Small changes make a big impact in the living room…

I have been so busy with the girls’ room and the ensuing mess it created throughout the house, that everything else has been seriously neglected. I did try something new in the living room on…

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Organic Fall decorating ideas for indoors…

Even though it’s hot and not remotely fall here in the North Carolina mountains, I thought I would give y’all some ideas for fall decorating indoors using organic and natural elements.  I like to bring…

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Autumn styling in the kitchen

One of the *extras* that resulted from putting in the wormy chestnut countertops was trading a cabinet for open shelving, which I made from old wood I found here. I really am not missing the…

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In the pink for Fall…

After nine posts about making and installing wood countertops, I thought you might like a break:-) So I’m sharing a little fall decorating on my buffet. I filled a box I made from a newell…

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Organic Thanksgiving…

What would have been the exact same Thanksgiving table as last year totally took a different turn thanks to a photo on Pinterest! If you did not see the whole inspiration process, you can see…

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Thanksgiving preview…

Well as promised, I sent my husband to the wood shop yesterday to copy the look in the inspiration photo I found on pinterest. Thanks to my wonderful husband, we finished this little project today.…

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Noritake and Mikasa with Aunt Jody’s Hydrangeas

Hi everyone!  I did a post last summer featuring my Aunt Jody’s beautiful hydrangeas HERE. They were equally beautiful this year, and when she brought me a large bunch, it inspired this table which would…

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Autumn Reds…

I just love the end of the “leaf” season because all the colors left become so vibrant it is surreal. I recreated a table I did a couple years ago with Japanese Maple leaves, HERE,…

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