If you follow me on facebook, or at whispering.pines.homestead oninstagram, then you’ll know all about my sofa saga. Once I figured out the rescue couch needed to go to my mother’s in order to have…

I have been wanting another mantel for my living room for a while, but couldn’t figure out where to put one. Well, not one to give up, and after a lot of thought, I did…

I’m so excited to be part of the 5th Annual Fall Ideas Tours!! Thanks so much to Angie at Postcards From the Ridge for putting all this together!! Today is all about mantels and fireplaces,…

Fall.  It’s my favorite season. It always has been. Growing up here in the mountains of western North Carolina, fall was always this magical time where vivid Carolina blue skies met walls of saturated colors…

If there is one thing I’m known for, I’d say it’s the long box centerpiece. About eight years ago, my husband made a long box for me out of some of my grandfather’s scrap wood…

This photo tells a story that means the world to me, and I hope the words I have chosen can express that. My story started here, over 100 years ago, in this house my great…

Well hello everyone! We are experiencing the heat of August here in the NC mountains, and I cannot wait for that to end. Inside,  though, it’s cool, and I’m always changing things around here and…

It was about seven years ago when I started to use that peachy/pink shade after I found paint drips that color on the backs of some boards from the old house. It was a favorite of…