Welcome to the 310th Tablescape Thursday! This past weekend I had a little cookout with some friends. After setting the table, I snapped a few hurried pics. Normally when I'm having friends over for a dinner party or cookout, I'll set the table the night before. This time I was so indecisive about what direction to go with the table, I waited until the last-minute to put it together. One part of me … [Read more...]
Tour The Studio Apartment Where Frances Parkinson Keyes Wrote Her Novels
August 20, 2014 by 31 Comments
Yesterday we toured the Beauregard-Keyes home, the home American author Frances Parkinson Keyes purchased and restored with the help of architect, Sam Wilson. (To see a full tour of this home, check out yesterday's post here: Tour The Beauregard-Keyes Home ) During the restoration process, Mrs. Keyes lived in a little studio apartment on the property behind the home. I was … [Read more...]
In The BNOTP Library: More Literary Houses
August 20, 2014 by 5 Comments
If you've come across this post randomly and would like to be notified of new "In The BNOTP Library" posts, please subscribe via the gray subscribe box at the end of this post. I couldn't share the book, Literary Houses with you without sharing the sequel Rosalind Ashe wrote the following year. The illustrations are just as beautiful, maybe even more so. And I know you're going to love the homes she … [Read more...]
In The BNOTP Library: Literary Houses
August 19, 2014 by 11 Comments
If you've come across this post randomly and would like to be notified of new "In The BNOTP Library" posts, please subscribe via the gray subscribe box at the end of this post. Today, I'm sharing a very different book from my library. When I found out about the premise behind this book, I could not wait to get my hands on it. The whole concept intrigued and excited me! Have you ever read a novel that … [Read more...]
Tour The Beauregard Keyes House & Garden, New Orleans Louisiana
August 19, 2014 by 40 Comments
Back in May I traveled to New Orleans where I met up with my friend, Linda and we had the most amazing week touring some of the beautiful old historic homes in Louisiana and Mississippi. One of the homes we toured was the Beauregard-Keys home located at 1113 Chartres Street in New Orleans. The Beauregard-Keys home was built in 1826 by architect Francois Correjolles for Joseph Le Carpentier, a wealthy … [Read more...]
Electrical Cord Covers Hide Metal Swing Chains
August 18, 2014 by 59 Comments
Welcome to the 290th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? Hope it was relaxing and fun! I had some friends over for a little cookout on the porch and we had great time together. Speaking of the porch, recently I had it freshened up with a new coat of paint. It had been over 6 years since it was last painted. After the porch was painted, I noticed the covers on the swing were looking pretty … [Read more...]
In The BNOTP Library: William Yeoward on Entertaining
August 17, 2014 by 7 Comments
Thanks so much to everyone who subscribed to receive email updates when a new "In The BNOTP Library" post is available to read at Between Naps On The Porch. This is the first BNOTP Library post that is being sent out via email to just those readers who subscribed for those updates. If you've come across this post randomly while visiting BNOTP and would like to be notified when I post about a favorite … [Read more...]
Dining On The Summer Porch
August 14, 2014 by 82 Comments
Welcome to the 309th Tablescape Thursday! Little Announcement: Before we dive into Tablescape Thursday, I wanted to give an update on the Between Naps On The Porch group tablescaping boards recently created at Pinterest. Thanks to everyone who joined the boards. The tables that are being pinned are stunning! Love seeing them all! If you requested an invite to one of the boards but haven't received it, … [Read more...]
Tour the Beautiful 2014 Southern Living Idea House in Bluffton, South Carolina
August 12, 2014 by 43 Comments
Did you try to access BNOTP today and found yourself staring at a blank page? I awoke this morning, sat down to create a post and discovered that was not going to happen. Apparently Comcast was experiencing some kind of major routing/networking issues and it effected many sites nationwide. My host, Liquid Web, was effected by the outage and from what I read online, the outage impacted several network … [Read more...]
Overcoming Winter Kill And My Own Personal Version Of Crop Circles
August 11, 2014 by 104 Comments
Welcome to the 289th Metamorphosis Monday! So, remember when that awful ice storm hit Georgia this past winter and paralyzed all of metro Atlanta? It was in the news for days since so many folks were stranded on the interstates and roads, unable to get home for several days. That ice storm did this to my "just-sodded-last-summer" front yard. I shared these pics on the blog in May of this … [Read more...]
