While I will in all actuality probably be asleep when the clock strikes 12 tonight if I were to host a party I would usher in 2015 with lots of pink and gold. One of my favorite champagnes is Amour de Paris from Trader Joe’s. Pair it with gold sugared rims for a magical toast. Don’t forget to add some ombre glitter to your bottles… and create some happy drink stirrers. A pink and gold glitter photo backdrop can be made in minutes with colored cardstock, a circle punch and a quick run ... View the Post

Both Mr. Décor and Sweet Guy are home on Christmas break so while there is a quick lull in the activity I wanted to pop in and say “Hello”. This past year was a busy one full of changes and of course a lot of DIY. 2014 had several great projects. The top 10 of your well pinned favorites included: Bergère Chair Receives a Slipcover Customizing a Standard Shed Valentine Cupcake Cloches Succulent Garden in Thrift Store Containers 3 D Seashell Art Packing For Paris ... View the Post

Oh, I am such a tease! I know you all must be thinking “Just show us the darn kitchen already!!!” So here is Storybook Cottage The Range Area. Storybook Cottage The Range Area It’s coming. Just a few more projects to wrap up. Here’s an area that’s done for now. This was my original inspiration. You have to go visit Joan to see her entire kitchen. The brick that begins here…  …wraps all the way around to the kitchen. It was kind of a black hole. So I lightened things up ... View the Post

Earlier this week Mr. Décor spent several hours in the attic. The next morning he announced “The mice are using the area from the garage to the house as a super highway.” This is definitely a sentence now on my list of things I don’t want to hear. Yet at the same time I’m thinking this: This latest gem is just the tip of the iceberg with our cottage. There is so much that needs to be done with this money pit house that I will have blogging material for the rest of my days. It was and is ... View the Post

It has been awhile since I viewed a home where each and every room made me smile. Recently a home in Baton Rouge, Louisianna, built by architect Bobby McAlpine with interior designs by Ray Booth, was featured in Architectural Digest and boy did I grin. The house is done in the Cape Dutch style which was prevalent in old Amsterdam and its surrounding villages. The house took over five years to plan and build and it’s easy to see why. Oh this tub! Did you also notice all the ... View the Post