There are many days…when I wish I was my cat Tiger.  I could curl up under the Christmas tree… and sleep…and sleep and sleep… and then eat… and then go back to sleep.

6 DAYS…AND COUNTNG… modern girl … country living design by Eileen Kathryn Boyd, image by Lonny Magazine penny ann poundwise bhg.com  julie parker photography houzz.com …and my all time favorite… tobi fairley

Day by day…the house looks more Holiday ready… Baby’s First Christmases  About 60% of my Holiday decorations are Photos of the kids over the years…at Christmas The stockings are hung on the staircase with care….  My Mom absolutely LOVED Christmas…LOVED IT! and we each inherited some of her collection of Beautiful Signed Handmade Santa’s when she… Read More Holiday Decorating 2012

THE ANCHOR It can be a chicken or the egg thing… WHICH comes first? THE ANCHOR OR THE ROOM??? While I do not subscribe to a formal set of “DESIGN RULES”, in fact I think sometimes rules completely stifle creativity… I do think it HELPS…especially when you are first starting to pull a room together…… Read More DESIGN DILEMMA – FINDING YOUR ANCHOR

THE TREE IS UP! Let the wild rumpus begin!…

THANK YOU HOUSE OF FIFTY! …for your support of My Paintings and of  the Gift of ART!!!’ so excited to see  “Charley”  on your Blog this week! ******************* I confess…I have a “LOVE/HATE” relationship with Holiday decorating. There, I said it. With three kids, who are getting bigger every day… decorating for the holidays means… Read More MY RAGGY VINES- LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!

Have you ever had one of those dreams where you forget you had a test? last years tree … Or that Christmas is in less than 3 weeks? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? Our First Christmas in My Old Country House…9 years ago… look at tiny Phoebe…with the dog leash wrapped around her knees… and the now… Read More WHAT! HOW MANY DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS???

DESIGN DILEMMA: One of the most commonly heard phraseswhen I am discussing a Design Dilemma with someone is: “I just don’t know where to BEGIN!”and right behind that Phrase is a   Best friend named “Procrastination” who is the first cousin to  “Decisional Paralysis”. Thank Goodness it is NOT TERMINAL. Where to begin? First. Take a deep breath.… Read More Design Dilemma – GETTING STARTED- time to lean, time to clean!

EXHIBIT A – DOG ON SOFA CHARLIE love to be cozy and LOVES to be near me…. EXHIBIT B – CAT ON SOFA NO ONE makes sleep look more delicious than Tiger! NO ONE! EXHIBIT C – DOG AND BOY ON SOFA – DOUBLE TROUBLE = DIRT AND HAIR ON SOFA …. A while back,… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – SOFA SAVER PART 2