Is it a Bargain if it Doesn’t Enhance Your Space August 27, 2024 | No Comments | Architectural Salvage, DIY, Paint, Restore, Salvage If you’ve been with me for a while you know I love a bargain. Who doesn’t! It’s the thrill of […]
How to Restore a Deck July 12, 2024 | No Comments | DIY, Garden, Restore Have you ever looked at those worn beat up, greyed out deck boards and thought to yourself “it is time […]
No Demo Great Room Reno/1992 Builder House February 2, 2024 | 4 Comments | Decorating, DIY, Interior Design, Restore Part II – No Demo Great Room Reno This is part two of my three-part “NO DEMO” series. If you […]
3 Years After the Reno, Would I Make the Same Choices? February 5, 2023 | No Comments | Antiques, DIY It starts with a niggling, or a spark. “what would happen if”. In 43 years I have squeezed every inch […]
What goes UP, must come DOWN! January 2, 2023 | No Comments | Christmas, DIY 2 January 2023 Happy New Year. We had a lovely holiday filled with lots of cooking, slicing off the top […]
Just the Wreaths December 20, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, DIY What do you do with those little bits of shed from your faux greenery? Do you toss it, do you […]
It Started with a Stinkin’ Pillow December 9, 2022 | No Comments | Bernina, Christmas, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery You know how one thing leads to another, right? Well a couple of years ago after I bought my new […]
Rustic Linen Slipcover for a Dining Chair October 28, 2022 | No Comments | DIY, Fabric & Upholstery A few weeks ago I decided I needed to quickly recover an accent balloon chair that I picked up ages […]
Cleaning, Polishing, and Freshening Up October 6, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, DIY, Polish Sometimes you just need to clean. Over the weekend the husband and I tackled the floors in the living room. […]
The Doodle Dresser September 22, 2022 | No Comments | DIY Have you ever seen a piece of furniture that you didn’t buy for whatever reason and had it come back […]
Hallway Reveal September 7, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, DIY A hallway is just a transition space to get from one place to another, right? Well this hallway serves as the […]
Powder Room Reveal August 26, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, DIY, Powder Room, Salvage Spring came and went and now summer is almost gone. I just got around to washing the mirrors on the […]
Flexibility and Happy Accidents August 23, 2022 | No Comments | Architectural Salvage, DIY, Powder Room, Salvage We rounded the corner on the powder bath and hall way project. They are done!!! That took forever. Who knew […]
Two Steps Forward and One Step Backwards July 19, 2022 | No Comments | DIY, Powder Room, Salvage We are almost there. After months in the basement, living in dust and general disarray I think we have finally […]
“The Un-Kitchen” / For the Love of Kitchens May 2, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, DIY, Entertaining, Kitchen Have you heard the term un-kitchen. What is it and where did it come from? I’ve been hearing this term […]
Bergére Blue and Other Small Projects April 12, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, DIY, Salvage As we start to prepare for a powder room in our lower level I’ve been stock piling incidentals for that […]
1850 Regency Chest Restoration February 10, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, DIY, Polish When I came across this good old chest at the antique mall it was cluttered with stuff. I almost missed […]
Tiny Primary Bedroom Reveal February 1, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Bedroom, Collecting, Dishes, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Inheritance, Paint, Polish, Tableware, Vignettes If you’re coming to this post first, you may want to go back and read It All Started with Curtains and How to […]
How To Deconstruct A Heavy Plaster Faux Finish January 28, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Dishes, DIY, Paint If you haven’t read It All Started with Curtains, you might want to go back and catch that before you tackle this […]
TOP 10 Vintage and Antique Finds of 2021 January 8, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Garden, Polish, Salvage, Travel I have spent the last couple of days in our bedroom eating dust! I am working on a small renovation […]
What Makes The Magic? January 1, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, DIY, Life his post started out as Boxes, Trunks, and Containers or Why I Collect so Many! I do collect a lot of […]
The Christmas Tree December 15, 2021 | No Comments | Christmas, DIY Do you ever suffer from massive indecision even when the answer is right in front of your face? Such is […]
Enter Christmas December 10, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, DIY, Entertaining, Inheritance, Life, Polish, Salvage, Tablescapes, Tableware, Travel There once was a boy who loved to build. Using his hands was always the thing that kept him going. […]
Feels Like Home!!! October 13, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Life, Travel, Trends On my doorstep yesterday was “the Book” the one I have been waiting for, for weeks. Marian Parsons latest book […]
Sweet Gifts, Fun Surprises & Feels Like Home October 1, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Bedroom, DIY Last week I was suffering from Operator Error! All the photos I had taken during the week were not going […]
New Life for a Restore Store Chair August 8, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Restore This week I have worked in fits and starts. I few weeks ago I saw a Queen Ann desk chair […]
DIY Pouf Outdoor Ottoman July 29, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Garden, Life As promised here is the new pouf ottoman I made for the deck. This is so easy and to pay […]
At last, a new fabric for the deck! July 25, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting, Decorating, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Garden, Life, Restore, Salvage Several years ago on arriving home from Charleston SC I went over and purchased new furniture for the deck. What […]
How to Restore a Victorian Ginger Bread June 26, 2021 | No Comments | Architectural Salvage, Collecting, DIY, Garden, Restore, Salvage So excited my Florida daughter is in town. I haven’t had a chance to see her yet, she and her […]
Vintage Ship Sails Again June 18, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, DIY, Garden, Salvage Rescued from the rooftop of my parents home this weathervane proudly sails again!!! Many years ago my dad was on […]
It’s Blue Pomegranate Time May 29, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, DIY, Garden, Salvage Every year my girlfriend and I go to a garden walk at the home of The Blue Pomegranate. This is a […]
Make an Infinity Square Pillow from Linen Toweling April 26, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Fabric & Upholstery Well this was a week of this and that. Lots of sewing on various small projects from embroidering a new […]
What’s in a Rake? April 24, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Garden, Life, Salvage Today has been the first day it’s been warm enough in a couple of weeks to get into the yard […]
Bathroom Reno/Who Says A Bathroom Needs Towels? March 17, 2021 | No Comments | Bathroom, DIY, Transferware The long awaited Bathroom Reno is finally done! Why are bathroom Reno’s always long awaited anyhow? Our 1980’s small builder […]
Refreshing a Tired Leather Ottoman, Antique Tray and Old Napkins February 25, 2021 | No Comments | DIY Do you have leather in your home? Does it look tired, scratched, or faded? Lost it’s luster? I’ve had this […]
Going Against the Grain / Design Trends January 25, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, DIY, Tablescapes, Tableware, Trends Can good design still be good design if it isn’t the flavor of the moment? When clients ask me what […]
A Designer’s Small Kitchen Part 2 – How Small Changes Can Refine Your Life January 21, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Kitchen, Paint I will be the first to admit I am not a cook. I can cook but I am not creative […]
A Designer’s Small Kitchen Part 1 – How It Took 18 Months to Finish January 5, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Kitchen, Paint First let me tell you that this Kitchen Renovation has been building for a very long time. A builder grade […]
What’s on the Agenda for 2021 December 30, 2020 | No Comments | Bedroom, Decorating, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Kitchen, Trends Fix the coat closet to be a bit more functional for kitchen over flow brooms and mops. Not very glamorous […]
2020 Things Accomplished, Hard Decisions, and Small Victories December 29, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Bedroom, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, DIY, Inheritance, Life, Paint, Salvage, Tableware, Vignettes After losing my mom in May of 2019 life changed quite a bit. I had to resign my design position […]
