Hello! Things have been pretty crazy busy around here lately and I have been MIA in bloggerland! Facebook has been quicker and easier as of late, so I have been trying to keep up there. Spring has finally sprung here, and I am drawn outdoors, not only to work on my spring clean up, but …
vintage industrial
Hello! I have been uber busy lately.... just finished an antique show out of town. Oh the logistics! As everyone is packing up at the end, we all have that "I must be insane" look on our faces (and maybe on our lips too!!). Sometimes I just feel like a glorified furniture mover! But, one …
memories of….ireland
With St. Patrick's Day approaching I thought it would be fitting to show some images of Ireland. As you may know, my mother was from Dublin, Ireland, and I have very fond memories of visiting there and of hearing stories of her life growing up. She will gone 10 years in September and I still …
spring topiaries
Hello! Didn't really want to title this dining room 3, but here are a few more photos of the dining room. I decided that I needed to add another layer of texture, so I put up the linen curtains. I love the big windows that we put in this room, it brings in a lot …
dining room…. part 2
This is were the idea began.... I had filled this dough bowl with driftwood that I had gathered from the river. Have you ever been doing something that people look at you with that "look"? Well, I got plenty of "looks" as I was gathering a very large arm full of wonderful driftwood. We had …
dining room….. part 1
Hello Everyone! I hope everyone had a great weekend...... or still having, depending on your holiday work situation! Hubby, being in the building industry, has been home most of the winter, therefore I really hate to admit that the days seem to blur one into another!! I've been working on a dining room redo, and …
jeanne d’arc living…again
Hello everyone! Just a quick post to pass along a giveaway.....again! Carole from Maynard Greenhouse is giving away another issue of this wonderful magazine, Jeanne d'Arc Living. Nordic-French in style, the photography and recipes are wonderful...... There are no ads, so it is really more like a book! I just love the aesthetic of it, …
valentine
designer inspiration
Hello everyone, I have been busy on several projects, but nothing completed to the point of post worthiness. However, while working, I was thinking about design and designers that have influenced me through the years. Nancy Fishelson has been a huge inspiration for me. Her color palette of whites and greys. Linen slipcovered and upholstered …
spring fever
I know, I know. It is way too early! I mean way. too. early. January is just about over, and there is still February. And March. Not that I am really ready to get outside and face all the work and projects waiting for me. In fact, I haven't even gotten all the projects on …
French Grey 