I finally got around to decorating my mantel for spring. I just used things from around the house, so the mantel ended up being more “vacation” than spring. But since we usually take a spring vacation to the islands, this mantel is “spring” to me! It kind of says “Calypso in the Country”…LOL! I have had…
Now that I am in the process of painting my new beadboard ceiling in the laundry room, I have started to think about what kind of light fixture I would like in there. Since the beadboard ceiling draws your eye up, I just can’t have this dinky little thing on the ceiling! I have three…
We had our beadboard ceiling installed in the laundry room on Saturday…and I couldn’t be happier! Well, I could be happier if I didn’t have to strain my neck painting it tomorrow. Either way, I am thrilled with how it turned out! At one point, I was on the fence about which way to run…
Yesterday, I told you I tested a sample of Benjamin Moore’s Iced Slate for my son’s room. He wanted a blue-ish gray but after I painted the board, I thought it looked a little lavender in certain light. I waited to get his reaction before I said anything. He took one look at it and…
Have you cleared out all your holiday decorations yet? Well, I spent my ENTIRE New Year’s Day tearing down every single piece of Christmas decor. First, we started with the outdoor lights, then the tree, then the needles…oh those needles…. Even though we went with a “fresh cut” tree, (instead of one sitting on the…
Our week between Christmas and New Year’s has been filled with all kinds of friend and family activities. My dear friends who moved to South Carolina were in town for the week. Of course, we made sure we got together with them as much as possible. Yesterday, we had a mom and kids’ day in the…