From the category archives:

decorating

10 Tips for Decorating on the Cheap

November 20, 2009

Today I’m over at my friend, Layla’s blog, The Lettered Cottage, sharing all my top, absolutely favorite tips on how to decorate on a budget, so click on the button and take a look. It’s a good one, so don’t miss out.  Could you use some free paint from Behr?  Click over to Vidafine for [...]

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Adventures at The Atlanta Market

July 13, 2008

Friday started bright and early at 6:00 a.m., when we left Birmingham and headed to the Market in Atlanta. I was really tagging along with Lynn and Jane, who were looking for new things for their monogram business. I decided to get registered too with my new business and I had to take a pic [...]

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Unexpected Bargains

June 18, 2008

I’m SO glad you all stopped by to see the patio! It was a lot of fun sharing with y’all, so thank you for that. I’m really excited to tell you that I sent in pics of my finished patio project to the Birmingham News and she emailed me to say she’d love to feature [...]

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The Corner Cafe

March 15, 2008

My sister and I both love to decorate. I’m definitely a lot more obsessed with it than she is, but given the chance, she will jump in and get busy too. She lives in Georgia and was recently asked to put together a space in their church for coffee gatherings. Somewhere for people to gather, [...]

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Lynette Jennings: No Compromise Decorating

February 27, 2008

Our home life is an assembly that speaks of blended lives. Choices made from love.” – Lynette Jennings (click all pics to open bigger for details & text) I have long enjoyed watching Lynette Jennings when she had design shows on several years ago. I’ve lost track of what she is doing now, but don’t [...]

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Creating a Cozy Den

February 4, 2008

Den, before we moved in…..click all pics to enlarge. Another room in our home that was fun to put together is our downstairs den. The livingroom with fireplace is just above this room, same footprint. I knew when we first looked at the house that this room would be perfect for my entertainment center & [...]

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Mary in Montevallo

January 31, 2008

About 35 miles south of Birmingham is a cute little town called Montevallo. American Village is located here, as well as an older college that was founded back in 1896, The University of Montevallo, a pretty college campus that sprawls over 160 acres. I’ve shown you a few pictures of this area when I wrote [...]

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Lighting Finale

January 29, 2008

Here’s where we started……And, at last, the foyer light fixture is UP! Our neighbors had a ladder tall enough to reach up from the next to the top rung and yes, you guessed it…it was me who climbed up there & did it. Hubby was a good sport and helped me the whole way, since [...]

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The Diningroom has a New Crown

January 21, 2008

It was love at first sight. I went to lunch with some of my friends from work on Friday and decided to stop in one of my favorite stores in Homewood, The Royal Standard (see the monogrammed trashcans in the background), to see if they had any chandeliers that might work for my diningroom. I [...]

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Exciting Lighting News!

January 13, 2008

When we first moved here 2 years ago, one of the first things on my checklist of things that I wanted to change out eventually was all the builder’s brass light fixtures that were in every single room & closet of this house. Now, I’ve done the shiny brass thing over the years & I [...]

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Chair of Many Fabrics

January 6, 2008

January, 08 Our Livingroom This is one of my favorite pieces of furniture that I own. It’s really different & funky, so I thought I share it with you. It’s covered with five different fabrics & when I bought it I really didn’t have plans to use it in my livingroom, but rather the den [...]

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Happy New Year, I’m Home Again…..

December 31, 2007

So, the New Year has rolled in once again, can you believe that? And I’ve got some new and exciting things in store for me this year. I’m officially home again….as in, I quit my job right before Christmas. Yep, that’s right. That wonderful, cushy, good fit for me job is no longer. You see, [...]

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My Cottage Guestroom

October 17, 2007

(click all pics to enlarge) I know that many of you love cottage style, so I thought you might enjoy seeing one of our guestrooms. This particular guestroom (of 2) is my most cottagey. I used to have the toile linens & matelasse in my masterbedroom several years ago in GA & when we moved [...]

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