One of my own rules of furniture re-fab that I’ve adopted through the years is– Buy now, think later. Of course this doesn’t apply to everything. And before the financial advisors out there startthe protesting,let me add another of my rules to live by: Always use common sense. What I’m saying is– don’t pass up […]
He won’t be bringing me my slippers or warning me of strange sounds in the night. And he’ll never be one of my best friends. I wasn’t even sure where I would put him at first, but none of those things matter. It was love at first sight when I spotted him at one of […]
Use-what-you-have decorating is the one of the best ways of decorating. But you already knew that, didn’t you? Just remember– that method not only applies to the things inside your house, you can use what’s outsideyour house, too! Obviously, spring and summer are great times to bring in cut flowers from your yard, but you […]
I’ve been loving Anthropologie’s Curvy Chrysanthemum Vase for a while now, but haven’t gotten around to buying one the past few times I’ve been able to visit one of their stores. (The great news is, they’re opening a store near me very soon, so I’m just a little excited.) I kept thinking one of these […]
And now for the continuing story of the mud room… Instead of getting treated like a tired old maid who was constantly being bogged down with all my kids’ junk, I thought I’d rescue the old mud room. Give it a new personality. One that was a little more dignified. Like a distinguished English butler, […]
