IT’s my BIRTHDAY!!!! I have had a wonderful year. Living. Loving. Painting and connecting with You!!! I am blessed. I am not one for New Year’s Resolutions…but each year, on my Birthday I reflect and think about how the next year can be made even better, richer…The next year, like all years, is a my… Read More ANOTHER AMAZING YEAR!!!
I am sitting on the beach… The rumbling ocean and peals of laughter punctuated by the high excited squeal of kids in the wave….and my favorite people in the world flopped out around me . In other worlds … Heaven . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I keep seeing MARINE BLUE… In front of me … Everywhere. I LOVE… Read More COLOR OBSESSION : MARINE BLUE
THE RECENT TREND OF DARKER LOWER CABINETS keeps PULLING ME IN…. OUR UPPER AND LOWERS ARE BOTH BENJAMIN MOORE “MOUNTAIN PEAK WHITE ” which is a color which works great with standard white subway tile. Our KITCHEN ISLAND IS GOSSAMER BLUE STILL I am intrigued WHILE I still worry that it might Dwarf our kitchen….… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – KITCHEN CABINET TREND
I LOVE PINK…and even a few years ago it was difficult to find sophisticated pink fabrics and highly unusual to see a utilitarian room like a living room painted pink….of course that is unless you came to my house! All that has changed and lovely new pink rooms and accents pieces and sofas and drapery… Read More PINK IS NOT JUST FOR LITTLE GIRLS!
I visited Traci Zeller,s 2015 Homearama Showhouse this week in Charlotte, NC. Enjoy!!! THIS IS BUT A MEER SAMPLE OF THE BEAUTY THAT IS THIS HOUSE!!!! I hope that those of you in the area can visit..it is well worth it and I have been so inspired!!!! thank you for including me TRACI ZELLER!!!!! … Read More 2015 TRACI ZELLER CHARLOTTE CHEVAL Showhouse
SUMMMER RE-RUNS TIME !!!!! ” My 10 FAVORITE Beigey-Gray NEUTRALS” AND YES, I know, these colors, in this configuration, look almost identical. In real life they are each unique, with subtle and non intrusive undertones …These 10 colors are my favorite Beigey Gray type “Neutrals”. Do not be fooled, some have the word “white” in… Read More SUMMER RE-RUNS – MY FAVORITE NEUTRALS!
THE HomeArama At Cheval OPENS TODAY! JULY 18 – AUGUST 2 In their CREEKSIDE neighborhood, Cheval is honored to once again host the Charlotte HomeArama TRACI ZELLER HAS DESIGNED ONE OF THE ARCADIA HOMES. I was introduced to Traci at the design bloggers conference by my dear friend, Charlotte Designer Lisa Mende. Lisa and Traci… Read More TRACI ZELLER AND THE CHARLOTTE CHEVAL HOMEARAMA OPEN
I HIT TARGET AND HIT IT HARD THIS WEEK FOR SOME DORM ROOM SHOPPING!!!! THEY HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT…. IN ADDITION TO HAVING EVERYTHING AND I MEAN EVERYTHING TO MAKE YOUR DORM FEEL LIKE HOME – THEY NOW MAKE IT SO EASY TO GET IT DONE! YOU CAN BUY EVERYTHING ON YOUR LIST VIA THEIR… Read More DORM SHOPPING – TARGET STYLE
I could not wait to be a Mom. I was one of those people. Even as a teenager I had a pair of tiny KEDS sneakers hanging from my bulletin board. I was an elder-primgravida (I started a tad on the late side), so by the time I was expecting my first child… Time was of… Read More THE OPPOSITE OF NESTING
I have often found myself thinking, when looking at beautiful NEW kitchens in magazines and on blogs….on Instagram and Pinterest… “Yeah, but how will THIS hold up over time?” so….I thought….what better place to start answering those questions than on my OWN BLOG about my OWN KITCHEN MAKEOVER…. What changes are still working and what… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – FORMICA AND THE KITCHEN – TWO YEARS LATER
