Last December one of the last projects I was working on in preparation for our sailor girl coming home for the holidays was refinishing a dresser with chalk paint. Spring break has finally arrived in our local school district and that means Lenny and I are on Spring break as well. This year, we are visiting …
Home Decor
You can really find some great deals on household decor, kitchen cabinets, storage solutions, bedding and even beds and furniture (to name a few things) at IKEA. I know IKEA’s been around for a while now, but I just made my first trip to IKEA not too long ago. If you’ve been following along on …
I love fall. It just may be my favorite season of all! To kick off the first day of fall 2015, I’m joining a few blogger friends to bring you our Fall Home Tour. My fall home tour is nothing fancy, complicated or expensive. Just a few little touches of autumn that I’ve added to …
Sharing how our front door gets a fresh coat of paint on The Birch Cottage. Our Front Door Gets a Fresh Coat of Paint Although we’ve been busy this week spending time with our nine week old twin grandbabies, I took some time to put a fresh coat of paint on our front door. I love the …
Summer is quickly coming to an end. School is back in session. Friday night football is underway. The pears on our pear tree are ripe and I just made my first fall burlap wreath, which I’ll be sharing with you soon. My friend Carrie at Kenarry Ideas for the Home put together this great DIY burlap wreath …
It’s spring in Ohio and we had a few days of nice sunny weather, followed by quite a few days of rain, clouds and much cooler weather. But, those few days of sunshine, were just enough to get me outdoors and hungry for warm weather. I was even able to work on a couple of …
This Coffee Filter Wreath by Natalie Bradley from Natalie Bradley Events was recently featured in DIY Lifestyle Magazine and is absolutely adorable and, not to mention, a very creative use of an everyday item! This wreath would be an adorable decoration for a baby shower or change the colors to match your decor, style or …
A couple of weekends ago, my hubby and I went on a trip for a long weekend. Included in our trip was four hours of shopping at the IKEA store in West Chester, Ohio. This was our very first visiting an Ikea store! We were both amazed and overwhelmed with the selection. My Lenny was …