Welcome to the 294th Tablescape Thursday! Hope you're having a wonderful week! For this week's Tablescape Thursday, I'm sharing links to 5 DIY centerpiece tutorials you can make for your spring or summer table settings. (I'm actually showing six centerpieces below, but two are made using the same idea/tutorial.) These were all easy and fun to make...hope you enjoy! This spring … [Read more...]
In The BNOTP Library: At Home With Books
April 30, 2014 by 10 Comments
A room without books is like a body without a soul. ~Cicero When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes. ~Desiderius Erasmus I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.~Anna Quindlen "Enough Bookshelves," New York Times, August 7, 1991 I love books. I love … [Read more...]
In the BNOTP Library: Living With Dogs
April 29, 2014 by 7 Comments
I'll be back later today with a post. In the meantime, I'm sharing another one of my fave books from the BNOTP library. You guys know I'm huge animal lover so when I first saw this book, it definitely grabbed my attention. The cover was just so beautiful and included two of my favorite things in the whole world, animals and books. When I realized the book also included some gorgeous interiors, because after … [Read more...]
A Cure for Sagginess
April 28, 2014 by 103 Comments
Welcome to the 274th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? Hope it was grand! I spent much of my weekend pouring through One Man's Folly, a book I had pre-ordered and have been eagerly awaiting its arrival. I rarely pre-order a book but this one sounded like it was going to be amazing from the articles I had read online. Oh, my gosh...is it ever! Such a wonderful book! I have so enjoyed every … [Read more...]
In The BNOTP Library: One Man’s Folly by Julia Reed
April 26, 2014 by 13 Comments
We interrupt this weekend with a book alert! :) Soooo excited, I can't help myself. I rarely pre-order books, usually wait until they've been out a while and buy them used, but this one sounded so amazing in an article I read recently, I just knew it was going to be wonderful..and it is! My copy just arrived in the mail today and I'm in love! In the BNOTP Library: One Man's Folly: The … [Read more...]
In The BNOTP Library: Mary Emmerling’s Beach Cottages
April 25, 2014 by 8 Comments
Happy Friday! I'll have a post up a little later today, working on it now. In the meantime I'm sharing another book from my decor library. Since I've been on such a beach kick this spring, I thought I'd share one more beach-themed book from the BNOTP library. I already own two other books by Mary Emmerling so when I ordered this book a couple of years ago, I had a feeling I would like it and I … [Read more...]
Dining With Seagulls
April 24, 2014 by 88 Comments
Welcome to the 293rd Tablescape Thursday! Hope you're in the mood for a beach party because lately all I want to do is create beach-themed table settings. Ummm, wonder what that means? Perhaps someone is craving a trip to the beach! :) Remember the fishnet I purchased on THIS shopping trip when I couldn't breathe and had to get out of the house? It worked just right as a … [Read more...]
In the BNOTP Library: Storybook Style
April 23, 2014 by 2 Comments
Yesterday we toured a wonderful storybook home, Cotchford Farm, the home of author A. A. Milne who created the delightful storybook world of Winnie-the-Pooh. If you love storybook homes, you will love the book I'm sharing today from the BNOTP library. In the BNOTP Library: Storybook Style: America's Whimsical Homes of the Twenties Author: Arrol Gellner Hardcover: 192 pages Book size: 11.4 x … [Read more...]
In the BNOTP Library: Barclay Butera Living on the Coast
April 22, 2014 by 4 Comments
Barclay Butera is a designer I only recently discovered back in spring of last year. I immediately loved what I saw of his work and ordered the book, Living on the Coast in April 2013. By the way, this is another one of those books where the "preview" at Amazon is misleading and doesn't do the book justice. So many of the interiors they show are very neutral, but the book is filled with … [Read more...]
25 Denim Bags & Purses Made From Recycled Jeans
April 21, 2014 by 38 Comments
Welcome to the 273rd Metamorphosis Monday! For this week's Met Monday, I thought it would be fun to share 25 fab Before and Afters. These "Befores" started out as old, out-of-style or too-worn jeans and turned into shiny, new purses and bags. To get the link for a particular tutorial, just click on the title of that post and it will take you to the post where you'll find the link for the … [Read more...]
