I’ve been working on a color palette and design plan for the beach house kitchen makeover.  The exterior of the house is now gray and blue so  we want to bring some of the outside color in by doing a mix of blues in this […]

We recently launched our second etsy store, HomeStyleWedding, after receiving many requests from brides- to- be for our grain sack style table runners, burlap banners and collections of  milk glass vases. It was fun to open up my mail today and see these pictures of […]

I have been picking up these adorable vintage egg cups  throughout the year at yard sales and thrift stores and now have a collection in varying sizes.  I couldn’t envision ever using  them for their intended purpose of holding a soft-boiled egg but I could […]

August 9, 2019 post update:  We installed the gold graphic cement tiles in our bathroom along with a bold shower curtain from Anthropologie. Have you noticed all the graphic ceramic floor and wall tiles popping up lately on Pinterest and in decorating magazines?  Here’s a […]

I had a great time at the annual women’s retreat a couple weekends ago  I led a couple of  paper craft workshops where the women learned how to make a vintage hymnal cross ornament .  It was nice to see their creative juices flowing and […]

I have been working on a smaller version of the vintage hymnal cross I made last week.  I plan to  teach how to make this mini hymnal cross  at a craft workshop during the upcoming Women’s Retreat  so I needed to get it down to […]

We are getting ready for the upcoming Women’s Retreat which is held annually at the end of February at the Tuscarora Conference Center in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania.  Each year we like to create a new focal point for our booth — something that will inspire […]

The Union Jack British flag design has been really popular in home decor over the past several years.  We have done our share of Union Jack pillows in the traditional colors. We’ve even used it on a sweet ring bearer pillow that was custom made […]

Today I thought I’d share a recent makeover we completed of two matching side tables.  These babies are the real deal – solid pine through and through and super sturdy with count ’em – 6 legs!  They are most likely from the 70’s and were […]

When it comes to Christmas wreaths and garlands, I prefer the real thing.  But real evergreen wreaths and garlands that are packed full with a variety of greens are hard to find and very pricey.  Likewise, starting from scratch and making my own is a […]