I want something welcoming and charming in my freshly painted foyer. I want it to be colorful and clever. Am I asking too much? I DON’T THINK SO!! I found this adorable idea for stacked planters at the Diggers List Blog. Here is a picture but if you’d like to know how they did it just […]
Author: Linda
SANDING, SANDING ~ and more sanding!!
In my last post, I showed y’all the cute little Goodwill table I found. Here’s a little reminder: Well, I want to paint this table and my kitchen table seen here: So, I got my “workers” to sand both pieces for me: The kids were GREAT sanding and sweating and sanding some more. The reward……..a […]
GOOD WILL FINDS ~ break out the paint!
We had to drop Daughter #2 off at a birthday party this afternoon so we had two hours to waste before going and picking her back up so…. …..off to Goodwill we went! I am not normally a Goodwill kind of girl…I know, snobby right? I don’t have the patience to rustle through bins of […]
THE KITCHEN IS COMPLETE ~but is it really ever done?
BEFORE I REVEAL THE FINISHED KITCHEN… A little history. When I started this blog, my plan was to tell our story of how we staged the house to put it on the market to sell. We had a very nice stager walk through our house and tell us what to put away, what colors to […]
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ~ so thankful!
This Memorial Day Weekend reminded me of so many things we should be thankful for! OUR FREEDOM The flag flying at Fort Macon in North Carolina OUR FAMILIES This weekend we attended a dear friend’s wedding in Oriental, North Carolina. The ceremony was right on the water. Not only was the ceremony absolutely […]
THE STAIRWAY REVEAL ~ who left the door open?
A few posts ago I told you how I wanted to paint my staircase. It’s oak everywhere and I’m trying to get rid of two things in my house ~ oak and brass! I’m going to win this war if it kills me. It seems that both are taking over my house!! I also told […]