every day's just like starting over
and that's not always a good thing
This year we plan to replace the siding on the front of the house and finish painting the front and east side of the house. The Hubs did all the upper painting when he rented a man-lift a couple of years ago, so we just need to do the "ladder" and lower parts. Since we… Continue reading Door
Yesterday I went over to Dad's to decorate for Christmas. Dad has a little pine tree in a pot that lives on the deck for most of the year, but is brought in to sit on a little table for Christmas. We have had it as our tree for a few years now, and have… Continue reading More Decor
Years ago The Hubs made this shelf for me out of an old window. He added the mirror and the shelf, along with the pegs. I consider it my "mantel", since we don't have a fireplace. Here is what it looks like with some halfhearted Christmas decor: On November 4, I ordered a faux cedar… Continue reading Decor
This year I was planning on doing a "nature" theme for my Christmas decor. I thought some rusty bells and ornaments, forest animals, brown and green velvet and shiny balls, pine cones, chocolate brown and tan poinsettia flowers, and flocked picks for my plain green tree would be nice, along with some goldish or rusty… Continue reading Tree
Last year or the year before I bought this little tree at a vintage show. It was $5.00 and I thought I was getting a great deal! It had a lot of miniature ornaments on it that were ugly, so I got rid of those. I got the tree home and plugged it in to… Continue reading Lights
As many of you know, I have a business where I sell vintage items on Etsy. You can go to my Etsy store by clicking the picture of the Jack Russell Terrier on the right of your screen, but at this point I have nothing listed so it wouldn't help very much in understanding what… Continue reading Preparation
I have an antique rocking chair that I've been meaning to reupholster, and last week I felt like I should take on the project. I didn't get a before photo of the chair, but the fabric was an old brocade-style and had been covered with a blanket since we got the chair. The chair is… Continue reading Upholstery
I thought I'd take a minute to show this year's Christmas decor at our house. I decided to go with a light blue and gold theme, mostly because I had all the light blue and gold ball ornaments already. I made several trips to Hobby Lobby and Michael's and found quite a few more things… Continue reading Christmas Decor
The other day I bought this Christmas wall hanger/shelf sitter online and then picked it up in the store. I plan to decorate with blue and gold this year and thought this would fit in well with my ideas. Imagine my surprise when I opened up the package and saw that the sides of the… Continue reading Why Orange?
(TL/DR: I redid my office, it turned out great!) This last month for my birthday I got to do an office makeover! I had something in mind for quite awhile, and we were finally able to accomplish it. When I first decorated my office I had planned on a woodsy hiking theme, so I painted… Continue reading Office Revamp
every day's just like starting over 