I think the number one question I get from this blog is for the name of our exterior paint color. Since the house was already painted when we bought it, I really had no idea… until we had it color matched to paint the exterior siding on the porch chimney last summer. After a few… Read More
One of my family’s rather untraditional New Year’s traditions is to tune in for the premiere tour of the new HGTV Dream Home. Afterwards, Mother, Sister and I debrief room by room, talking about every little detail that we loved (and those not-so-much.) Linda Woodrum has been the dream home designer of choice for quite… Read More
As we sit on the brink of a brand new year, I thought it appropriate to take a walk down memory lane. Here’s a roundup of reader favorites from 2012… Monogrammed Canvas & Holiday Monogrammed Canvas Teacher Appreciation Round Up Guest Room {Before & After} Mason Jar Soap Dispenser Have a BALL this summer! {Free… Read More
While I was sorting through things I’d stashed away in anticipation of doing up the baby’s big boy room, I realized that I had quite enough stuff in the coffers to go ahead and update their little bathroom as well. But before I work on switching things out in there, I thought I should forever… Read More
Do y’all remember back in September when I dolled up the baby for his three year formal portrait? Well, Mother and I picked it up last week and I am just speechless. It perfectly captures his precious personality and fleeting innocence, and I can’t help but smile every time I walk past it in the… Read More
Those fleeting moments at twilight, lit with the sparkling white lights of the holiday season, are breathtaking and magical. And I try to soak them up in the generally hectic minutes between homework and suppertime for our family. Christmas music plays in the den… (I’d love to light the fire but somebody has jammed… Read More
Once I got my inside holiday decor figured out on our first Christmas in the house, it really hasn’t changed much and I have only purchased or made a couple of new things to add each year. Since this was our first year with the porch and since we use it every.single.day, I wanted to… Read More