SOMETIMES IT IS THE QUICKEST AND EASIEST CHANGES THAT HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT! THIS IS THE CASE WITH A RECENT “MAKEOVER” WHICH INVOLVED ME DOING ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY.. TAKING DOWN THE LIVING ROOM DRAPES….WELL, AND I ALSO SWAPPED OUT SOME OLD ART FOR NEW AND PUT COOPER’S OLD CHAMPAIGN DESK (CAUSE HE… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – QUICK FIX – LET THERE BE (more) LIGHT!!
I get so distracted at home that I often go to the Mudhouse, my favorite local coffee shop, to get work done. Such was the case the other day. I ordered my “usual” – a small latte and decadent peanut butter cookie, settled into a table, plugged myself in and just as I got myself… Read More RUNNING ERRANDS
ONE ROOM CHALLENGE – LINKING EVENT – WEEK FIVE WEEK FIVE WE ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH NOW…FINISHING TOUCHES, ACCESSORIES AND CLEANING OUR COOPERS CLOSET. LAST WEEK WE WRAPPED UP THE BED SIDE OF THE ROOM…… WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY…. SEE WEEK 1, 2 , 3, 4http://myoldcountryhouse.com/orc-week-four-old-new-borrowed-and-blue/ AND THE COLOR CHANGE HAS BEEN DRAMATIC! TRUTH… Read More ORC – WEEK 5 – FINISHING TOUCHES
FRIENDS AND FAMILY SPECIAL FOR ONE WEEK ONLY I AM OFFERING THE DISCONTINUED 12 X 12 CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT SIZE FOR HOLIDAY ORDERS placed today through November 10. THIS SPECIAL SIZE AND PRICE IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO on ORDERS PLACED BETWEEN TODAY NOVEMBER 3 AND NOVEMBER 10 (no exceptions please) TO ORDER JUST CLICK EITHER… Read More FRIENDS AND FAMILY SPECIAL – 12 X 12 CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT – ONE WEEK ONLY
LAST WEEK I SHARED SOME iPhone PHOTOS OF MY TOUR OF THE 2015 SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE I fell in love with the “STEAMED MILK” which is the wall color of 75% of the house…beginning with the entryway: LETS TAKE A LOOK AT MORE OF THE DOWNSTAIRS!!! THIS HOUSE FLOWS SO NATURALLY, EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE… Read More 2015 SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE TOUR – PART 2
ONE ROOM CHALLENGE – LINKING EVENT – WEEK 4 WEEK 4 THIS WEEK WAS A FUN ONE. We are in the home stretch and nothing pulls a room together MORE than fabrics and rugs…texture and color. Especially because Cooper is going more “MINIMALISTIC”…the pops of color have more of an impact than they might have in his… Read More ORC – WEEK FOUR – OLD, NEW, BORROWED AND BLUE
CHOOSING A SOFA IS A FUN BUT OFTEN DAUNTING TASK HERE ARE 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A SOFA. 1. STYLE – I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A BIG DECORATING PROJECT AND HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY BROUGHT TO MY KNEES BY THE MYRIAD OF CHOICES. ARMS, LEGS, BACKS AND SEATS AND CUSHIONS AND UPHOLSTERY CHOICES……… Read More ARMS AND SEATS AND LEGS AND SKIRTS – SOFAS 101
A while back, I was going from room to room, picking up damp towels, thrown over chairs, on beds, on the floor…anywhere but placed on the hooks which I have provided …..IN ABUNDANCE!!. I know – “tell THEM to pick up their OWN towels!!”.. …but I ran out of “nagging” gas a while back, the… Read More DIY – TOWEL TABS – MY LATEST HANG-UP!
Earlier this month I visited THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE ….which just happens to be 10 minutes from my house! JUST OUTSIDE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA ARMED WITH ONLY MY iPhone – I TOOK DOZENS OF PHOTOS…TOO MANY TO SHARE IN JUST ONE BLOG POST…BUT ENOUGH TO INSPIRE. I WAS SO VERY MOVED BY THE HOUSE, THE ATTENTION… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE AND PAINTING THE HALLWAYS
TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE WINNER OF THE UGALLERY CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT GIVEAWAY…! THE WINNER WAS DEBBIE B. and her SHELTIE Dog “Sophie” … I have a very special place in my heart for all dogs but a special room devoted JUST to SHELTIES!!! When I was a little girl, I… Read More U GALLERY – CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT WINNER – SOPHIE
