Vintage Shabby Chic LivingRoom!

 I thought you might like to go on a tour of my friend Gail's living room! She freshly painted the walls which as you know means, An excuse for a whole new furniture and art placement.

Beautiful Book Page WALLS!

I was so OVER my stripe wallpaper...



I had been wanting to put book pages on my walls FOREVER...



After much thought...



I came up with the perfect idea!

Empire Dresser Reveal

This is probably the 
most intense
and hardest
DIY project 
that I have 
worked on...


in a long time!

Here's the story...

Crazy AWESOME Decor Ideas!

For years, Hubby and I have been counting collection and making the deposit for our church.

Tutorial on Making Wool Pumpkins

I haven't done a tutorial in a very long time and just made these cute little pumpkins out of an old wool sweater and thought that you would maybe want to how I made them!

The Re-Roofing of my Cupola

Remember seeing this beauty?

Well, two things happened.

Jazzed-Up Acorns!

Talk about 

Cute

 And 

Fun!

Ruined Art?...Make New!

What do you get

 when you mix a little boy

 with dimensional art? 

Fall Decor Tour

Come In and enjoy the Fall Decor Tour!

Update on my MacKenzie Childs style guest bedroom!

If you are wondering what I mean with this title, then you missed this post HERE!

 

Boo!

Hubby and I celebrated our 20th Anniversary on July 30 by going to an upscale steak house here in Quincy, IL.

Upon walking out, Hubby noticed a kitten under the vehicle in front of ours. Hubby is a true cat whisperer! He got out and tried to coax her out but she wouldn't budge.

Vintage Pedestals

I gotta say

        I


       LOVE


          THESE 


            PEDESTALS!

Barn Wood Wall Art & Basement

I loved this piece as soon as I saw it finished.

the back story

I work a few hours a week
 doing accounting for a custom home builder.

Furniture Problems and Solutions!

The furniture problems...

Glimpse of my patio and yard

It has been brought to my attention that you have not seen much of my yard and gardens this summer.

 
 So with that in mind, you can get a glimpse of the yard while I am showing you our new patio furniture.

From Fountain to Pond

Remember this homemade bubbler fountain,

 right off our back patio?...

I made it by sinking a huge plastic tote in the ground, covering it with three barbecue grill grates and topping it off with rock and a rock-looking fiberglass form. 

My Homemade Orb Chandelier!

I am in love with these orb chandeliers.  I bet you are too.

Ice Cream Chairs Transformation!

Don't you just love the look of

Feed Sacks?

Who knew that they

Would become so popular.

They bring back the simpler times...

That warms the heart.

Map Nite Stand

What do you do when...


You buy the ugliest table

At a garage sale


And get it home and


R-E-G-R-E-T        I-T-!

YOU MAKE THE BEST OF IT...

Legs to Lamps

 When I first saw these, I knew what they would become!