiting for the first time….we are going to take a pictorial House tour… I will put a link (under each title) to a post which was written for each room…  should you want to source information,and see any DIY… Read More HOUSE TOUR

One of the things I paint and probably  a personal favorite are my CUSTOM silhouettes…  MIne are a cross between the Traditional ones still pretty Hip I think, from BYUYV.org  and the ULTRA-HIP Colorful ones by artist Carter Kustera featured among other places… on Jonathan Adler’s website  I would give anything to meet Carter Kustera,… Read More MY SILHOUETTES…and my total adoration of Carter Kustera!!!

Finally they are here!!! the MINI  Wedding Dress  Paintings!  Martha Stewart“Lagoon Blue” a Bevy of brides! The “Mini Dress” Paintings are painted on the sides and lightly distressed…and can be painted to commemmorate your Choice of wedding colorsor to match your home decor. the mini dress paintings all measure 5″ x 7″ and are 1… Read More ‘the dress" Original Custom Wedding and Prom Dress MINI Paintings!!! Now available!