happy new year, my friends! i hope 2023 finds you healthy and happy... every year, i learn something new. sometimes MANY somethings. and thi...

the peg rack in our entry hallway seen in my previous post was hiding something... behind the gray hat and yellow scarf was a really differe...

"endings need grieving... and beginnings deserve celebration." i read that line recently in a devotional, and it really spoke to m...

paint. it's a magical substance that can easily and inexpensively change everything it touches. want a dark room to seem more light and ...

i get that question a lot: " why do you change your home decor with the season?" it's not such a foreign concept, really. most...

this patio decor project is a perfect example  of my homewardFOUND decorating philosophy: re-think what you already have to make your h...

let's talk a bit about re-purposing furniture, shall we? (and no, i'm not talking about using junk or chalk painting something...

When it comes to lighting the Christmas tree at home, I'm a purist... I like white lights : Mini, C7, C9, bubble, whatever kind I u...

 September has arrived, along with a refreshing cool front ('only' 91 degrees here this weekend!) suddenly i found myself i...

ever get one of those calls: "hi! we're in your area and thought we'd stop by..." ??? panic ensues, right?  a whir...

we decided that the window treatments in our home would be simple and coordinated - nothing heavy or complex to make the rooms feel clo...

seems like every day, i see a photo on social media of tables made from wood cable spools. it's kind of the 'orange crate'...

in my book, making do with what you already have simplifies life, and certainly beats buying more stuff... when we moved into the n...

decorating with collections is an easy way to bring your own personality into your home,  and changing them up seasonally is a fun ...

i think you might be convinced that doing your own makeovers is hard.  and expensive.  and that perhaps it's just tooooooo much fo...

when in doubt, paint it!   that mantra has served me well for most of my life. when something doesn't *quite* fit the plan or the...

paint is by far my favorite decorating tool... it's inexpensive (sometimes FREE). it's easy to find. it's not hard to stor...

last week, i showed you what i did with a glass round 'tabletop'  that used to sit on top of the tablecloth on one of my Mom...

a number of years ago, i found this mirror frame in a thrift store... it had been separated from the dresser it belonged to, and the ...

 In my last post, I focused on the dried roses in my office... but right next to them is one of my trademark 'Fast, Cheap & Eas...