MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE has been the HOST site of ART CAMP this week,  and will be again next week. It was an idea that had been brewing for years and this year I just decided to go for it! WE DID PAINTING… PHOTOGRAPHY WE HIKED TO THE CREEK AS IF ON CUE, A HERD OF COWS, CAME DOWN… Read More ART CAMP 2011

… PREVIOUSLY ON MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE…AKA $40 decorators…we talked about the Power of Turquoise and one of my favorite blogs…”House Of Turquoise”…     Many people these days have forgone the formal dining room of the olden days in exchange for large comfortable tables with easy sensible stylish chairs and a more open floor plan.… Read More Painting my Dining Room Table

Previously on MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE-  I took you along on the adventure of painting my  new/old dresser Turquoise.  In response to that post, my Dear friend Emily,  the fashionista extraordinaire sent me a wonderful article on the color TURQUOISE and all of it’s vast POWERS. Did you know that if you give turquoise to… Read More The POWER of Turquoise

      My Old Country House is short on closets but large on space, so we use our dressers for EVERYTHING! In fact, I have at least 2 dressers in each room in my house…I confess, I have a thing for dressers…I cannot have enough dressers…they are practical and functional and can still be had for… Read More Sherlock Holmes and the CALYPSO BLUE DRESSER

…OKAY get the kids out of the room, we are getting into the nitty gritty now…installation!!!whooo…hooo!!!!I have to admit, this part of blogging to me is kind of like  watching paint dry…but I know personally, when I am in the middle of a project, I am so grateful for a understandable accessible DIY step by… Read More KITCHEN CABINET UPDATE PART 4

…This is a story about two $5.00 yard sale chairs… and being in the right place and the right time….and my love of chairs… See, I have a thing for dining room chairs. I never can seem to find the perfect one…at the perfect price. I find  MANY perfect ones at the not so perfect price…like these…..… Read More How about some ZIG with that ZAG?

…Previously on MY Old Country House    We talked about cabinet installation and I showed you some before and afters of my new Cabinet doors.        But before I go further into the Kitchen talk today I want to take a slight left turn over here and talk about my MOM, because today, July… Read More Happy Birthday Bonnie Jean

Previously on MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE –     We talked kitchen cabinet hardware and the ins and out of wide wild world of WHITE!      Today I talk about the installation of my kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts. How hard could it be? Right? I will tell you!But, first let me start by… Read More Kitchen Cabinet RE DO Part 3

Previously on MY Old Country House

Previously on MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE…….we visited the original horrific kitchen that came with this house and reviewed the process of choosing and measuring for Cabinet Doors and Drawer fronts.     Once I had my doors and drawer fronts ordered and paint color was chosen (Blog) they were in production, it was time to choose… Read More KItchen Cabinet Re-Do- Part 2