Okay, Breathe Lesli …..Breathe.. I have some seriously exciting NEWS. (no, I am not pregnant , lets just get that out of the way) So, about 3 months ago I got an email from a guy named Max at House Beautiful magazine. Yes, HOUSE BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE!!! THE House Beautiful Magazine Apparently they had liked a… Read More My Old Country House is IN HOUSE BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE!
I don’t get to yard sales as much as the old days, but one Saturday I did a u turn and snagged an awesome mahogany coffee table for $6.00. I took it home and spray painted it satin black. I gave it a little distressing and put it in front of the chevron sofa. but…It… Read More THE CLUTTER BUSTER – SEEING DOUBLE
I am going to go on record saying “I hate the SOLs”The “Standards of Learning” Tests I think I am in fairly good company. And I think I am in such good company that I am not even going to go into why I hate them. Why did I even bring them up, you ask? Well,… Read More lensrental.com and the SOL’s
From House Beautiful – 101 Designer Secrets But you don’t have to be a Professional designer to have your“secret” solutions….am I right?If you have been following my blog…then you know about “the incident”… to be precise… SAD STORY PART I HERE SAD STORY PART II HERE The SOFA incident. I received so many supportive comments … Read More DEFENSIVE DECORATING AND THE SOFA SAVER
I love wallpaper. I have been thinking about wallpaper for a while now. Ironic? yes. Peyton Cosell Turner and Flat Vernacular Ironic in that 100% of this house was wallpapered (including the ceilings) before we moved in and in fact 93% is still wallpapered, and we then painted over it. We contemplated removing the wallpaper… Read More FLAT VERNACULAR and Payton Cosell Turner
Happy Mother’s day!!! (a day late) How did you spend yours? With your Mom? In Bed? With your kids? On the soccer field? I spent mine quietly painting in my kitchen while the buzzing family life happened around me, I stayed in my in PJs until 5pm. Sweet gifts and cards picked out by… Read More THE MEASURING WALL
Let me preface this by saying that I know we are talking about a sofa here. No one is dying here and everyone is in one piece. I have perspective, trust me there are plenty of “real” issues to keep the balance. That being said… I am JUST SICK about my sofa. I think It… Read More BAD…TO WORSE….
APRIL 16, 2012 Less that ONE month ago I was so excited to show you our New sofa. Remember? The one that I bought. The one that marked exactly the THIRD piece of NEW furniture that I had bought in almost 18 years of marriage? Remember? less than ONE MONTH ago!? Isn’t…or I should say…wasn’t… Read More "THIS IS WHY WE CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS!!!"
Everyone has one. That FIRST friend. The person you met before you knew anyone… the first friend at school, in a new town, at work, the first person that sat next to you on the bus, or in the lunch line…. or when you are all grown up.. …in your Prenatal class. Mine is Beth. … Read More FIRST FRIENDS
I LOVE rearranging my furniture… You might say…I am obsessed with rearranging my rooms… and Have you ever noticed, that whenever you rearrange your furniture, you like your New room better? Every time. And have you ever noticed that your room feels bigger, prettier, more invigorating – even if you rearrange it BACK to a prior… Read More THE HAWTHORNE EFFECT
