I need more blue in my life. I miss the ocean. My house gets dirty faster than I can clean it. Painting is therapeutic. I felt like changing this mirror. Here’s the before: What do you think?  I like it! Hopeful Homemaker

My 11 year old daughter moved into a different bedroom a few months ago and she’s got fun plans for how she’d like it to look.  Taking a cue from this wall of pictures, she wants a room that is full of color with a grown-up feel. I’ve had this old yard sale mirror for [...]

The return of sunshine and warm temperatures means a lot of good things. One of them is the opportunity to paint.  I picked up this little bookshelf at my local thrift store for $5. It spent the winter in the garage holding shoes.  This week I went after it with a can of Rustoleum’s Heirloom [...]

I’ve got a lovely vintage roll-top desk in my bedroom that I’ve never really used. I decided to spruce up this little spot so I will actually sit down and use it more often.  In addition to cleaning out the contents I replaced the mirrors that were above the desk with a smaller mirror and [...]

Inspired by the spring weather we’ve had this week, I took the little ones on a walk and when we got home I decided to give my front porch a little attention.  It started out simply, but somehow became a project that involved moving everything that was on the porch somewhere else, and bringing pieces [...]

Here’s what I’ve been working on: Today I’m guest blogging for May Arts, and it’s all about how to use ribbon to throw a beautiful, festive party. Click here to read it! Jennifer

My vintage blue jars have found a new home on the mantel in my bedroom. So far I really like them there.  Every time I walk into the room, the beauty of that spot makes me feel happier, lighter.  I love the way the colors all work together, the aquas, white, and cream.  The vintage [...]

A month or two ago I spied these cuties in the Pottery Barn catalog: I really liked them, but at $24 (plus shipping) for a set of 4, that was awfully steep. Then I spotted some little 4 inch birds nests at a craft store for 99 cents each, and decided to make my own. [...]

I have given birth to 8 babies.  I’ve never had a nursery. Oh, I’ve drooled over plenty of pictures of fabulous rooms designated solely for baby, but I’ve never had one.  Our family has always grown faster than our space, thus no nursery has ever materialized. The truth is that babies don’t need nurseries.  They’ll [...]

If someone from Martha Stewart would like to run on over to my house and set our table for Valentines Day, or any day for that matter, I’ll happily leave the door unlocked. I love everything about this!  The gorgeous robin’s egg blue wrapping paper with birds used in the center, the red millinery birds [...]