Fall and Some Fun News!
Fall has delightfully found its way into our home. The shelves in our dining room typically look like this: But with the addition of some touches of Fall, they now look like this: They’ve been...
View ArticleChristmas Styling 2012
A few years ago I was out and about running errands when I happened to look in a store window and see a gorgeous antique chair sitting in the window. People were milling around inside and it wasn’t...
View Article‘Tis the Season – Outdoor Holiday Decorations Link Party
It’s my turn! I’m thrilled to be hosting the Outdoor Holiday Decorations Link Party as part of our series today! When Stacey invited all of us to be a part of this Holiday Link Party series, I...
View ArticleOur Christmas Mantel 2012
I’m so excited to show you our Christmas Mantel this year. Isn’t it festive? Yes, you are seeing it correctly. Those are miniature twinkle lights poking through the wood. I purchased the truck from...
View ArticleChristmas Tree & A Heavy Heart
I cannot begin this post without acknowledging the tragedy that happened on Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I’m still having a difficult time wrapping my head around it and sorting through my...
View ArticleTour of Our Nest – Christmas Style
Welcome to our Nest! I’m taking you on a mini tour of it today. Since it’s decorated for Christmas, my without a doubt, 100%, absolute, favorite holiday of the year, I figured it was a good time to...
View ArticleHappy 2013 To You
Yesterday, to help prepare for the arrival of 2013, I stripped the tree of everything Christmas, left the lights on and, for the first time ever, decided to add a little New Year themed decorations:...
View ArticleFriend in an Unexpected Place
Once in a while you meet someone . . . that you instantly realize you were destined to know. Your paths crossed simply because you were in the right place at the right time . . ....
View ArticleBeautiful Autumn
As much as I could leave the cold weather behind, I absolutely love the Fall season. I love the turning of the leaves, hayrides, pumpkins, hot cider, cozy nights, and the feeling that we’re all slowing...
View ArticlePainting Again and Vulnerability
With owning a store comes a lot of responsibility and tasks that have taken me away from how this all began: with me painting and refinishing furniture. There are business tasks that need to be tended...
View ArticleChristmas 2015
2015 has been a challenging year, and although I have not decorated our home for Christmas because I haven’t found my groove yet, I have managed to decorate our store and a client’s home this season:...
View ArticleWooden Easter Eggs with Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint
Ever since I began using Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint over 3 years ago, I’ve been in love. A lot of people are intimidated by the mixing and the fact that it comes in a powder form, but the...
View ArticleRobins Eggs with Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint
You guys! I can’t believe how cute these Robins Eggs wooden place card holders turned out to be: And they were so easy to create! After the kids eggs were finished yesterday (as detailed in my Wooden...
View ArticleGod Bless America
I don’t normally decorate our nest for 4th of July, but I found a vintage American flag at Vintage Market Days of Greater Atlanta a few weeks ago & it inspired me to add a few touches to celebrate...
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