I was beyond excited when I showed up in Savannah last month to find a stack of DIY crab screens in Mother’s garage!! Isn’t he just the cutest, most summery thing you’ve ever seen?!?! I love the bright pop of orange from the street!! You can also see a little peek of the new shrubs… Read More
It’s been raining cats and dogs, but our landscaper and a crew of at least TWENTY swooped in this morning and by lunch time we had GRASS! (They worked on the sprinkler, beds and grading for the last week.) I stepped out for a sec in the break in the rain to snap a few… Read More
Lots of good things have been happening around these parts over the last week or so. Construction on the main portico facelift and two new side entry porticos is complete, the paint is totally done, and the trees finally came down (much to the delight of a certain four year old). Here’s a sneak peek…… Read More
Work is underway on the front portico face lift! The structure and foundation of the original portico checked out a-ok so the project is going just as we’d hoped. The existing roof and columns have been replaced and a new diagonal cross balustrade is already in place! Here’s the plan… Here’s the before before… And… Read More
Would you believe that even after an entire day worth of rain, there is STILL pollen stuck to parts of the house?! I have come to the conclusion that this is probably what happens every year, I just never noticed since I spent my time trying NOT to look at the paint peeling off the… Read More
As y’all well know, we’ve spent the last four years working room by room to update and decorate our house. And while we love the space we’ve created for our little family on the inside, it was admittedly to the detriment of the outside (specifically the front yard). I mean, we tried to keep the… Read More
It’s February first and I spent a few minutes popping up our meager Valentine’s Day decor. A wreath on the front door, red ribbons for the dogs and some rather sad looking pansies (clearly they need Sister’s touch) dress up the front portico. And a DIY pom pom garland and the requisite much anticipated cinnamon… Read More