A Blast from the Past
A couple of weeks ago while working at the Thrift Shop someone donated a 1969 House and Garden Magazine. I […]
Category: Antiques
No Demo Primary Bedroom/Bringing Miss Matched Furniture Together
A Primary Bedroom with miss matched furniture from antique to mid modern to contemporary. How do you bring them together? Come see.
Snow Day
Nothing says stop the presses like a snow day. There is an antique show down in Lincoln that I was […]
Decking the Halls
We’re decking the halls over here. Get a sneak peak as to what I’ve been up to.
Fall Decorating Quick Fixes in the Kitchen
I don’t know about you but, for me cleaning doesn’t happen in the summer. Of course everything get’s picked up […]
Interior Design for Awkward Foyers
Do you have a grand majestic foyer, big enough for a round center table? A medium sized foyer big enough […]
Let’s Talk About Souvenirs
According to Webster’s Souvenir is a noun: Something kept as a reminder (as of a place one has visited) A […]
Walk with me thru Cheekwood Gardens
Cheekwood Gardens is located in Nashville TN. I first learned about this garden while watching episodes of Antiques Roadshow on […]
Antiquing in Franklin Tennessee
As we negotiated the horrible traffic in Nashville I was surprised. I don’t know why, and I realize now that […]
Ste Genevieve MO
The first leg of our journey was a days drive from Omaha. Ste Genevieve is the oldest European Settlement west […]
How to Create a Primary Bedroom
What does your primary bedroom say about you? Is it a place where you can go and retreat? A place […]
Are the Stars Aligning and Other Musings
Let me tell you a story. I received my first sewing machine when I was 13 for Christmas. My mom […]
The World of Mind the Gap Design’s
I’ve been down and out for the last several days. A cold, cough and just general lack of interest in […]
Yikes! Working with Smalls Round ll
Have you ever had that yikes moment? Of course you have. I just had one a few days ago and […]
I’m Stuck
Though my daughter has been working feverishly behind the scenes, I am stuck. We are moving the Blog to WordPress […]
Weekend Wandering for Antiques
I don’t know what it is about February but I always seem to want to explore the antique malls in […]
3 Years After the Reno, Would I Make the Same Choices?
It starts with a niggling, or a spark. “what would happen if”. In 43 years I have squeezed every inch […]
The Tale of Two Wooden Boxes
When last I left you I had teased you with the introduction of a new to me box on the […]
Let’s Talk About Sheets!
I will admit I am a total sheet snob! I’m also pretty cheap so I won’t spend $$$$ for sheets. […]
Backward and Forward
Looking back on last year we had some big accomplishments, small improvements, some losses and an overall sense of life […]
The Estate Sale
5 January 2023 All I can say about this is wow. Just before Thanksgiving I received an alert of an […]
Twinkle Lights and a Bit of Magic
Like you need yet another Holiday House Tour!!! I’ll confess there are areas of my home where I like it […]
Just the Wreaths
What do you do with those little bits of shed from your faux greenery? Do you toss it, do you […]
Christmas Kitchen
As we were cleaning up after Thanksgiving, wait wasn’t that years ago! The thought crossed my mind about leaving the […]
Auditioning the Thanksgiving Table
As I prepare for Thanksgiving I am auditioning the table scape. As per usual it is trial and error. I […]
Quester’s Day
About a year ago I was privileged to be asked to join a Quester’s Group. Quester’s is a national organization […]
Let’s Talk About Vignettes
As a designer this is a word I use a lot. It’s one of my many “designer buzz words” like […]
A Trip up to DeSoto Bend!
Today is our anniversary. The husband always says “Well we haven’t made it to”______ fill in the year. Well we […]
Questers Dining Table
About a year ago I was asked to visit a Questers group. What is Questers? It is an organization founded […]
Cleaning, Polishing, and Freshening Up
Sometimes you just need to clean. Over the weekend the husband and I tackled the floors in the living room. […]
Interesting and Creepy at the Antique MallI
A couple of weeks ago I decided to check out one of our local antique malls. I really hadn’t been […]
Hallway Reveal
A hallway is just a transition space to get from one place to another, right? Well this hallway serves as the […]
Powder Room Reveal
Spring came and went and now summer is almost gone. I just got around to washing the mirrors on the […]
Using Dishes as Art in Your Home
If you’ve been with me for awhile you know I have a love affair with dishes. Of course I love […]
A Walk Through Middleton Place, South Carolina
As I look back on our trip we took last fall, I realize it was a sprint across the south. […]
Out of the Box
While watching the local evening news the other night, they were doing a feature on the Old Ralston Granary. I […]
“The Un-Kitchen” / For the Love of Kitchens
Have you heard the term un-kitchen. What is it and where did it come from? I’ve been hearing this term […]
Table for 6 – Easter Brunch
As we are slowly moving forward with our lower level powder room we had to pause, clean up the mess […]
Bergére Blue and Other Small Projects
As we start to prepare for a powder room in our lower level I’ve been stock piling incidentals for that […]
BRING ON SPRING! The Process…
If you’ve been here for a while you know that I really only decorate for Christmas but I am constantly […]
