“Backdating” the master bath

Yes, I did mean backdating. Most people update their spaces, but I wanted a vintage look that might have been here in the original house…and I had to do it with a non-existent budget.  It’s…

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Summer dining alfresco

We love to eat outside on the deck in the summer. OK, I like to eat outside on the deck and I would do it every meal if I could.  I realized that it really…

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Blooms from the garden…

I tend to share the everyday things over on my facebook page and neglect sharing them here, so, if you don’t want to miss anything, I would love to have you join me HERE. I…

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Ideal Home and Garden feature!

Thank you to Reva and staff for this feature in May 2013 Ideal Home and Garden Magazine! What a beautiful story this is and I am seriously honored to be part of it:-)

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Vintage, Southern front porch and a feature…

Last week I shared part of the back porch makeover HERE, now we are heading around to the front porch which also got some low-cost vintage styling. The sign came off the original house of…

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Repurposing a screen door as a porch divider

I posted part of the back porch makeover last week so I thought I would show you all how I repurposed another of my old screen doors.  The back porch is very long and narrow…

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Progress on the back porch

It seems like we have been working on the porches for months.  We had to pressure wash, then I stained the decking and re-painted the back railings. I wanted a more vintage, country kind of…

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