I have a story to share with you. No..it’s not a novel or anything quite so long and dramatic. It’s really more of a fairy tale. So grab a glass of sweet tea, (or your favorite beverage) and let’s sit for a spell, while I tell you the tale about about my farmhouse table. If…
Freshening up a Farmhouse Table!
25 Fantastic Father’s Day Gift Ideas!
Father’s Day is right around the corner, and although my amazing dad passed away almost twenty years ago-I still like to celebrate his special day, by bringing him flowers, and sharing with him-all that’s been going on in our lives for the last year! I also have another ‘special’ man-(hubby), who I think is a…
Re-purposed Garden Gate-Welcome Sign
Happy Tuesday!! I hope you all had an amazing weekend! As I mentioned in Sunday’s post- I had plans to complete our porch refresh. Unfortunately, it rained for the better part of the day, so that didn’t happen. The good news is-it gave me time to work on a project that I thought would…
20 Sweet and Savory Strawberry Recipes!
June is right around the corner, and with it comes one of my FAVORITE fruits! There really is no comparison to the fresh strawberries mom and I pick at our local strawberry patch-versus the ones we are forced to buy in the grocery store when our winter stock runs out. With this in mind-I think…
DIY-Re-Purposing a Door Panel into a Coat Hanger
Happy Friday!!! If you’ve been following for awhile-you might remember when I did a makeover for my office. There were a few DIY projects in that makeover-including one where I re-purposed the top half of an old bi-fold door. Well, at the time, I really didn’t have any use for bottom half, so they…
Cranberry-Chicken Salad
The weather has been absolutely GORGEOUS, here in our neck of the woods! Yesterday the temps were at a record high of 80 degrees!!! Now, of course, this isn’t going to last (50’s next week)-so I decided to take full advantage of the glorious weather in the afternoon and get caught up on some outdoor…
A Restoration Hardware Inspired Mirror!
Initially, I wasn’t going to do a separate post on this project-simply because it was just too darn easy! I figured I’d just slip it into my final foyer reveal post. But every time I walk through the foyer-I can’t help but smile, because I am SO in love with this piece-that I just had…
A Table Do-Over!!
It can happen immediately after you’re finished with a project, or months later-but when it happens (and it will), you’ll know it. What am I referring to you? Well…it’s that moment when you ask yourself- “What in the world was I thinking??” It happened to me this past weekend- I was moving furniture in and…
Re-purposing a vintage shutter
Hello-sweet friends!!! Before I share my tale about finding a functional purpose for an old shutter I found on the farm-I have to give you an update on our beautiful grandson!!! First off-the bad news…after speaking to Max’s pediatrician, we all determined that it was best if this grandma put aside her ENORMOUS excitement,…
Oatmeal Caramel Bars
Oatmeal Caramel Bars A special sweet treat with a buttery oatmeal crust and Topping filled with layers of chocolate & Caramel! Some foods were just meant to be put together. Am I right? Like, peanut butter and jelly. Tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. Mint and Chocolate. Chocolate and Peanut Butter. Caramel and Chocolate.…