I’m sure you’ve been losing sleep wondering where those bright blue accessories from the sun porch have disappeared to — I know I have. Painting the sun porch white has created sort of a ricochet effect throughout our little cottage and everything is all mixed up and turned around! It happens! Well, there they are. I decided to use the wicker chairs in the dining room all dolled up with the bright blue floral pillows. I mixed in a couple […]
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I’ve always wanted a table in my kitchen, something understated and casual. There’s something so old fashion about having a kitchen table, and it seems these days the kitchen table has slowly given way to the ever so popular kitchen island. It’s so grandma chic and ever so cozy to share a meal at the kitchen table. I’m still moving things this way and that way after the piano landed in our living room, which is making the living room […]
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My heirloom trunk has a new shabby cottage look and is feeling right at home in our living room. A couple of coats of soft white paint and 10 minutes with the sander — voilà, this vintage cutie has a shabby cottage look. I think she likes it!
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Summer is here! It’s hot, my daughter’s been repeating the dreaded phrase “I’m bored”, the pop-cycles are chillin’ in the freezer, and there seems to be a yard sale waiting for me every Saturday morning. A cluttered, junky yard sale on a Saturday morning is my idea of Summer!
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Just a touch of Summer has been making it’s way into our little cottage. One of my favorite things to do when the weather’s nice is having a meal outdoors, so we have been enjoying a little dining al fresco.
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Salutations! So … what happens when you buy a largish piano and you have not a single empty spot in the house for it to land? The furniture gets a little rearranging! The buffet was the largest piece of furniture standing between me and my son’s eternal musical happiness — so I moved it into the kitchen.
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Talk about one super-sized, spontaneous furniture purchase — a baby grand! We have been toying around with the idea of a piano for a couple of years now. The bottom line is I didn’t want to give up some of my favorite furniture pieces. They weren’t fancy or expensive pieces, I just couldn’t bare to part with them. But, I did. And I am so glad I did. My son has been filling our house with the most beautiful music, […]
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I’ve been adding in a touch of Spring even though Spring isn’t quite here. If you can buy a bikini at Target in early March, I think its okay for me to have purple tulips on the mantle.
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