While I love the muted blues and whites we keep on the porch eleven month of the year, bringing out the bold reds, blues, stars and stripes really makes me happy each July! I purchased the large Pottery Barn wooden flag eons ago and we swap it out for the fish painting each July. Honey simply… Read More
Around mid-June I usually go ahead and festoon the exterior with stars and stripes. As usual, Elsa had to wiggle her way into the photo shoot. I don’t mind, of course. She’s really the best accessory. Nothing screams “all American family” more than an abode with a pup proudly perched out front. I’m using my… Read More
I shared a fun little patriotic anchor DIY yesterday and am popping in today with another favorite. I made this Sweet Land of Liberty canvas four years ago for about $40 and it’s still going strong! You can download the image here: Sweet Land of Liberty by Dixie Delights And you can find the step-by-step… Read More
I’ll be putting out all of my patriotic touches over the next couple of days and thought I should revisit a couple of my fave red, white and blue DIYs. I painted this darling monogrammed anchor a couple of summer’s ago and tends to move between my front and side doors. I started with this… Read More
UPDATED MARCH 2020 HERE I’m so excited to be back today with the next installment of The Delightful Home room by room tour!! As you know, I like to start with where I started… the room on move-in day was full of promise, but outdated, the door was cracked in multiple places and the white… Read More
It’s officially summer (as far as I’m concerned) and that means Mr. Crab has made his way back to the front porch!! Mother made him for me out of screening material a couple of years ago and he’s still going strong! I love the punch orange color against the blue front door. Of course, my… Read More
I’m going to depart from the commonly accepted saying this year and go with May Showers brings May Flowers. It has been SO super rainy this month, and this past week in particular. Oh, hello Elsa. I’ve had my Bronwyn Hanahan flower pot door hanger out the past few weeks and love the whimsy and pop… Read More