The Scoop From One Chic To Another
I have an ugly picture. Or rather, had an ugly picture. It was a big ugly flower that I purchased for $6.00 at a big Kirklands sale. I knew I would figure out something to do with it. I had it hanging in a spare bedroom so I could get a feel for the size [...]
Ladies, After a week of craziness, I think I have finally fixed my blog after it blew up. If you are receiving this in your in box, it means I have you back again! Whoo-hoo! Anyway, have some great projects and information coming up that I can’t wait to share, including this $5.00 Goodwill desk [...]
Does table etiquette really matter anymore? Are you hosting Christmas dinner this year and care about whether the bread plate goes to the left or the right? My great friend Carol Ann recently reminded me that yes, table etiquette is still important and is still being discussed. So I did a little research to see [...]
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with their family and friends. If you, like me, ate too much turkey, you wound up in a Turkey Coma yesterday afternoon and had to sleep it off. So, it’s Black Friday, and many of you are shopping. Please be sure to support your local businesses, as that supports [...]
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An exceptionally talented friend of mine, Diane Wise of Wise Choices here in Greensboro, recently visited when I complained about a couple of ugly things in my house. While we were gabbing in my kitchen, I mentioned that it needed a facelift. My kitchen, like the rest of us, is getting older and needs to [...]
Last week I promised that you can now paint your kitchen cabinets without sanding first. So now I owe you the process and reveal. Let me do a little recap for you. I found a little kit at Home Depot called Cabinet Transformations by Rustoleum thanks to an ad in one of the many magazines [...]
Before I ever dreamed about having a child, I dreamed about decorating a nursery. I know, that’s pretty odd but I’ve always loved the feel of nurseries and couldn’t wait to decorate my own. One thing I always dreamed about was having a large tree painted on one wall. I wanted a tree that would [...]
Raise your right hand and repeat after me: I promise not to spend a fortune decorating my home for Christmas. I will beg, borrow and steal (okay, not really) in order to make my home warm and inviting for the Holidays. Use what you have. Or borrow from your mother-in-law. Got it? I wanted to [...]
So you all know by now about my designer friend Diane. She’s the one I talk about A LOT because she’s fabulously talented and gives me great ideas like painting my kitchen island black. And suggested I paint my bathroom cabinet black in my remodel. I live in what they call a “transitional” home in [...]
I’m really good at living with Imperfection. I can’t think of a time in my life that I’m strived to be perfect. Now, don’t get me wrong, I like to do a really great job, but never had the patience for perfection. And now that we have a son, it’s a really good thing that [...]
How are you celebrating Valentine’s Day? I’ve seen a million Valentine’s crafts floating around, including some really cute mantels out there. I had no idea people actually decorating their mantels for Valentine’s until I started blogging! I haven’t done any crafts or decorating but have done some painting! I’ve had a thing for red recently [...]
I feel it is my duty to share a little secret with you on the off chance that you have been MIA or visiting a relative in a land far, far away for some time now. (And if so, I hope it was somewhere fabulous like Fiji, for which I’m very jealous.) Or, if you [...]
I have finally found it and it’s not for the baby at all. It’s for the mother-to-be. It’s not a photo album or a beautiful robe (both of which are wonderful gifts by the way) but rather something she can not only love, but can wear and keep forever. I’m now at an age where [...]
So in case you missed it before, I posted about signing up for an invitation to the Coach Factory Outlet online sale. No more driving to the outlets to pick up a treat for yourself. You can see the original post here for details on getting an invite. Be sure to click over to get [...]
