Welcome to the 386th Metamorphosis Monday! When I ordered this potting bench, I had plans to give it a few coats of marine varnish. (Potting Bench can be found here: Potting Bench.) But somewhere along the way I changed my mind and decided to have a little fun with it. I wanted to paint it, but what color? I searched online for painted potting benches and found a lot of cute ones, but still didn't see a … [Read more...]
How To Make a Tiered Planter From Terra Cotta Saucers
June 17, 2016 by 27 Comments
Yesterday for Tablescape Thursday, I shared a table setting featuring a 3-tiered planter or plant stand as the centerpiece. Today I'm sharing detailed instructions showing how I made the planter, in case you would like to make one, too. This is one of the easiest DIY projects I've ever made and it only took about 1-1/2 hours to make. Well, maybe a little longer for the jute part, more on … [Read more...]
Spring Table Setting with Ma Maison and a DIY Tiered Planter Centerpiece
June 16, 2016 by 61 Comments
Welcome to the 404th Tablescape Thursday. Happy springtime to you! We're out on the porch for this week's Tablescape Thursday. You've been seeing these butterfly napkin rings a lot lately. They seem to be my favorite choice for the tablescapes I've been creating this spring. I must be in a "green" mood right now. Maybe it's from all the gardening I've been doing. … [Read more...]
GE Slate Appliances Showcase the Beauty & Not the Fingerprints
June 15, 2016 by 34 Comments
Stainless steel appliances have been a really popular choice for kitchens over the last few years. It's a great option for some kitchens, but it wasn't quite the look I had in mind when I completed my modest kitchen renovation a few years back. Since there were not a lot of other choices besides stainless steel back then, I went with a white finish for all my appliances. White has worked … [Read more...]
How To Find the Center of a Ceramic or Clay Saucer
June 14, 2016 by 29 Comments
Things are looking very purplie around here, Dahlia purple to be exact. I've finished painting the potting bench, now I just to need to assemble it. I'll start work on that this evening. Today I've been shopping for the supplies I need for another little project, one I think you're going to really like. You would think the potting bench project was enough to having going on at one time, … [Read more...]
A Change of Mind
June 13, 2016 by 30 Comments
Welcome to the 385th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? Something very weird happened to me this weekend. I think I must have gotten a knock on the head. ;) Remember the potting bench that I ordered recently? I had planned to give it a few good coatings of this marine varnish. It's the same thing I used on this potting table that lives downstairs under my … [Read more...]
Some Favorite Finds
June 10, 2016 by 28 Comments
I have a bunch of fun, random stuff to share, including some awesome finds, so I've put them all together in one post. This arrived today. I've used this spar varnish before and it's super durable. (I ordered it here: Spar Varnish) I'll be using it this weekend to seal the various parts of the new potting bench I ordered recently. (Potting bench is available here: Potting … [Read more...]
Here Comes the Sun!
June 9, 2016 by 45 Comments
Welcome to the 403rd Tablescape Thursday! Today I made a visit to Whole Foods and just outside their front door I saw these: pots of beautiful sunflowers. Each plant had 2-3 flowers already open and was covered in buds, so there should be plenty more flowers on the horizon. I couldn't resist creating this week's table around these happy flowers. I haven't used my sunflower plates in a … [Read more...]
How I Plant Trees and Shrubs in Georgia’s Red Clay Soil
June 7, 2016 by 35 Comments
Recently someone asked in a comment if I had written a post showing my process for planting shrubs. I was thinking about that today and remembered that I had written a post about 1-1/2 years ago that showed how I planted some Leyland Cypress trees in my back yard. I figured a refresher is never a bad idea, so hope you find this post helpful. I don't have the best luck with keeping indoor plants alive, … [Read more...]
A Front Yard Makeover With Boxwood Shrubs, Benches & Copper-Roof Dovecote
June 6, 2016 by 109 Comments
Welcome to the 384th Metamorphosis Monday! A while back I started a big makeover for my front yard landscape. Bushes were removed and transplanted to the back yard and a Japanese Waterfall Maple was transplanted to another area of the yard. The tree is doing well in its new home, as are the shrubs that were transplanted to the backyard. It's taken me a while to add shrubs back. I had … [Read more...]
