Lucketts Green Milk Painted Chairs
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Lucketts Green Milk Painted Chairs

While we were waiting on my dad to finish the farm table for the dining room at Loblolly, my mom and I got to work on another set of chairs. We’ve used varied colors of chalk paint on almost all of the painted pieces throughout the house and we wanted something with a totally different finish. Since the living room opens up to the kitchen, which already has touches of green, we chose Miss Mustard Seed Milkpaint in Lucketts Green for the accent chairs…

Loblolly Manor Coffee Table
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Loblolly Manor Coffee Table

The budget for Loblolly has been largely used for construction issues, roofing concerns, new appliances and flooring. We’ve had to get really creative with the pieces we’re bringing in to keep the French Country look my mom is after. When we found this coffee table base on the side of the road, the top was missing and I’m pretty sure a dog had been chewing on one of the legs. Here’s how we created a coffee table for Lobolly Manor with a few pieces of scrap wood….

2016 Blog and Booth Goals

2016 Blog and Booth Goals

I can’t believe we’re at the end of our first full week of a new year. It was so nice to be able to get away for a few weeks over the holidays and really concentrate on the goals that I want to achieve for this year. During that quiet time I was able to work on goals for the blog and my business. Some of these dreams are so big they’re scary but I want my faith to be bigger than my fears and I want to make the journey with you…

How to Customize Drop Cloth Curtains with Paint & Stencils
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How to Customize Drop Cloth Curtains with Paint & Stencils

I’m so excited about the progress we made in 2015 with different projects around the house. It definitely makes me want to keeping building on all that we accomplished last year especially in the dining room. It’s taken me forever to find the perfect curtains for that space but I think I’ve finally found them thanks to the help of Royal Design Studio Stencils. Here’s how you can achieve a custom look with paint, stencils and drop cloths…

2016 Home Goals
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2016 Home Goals

When I look back on my home goals from last year, I’m totally excited about all we accomplished. The front porch, back patio area, kitchen, living room, two of the bedrooms and two of the bathrooms got makeovers. Some of the changes were small and others felt like a big undertaking. We learned so many new skills and gained the confidence we needed to tackle even more this year. Here’s a look at our 2016 Home Goals…

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Full disclosure, I’ve wanted to read this book for an entire year. I just couldn’t seem to find enough time to actually put the practices in place. That’s what I told myself anyway. What I really needed was to make it a priority and last month I finally started reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Here’s a look at the journey of clutter free living and sparking joy…

Word of the Year

Word of the Year

Back in November my mom and I were on our way to Renningers in search of a few accessories, chandeliers and a dresser for Loblolly Manor. It’s about a 3 hour drive which naturally gave us plenty of time to catch up. While the conversation jumped from one topic to the next, we kept circling back to one issue in particular….2015 was flying by at warp speed.

How to Organize Christmas Ornaments
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How to Organize Christmas Ornaments

I know some of you are probably cleaning up from the holidays this week so I wanted to share a simple system I use for storing ornaments. I love how festive the house looks at Christmas. It’s absolutely worth every minute of decorating but lets face it – it can get really messy really quick when it’s time to clean it all up. I started using this ornament organization system last year and I liked it so much I wanted to share it with you today.