Today was such a gloomy day that I decided to play out on the porch and start getting ideas for planning our party. It's crazy it is spring but it was only in the 50's today,I am really longing for summer and heat. I guess it's about time I started planning our party it's only a few weeks away! I have been so busy finishing up projects that I have not even thought about what I wanted to do...well until today. I am getting ideas of how I want to set things up,setting this up visually gives me a better idea. See that old pink drawer? It was in the shop of  White Lace Cottage But it did not sell so I decided to keep it and enjoy it for awhile. That is why I buy only what I like,if I don't sell it then I can enjoy it. I am thinking of using my green ball jars and adding roses to it ... View Post

Doing something a little different today, a video blog post. Sorry about the lighting I need to work on that. No editing here at all,notice I forgot to take my readers off the top of my head....oh well. By the way.....great shot of the freeze frame.... Okay here we go are you ready?   This took a little longer than I thought it would. I hope it gets easier because I would like to do this more often. Not every week but I would like to share tutorial videos and answer questions on this platform. Do I really have an accent?Everyone tells me I have a Midwestern accent. Joining: Savvy Southern Style Between Naps On The Porch ... View Post

My daughters bathroom makeover is not too shabby. Well is it a bit shabby chic romantic,I am thrilled that my daughter loves pink as much as I do. Which at her age is probably a rarity. Let's look at what it looked like before I started. Yes here I go again ready to get started and almost forgetting to take a before shot. Her bathroom was painted a light green,and she had those builder grade lights,that's why the step ladder was there.I was getting ready to take those down. This is just a mini makeover,replacing the floors was not an option. As I said my daughter still loves pink as much as I do and she wanted a shabby romantic look in her bathroom. Are you ready for the reveal? This is a narrow bathroom so it's hard to get a full shot of the room all at once. I painted her ... View Post

I am trying to think of where to begin with this post. Have you ever had a day that starts out bad and progressively gets worse? That is the day I had today,I will spare you all the details. Yesterday I shared my French Sink,I loved how it looked and it seemed to be very sturdy on that heavy door. Did you notice I said looked great,well we had a windy day here. While I was in the house cleaning I heard a huge crash sound. That door came crashing down with the planter,dirt everywhere. But that's not the worst part,the worst part is that it made a hole in the screen on our new screened porch. I am just sick over it. Its a small hole,but the fact that it's a new room just has me sick. So on Mother's day when I should be relaxing I will be taking a trip to the company who installed ... View Post

Yes it was love at first sight when I spotted this vintage French enamel sink. Something about the chippy rusty patina....made me fall for this piece. A soon as I spotted it I knew it would work perfectly on my side porch. After shooting photos of my Screened porch,I knew something was missing on my side porch. Don't you love it when you find the perfect piece! I really don't like making holes on the outside of my house unless it is necessary. I had to think of what I could attach this too. Then a ah-ha moment hit me. What about that chippy cool door with that vintage knob. It surely would be sturdy enough for this heavy sink. Since this chippy door was free I am not concerned about it getting ruined. But I do love the chippy patina so I will be adding a sealer on this too ... View Post

Well today is the day I finally reveal our screened in porch. This has been a dream of ours for many,many years. When we moved here almost 8 years ago I told my husband if we can't do a screened in porch then I don't want to do a patio. I think patios are great,but I never really enjoy eating outdoors with bugs especially bee's and mosquitoes. So last fall my husband and I contacted several companies and started the process of our dream. You can read the beginning stages HERE. This was our sad little yard last fall,and that stoop was our patio. I did the best I could with a garden,but knowing we would eventually build our dream I went a little easy and simple for a garden. The process was pretty fast, and it was agonizing looking at this room all winter knowing we had to wait to ... View Post