After seeing all those fabulous porches earlier this morning in our tour of a wonderful lake home and guest cottage on The Ford Plantation, I knew just the book to share with you this evening. I figure with a blog titled Between Naps on the Porch, it's my solemn duty to sample and road test all the available porch books to be found! :) In the BNOTP Library: Perfect Porches: Designing … [Read more...]
Screened-in Porch Freshened Up With Paint
July 28, 2014 by 87 Comments
Welcome to the 287th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Monday! Hope you had an awesome summer weekend! I was fretting a bit over mine, wondering how I would be getting a post ready for Met Monday since I dropped my computer off for repairs early on Friday and when last I checked on Saturday, they still haven't gotten around to working on it. I was 4th in line, now 2nd, so hopefully they will be repairing it … [Read more...]
In The BNOTP Library: Nicky Haslam’s Folly De Grandeur
July 25, 2014 by 9 Comments
My main computer, the one where I store all my photos, is at the computer doctor getting worked on. It feels like I'm missing my right arm. Hopefully I will have it back in the next day or two. In the meantime, I thought I'd share a beautiful book from my decor library. If you're new to this series I started a while back, you'll find all the books I've shared on the topics of Decorating, Gardening and … [Read more...]
Inside The Kitchen of “A Christmas Story” Movie House
July 24, 2014 by 62 Comments
Welcome to the 306th Tablescape Thursday! A visit to the 19th-century Victorian home used in all the exterior scenes of the movie, A Christmas Story, is an interactive one. As we stepped inside the front door for the tour, our guide immediately invited us to have a seat in the living room. Whaaat? That's not something you normally get to do while touring a home! I knew right then this wasn't going to be … [Read more...]
Tour A Christmas Story Movie House: The House & Neighborhood
July 23, 2014 by 31 Comments
Recently I took a trip to Ohio to visit family and while there I decided to do something I've been wanting to do for ages. I hopped in the car one morning and struck out for Cleveland to tour the home featured in the movie, A Christmas Story. This wonderful old Victorian home located at 3159 W. 11th Street in Cleveland Ohio, was used for all the exterior shots of the … [Read more...]
In the BNOTP Library: Perfect English Cottage
July 22, 2014 by 11 Comments
Having just featured a book depicting lots of wonderful rooms decorated in English style, I couldn't resist sharing another one of my favorite English design books. You may remember when I featured the book, Perfect English by Ros Byam Shaw. Last summer I was excited to discover she has also written a book on cottage design. In the BNOTP Library: Perfect English Cottage Author: Ros Byam … [Read more...]
Where Am I?
July 22, 2014 by 80 Comments
I'm traveling today, headed back home. I can't wait to share pictures of where I've been the last few days. This photo is a big hint! Can you guess? :) Update: Check out THIS POST to see where I was when this picture was taken. … [Read more...]
A Garden Update
July 21, 2014 by 57 Comments
Welcome to the 286th Metamorphosis Monday! We've been having spring-like weather all this week, crazy weather for the middle of July. The cooler temps have been a nice respite from the heat. The garden I put in around the mailbox several months ago has been thriving in the milder temps. I thought for this Met Monday I'd share a how's it changed over the past six weeks. Here's how it … [Read more...]
In The BNOTP Library: English Decoration
July 19, 2014 by 14 Comments
I love English design! Long before I even knew what "style" or "look" fell under the moniker of English Design, I accidentally decorated my living room in an English/Hunt vibe. I decorated that room just buying what I loved, never thinking about a particular style or design. It was actually a dearheart on Rate My Space (remember that site) who awoke me to the idea that my living room had … [Read more...]
Rosedown Plantation: In The Butler’s Pantry
July 17, 2014 by 107 Comments
Welcome to the 305th Tablescape Thursday! Pssst: My content area is wider now here at the blog... so horizontal photos are going to look a lot bigger/better. Yipee! But, I have a question for you about the size of the vertical pictures. You'll find that question part way down in the post. Please leave a comment answering the question regarding the size of the vertical pics you'll see in this post. Let me … [Read more...]
