Making My Bed Like a Pottery Barn Bed + A Fun Challenge
Welcome to the 625th Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! Over the past month, I've been getting regular emails from Pottery Barn reminding me that I have a $25 credit that's soon to expire. There's nothing that I particularly need right now but after about the 3rd time that email arrived, I decided to click over and check out their spring goodies. The first thing I saw was this image. Doesn't this make you long for spring?! … [Continue Reading...]
A Birthday Present & A Few More of My Favorite Finds
Being a serious handbag lover, I typically purchase a new bag every year or two. Sometimes I purchase it new if I can find it in the color I want, other times I will buy it pre-loved from the only site I really trust for preloved bags, Fashionphile. I like buying from them because if the bag isn't what you expected once it arrives, you have 30 days from the date of purchase to return it for a full refund. That policy is extremely rare in the pre-loved world! They … [Continue Reading...]
Celebrating a Special New Year’s Eve with a Snowy, Star-filled Table Setting
Welcome to the 642nd Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions! I've been working on a table to share this week but it's not quite ready for prime time. Yesterday was my birthday so I gave myself the day off to relax and play a little. As you get older, seems like celebrating each birthday becomes a bit more important--know what I mean? I'll share in another post the two small birthday presents I gave myself this … [Continue Reading...]
My Winter Survival Favorites: Part 1
Welcome to the 624th Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! Each year I love to put together a post with my favorite winter survival goodies, those things that help make the winter season a lot more comfortable and maybe even a little fun. If you've been reading BNOTP for very long, you probably know that I pretty much go into hibernation come wintertime. Has this fall/winter flown by for you, so far? It really has for me, maybe … [Continue Reading...]
A Fun Find During My Drive Back Home
A few years back I stumbled across a big, fat turkey in Pottery Barn. He was a bit on the pricey side so I didn't buy him that day, hoping to catch him in a sale later on. Well, much to my dismay he sold out faster than you can say Jiminy Cricket! Amazingly, Pottery Barn brought him back the following year. I was so surprised! I remember a sales representative in Williams Sonoma once telling me that sometimes WS will introduce an item into their … [Continue Reading...]
A Beautiful Idea to Keep Those Spirits Up Through the Cold Winter Months
These long dark days of winter can sometimes feel a bit drab. Personally, I'm not too prone to feeling sad or depressed during the winter because I love snuggling up inside reading, puzzling, or just plotting little decor updates for the spring season. But I know winter can be hard on a lot of us, especially after the rush of the holiday season has passed and we put away all the holiday decor. Sandra, a lovely BNOTP reader, shared an idea with me recently that I … [Continue Reading...]
The Last Christmas Table Setting of the Season
Welcome to the 641st Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions! It was a long, long drive but I'm finally back home now. I'll be spending the day taking down the cedar garland and removing the wreaths across the front of the house. It makes me a little sad to do that since I was gone almost the entire month of December, so I didn't have time to get used to or tired of my Christmas decor. Have you taken everything down … [Continue Reading...]
When Night Becomes Day! Does It Do This Where You Live When It Snows?
Since I've been visiting family in Ohio, it has snowed several times. We even had a white Christmas this year. A few days ago, after another relatively light snowfall, I was working at my computer late at night when I got thirsty and decided to get something to drink. I walked into the kitchen, flipped on the light, got my drink, and as I was standing near the sink I noticed the house next door was clearly visible, just like it was daytime. Huh??? I peered … [Continue Reading...]
Two Beautiful Transformations, All Through the Magic of Paint
Welcome to the 623rd Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! A few weeks back I shared how Lorelei transformed her dining room with paint. Lorelei liked the color I used in my dining room, Benjamin Moore, Raspberry Truffle and decided to use the same color in her dining room. Beautiful transformation! Here's a picture showing Raspberry Truffle a bit better. Such a great red! Lorelei … [Continue Reading...]
Beautiful, Festive Tables from Kansas, Maine and Mexico!
Thanks so much to all the lovely readers who shared their holiday tables with me over the past few weeks! Before we say goodbye to Christmas for another year, I thought I'd share some of the lovely tables the BNOTP readers shared with me over the last few days. Sheri's Christmas Table Setting with a Beautifully Hand-Crafted Centerpiece Sheri, who lives in Kansas, created this beautiful table for her family's Christmas dinner this year. Sheri said, "The … [Continue Reading...]
