After five years of enjoying our porch, I’ve been working on a few updates this spring and summer! To refresh your memory, or if you’ve just recently joined us, we originally had a deck in this space. We used most of the original footings, moved the stairs, and ended up with this space – our… Read More
I realize that I still haven’t finished updating John’s room to his new “tween” tastes, but I was momentarily sidetracked by figuring out a new rug for Whit’s room and changing a few things in there at the same time. If you’ve been following along here for a while, you will know that rugs in… Read More
While this room hasn’t changed a ton, I went ahead and took new pictures of it last week when I shared the goblet pleated drapes. Here’s what the room looked like on move in day…a nicely sized, bright space with my favorite window in the house. And here it is today! I adore wainscoating in a… Read More
I mentioned last summer that I finally decided to seek professional help in pleating my den and living room curtains. I made all of the panels myself over the years and hung them up with clip rings. Well, it ate away at me over the years and once I got them back from the seamstress… Read More
This space is nothing spectacular as far as all of the beautiful spaces shared on Instagram and Pinterest. There are 7-8′ dropped ceilings (a necessity in this old house), two of the three windows are located under the porch (which is just a lovely sight to look out on), and there are structural poles that… Read More
This has been a very low priority on my list, but I’ve had my eyes open for replacement knobs for these cabinets in my living room for some time now. I was so excited to find these pretty gold and lucite knobs at Hobby Lobby for $2.50 (on sale) that I grabbed them up before… Read More
Mother and Daddy-O keep a basket for things that they need to haul up to us in Atlanta. It will have anything from coupons to funny paper comics to home decor in it depending on the week. Most recently, they brought me a fabulous brass lion head door knocker that they bought for their home… Read More