IT BOGGLES MY MIND that it has already been two weeks since the Magazine Photo shoot of my home. The two weeks leading up to the photo shoot were two of the most insane weeks of my LIFE EVER!!!! This is what the countdown looked like JUNE 11. Paint Living Room #1 Benjamin Moore Pink… Read More THE COUNTDOWN TO THE MAGAZINE PHOTO SHOOT
The other day, I was making some updates to the blog and realized much to my embarrassment – that the photos of the house were super outdated!!! So I went back and UPDATED making a nice fresh new house TOUR and what being Wednesday and all…I thought it the perfect day to share it with… Read More MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE TOUR – 2017 EDITION
RECENTLY I was inspired by Jamie at EARNEST TO WRITE A BLOG POST ANSWERING THE QUESTION : “What would you do around your house if you added an extra $10,000 to your budget!” SO…IF I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION – what would I do with $10,000 extra dollars to use anywhere in my house? I ONLY… Read More WHAT WOULD YOU DO? FANTASY MAKEOVER
I DO SO LOVE MY PASTELS AND POWDER BLUE IS NO EXCEPTION I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE FINAL SEASON ON DOWNTON ABBEY (AGAIN) THIS SUMMER AND EVERY TIME I SEE THIS POWDER BLUE ROOM I WANT TO GET HOME AND PAINT A ROOM THIS COLOR!!! I HAD A FEELING WE WOULD BE SEEING MORE OF… Read More NOW TRENDING – POWDER BLUE
WITHOUT CRACKING A PAGE…I PREDICT THAT CORAL…WILL BE RAISING IT’S PEACHY PINK LITTLE HAND AND ASK POLITELY TO BE HEARD THIS SPRING AND SUMMER…WHY? I DON’T KNOW, I JUST FEEL IT! I FEEL PEACHY! I love CORAL / PEACH / APRICOT – as accent colorS…in combination with Grays, GREENS and Navy. The Inside of my… Read More COLOR OF THE WEEK – CORAL – PEACH – APRICOT
I LOVE COLOR AND THE WALLS OF MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE HAVE REFLECTED MY SEARCH…NOT FOR THE PERFECT COLOR..BUT THE PERFECT BALANCE OF COLOR. THEY HAVE ALSO FOLLOWED OUR FAMILY THROUGHOUT THE MANY PASSAGES. FROM LITTLE GIRL PINKS AND BABY BOY BLUES TO A MORE SUBTLE BACKDROP TO ALL OF THE COLOR IN MY ARTWORK… Read More THE 2016 PAINT COLORS OF MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE
ONE ROOM CHALLENGE – LINKING EVENT – WEEK 3 THESE WEEKS ARE GOING WAAAAAYYYYYY TOO FAST! How is it THURSDAY ALREADY??? My head is spinning…this month has been a whirlwind! And here we are and it is time to give you an UPDATE ON COOPER”S BEDROOM!!!! When we left off…Cooper’s bedroom was being painted Benjamin Moore’s… Read More ORC – WEEK THREE – FURNITURE PAINTING DECISIONS
I JUST FINISHED Wallpapering my daughter’s bedroom…or a few accent walls.. It was not the first time I had wallpapered but it WAS the first time I had wallpapered one of our old CROOKED slanted crumbling walls (the other wall was the kids bathroom WALL and we put that new drywall in). I knew that it… Read More WALLPAPER – PITFALLS AND MISHAPS – MY “UN”-TUTORIAL
A WHILE BACK I did a COLOR post on Benjamin Moore “CLOUD” colors.… ….and a reader commented about the number of SKY colors she had discovered…intrigued…I checked them out…she was RIGHT!!! Benjmain Moore has over a couple dozen “SKY” colors…. HERE ARE MY TOP 10 FAVORITE “SKY” COLORS! AND MY FAVORITE – “CLEAR SKIES”…… Read More BLUES – MY 10 FAVORITE “SKY” COLORS
THE WAITING GAME. Tate has applied to 8 colleges. This is his personal journey and thus I won’t share much here…but I will say this….waiting for your firstborn child to hear where their life will take place, next year, away from you, away from their home…your home, your family…well, it is hard. On almost every… Read More COLORFUL ROTUNDA PAINTINGS
