the Christmas decor is all packed away! whew. now i'm enjoying a slow, calm 'ease into the new year' approach: simple changes, a...

this project is a bit different than my usual... i'm not making something from scratch or giving a total makeover.  this time, i'm s...

it's time for a BONUS post! ( i returned to a once-weekly posting schedule in April ) in true 'trash to treasure' fashion, i com...

while i have always loved creating holiday decor, i do have my limits... Easter grass is one of them. (my theory is it was created by the s...

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

living here in the semi-desert of Southern California means we get a lot of sun. for four years, i've been struggling with - and have tr...

say 'clipboard' and everyone pictures part of a computer function. in my office, it refers to the Old School style ACTUAL clipb...

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

in a past post , i used pink paint chip cards to make decorative hearts. i also talked about how it is decidedly NOT cool  to grab ha...

 if you're as old as me, you might know that this blog post's title is actually a song title. (by the band Blondie, waaaaaaa...

we incorporated the color RED (for the first time) into our home decor this winter, and it has truly warmed up the visual look of...

 if you've been following my posts over the past two weeks,  you've seen the way that the color red has made a first-time appea...

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

" autumn is a second spring, when every leaf is a flower... " ~ Albert Camus that's one of my favorite quotes about a...

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

when we designed our backyard, we had to work with some limitations (as all design projects do)... turns out, 'planting' a fe...

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'...

  it's summertime... and the livin' should be easy! it's time to simplify, lighten up, and create rooms that welcome...

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

...when it's faux! because we live in a dry desert climate here in SoCal, we work hard to conserve water. (which cracks me up, hav...