Good morning all!  Hope you enjoyed the small series on inspiring movie houses. If you missed it, you can find the first one here Today I want to show you how I display my milk glass. I can't remember when I saw the article in Martha Stewart Living, but it was about how beautiful milk glass containers are when lit from within by candles. I … [Read more...]

Good morning all! Today is the last installment of movie houses that have inspired me.  I have enjoyed posting it and hope you have enjoyed seeing some great movie houses. The list of great houses is Looooooong.....  and I could post every day for a year and still probably have something to show! Life As We Know It is a movie I haven't seen yet. I … [Read more...]

Good morning all. Hope you had a wonderful Sunday.  True to my commitment, I am not posting on Sundays  in an effort to keep one day a week with reduced work.  We often go out for pizza after church and there are enough leftovers  (and everyone has gorged enough!)  that I don't have to make another dinner on Sunday.  So, with a couple things … [Read more...]

Today in this series of movies that have inspired me is Practical Magic. It's another older movie featuring a great house, let alone a quaint New England village! Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are witch sisters with personal problems. How's that for a nutshell overview! The pictures I have for you are primarily of the fabulous kitchen. I am a … [Read more...]

I thought I'd do a few posts on some things that inspire me in decorating.  I'm hoping that some of you will also share about the things that inspire you as well. The other day I mentioned magazines and I may get back to that one later but today, I want to talk about movies. I have been a movie buff since I was a girl. I can still remember some … [Read more...]

I had an enjoyable day today out shopping and having lunch with my daughter.We try and go every Thursday. It's our time together.We both love to shop and decorate.  We first went to Michaels and I found these tin letters in the dollar aisle. they were actually $2 each... I think I'll mount them on some of the pallet wood I have in the … [Read more...]

This morning, while the kids were all getting off to school,  I decided to finally browse through the magazines  that had been sitting in the studio for a week or two.  Three of my very favorites... I started with Romantic Country and I was so surprised  when I saw a spread on Laurie Anna's Vintage Home!  I follow her blog and, if you don't, you … [Read more...]

Today I've just been bouncing between lots of tasks.  Laundry, crafting, general tidying, etc. I thought I'd show you some of the things I've found in the past few months.  Some I have plans for and others I just couldn't pass up  but have no idea what to do with them yet! I love books and I have lots of them.  It's always hard for me to pass up … [Read more...]