Love is in the air and if you're a lucky bride, it's mingling with the smell of these magnificent garden roses! These fabulous roses from Grace Rose Farm brought me right back to my floral design days. For years I worked exclusively with fresh flowers under the name "Stephanotis Floral Designs" (a ...
Which Indoor Plants Like Coffee Grounds (and how I use my Keurig to make fertilizer)
I simply love the idea of taking household items and reusing them in helpful ways. And to be honest, I have been feeling bad about throwing out the compostable organic coffee pods that I use each day. Recently I learned that some indoor plants do well with coffee grounds as fertilizer - I needed to ...
The Best Black Paint Color for Furniture (6 experts weigh in)
It's clean, sleek and sophisticated - sometimes a bit moody and rather melodramatic and according to my furniture painting friends- black painted furniture is very "in" at the moment! In this blog post, I'm sharing the best black paint colors for you to consider before embarking on your next ...
The Best Paint for Distressing Furniture
With a little know-how and some elbow grease, distressing furniture can be done with just about any type of paint. However to make the job easy, fun, and well...foolproof, my go-to is always a good chalk paint. In this post, the best paint for distressing furniture, I share tips on how to distress ...
French Country Bedding Ideas from Amazon
You don't have to spend a lot to achieve a magazine-worthy, beautiful, dreamy, romantic french country-style bedroom. In this French country bedding ideas from Amazon post, I take you through the essentials to get that French country look you've been dreaming about as well as resources for bedding ...
How to Make a Shelf by Repurposing an Antique Mantel
A great way to add instant charm to any room is by hanging an antique or vintage mantel on a wall to create a DIY mantel shelf. In this blog post I'm sharing how repurposing an antique mantel is a creative way to make a floating mantel shelf to add extra storage or add decorative elements to a ...