OUR HOUSE IS A TYPICAL “FOUR OVER FOUR” FARMHOUSE. FOUR ROOMS – OVER FOUR ROOMS, EACH THE IDENTICAL SIZE. One of the 4 upstairs rooms was the ONLY full bathroom – which means that the only bathroom in the house measured 18′ x 18′. Before we moved in , that room was renovated to be… Read More THE KIDS 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
NEXT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 – BEGINS THE MONTH IN WHICH I WILL PAINT A DOG A DAY!!!!
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 LOVE STRIPES. OUR LAUNDRY ROOM IS PAINTED IN STRIPES OF
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
Our Dining room has undergone more changes in 13 years than any room in MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE Originally it was the playroom. I would keep an eye on the kids while I made dinner etc… PRE BLOG the room was painted BENJAMIN MOORE TRANQUIL BLUE and FANTASY BLUE
I JUST COMPETED A PORTRAIT OF Our youngest dog is named Bean. We got BEAN two Christmases ago, in a weak moment, after our beloved dog – disappeared. According to the DNA test, he is half Beagle and half “lab mix” . But one thing is for certain, he is 100% scamp!!!
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
