I spent a delightful morning on Debra’s front porch yesterday photographing these milk glass vases for our Etsy store.  We love the simplicity and elegance of these white vases. These simple, humble vases take on a whole new elegant look when grouped together.  Great for […]

Often while I’m playing with my three year old, I find myself scanning the room, zeroing in on areas that need a little TLC.   Recently my eyes landed on the corner of our living room where we have our piano.  The piano has  never […]

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 […]