…VERY VERY SOON – right in my own back yard…hidden by a giant Magnolia! JUST imagine my sheer delight when I very first rounded the corner and discovered THIS! Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide. Now, of my… Read More HAPPY EASTER – HAPPY SPRING
I am A LINKING PARTICIPANT!! #oneroomchallenge THE ONE ROOM CHALLENGE was conceived and is coordinated by by Linda at CALLING IT HOME blog and is a semi-annual event where 20 bloggers, made up of Professional Designers, Diy’ers, and Interior Design Bloggers, transform a room from start to finish. For the next six Wednesday’s, THEY will be giving you… Read More ONE ROOM CHALLENGE LINK PARTICIPANT AND WE SAY GOODBYE TO THE NAVY AND PINK TEEN GIRL ROOM
YESTERDAY, WE GOT A PEEK AT SPRING..BEAUTIFUL WARM CLEAR SKY SPRING AND IT MADE ME SO HAPPY!!!! I FIRST FELL IN LOVE WITH HYGEE (HOO-GA means “cozy”) AND WEST WHEN WE GOT THE AMAZING KIDS CORAL SEAHORSE BATHROOM WALLPAPER -(by the way, this wallpaper is on sale and there are VERY limited quantities left! GO!!!… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – HYGEE AND WEST DAYDREAM WALLPAPER
YESTERDAY WE EXPLORED THE “GREENY” GREENS… AND Now we will look at the more “Neutral Greens”….These greens serve as a backdrop to other colors and are more versatile….you will notice immediately that THESE greens BELOW run the gamut from faded olives to pale blue/greens to Dark Forest (which is rumored to be on the rise)… Read More GOING GREEN – PART II – NEUTRAL GREENS
Spring arrived and then…it snowed…again… Yesterday the kids had another March snow day and I took a day off from the Master Bathroom Makeover…Now I will get back to the floor… I have broken the Master Bathroom Flooring Project into 3 parts – 1. PREP DONE! 2. TILE INSTALLATION starts today… 3. TILE FINISHING I… Read More MASTER BATHROOM MAKEOVER – PART 2 – THE FLOOR
I am writing this post on the plane, enroute to Los Angeles for the Design Bloggers Conference… Seated Directly behind me is Lisa Mende…of : lisamendedesign we figured out we were on the same flight last week…! back in January she gave me the necessary “You should DO IT!!!” to get me on board and… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – KIDS BATH AND LOS ANGELES
AS we complete the finishing touches on the kids bathroom.. REVEAL on Monday! I am beginning to pull all the ingredients together for the LONG OVERDUE MASTER BATHROOM UPDATE. I have known all along that I want to convert a dresser into the vanity…With the addition of a vessel sink….Here are some of my inspiration… Read More DRESSER TURNED BATHROOM VANITY
I have a new analogy… “OLD HOUSES ARE ALOT LIKE MARRIAGE” You make the pledge, to love them forever, until death do you part, all things considered and all that jazz…and well, it’s a good thing. Because, and please do not misinterpret this post in anyway to mean I am DOWN on marriage, for while I… Read More OLD HOUSES ARE LIKE MARRIAGE
FINALLY I can tell you!!! I found out last week… I got a call last Wednesday…. It was the Washington Post….and they said…. “Lesli…YOU WON!!!” (story here) todays paper There were 2 winners, one by the # of reader votes ….. and a Judges favorite (ME!!!) …okay I know this is not discovering a cure… Read More 2012 WASHINGTON POST KIDS ROOM CONTEST WINNER – ME!
Once upon a time…we didn’t live in My Old Country House. We didn’t even live in the Country. We lived in the booming metropolis called Charlottesville, VA. What brought us here you ask? Sadly, it was not some long held yearning to get back to some form of a simpler life…see, Charlottesville was simple enough… Read More BEFORE THE BEFORE! PHOTOS of My Old Country House before we began…
