Decorating for the seasons and / or holidays is not one of my strengths. Okay, let me rephrase that. Cleaning up the decorations that I have put up for the seasons and / or holidays is not one of my strengths. I have definitely had Christmas decorations up until February on more than one occasion.…
Well today is a very exciting day in my household, because it’s official . . . we have KEYS!!! to the new house that is. So needless to say I have been quite busy pinteresting these days looking for lots of inspiration, and thought I might share some with you today. …
In honor of Sunday being the first day of fall (my absolute favorite time of year) I bring you some fun fall décor tutorials from around the web. Every year on the first day of Fall I bake a pie, and watch You’ve Got Mail while I pull out my festive décor. So hopefully these…
Well today I wanted to take a minute to share with you some of the craziness that has been going on around here. Besides preparing for a market on November 9th (I hope you have all marked your calendars because its going to be an AMAZING event), we sold our house and have been on…
When it comes to plant shelves I have to say up front they are not my favorite. Some people manage to make them look really nice, but I feel like when I see them my first reaction is “oh joy awkward high space to fill.” It’s a challenge not only to find something to put…
It’s that time of the week again. Time for our second installment of Ask Mandy. This week we are looking to answer a question from: kimmykwhit! I have several vintage suitcases and one in particular that’s about 4ft long & a foot high. Besides stacking them or using as tables, what else can I do…
Last week I promised a fun and unique way to display your kids’ crazy artwork, so here it is! Since we paint a lot around here, we have a stack of paintings to the moon (and back, said Big Nutbrown Hare). I’m always looking for a way to display our masterpieces besides hanging them on…
Well I don’t know about you guys, but as everyday when I’m scanning pinterest I see more and more fun ways to paint-dip furniture! Have you guys seen this fun trend? I just love the look of some of these chairs! What are your thoughts? Do you like this trend? Or it is one you…
We are starting a fun new feature here on the blog where you can send in your décor/design/vintage find questions and we will answer them the best we can! Do you have an odd item you don’t know how to use in your décor? Do you have a tricky color you just can’t match? Don’t…
This weekend I worked on a really fun project. I found this great table at a garage sale a couple weeks ago for just $20, well actually $30 because I couldn’t fit the table in my car so I paid $10 to have the guy deliver it to my house. This was a steal, this…
