Hey Friends! Thank you so much for stopping by, I'm so glad that you are here. One of the projects for 2021 is to build a barn. Not only will we store equipment in the barn, but we want to use it for entertaining. Here are some barns that I think are beautiful. This barn just couldn't be more beautiful! I love a white barn. I love the cupola, the detail around the posts and I love the … [Read more...]
Our French Country Family Room Makeover
Hey Friends! I'm so glad that you are here. I hope that you will grab a cup of tea/coffee and let's spend some time together. I'm going to share my family room with you. It's one of my favorite rooms in the house, because this is where the family spends time together. The rooms were very closed off. This area didn't even have a window. We certainly had our work cut out for us. … [Read more...]
Beauty in the Storm
Hey Friends! I am so glad that you are here. As with so many of you, we were hit with an historic winter storm this past weekend. What made our storm so interesting is that it dumped more that two inches of ice and layers of snow in between more layers of ice. Thus creating tough driving conditions, as well as causing a tremendous amount of damage in our area. In late September, our community … [Read more...]
How to Antique Metal Decor
Hey Sweet Friends! I'm so glad that you are here. Today I am sharing how to antique metal-in this case I am antiquing an old tin kinght. A buddy of mine gave it to me 30 years ago, it has always stood by my front door. Every few years, he needs to be refinished to keep him from rusting. This antiquing process is so easy ans it works on so many different materials. You get a totally … [Read more...]
A Vintage Tablescape
Hi Friends! I'm so glad that you are here. I'm excited to share this post with you. I did this tablescape as a Blog Hop project. The theme of the blog project is "show us your heart". First of all, my family is the closest to my heart. They mean the world to me. There is nothing that makes me happier than to have my family around the dinner table, sharing a … [Read more...]
My Cutting Garden
Hey Friends! I'm so glad that you are here. Today, I'm so excited to share my cutting garden with you-it's my happy place! I have been adding to my garden for years. We have ten acres, so I have lots of space to add new plants each year. Because I have so much space to care for, I try to make it easier on myself by planting perennials and plants that don't need a lot of care. When I plant a new … [Read more...]
How to Arrange a Spring Bouquet
Hey Friends! I'm so glad that you are here. Thank you so much for stopping by. Recently, I made a trip to the Wholesale Flower Market, one of my many happy places. I spent and entire day buying, dreaming and playing with flowers. I came home with so many wonderful flowers and greenery. Here is just a sample. I love this vintage Ironstone vase, it's one of my favorites. So, I … [Read more...]
French Country Dining Room Makeover
Hey Friends! I'm so glad that you are here. Thank you so much for stopping by.I'm so excited to share our dining room makeover with you. I have always dreamed of having a wonderful dining room with a table big enough to fit a large family. When we bought our home, I loved the bones of the house, but we had a lot of remodeling to do to the entire house to make it work for us. This is the … [Read more...]
Our 2021 Home Projects List
I don't know about you, but I always have a running list of all of the projects that I would like to do around the house. This year the list is just so fun! We will be doing a lot of upgrades outdoors, great for entertaining and that's what we love to do. Photo coutesy of ChezPluie.com Project #1-Tile the Greenhouse Floor. I absolutely LOVE these … [Read more...]
How to Start Seeds Indoors
Hey Friends! Thank you so much for stopping by. I'm so glad that you are here.I am so excited to get my garden going this year. I have been dreaming about what I am going to plant in the garden since harvesting my garden last summer. Although I am planting some veggies, especially pumpkins, I'm mostly planting flowers this year. I have decided that it is much easier to go to the grocery store … [Read more...]