2 Tables That Are A Work In Progress & I’m A Little Distracted This Week
Welcome to the 764th Tablescape Thursday! I've been working on a table the last couple of weeks, but I'm having trouble finding the right salad plates. These adorable flamingo napkins are my inspiration, but when shopping for flamingo-themed salad plates in the right color, I'm only finding the melamine version. I may end up having to buy those since that seems to be all that's available. Here's a little preview of what I have in mind when I find the right plates. … [Continue Reading...]
I Bought A Forever Dress Last Night + A Great Double Sale!
This is a bold statement since it hasn't even arrived yet, but I think I purchased a "forever" dress last night. I've been searching for a long time for an all-cotton or cotton/linen blend maxi dress for summer. I didn't want a sundress style, wanted it to have sleeves since I sunburn so easily. It was love at first sight when I came across this dress last night. I love that it's a blend of cotton and linen, which means it should have a nice weight/feel to the … [Continue Reading...]
When Things Go Sideways–Literally! Never Had This Happen Before!
Welcome to the 746th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Monday! I hope you had a fabulous weekend! Mine was great except for one mind-numbing incident. lol So you know how I've put together a gazillion of these white storage cabinets for use here in the garage? I have 9 here in the garage--five along the side wall and four on the front wall. I decided to order two for the basement storage room since I love the clean style of this cabinet. Some good … [Continue Reading...]
Porch Dining: A Spring-Summer Table Setting Out On The Porch
Welcome to the 763rd Tablescape Thursday! It's been so warm here this week and I am loving it! I couldn't resist a sunny, happy table out here on the porch. I hope you are seeing warmer temps, too! This has been a busy few days with an electrician here adding new lighting to the basement, crawl-space storage room, and the upstairs hallway. If you missed those posts, click HERE to reach the Home page where you'll find them all … [Continue Reading...]
New Lighting For The Upstairs Hall & This Lighting Has A Surprise, Unique Feature
When I had an electrician here on Friday to add recessed lighting to the storage/utility room in the basement, I also had him change out the three lights in my upstairs hallway to recessed lighting, recessed lighting with a special, built-in feature. This was the lighting that was in the long, upstairs hallway. Two of the three lights are visible in this previous photo from when I was moving an old chest from one room to … [Continue Reading...]
Wow! What a Difference New Lighting Can Make–The Basement Is Almost Done Now
Welcome to the 745th Metamorphosis Monday! One week ago I shared an update on the storage/workroom part of my basement. I had just had flooring installed...the same type of epoxy flooring seen here in the garage. I was surprised and a little disappointed when I saw how it looked here in the basement. It seemed a lot darker in this room than it had in the garage. Ummm. I decided the reason it looked so much darker had to be due to … [Continue Reading...]
The Perfect Mother’s Day Sale & A Special Spring-Summer Dress
Time to spoil yourself for summer--Talbots is having a wonderful Mother's Day Sale and I found sooo many cute things! I'm in love with this skirt! It reminds me so much of my trip to Positano, Italy. It makes me want to travel there right now! Here's a close up this beautiful skirt...love! It's on sale 40% off with the code MOM at checkout here: Beautiful Skirt. I've always liked a square neck shirt, I find this style neckline to be … [Continue Reading...]
3 Special Table Settings Featuring Beautiful Vintage Tablecloths!
Welcome to the 762nd Tablescape Thursday! Oh my gosh, it's been a wild week around here! I had planned to complete the work on the unfinished part of my basement at a gradual pace over the next couple of months, but I got a bee in my bonnet and decided to go full-steam ahead. I'm eager to get my workbench and freezer moved back into the room as soon as possible, so that means going ahead and scheduling to have the painting done as soon as the electrical work is … [Continue Reading...]
Such a Big Improvement–Love This Spice Rack Organizer!
My spice organization left a lot to be desired. The only place I have near my stove to store spices is inside this relatively narrow cabinet next to the stove. To try and make it more functional, I have a lot of my spices on a little turntable. It's not a great system because when I need a particular spice, I have to spin it around and around searching for the one that I need. Often, the smaller spice containers that I have stacked atop each other end up falling … [Continue Reading...]
How The Epoxy Flooring In The Basement Turned Out & Lighting Is Next!
Welcome to the 744th Metamorphosis Monday! The flooring in the unfinished area of the basement is done and it looks a bit different from how I had imagined it would look. You may remember this is how it looked before its makeover. A previous owner of my home had it painted white at some point. It was pretty scraped up and had some impossible-to-remove stains, so I decided to give it the Granite Garage treatment since I love how the flooring they … [Continue Reading...]
