Welcome to the 186th Tablescape Thursday! Greetings! Hope your week is going great. Spring is in full swing here; everything is blooming up a storm! For this week's Tablescape Thursday, I did something I've always wanted to do in a table setting. I've always wanted to use Wisteria in a centerpiece. It's just so beautiful and fragrant and it grows wild here in the south. Each spring … [Read more...]
Porch Fever
March 21, 2012 by 40 Comments
Springtime = Porch Fever, and I have the cure. Just one question...screened-in or open today? You decide. Oh, and could you pass me a lemon for my sweet tea? Just feel those breezes! Source This is one of my very favorite houses in Grant Park in Atlanta. It has multiple porches...as in porches on ALL. FOUR. SIDES! Love! There are three porches just on the front of the home...enough to make this … [Read more...]
Scents: Do You Have a Favorite?
March 20, 2012 by 100 Comments
A few weeks ago I posted about "20+ Things I Can't Live Without" I've gotten so many great emails (and comments) about that post, I think they'll be a "Part II" coming up in the future. At the end of that post I asked for your favorite "can't-live-without" products. The comments were awesome! I'm still going back periodically to reread them, trying out the fab ideas/products you mentioned, as well as … [Read more...]
You Made That from What?
March 19, 2012 by 55 Comments
Welcome to the 165th Metamorphosis Monday! For this Metamorphosis Monday, I'm sharing some neat little transformations you can make right at home. I was inspired by this wood tray I saw in a local Ballard Designs Outlet recently on a shopping trip. Come a bit closer and take a look. Not the greatest pics since they were taken with my camera phone and it's dark inside Ballard Designs...but I think … [Read more...]
My Image Inspiration: What Inspires You?
March 16, 2012 by 28 Comments
A few weeks ago I shared My Colortopia, a fun site created by Glidden Paint to help take the scary guesswork out of choosing a paint color. Using the tool, My Life, My Colors, you answered 7 fun questions to reveal colors you would enjoy having in your home. Often when we freshen up a space in our home with new paint, we'll have an item that's serving as our inspiration. It could be a particular … [Read more...]
A St. Patrick’s Day Table Setting on the Porch
March 15, 2012 by 79 Comments
Welcome to the 185th Tablescape Thursday! Spring officially arrives on March 20th, but it's already here in Georgia. The temps have been in the upper 70's; they even went above 80° today. It was so beautiful out the day I captured these pics. I'm looking forward to seeing green leaves filling out the trees real soon. I don't think it will be long now. The sheers were dancing in the … [Read more...]
Shopping IKEA and Ballard Designs
March 14, 2012 by 49 Comments
Recently I took a shopping trip to IKEA in Atlanta and to the Ballard Design Outlet in Alpharetta. Today, I'm taking you along with me. These stores are very different. It's hard to believe IKEA was here for several years before I ever visited. I had this idea in my head that it was all super modern furniture...far from the truth. IKEA carries a lot more than just furniture. I can see why folks plan … [Read more...]
IKEA PJÄS Basket Closet Additions
March 12, 2012 by 50 Comments
Welcome to the 164th Metamorphosis Monday! Greetings! Hope you had a fabulous weekend! Last Friday I met a friend for lunch in Atlanta. We lunched in a restaurant by the name of Osteria del Figo. I think most folks just call it, Figo Pasta. After lunch I headed over to IKEA. You may remember after my last visit to IKEA, the closet went from looking like this... ...to looking like this. … [Read more...]
IKEA Expedit Hack: How I Made It Work
March 9, 2012 by 50 Comments
A few days ago I pulled a Houdini in the renovation of the office closet. Here's a view of the "Before" and "After" below. You can view this closet renovation project here: IKEA Expedit for Closet Storage. The Houdini part was getting an IKEA Expedit shelving unit, which measures 58 5/8 inches wide, into in a closet that is only about 1/2 to 3/4 inch wider than the Expedit itself. The closet … [Read more...]
IKEA Expedit Closet Makeover
March 5, 2012 by 106 Comments
Welcome to the 163rd Metamorphosis Monday! A while back I wrote about how on a recent visit to the Atlanta IKEA with a friend, I repeatedly decided and un-decided to buy an Expedit shelving unit. I really wanted to buy one for my office closet but there was one big problem. The Expedit measures 58 5/8 inches wide and my closet measures 57 1/2 inches wide and 47 1/2 inches deep. With the … [Read more...]
