Hi all! I am back from an amazing trip to Puerto Rico....I will tell you more about it soon. Just some useful tips if you would like to plan a trip there sometime. We will for sure be going back someday...:) This week I wanted to share all things SMORE ...we shall call it SMORE week! With Memorial Day approaching (wow, cannot believe it is here … [Read more...]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Fun…in the garden? If you have been reading this blog for longer than a week you know that gardening is not my thing. I am fine with that. I love looking at all the pretty flowers and plants…but I have a very hard time putting … [Read more...]
Well happy Friday friends! I wish all the Mothers out there a fabulous and relaxing Mother's Day! Just a quick note about the Traveling Art piece....I know that Marian has the artwork right now. She is in the middle of her super crazy weekend at Luckett's right now. I will keep you posted on that. Katie is chompin at the bit to get her hands on … [Read more...]
Remember when I told you about our plan for front doors…they are really such a perfect addition for the front of our home. The stain we used was called Walnut GelStain and it is made by Minwax. We love how it went on so naturally onto a vinyl surface. I think it is a very believable “wood” look. We love it so much we are going to have the … [Read more...]
While on vaca I have taken a walk every morning. I needed to share what I see on my walks. Have I told you how much I adore Rosemary? One door more swoon-worthy than the next.... Ok....the buildings are equally as cool.... And the beach.....and the roads..... Finding beauty all around me...:) … [Read more...]
Once upon a time…there was a southern gentleman. He went off to college and met a yankee…who knew nothing of horse racing…bourbon…or about how deep a love for a college basketball team could be. This yankee fell hard for this boy….who called her “darlin” almost from first sight….who never failed to open a door for her…and who knew … [Read more...]
We are narrowing down choices for “operation front door”….we-take-forvever-on-some-projects…oy! I briefly told you about our long term plans for the front of the house…in this post…We have decided to go ahead and change the door out first. What we have now is a single door with sidelights on both sides. What we are wanting is 2 doors … [Read more...]
Warning: if you are a “painted brick hater” you may want to carry on…and read another post ;) This post is all about painted brick houses. We have lived in our house for about 8 years now….and every since we have lived here we have wanted painted brick. We didn’t do it when we built…because we also loved the look of natural brick…and … [Read more...]
We have this little space at the lake house right outside the kitchen door. It is a perfect spot to sit and watch…and listen. We don’t have a very large kitchen so this space is perfect for pulling up a stool to eat (and drink ;) We made this super easy bar area about 4 summers ago…it has served us well. It would be great on any deck….not … [Read more...]
Not too long ago I received an email from Lily at Houzz.com….she was enjoying my blog and offered to write a guest post. I was like…”Houzz…wants to guest post…here…on my little blog?!?!” Yes!!! I am a huge fan of Houzz. The website is a go to source for professionals and DIYer’s….love the inspiration I find on Houzz. She offered … [Read more...]
