Design + Lifestyle by Cindy Gardner
Hello friends! We are deep into winter. Snow. Ice. Cold temps. I have learned to embrace winter, well in January anyways, March and April, not so much. We started out the new year making a harrowing 350 mile drive on snow packed icy roads to meet our precious new granddaughter! Words truly cannot express the …
Hello friends! It's been awhile so I thought we should catch up! Grab a cup of joe, and lets get started.... Progress on the house has been at a snails pace due weather and exhaustion. Building your own home is the ultimate DIY project, and once we lost "our" ( and by our I mean …
Hello friends, Yes, it's me. I have been MIA in the blogging department, and I could offer you some long list of lame excuses..... but I won't. I have however been working my booth at the Montana Antique Mall, going on some wild buying trip adventures, purchased my first can of Annie Sloan Chalk paint …
Hello! I hope everyone is well! I thought I would continue on my natural element phase. We'll call it a "series" since phase sounds a little flaky and obsessive! Objects from nature are a wonderful way to accessorize a room adding texture, color and beauty. I like a subtle color palette of greys and whites, …
Greetings! Four women. one SUV. one quick stop at a fantastic furniture warehouse sale (think Restoration Hardware). a feast of a lunch at a funky hip cafe in Austin. someone reading a GPS navigation AWAY from our destination. and we finally made  it to the Country Living Fair!! Yes, we finally arrived at our destination …
With Mother's Day approaching, what a perfect time to take out those special items that make a table beautiful! And what a better way to celebrate Mom, than bringing out the things she loved. Blue and white Staffordshire ironstone, always a classic, handed down from my Mom. She actually gathered it piece by piece from our local …
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 …
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 …
Today we have winter. The last few days have been grey and windy, and I hate the wind. But today we finally have snow, a lot of snow, and it just feels warm and cozy in my home. The fire is going ( we heat with a wood stove.... a love/hate relationship ), and with …
French Grey 