Colorful summer kitchen

Back in the spring, after I traded the red accents in the kitchen for hot pink, as happy as I was with the change, I knew I wanted to add a little more color.  …

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Vintage summer bedroom — Bohemian style

I really should title this post “Colorful summer bedroom,” because it is full of vibrant color and just in time for summer.   It all started with some vintage Indian silk sarees I bought on…

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Vintage farmhouse style porch

We love our porches here in the mountains, and we certainly put ours to good use during the summer. I showed you all the front porch last week, so I thought we would go around…

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Southern porch with vintage farmhouse style

I always anticipate getting the porches ready for summer, despite the amount of work it is, and after a week of hard work pressure washing, re-staining decking, painting railings, and moving and repainting furniture —…

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Spring around the house…

I shared some of the outside blooms last week, so I thought I’d share what’s “blooming” inside the house.  I stripped everything back to lots of white after Christmas with a few hot pink accents,…

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Spring in the country

I have to admit there are many times in the spring I look around and see only the *huge* amount of work that has to be done to get the house and property back in…

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CanvasChamp winner

I am pleased to announce the winner of a beautiful 8 x 10 canvas from CanvasChamp is Laura Dowden!  Laura, please contact me to order your canvas. Thank you all for entering!

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“Vintage” houseplants and a planter makeover

I love houseplants — real ones, and I have noticed that different varieties seem to go in and out of “style” over the years. I still love my ivy, from the Christopher Lowell Show 1990s,…

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