Inspiration: Ranunculus
My new favorite flower: Ranunculus. How cute are these??? I’m in love. Wild Ranunculus in an assortment of colors. Need to get these growing in our garden. xo Cathleen
DIY Entertainment Center
This is the final piece to our “living room makeover”: building an entertainment center under our TV. After rearranging our furniture and selling our old TV stand, we mounted our TV onto a different wall. We liked the idea of moving our TV...
More birthday fun
My son celebrated his 6th birthday last weekend and I thought I would share a quick blog post about this birthday cake and his banner that I made. It was a low-key birthday with just one friend over for a movie outing (they saw The Pirates) and a sleepover....
Strawberry Jam
One of my favorite late spring early summer activities with my family is strawberry picking in one of our many local farms. This year we decided to give Jean’s Berry Patch a try since we learned they are a no spray farm and it turns out their berries were...Inspiration: Patio Chair fabric
It’s time to start the seat cushions for the Patio Chairs. All of these fabrics below caught my eye. They are all from Fabric.com and I just love all of them. I’m having a really hard time deciding which one to purchase. The first two are...
Updated Metal Patio Chairs
Why is it that everything outdoors gets yucky over time? I guess in the South we have more rainfall than average so things outdoors can take a beating. These chairs live on our porch, where there is no overhead coverage, so as you can tell they have seen better days....
Fabric Mail Sorter
Here is what you can make with three home decorator samples from your local fabric store. A wall hanging mail and letter sorter. That’s right ladies, for just $6 and some scraps of fabric you too can make this easy project. Everyone dumps their...
Consignment deals baby clothes
I always have so much fun shopping for tiny girl clothing. Who wouldn’t love it? I had a successful trip to a local consignment sale called “Kid Cycle.” It’s run by a few moms twice a year where other Mother’s consign their used clothing,...
Art for the dining room
The 80’s are back right? Or maybe I’m wrong. I dunno, and I don’t care, I’m kinda liking the Jack Roberts painting now hanging in our dining room. Who ever thought I’d like something with a gold frame and crazy modern paint strokes?...
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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
