After 25 years of traveling John and Mable Ringling began construction on the house of their dreams in 1924. During all their years of travel they had been carefully collecting some of the worlds greatest works of art and Ca' d'Zan (House of John) was just the venue to showcase their treasures. As I had slowly toured both the exterior of the home and it’s gardens sadly, I only had time to see the first and second floors as I had a plane to catch. I plan on visiting the third floor and tower in ... View the Post
Updates and Plans for The Wine Rack Bathroom
You remember the wine rack bathroom right? It’s right off of the family room. This is not the wine rack bathroom. It’s what the wine rack bathroom wants to be when it gets out of college and grows up. So you may remember I took down the wine rack above the bathroom sink/mirror. Once the wine rack was down I removed the double stick tape frame from around the mirror since it was now several inches too short. So we were left with a really large builders grade mirror in a truly tiny ... View the Post
The Ringling Mansion – Ca’ d’Zan
Last week our family took a quick trip to Sarasota, Florida to celebrate my father in law, Landen’s, 80th birthday. While I have been to Sarasota on many occasions we generally spend the time with family and rarely venture out. This time our departure flight was scheduled for late Monday afternoon. Most of the family had left on Sunday which left Monday morning free to explore. My destination was ~ Ca' d'Zan. I had heard many wonderful stories about the Ringling Mansion, Ca' d'Zan, built by ... View the Post
Happy 80th Birthday Pop Gunn–You HAVE to see his AWESOME gift!
Oh I just love a good birthday. Eighty years is surely something to celebrate. My father in law, Landen, is just amazing. I think you now know where Mr. Décor inherited his DIY skills from. Pop is always working on some project or another. Mr. Décor, shown here in the middle, often talks about the houseboat that Pop Gunn created when he was a kid. It was called the Gunn Do La (Inspired by gondola… Do for Dorothy and La for Landen.) It was quite a boat. A true labor of love. ... View the Post
Plans For the Storybook Cottage Living Room
Hello dear friends! Did you enjoy the holiday season? I sent Mr. Décor back to work and Sweet Guy went back to school this morning and the house feels deliciously quiet. A few months ago my good friend Miss Marty sent me a housewarming gift of two lovely 18” x 18” squares of Schumacher's Chiang Mai Dragon fabric. (If you have priced this fabric you know this was an EXTREMLY generous gift.) While I am not normally a fan of Chinoiserie there is something about this fabric that I truly love. The ... View the Post
The Best of 2014
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
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