tea time

Would you please pour me a cup of tea?

Oh wait. Something’s off. Looks like someone put Sharpies in the teapot.

Oh yeah. That was me. Because I love to use things for purposes other than their original intent. Like Sharpies in a funky Midsummer Night’s Dream teapot.

Clever, too, since I wasn’t . . . → Read More: tea time

little things :: recorder edition

If you have kids or ever were a kid, I’m betting that you have an old recorder lying around. Didn’t everyone play recorder in school? I know I did, my sister did, and both of my kids did.

And I’m guessing that you also have some weird . . . → Read More: little things :: recorder edition

choosing an accent color

Recently I freshened up my family room by adding some simple accessories and not spending scads of money. My new accent colors are orange, yellow, and a vibrant green.

I chose those colors by taking a look at some of the accessories I already had in the room (that I knew I’d be . . . → Read More: choosing an accent color

little things :: work cubicle edition

For those of us who work full time outside the home, we spend more waking hours there than in the homes we love with the family we love.

OK, now that I’ve depressed you, let me at least encourage you to do something to spruce up your cubicle space.

Nothing as extravagant as you’ll . . . → Read More: little things :: work cubicle edition

design vacation :: project break :: shabby chic meets mod lamps

I’m on vacation this week, and spending some time cleaning and freshening up a couple of rooms.  I’ve been hacking away at my master bedroom, slowly but surely.

The look that I’m going for in my master bedroom is shabby chic meets mod. I’ve already got the shabby chic going on, and a couple . . . → Read More: design vacation :: project break :: shabby chic meets mod lamps

design vacation – project break :: the letter a

In the midst of my craft armoire declutter yesterday, inspiration struck, so I decided to go with the flow and create a little something.

I started with a canvas that I had painted in black & white stripes for a previously failed project.

In my decluttering, I came across . . . → Read More: design vacation – project break :: the letter a

design vacation – keeping it real in the master bedroom

Sounds kind of scandalous!  But when you see this, you’ll realize how completely scandalous it really is…

Messy-licious! And there’s more…

Nothing like watching an episode of Hoarders to jump start the spring cleaning bug.

And that, my friends, . . . → Read More: design vacation – keeping it real in the master bedroom

ottoman before & after

About a year ago, I found this ottoman in my neighbor’s trash…

It was in pretty bad shape, but sturdy nonetheless…

Obviously trash picked, since there was even garbage in the springs…

Gross, but salvagable!

So, I . . . → Read More: ottoman before & after

spinning a yarn

In the office of my home there is a large and boring wall that’s been crying out for help for some time now.

It really needs some paint, but that’s not happening this week. I already started to give the wall a bit of flair with this fabulous frame…

. . . → Read More: spinning a yarn

coming soon…

Coming soon to a trash-picked ottoman near you…

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