Decorating, Tablescaping, Before and Afters, Thrifty Finds, and Gardening
One of the most commonly "Googled" phrases or topics bringing readers to the Between Naps on the Porch blog is, "How much does it cost to build a screened in porch." Lately I've been getting a few e-mails asking for this information, too. You know what that means...spring is not far off! Almost porch time again! Today I thought I'd share the nitty gritty facts and figures of just how much it cost … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 212th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? Were you in blizzard territory? The pictures I've been seeing online are amazing! For this Met Monday, I'm sharing a "comfort" change I made in the office this weekend. It was one I was reluctant to make but finally decided it needed to be done. If you have been reading BNOTP for a while, you may remember when I purchased my … [Read more...]
Back in September, I was on an all-out mirror search for the office. I wanted a mirror to go above the chest in my little reading corner, something that would reflect the light coming in through the windows . I found this silver one at Marshalls for just $20 and brought it home to try it out. You may remember it from THIS previous Metamorphosis Monday. It looked pretty good except for one … [Read more...]
Recently Melissa (The Inspired Room) created a beautiful home office for herself. She's loving it! Who wouldn't love working in this gorgeous space! Perhaps, the neatest part is how it turned out to be much more than just a home office. It's also a haven, a "girl space" where she can enjoy some time with her daughters. You can take the full tour at The Inspired Room. Virginia … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 174th Metamorphosis Monday! Greetings! Hope your weekend was great! I'm really excited about a change I made recently here in the office. Did you guess what it was from the hint I left a few days ago? Not long after I moved into this house twenty+ years ago, I purchased plantation shutters for all the windows. In hindsight, that was one of the best purchases I've ever made for … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 157th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Metamorphosis Monday! Thank you for all the supportive comments and e-mails I received about changing the start of our Met Monday party to Monday morning and our Tablescape Thursday party to Thursday morning. You guys are awesome! I'm so excited to share some fun tweaks and additions I've made in the office this week. (You can follow the full … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 137th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Labor Day weekend! Have you been relaxing, grilling out...or taking advantage of the long weekend to get a few things done around the house? I'm excited to share a fabulous DIY project for this Metamorphosis Monday. Recently, Traci who blogs at the fabulous blog, Beneath My Heart, created a wonderful desk for her home office. She did such a great … [Read more...]
Billy, where have you been all my life? I'm a latecomer to Billy bookcases but it turns out they have been around for 30+ years. The factory that produces the Billy bookshelf makes 15 Billys a minute. That's 3.1 million a year! Wow! After buying three of my own, I can see why they are so popular. They are sturdy, easy to assemble and reasonably priced. I shared my small (but growing) office … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 136th Metamorphosis Monday! If you've been reading BNOTP for a while, you're very familiar with this view of my Office. I've shared this side of the room in previous posts, too. But, I've rarely shared this side because...well, there's just nothing to see. Pretty boring, right? Well, that's about to change! I've had big plans for this space all along; I just … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 124th Metamorphosis Monday! This was my office, if you could call it an office. It was really just a dressing room off my master bedroom with a built in dressing table that I was using as a desk. After several months working in this space, I began to have neck pain and tingling pain down my arms. It turned out this "desk" was about 4 inches shorter than it needed to be in order to be a … [Read more...]
