Here’s a Mudroom/Laundry room makeover that Debra and I worked on a while back.  This room really gets a workout.  It’s the family’s primary entrance into the home since it connects the home with the garage.  This is where the family comes in, takes off […]

Here’s a few new updates since our last post on the Manor House: Debra and I found this beautiful table at The Nest, one of our favorite local shops.  We love the  detail in the pedestal base. This is what we previously had placed in […]

Here’s another idea for upcycling a few of those plastic Easter eggs: As much as I love the vibrant colors in these eggs, I don’t want to use them in my decorating.  If you’ve been following this blog, you can tell that Debra and I […]

After 10+ years of Easter egg hunts, we have amassed quite a collection of these suckers.   Like rabbits, they just seem to multiply.   I thought I’d try giving these eggs a makeover with some good old jute twine, similar to what I did […]

It seems whenever we are working on someone’s home some element of the makeover weaves its way into my own home decor.  Working on The Manor House at The Pines was no exception.  We spent so many afternoons there, enjoying the woodsy, earthy surroundings as we worked that, […]

As a 4-year-old, my daughter Greta seems endlessly fascinated with letters. Her greatest accomplishment right now has been learning to write her name.  She also loves filling a page with her favorite letters (right now “h” and  “i”), then asking me what it says.  She […]

Here’s the link for the book page rose wreath: www.bystephanielynn.com that I blogged about the other day.  She offers simple instructions for this elegant wreath.  It’s worth a try. It’s supposed to get up to 72 today!  Hope you can get out and enjoy the day. […]

I love starting projects. I have a basement workshop full of them, all in various stages of completion. Anyone else like this? I also love dreaming about projects. Taped to the wall above my sewing machine are pictures of projects that I would love to […]

We’re so excited to be able to reveal some before and after pictures to you of the Manor House of Tuscarora Inn and Conference Center.  We were called in to get it spruced up for a new women’s wellness retreat which will be held April […]

We have been working on staging a very special house over the past 6 weeks.  The home was built in the 1960’s and is a combination European castle-chalet style dwelling.  It has amazing architectural details  – like stone walls, huge beamed ceilings and hand carved […]