Christmas Tablescape
I love the idea of pairing a black and white flannel table cloth with fancy china and vintage pieces. Using tree cuttings for “placemats” adds to the rustic appeal and adding fancy gold plates on top juxtaposes them. Next using vintage pink glassware and...
Christmas tour 2014
The Christmas season has begun! Come inside and look around. We have gone vintage this year. Grabbing all of my Grandmother’s ornaments and decking the tree in them. Adding pearls and colored lights galore! It feels like home again and we couldn’t be...
Felt Acorns
Look at our lovely leaves falling! I took this quick video from our window during a chilly afternoon to capture the beauty of Fall, especially in my neighborhood with all the big trees. During this lovely Fall day I had the kids help gather some acorn tops outside to...
Free Thanksgiving printables
I decorated the entryway in very cute Thanksgiving printables. All were free from Everythingetsy. All you need is a printer and card stock. Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart Gratitude is the Best Attitude Keep Calm and Gobble On Goggle till you Wobble...
Give Thanks
The day after Halloween was a rainy and cold Saturday. I spent the morning putting all of the Halloween decorations away and tidied the house. Then Joe pulled our one box of Thanksgiving decorations down from the attic. Once the few things were out, the mantel...
Halloween Happenings 2014
Well Halloween soared in on bat wings and then quickly went. I think it’s time I shared some of our October/Halloween happenings here at the Peahed Pad. One of the highlights of the month was when the grandparents came to visit from Hawaii. They took us to...
Hello Kitty 4th Birthday
My daughter had a blast this weekend at her Hello Kitty themed birthday party. Here are some of the pics from Saturday. Lots and Lots of pink everywhere! Joe made the invitation in Adobe Illustrator. 8″ x 10″ print was also made in Adobe...
Floating Bathroom Shelves
The area above our toilet needed some storage space. There used to be two white shelves there long ago, but we thought we might sell our house, so they came down. Thus, the wall has been bare for about a year. We missed the storage space and decorative possibilities,...
From Bars to Hooks
This is what happens when life happens. Our hallway bath has seen better days. There used to be two pretty silver towel racks on this wall, but since the kids couldn’t figure out how to hang the towel without pulling on it really hard one kept falling off...
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Follow two DIYers as we decorate, redecorate, design, beautify, demo, install, fix, and remodel the interior and exterior of our second home. We've learned a lot from remodeling our first home and now we are applying this know-how to our second home. Hope you enjoy our site!
xo, Cathy
