I promised I would catch you up so I'll start back in the Spring with this antique chest I transformed using Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint. I used Mustard Seed Yellow and added some Ironstone to make it a bit softer. I used Ironstone to hand paint the dandelion design....no stencil...just free hand! It started out looking … [Read more...]
Haven Break- French Salade Nicoise
July 30, 2013 By 4 Comments
I am leaving for Haven this morning...picking up Kirby from Kirb Appeal along the way! I thought I'd share a couple older posts that fit the season! Some of you may not know that I took the dream of a lifetime trip a year ago in May....to Paris!! It was somewhere I have wanted to go since I was a girl and it was just wonderful! Too short, … [Read more...]
Paint / Haven / Hydrangeas
July 23, 2013 By 12 Comments
As you can see from the title....this is a multi topic post today! OK...paint....specifically Powder River Paint. I've been using this paint for awhile now and showing you some of the pretty colors. Kay Mount, the designer/creator/genius behind this paint has recently updated the website and I wanted to share it with you. One of the … [Read more...]
Mid-Summer Gardening
July 17, 2013 By 16 Comments
I don't know about you but after that flush of gardening enthusiasm in Spring....by mid summer.....I could care less...... It's HOT and then HOTTER. I take my 5 mile walk (just threw that in so you'd realize I'm not a total loss) at 6am and even then, I come back all "dewy" , if you know what I mean. Often, I will stop and yank some weeds … [Read more...]
French Style Re-Purposed Bicycle Basket
July 15, 2013 By 91 Comments
I've found a few wicker bicycle baskets at the thrift store. I knew they would lend themselves very well to being re-purposed as a vintage looking wall or door basket. Here is one I made a couple months ago. It's been hanging around waiting for some dried hydrangeas and it's finally the right time for those! It's been very rainy here and the … [Read more...]
How To: Make A Custom Beach Bag Organizer
July 12, 2013 By 15 Comments
I'm cheating a bit here and using a post from last summer.....hope you like it! Beach time is super important here in a resort town. My girlfriends and I send many emails back and forth trying to arrange the perfect day for the beach. This year it is Wednesday. It's a standing time and day....all are welcome and each of us has taken … [Read more...]
A Plum Of A Post
July 5, 2013 By 3 Comments
Are you a reader? I mean a READER? Someone who can leave the library with 6 books, confident that they will be read and returned on time......? THAT kind of reader? I sure am. Before blogging and before kids, I could devour a couple books a week....easy. Now? Not so much. But, when summer comes and I head to the beach with he two remaining … [Read more...]
How To: Planting Windowboxes Without Going Broke
June 21, 2013 By 15 Comments
I love window boxes...and picket fences....and big front porches...and porch swings....and....trellises with flowers.....and paths....and porch furniture.... I just need a garden service to keep all those things as pretty as they should be....BUT...last time I checked (which would actually be never) a gardener and or gardening service … [Read more...]
I'm Lorraine. I have a love for home & design and I enjoy sharing that passion with others. I'm so glad you're here to join me.
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