Southern Hospitality — Adventures in Decorating, Thrifting, Cooking & Gardening

New Season: Today’s Thrifty Treasures

March 14, 2010

Thrifty Treasures is back!
Can I get a big YIPPEE! I can’t wait to see all the finds out there and I’m glad y’all are excited about starting this party back again.
I got a couple of things on Saturday, but I’m going to showcase my friend, Debbie’s recent find first. She and her hubby have a [...]

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Local Girls: Stuff for Sale

March 13, 2010

First things first:
The winner of the Speed Decorating book is Carmen with Carmen & Kids. Congrats, Carmen hope you enjoy this one as much as I did! Please email me with your mailing address!

For you girls who are local, I’ve got a few things that I need to sell, so I thought I’d put [...]

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Feature Friday: Master Bedroom Makeover

March 12, 2010

My friend, Debbie, finally got her bedroom done. She’s changed out the linens in here a couple of times in the last few years and finally found something she wouldn’t get tired of so fast. I think it turned out fabulously.

She will ask my advice on decorating projects, but then again, she [...]

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Speed Decorating Book Review & Giveaway

March 11, 2010

{Giveaway is now Closed}

Ilove it when a publisher contacts me about doing a review on a decorating book. I was recently given the opportunity to receive a copy of the book, Speed Decorating, by pro-stager Jill Vegas and the chance to give away a copy to one of my readers.
So, of course I said a [...]

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Suzanne Kasler and Ballard Designs

March 10, 2010

I‘ve long been a fan of the Ballard Designs catalog and eagerly await a new copy, almost as much as a favorite decorating magazine. They have some great ideas and inspirational photos in every catalog that is released.
So, when I opened up a recent email and saw that famed and super-talented Atlanta designer, Suzanne Kasler [...]

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

March 9, 2010

My friend, Kate, shared this soup on her blog awhile back and I had been looking for a good Taco soup recipe and this one fit the bill. I changed it up a little bit, by adding a bag of frozen veggies, this one above by Pictsweet is perfect for a soup, with all the [...]

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Why I Love Thrifting

March 8, 2010

My friend, Debbie, and I hit a couple of local antiques spots again recently. This is a fairly new place that you local girls may not know about yet, Greystone Antiques, out my way, right on Hwy. 280 across from the Lee Branch shopping Center. It’s an antique mall and is full of lots of [...]

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Flea Market Style Giveaway

March 6, 2010

By now, most of you have heard about the brand spankin’ new magazine that is hitting the newstands: Flea Market Style. The brainchild of style gurus, Matthew Mead and Ki Nassauer, the magazine is full of junk market ideas and makeovers that will give you tons of ideas for your own home.
So, if you LOVE [...]

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