august always feels to me to be the most relaxed part of summer... as the light changes to a richer hue with autumn's approach, i see th...

summer's here, and it's time to relax and kick back. that includes taking it easy with decor for home & parties... so i'm sh...

i've spent all month sharing the farmhouse makeover with you, with a tour from the front porch to the powder rooms to share ideas for a ...

we don't generally think of decorating a bathroom. (a gut job, remodel, demolition - sure) sometimes, though, a 'cosmetic' make...

go ahead, you can sit and stare at that beautiful view... i sure did while i was there!  the view from my friends' front porch is stunni...

spring is arriving, summer is on the horizon... and hopefully this year, those seasons will bring opportunities to entertain again. you ca...

since my focus for this new year is 'create . decorate . celebrate', i'm making a concerted effort to do little things for mysel...

the two bright, colorful tablescapes featured in my last post are built on top of this rainbow-hued runner. made from paint chips and freeze...

Christmas is a time of year when adults actually get to behave like kids. it's completely socially acceptable to love cute decor and cut...

inspired by the blue and white 'chinoiserie' pumpkins i've seen online recently, i came up with a similar idea that reflects bot...

ah, September... a fickle month that can't decide if it's summer or fall! even between seasons, nature never fails to delight me wit...

this final post for august wraps up my recent succulent / cacti obsession, which i think is a great way to bridge the hot 'summer into f...

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

Fourth of July weekend is coming up in just DAYS, and no matter where or how you are celebrating during this crazy quarantine you pro...

you guys, i discovered that my kids actually listen to me! i mentioned to two of my daughters that i was sad that i couldn't go t...

I know, it's weird out there. All kinds of celebrations are cancelled. We're allllll ready for this coronavirus quarantine to end...

 i dunno' what the weather is like where you live, but here, it's positively murky . gray, rainy, COLD (relatively speaking - ...

i love  a good decorating challenge... for example, how much decorating punch can you get from a single piece of fabric? i picked ...

the truth is, incorporating seasonal decor in my home all started for the simple reason of making my four children smile. i loved d...

in my last post, i mentioned some hearts that i had made out of paint chip cards - but i didn't have a great photo of them to inc...