Shopping For Outdoor Furniture: Polywood vs C.R. Plastic

June 16, 2025 by 30 Comments

Welcome to the 855th Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you had a great weekend! One of my future goals for the Dollhouse is to purchase outdoor furniture for the patio. That may not happen this year, but I definitely want to do that by next summer. (The photo below is from when the home was listed for sale several years back.)   Here's another view of the patio looking back toward the house. Before … [Read more...]

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Plans Are In Motion For The Powder Room! It’s Gonna Be Wild!

June 9, 2025 by 71 Comments

Welcome to the 854th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope it was fabulous! For this week's Met Monday, I'm sharing a few updates I've made to the guest bath, along with some big changes that will be coming this summer, if not sooner. This small powder room is located on the main floor of the Dollhouse. Ever since moving in last June, I've been itching to make some changes in this room. I … [Read more...]

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Some Fun Additions To The Movie Room + Adding Lights To The Basement Stairs

June 2, 2025 by 24 Comments

Welcome to the 853rd Metamorphosis Monday! We had our second movie night in the recently created movie room and it was so much fun!   The movie kit I purchased a while back included "official" movie tickets that the boys filled out for the invited guests. Attendees weren't allowed to enter the theater until an usher/Maitre d' had taken their ticket, returning the stub as proof of admission. … [Read more...]

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More Plantation Shutters For The Dollhouse & A Simple Change With Big Results!

May 26, 2025 by 54 Comments

Welcome to the 852nd Metamorphosis Monday! There have been so many updates at the Dollhouse over the past two weeks, both small and large. I often wish things moved at a faster pace. It's easy for me to focus on the things I still desperately wish to get done, forgetting just how much I have accomplished over the past year. Sometimes, to calm my always-plotting-the-next-update-brain, I will walk from room … [Read more...]

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Had The Dollhouse And Its Roof Cleaned—How Did It Turn Out?

May 19, 2025 by 37 Comments

Welcome to the 851st Metamorphosis Monday! When I moved into this adorable cottage last June (aka, the Dollhouse) I noticed a lot of deferred maintenance. The couple from whom I purchased the home worked in a job where they knew they would only be here for 2-3 years, and I'm guessing they didn't want to spend $$$ on a house they would only be living in for a short time. In the photo below, a bit of dark … [Read more...]

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Lots Of Movie Room Updates—Plus, Which Console Basket Do You Like Best?

May 5, 2025 by 58 Comments

Welcome to the 849th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend! Over the past few days, I've been working on completing the last of the projects here in the Dollhouse basement.  I'm very close now to reaching the point where I feel like the room is done—it just needs a couple of more additions. You may recall from a recent post that the room has looked like this for around 8-9 … [Read more...]

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Faux Flowers in Window Boxes: Great Idea or Big Mistake?

April 21, 2025 by 90 Comments

Welcome to the 847th Metamorphosis Monday! So I'm thinking of doing something this spring that I didn't think I would ever do. I have a feeling this idea is going to be rather controversial. When I first saw the Dollhouse available on the market around 3-4 years ago, here's how it looked in the real estate ad. The yard and gardens were well-maintained. Unfortunately, I never had an opportunity to see it or … [Read more...]

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Beautiful, Whimsical Wallpaper For My Guest Bath & Mini-Mudroom

April 14, 2025 by 47 Comments

Welcome to the 846th Metamorphosis Monday! Thanks for all your awesome input yesterday regarding the baskets for the filing cabinet console I recently added to my office. I had to agree with those who left comments saying that neither the 3-basket or the 4-basket option worked well since the 4-basket looked crowded and the 3-basket option looked awkward. I have removed all the baskets for now, so it's back … [Read more...]

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A Planned Addition For My Office & I Need Help Identifying This Flower

April 7, 2025 by 46 Comments

Welcome to the 845th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Monday! I hope you had an awesome weekend! I have a few Before/Afters to share that are currently in the works. In this older photo of my office, taken before I added the table between the chairs and moved the floor lamp to the sunroom, notice the blank spot on the left wall underneath the windows.   Here's another view of that area the day the … [Read more...]

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A “Sign” Makeover + The Mountain Home I Stayed In Is Now For Sale

March 17, 2025 by 12 Comments

Welcome to the 842nd Metamorphosis Monday! Several years back I moved this small blue chest to the hallway just outside my upstairs living room/bonus room.   Though the color of the chest worked great in my bonus room, it seemed a bit crowded over in the corner of that room.   Unfortunately, that was the only place it would fit in that room, so I ended up moving it.   I … [Read more...]

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My Crazy Moving Adventure & The Awesome Discovery I Made In The Process!

March 10, 2025 by 59 Comments

Welcome to the 841st Metamorphosis Monday! Have you ever rented a U-Haul truck before? In October of last year, a few months after purchasing a cottage home near family in Ohio, I needed to move a few pieces of furniture from my home in Georgia to the Ohio house, aka, The Dollhouse. I had just purchased a dining set (table, leaf, and 6 chairs) online for the Dollhouse dining room, and had a wicker dining … [Read more...]

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The One Thing I Don’t Like About My White Hair & How I Fixed It

March 3, 2025 by 44 Comments

Welcome to the 840th Metamorphosis Monday! In early February I received this lovely comment from Helène asking for an update on the hair grow-out process I had blogged about in September 2024 in this post: A Personal Transformation, This One May Surprise You! When I read Helène's comment, I didn't think I had much of anything new to share—it seemed like my hair had been growing super slow during the winter … [Read more...]

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All My Favorites For Tackling Spring Cleaning + Which Smart Thermostat Is Best?

February 24, 2025 by 14 Comments

Welcome to the 839th Metamorphosis Monday! Thanks so much for all your awesome input yesterday! The Dollhouse keeps boxing me into weird corners where the thing I really want to do, doesn't necessarily work in that house. I'm stubborn, though. lol My favorite style bed is a 4-poster style bed, I've always found them to be so romantic and over-the-top beautiful. So since the prevailing opinion in the … [Read more...]

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2-Drawer Dishwashers: Which Brand Is Best & What Are The Pros & Cons

February 17, 2025 by 31 Comments

Welcome to the 838th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? We were having a tease of spring here in Georgia, but it's gone now and winter is back! This happens every year, of course, that little tease of spring that lasts about a week before the cold returns. At least it doesn't look like what I'm seeing through my RING doorbell in Ohio. I'm so glad I'm not there right now!   I have a cute … [Read more...]

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2 Budget-Friendly Ways To Protect Your Bags From Stains

February 10, 2025 by 19 Comments

Welcome to the 837th Metamorphosis Monday! I've been working on a post all morning, but it is taking a lot longer to write than I had expected. So how about something fun and fluffy, some eye candy for this week's Met Monday! I think this post is going to be a lot more fun than the one I was working on for today. Ha! Many years ago, while shopping in the Hermes Boutique in Atlanta, I came across a bag I … [Read more...]

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Out With Old, In With New! Such A Huge Improvement!

February 3, 2025 by 20 Comments

Welcome to the 836th Metamorphosis Monday! When I first moved into the Dollhouse, there was a lot of neglected maintenance that needed to be done. One of the first things I dealt with was replacing the garage door opener. The previous owners had never used the garage to house their cars during the two years they lived in the home. Since they moved frequently due to their career, they opted to use the garage … [Read more...]

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A Small Office Update That’s Had A Big Impact

January 27, 2025 by 17 Comments

Welcome to the 835th Metamorphosis Monday! I have a simple Before and After this week, but it's an important one. Back around August of 2022, I purchased a new desk chair for my home office/studio.   This chair has been great and is super comfortable. I've really enjoyed it! (Chair is available in 3 colors here: Comfy Desk Chair.)   Off and on over the past few months, I started having … [Read more...]

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Yay! It Fits!

December 23, 2024 by 24 Comments

Welcome to the 830th Metamorphosis Monday! Eager to get this partially assembled cabinet out of my living room, I spent most of the day on Friday finishing it up. Once assembled, it ended up being two large, heavy pieces. The top half was incredibly heavy! As soon as I reached the part where the top section had to be placed atop the bottom half, I knew I was going to need help getting that done. I still … [Read more...]

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Attempting To Turn Lemons Into Lemonade

December 16, 2024 by 41 Comments

Welcome to the 829th Metamorphosis Monday! If you've been reading BNOTP for a while, you know I tend to be snakebit when it comes to ordering large pieces of furniture online. Back when I was ordering storage cabinets for my garage, it was a struggle to get them delivered in one piece. The cabinets on the left with drawers were always professionally delivered with a big truck that had a lift for raising and … [Read more...]

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Christmas Home Tours & The Start Of Creating A “Theater” Room In The Basement

December 9, 2024 by 44 Comments

Welcome to the 828th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend! It was a really busy one here with Christmas festivities and home tours. We lined the streets of our community with paper bag luminaries and it looked really beautiful! Unfortunately, I had a gigantic limb fall off the tree in my front yard a couple of days prior. It was out on the curb awaiting pickup—kinda bad timing … [Read more...]

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New Furniture For My Study & A Most-Special Gift From Fortnum & Mason

December 2, 2024 by 34 Comments

Welcome to the 827th Metamorphosis Monday! It was a long drive back to the Dollhouse but listening to a book definitely helped pass the time. The weather was great the whole way and traffic was really good to me on this trip up. I tend to overdue a bit on these trips back to the Dollhouse, as I always squeeze in as much as humanly possible into my SUV, so the loading and unloading is quite the workout. I … [Read more...]

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Hanging 13 Wreaths, This Year’s Front Door Wreath & Loading Up The Sleigh

November 25, 2024 by 25 Comments

Welcome to the 826th Metamorphosis Monday! It's been a busy week as I prepare to head north again. I started to hang the wreaths on the windows earlier in the week and found them all painted shut. Even though the painters had the windows slightly raised when they painted the exterior this past summer, the windows still managed to weld themselves shut during the intervening months.   Thankfully, … [Read more...]

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2 Updates In The Office, Including A Major One—Plus, The Home Alone House Is Back!

November 18, 2024 by 17 Comments

Welcome to 825th Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! I have two updates to share here in the office, one I wish I had done ages ago. When I first chose furniture pieces from Pottery Barn's Bedford Modular Collection for my home office, as soon as they were delivered, I had a local glass company out to my home to measure the tops so protective glass could be cut to the exact dimensions of … [Read more...]

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Furnishing The Sunporch & Some Additional Updates I’d Like To Make

October 28, 2024 by 40 Comments

Welcome to 822nd Metamorphosis Monday! A few weeks ago I rented a U-haul to bring up the table and six chairs I had purchased for my cottage home in Ohio, aka, the Dollhouse.   I still need to create a post to share more about that little adventure! The table was the very first thing to go on. It was still in the box that it had arrived in and was placed flat against the front wall of the … [Read more...]

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How To Change The Direction The Door Opens On A Speed Queen Dryer

October 21, 2024 by 24 Comments

Welcome to the 821st Metamorphosis Monday! The laundry room in this 86-year-old house I purchased at the very end of May, is located down in the basement. Over the years as I've checked out homes that were listed for sale in this area, the laundry room was pretty much always in the basement, usually in an unfinished part of the basement. I have to wonder what the original homeowners of the homes in this … [Read more...]

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My September Favorites for Met Monday, Plus 3 Tempting Items Currently On My Wish List

October 7, 2024 by 23 Comments

Welcome to the 819th Metamorphosis Monday! Whenever I'm at the Dollhouse, there are always a lot of Before and Afters to share. If things go as planned this week, I'll soon be sharing how the dining set I ordered looks in the dining room. One update I made recently for the Dollhouse dining room was adding silk-wrapped bulbs to the dining room chandelier. Here's how those style bulbs look in the dining room … [Read more...]

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Dollhouse Updates: You’ll Never Believe How Much I Brought Up This Time!

September 30, 2024 by 22 Comments

Welcome to the 818th Metamorphosis Monday! So much has happened since I shared my last post for Tablescape Thursday. As I'm sure you've heard, we had a big weather event across the southeast. I was scheduled to head to the Dollhouse last Thursday, but I stayed put until things looked better in my area mid-day Friday. I had one of the best drives up I've ever had with very little traffic and no major backups … [Read more...]

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2 Updates For A Cottage Dining Room, One Is Small But Surprisingly Impactful!

September 15, 2024 by 18 Comments

Welcome to the 816th Metamorphosis Monday! If you've been reading BNOTP for a while, you may remember when I changed out the badly yellowed, plastic candle covers on my dining room chandelier for Lumiere's beautiful, realistic-looking candle covers.   At that time, I also upgraded the bulbs in my chandelier to these beautiful, silk-wrapped bulbs. I love this look for a chandelier sooo … [Read more...]

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The Best Way To Remove Tape Residue From Hardwood Flooring

September 9, 2024 by 28 Comments

Welcome to the 815th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Monday! Hope your weekend was awesome! I have a house full of painters here right now, they are working on finishing up the painting in the kitchen and the basement.  I'm still anxious and nervous about how the kitchen desk restoration will look in the kitchen once that is completed. I'll keep you posted on how it turns out. Today, I'm sharing a smallish … [Read more...]

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Luxury Bathing: A 1938 Cinderella Bathtub, Plus Knob Upgrades For 2 Laundry Chutes

September 2, 2024 by 60 Comments

Welcome to the 814th Metamorphosis Monday! I'm back in Georgia and work will start back up again in the kitchen next Monday. I'm glad to have a week to get caught up before work begins again. Hopefully, they will be done this next week with the painting and the rebuilding of the desk. A week or so ago I shared how I had the unique and unusually-shaped tub in the Dollhouse master bath reglazed. I could … [Read more...]

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So Many Lighting Updates, Plus A New Console Table For the Upstairs Hall

August 26, 2024 by 48 Comments

Welcome to the 813th Metamorphosis Monday! When I first moved into the Dollhouse, it was a dim, dark place! I didn't have any lamps, yet, and a lot of the lighting either wasn't working properly or contained dim, low-wattage bulbs. For example, the master bedroom has an overhead ceiling fan with a light attachment, but one of the bulbs was physically shattered and the other bulb was a 40-watt bulb. I was so … [Read more...]

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Office Updates: New Console, New Desk Chair, More Baskets, & A Refrigerator Update

August 19, 2024 by 36 Comments

Welcome to the 812th Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you had a fantastic weekend! I've made some exciting and useful updates in my office recently that I'm excited to share, but first, I want to give you an update on the refrigerator that was delivered the middle of last week. I'm cautiously optimistic because this one is doing a lot better than the dented one that was previously delivered. The current arrived … [Read more...]

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From Hidden, Weedy, Window Boxes To Window Boxes Filled With Flowers

August 12, 2024 by 87 Comments

Welcome to the 811th Metamorphosis Monday! Back when the Dollhouse was listed for sale in 2022, this is how the landscaping looked in the front yard. Notice the small tree on the right that's planted right up against the house. Two years ago when this photo was taken, you could barely see the window box behind it on the lower window, and you couldn't see the one under the top window at … [Read more...]

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How Do I Like My New LG InstaView, Door-in Door, Counter-Depth Refrigerator

August 5, 2024 by 41 Comments

Welcome to the 810th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope it was a great one! We ended up spending all day Saturday at a huge, 364-acre amusement/water park called King's Island. We arrived a few minutes after 9:00 am and didn't leave for 12 hours! What an experience! We hit the ground running as soon as we entered the park, making our first ride the Diamondback roller coaster, which is … [Read more...]

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How Does The Backyard At The Dollhouse Look Now?

July 15, 2024 by 36 Comments

Welcome to the 807th Metamorphosis Monday! I feel so fortunate to have found someone who is willing to help me with the landscaping and ongoing lawn/yard maintenance at the Dollhouse. It was one of those meetings that truly felt like divine intervention. During the time I was staying with my son/DIL following the closing on the home and before the sellers moved out, a gardener knocked on my son's front … [Read more...]

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Grandfather Clock Relocation & Refrigerator Shopping For The Dollhouse

July 7, 2024 by 54 Comments

Welcome to the 806th Metamorphosis Monday! However you spent it, I hope you had a fun, relaxing 4th of July weekend! This wasn't one of my favorites since I was kinda all over the place. I spent two days in Big Canoe while the hardwood floors on the main floor of my home were being refinished due to a leak from the icemaker hose behind the refrigerator in the kitchen. The holiday delayed the process a bit, … [Read more...]

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Gotta Leave Now, So I’m Staying In A Big Canoe TreeTopper—Plus, A Fabulous Dress!

June 30, 2024 by 26 Comments

Welcome to the 805th Metamorphosis Monday! I am looking forward to a few slower days sometime soon. Right now every day is jam-packed. I just got back from donating some things to Goodwill, including some of the mirrors that I had down the front staircase wall. I'm preparing to have the upstairs hall painted so it was time to remove everything along this wall.   The boxes are growing in the … [Read more...]

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Let’s Tour the Basement, Bedrooms, Baths and Gardens In The Home I Just Purchased

June 3, 2024 by 93 Comments

Welcome to the 801st Metamorphosis Monday! When I last left you on Saturday, we had just taken a tour of the downstairs part of the home that I recently purchased. If you missed that post, you'll find it here: Not Going To Make You Wait—Let's Go Inside The Home I Just Bought.   Before we head upstairs, let's go downstairs and check out the basement.   You may remember from my … [Read more...]

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An Easy, No-Stress Way To Try Out A Variety of Furniture Arrangements In Any Room

May 13, 2024 by 7 Comments

Welcome to the 798th Metamorphosis Monday! This is the current state of my kitchen. As you can see, the refrigerator is smack in the middle of the breakfast room, blocking one of the doors to the screened porch. Ugh. The water hose thingy that goes to the icemaker decided to spring a leak, and the kitchen floor is currently going through a restoration process. They even ripped out the built-in desk that's … [Read more...]

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Covering Edges Of Melamine Shelves & What Happened To My Fave Wallpaper Remover

May 6, 2024 by 24 Comments

Welcome to the 797th Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you had a fabulous weekend! I've been working on a few bathroom projects this weekend. One of the tasks I worked on involved the shelves in the closets of both upstairs baths. When this house was built many years ago, I'm not sure why, but the closets were built with wood boards inside for shelves. I think they were 1 x 12s or something like that. There are … [Read more...]

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My Dream Home Revisited, Still Dreaming Of Life In An Adorable Cottage Home

April 22, 2024 by 42 Comments

Welcome to the 795th Metamorphosis Monday! Many years ago, I shared this photo in a post called, My Dream Home. I don't remember now how I first came across it, but the photo was of an adorable playhouse available to purchase at the website PoshTotsdotcom. In that post, I shared that if/when I ever move, I would love to find a cute cottage home similar to this one. Of course, it would need to be made to … [Read more...]

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An 80th Birthday Celebration, Cowboy Style!

April 15, 2024 by 14 Comments

Welcome to the 794th Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Sheri's hubby, Mike, just hit a major milestone, so it was time for a big celebration! Sheri wrote," We celebrated Mike's 80th birthday in Cowboy fashion! We had a special guest, John Wayne, and enjoyed a real western hoedown day! The table was set with cowboy plates and salad bowls, and mugs for our ice tea. We enjoyed a real … [Read more...]

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A New Addition To The Porch & Some Fun April Fool’s Day Lore

April 1, 2024 by 14 Comments

Welcome to the 792nd Metamorphosis Monday! Met Monday has fallen on April Fool's Day! I'm not much of a prankster and not that keen on having jokes pulled on me, but I received a delightful email from Norma this morning with some fun facts about how April Fool's Day sometimes plays out in France. Norma wrote: Hello Susan, I don't know if you have April Fool's day on April 1st in the U S. I suspect it is … [Read more...]

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Take A Tour Of Teresa’s Home Beautifully Decorated For Spring And Easter

March 25, 2024 by 8 Comments

Welcome to the 791st Metamorphosis Monday! Oh, I have such a wonderful treat for you today! A few weeks ago I shared this beautiful arrangement Teresa had created for Valentine's Day.   Teresa has invited us back for a peek into how she's added some spring-Easter whimsy throughout her home, starting right here at her front door.   Let's go in!   Miss Bunny has … [Read more...]

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Upgraded My Carry-On, Plus 10 Must-Haves I Always Take Along Whenever I Travel

March 18, 2024 by 25 Comments

Welcome to the 790th Metamorphosis Monday! Do you have any big travel plans coming up this spring or summer? I don't have anything specific planned just yet, but I hope to focus on seeing more of the USA. There are so many wonderful states that I've never been to or explored. A few months back, I updated my carry-on bag. I very much liked my Away bag, but unfortunately when I purchased it, Away was not … [Read more...]

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How I Repaired A Loose Strap Keeper On My Pochette Metis Hand Bag

March 11, 2024 by 12 Comments

Welcome to the 789th Metamorphosis Monday! Almost six years ago, in August 2018, I purchased a Louis Vuitton Pochette Metis bag in the Reverse Monogram style. This bag has been a workhorse! It's the bag I wear during the fall/winter months the most, especially on days when it's pouring rain and I have a ton of errands to run. It's impervious to rain, and when wearing it crossbody it somehow becomes one with … [Read more...]

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2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back: Why Do Gains Always Seem To Include Losses?

March 4, 2024 by 49 Comments

Welcome to the 788th Metamorphosis Monday! Having lived in the same house a long time, I've been through quite a few renovations and updates over the years, some small and some that were pretty big. I don't mean this to sound pessimistic, and I say this with a big sigh accompanied by a very big eye-roll, but with every single update I've ever completed in my home, it seems like something has always had to … [Read more...]

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Velvet & Sequins For Metamorphosis Monday—Pretty Daffodils, Too!

February 26, 2024 by 12 Comments

Welcome to the 787th Metamorphosis Monday! So I had an exciting weekend! Not! After an appliance repairman diagnosed and fixed an icemaker problem (it's ALWAYS the icemaker, isn't it?!) I spent the weekend giving my refrigerator a full, top-to-bottom cleaning that included pulling out all the shelves and drawers and replacing two smallish light bulbs inside, one of which had burned out at some point … [Read more...]

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Installing A New Bluebird House For My Backyard Bluebirds

February 19, 2024 by 23 Comments

Welcome to the 786th Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you had a great weekend! Many, many years ago when my son was in elementary school, I worked at the Chattahoochee Nature Center as a volunteer. Back then, on weekends during the month of October, the Nature Center would host educational Halloween Hikes through the woods that surround the nature center. The hikes also ran out the boardwalk that runs alongside … [Read more...]

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How To Make A Decorative Bee Skep For Spring Decorating Or A Spring Centerpiece

February 12, 2024 by 38 Comments

Welcome to the 785th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy New Week! I have a fun spring craft for you this week! I don't know why but I always get a bit apprehensive when I try to make something I've never made before. I think that's the perfectionist in me coming out. Argggh! I've been working on an idea for a spring table setting, and for the centerpiece, I'd like to use a decorative bee skep. The prices of … [Read more...]

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Beautiful, Dramatic Valentine’s Day Centerpiece That You Can Make In Mere Minutes!

February 5, 2024 by 10 Comments

Welcome to the 784th Metamorphosis Monday! Valentine's Day is just 9 days away. Could you use a fabulous, easy-to-make centerpiece to celebrate? My dear friend, Teresa, shared this stunning photo with me of a beautiful, whimsical arrangement created by a friend of hers, also named Teresa. I loved it the second I saw it! After a few text messages back and forth, Teresa, the owner of this lovely centerpiece … [Read more...]

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A New Addition To The Garage For The Rainy Days

January 29, 2024 by 25 Comments

Welcome to the 783rd Metamorphosis Monday! Thanks so much for all your amazing and much-appreciated comments on our 800th Tablescape Thursday post! I can't wait to see what the next 15 years holds. If it's half as fun as the first 15, I know it will be awesome! If you missed the Tablescape Thursday post, you'll find it here: Celebrating 800 Tablescape Thursdays & Looking Forward to Many More. No … [Read more...]

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New Addition To The Office: Walking Pad Treadmill For Getting My Steps In Each Day

January 22, 2024 by 12 Comments

Welcome to the 782nd Metamorphosis Monday! Hope your weekend was amazing! I spent part of mine working on a puzzle that I've had for a while and have been itching to do.   With the super cold weather we've been experiencing, this was the perfect weekend for snuggling down inside and working a spring-themed puzzle—a reminder to myself to hang in there because spring is coming! (Puzzle is … [Read more...]

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A Favorite Winter Escape Into The World Of Fashion + A Little Bookcase Decor

January 15, 2024 by 30 Comments

Welcome to the 781st Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Winter! Hope this cold January day finds you hunkered down under a warm throw, or if you're working, it's time to take a little break and enjoy a bit of eye candy. Do you ever feel a little scatterbrained? Maybe our brains go through cycles of indecision because I changed my mind at least three times this weekend about what I would share today. Sometimes I … [Read more...]

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How To Make A New Candle With Wax Left In The Bottom Of A Candle Jar

January 8, 2024 by 37 Comments

Welcome to the 780th Metamorphosis Monday! Do you love candles? Have you ever had an issue with a candle creating a well down the center of the candle as it burned? I've read so many tips about how to avoid that issue, the main one being to let the candle burn allllll the way out to the edges of its container the first time you light it. That, along with keeping the wick trimmed to a normal height, is … [Read more...]

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Merry Christmas from Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph!

December 25, 2023 by 27 Comments

Welcome to the 778th Metamorphosis Monday! Merry Christmas! Just popping in on Christmas morning to share a cute idea for breakfast/brunch for the little ones on Christmas Day, or really any time of the year. I made these cute reindeer pancakes for my grandsons this morning and they loved them!   They are super easy to make--just make one large pancake for the head, a medium side pancake to … [Read more...]

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It’s The Battle Of The Ninjas–Which One Will Win?

December 4, 2023 by 21 Comments

Welcome to the 775th Metamorphosis Monday! I've often shared with you in previous posts how much I love my Ninja Air Fryer.   I use it almost every single day, sometimes multiple times a day. If someone said to me, you have to give up either your microwave or your air fryer, I wouldn't even have to think twice. The microwave would get the boot because I can't imagine not having this air … [Read more...]

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New Lanterns While The Original Lanterns Are Undergoing Restoration

October 30, 2023 by 13 Comments

Welcome to the 770th Metamorphosis Monday! Several years back I shared some of the beautiful design features found in my son and daughter-in-law's 99-year-old cottage home. Many of the original elements of their home remind me so much of the storybook cottages you see in Carmel, California--like these adorable lanterns they have on either side of their front door. A while back, one of the lanterns became … [Read more...]

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A Wonderful Dollhouse Before & After: The Restoration Begins

October 23, 2023 by 44 Comments

Welcome to the 769th Metamorphosis Monday! When I was growing up, I never had a dollhouse. Did you have one when you were little? I never even remember seeing a dollhouse when I was little, I guess none of my friends had them, either. I didn't really become aware of dollhouses until I was much older, but once I did become aware of them, it made me really wish I had had one growing up. One day many years … [Read more...]

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A New Method For Storing The 13 Christmas Wreaths I Hang On My Exterior Windows

September 11, 2023 by 22 Comments

Welcome to the 763rd Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope you had a great one! Mine was busy and turned out to be quite productive. I started pulling out all of the holiday decor I had stored under the attic eaves, hauling it all two flights of stairs down to the basement.   There was a lot stored here on the Christma-storage side. In addition to what you see, there were around … [Read more...]

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A New Carry-on Bag–Plus, Some Home Renovation Updates In The Works

September 4, 2023 by 18 Comments

Welcome to the 762nd Metamorphosis Monday! I hope you've been having a relaxing Labor Day weekend. I'm running a tad behind due to computer issues. My computer this morning suddenly decided it didn't want to let me access any of the photos, including the ones I needed for this post. I finally got it to work, hope it stays working. Computers are always a love/hate relationship, aren't they? Before we get … [Read more...]

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Make Seashell Napkin Rings For Your Summer, Beach-Themed Table Settings

August 21, 2023 by 8 Comments

Welcome to the 760th Metamorphosis Monday! One of the things I love most about blogging is hearing from you and all the wonderful crafts and projects that you're working on. Elena, a lovely BNOTP reader, recently set a fun, beach-themed table for family that included these wonderful shell napkin rings that she hand-crafted herself.   I've made shell chargers before--tutorial for those is … [Read more...]

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Favorite Frozen Pizza That Doesn’t Taste Like Frozen + Silicone Liners for Air Fryers

August 14, 2023 by 35 Comments

Welcome to the 759th Metamorphosis Monday! I hope you had a fun, relaxing weekend! I had four things that I wanted to share today, and I swear, as soon as one of those things entered my brain, it exited right out the other side. I don't know what's wrong with me but sometimes I'll think of something that I need to purchase at the grocery store and seconds later I've had 5 more thoughts and can't even recall … [Read more...]

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For Sinus Sufferers: I Finally Found Something That Works

August 7, 2023 by 31 Comments

Welcome to the 758th Metamorphosis Monday! I hope you had an awesome weekend! For this week's Met Monday, I wanted to share a recent discovery I made that has really helped so much with my never-ending sinus issues. I've had sinus problems for many years, so long I can't even remember when they first started. If I catch a cold, I'm guaranteed a sinus infection will follow, but even when I don't have a … [Read more...]

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Will The Garage Ever Be Done? Plus, A Foxtail Fern Flower Reveal

July 31, 2023 by 33 Comments

Welcome to the 757th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? Mine was very relaxing, something I really needed after the long drive home from Ohio, but things are starting to get busy this week. I'm having a new microwave installed tomorrow, mine started making bizarre noises a few weeks ago. I ordered a new one but it ended up being backordered and will finally be installed tomorrow. Since I use my … [Read more...]

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Attractive, Waterproof, Patio-Deck Storage For Outdoor Cushions, Toys, Gardening & Grilling Tools

July 24, 2023 by 15 Comments

Welcome to the 756th Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you had a fabulous weekend! Well, it has been a process spanning several years, but I have finally managed to move all the toys I saved from my son's childhood--to my son's home in Ohio for his children to enjoy. Of course, I didn't save every toy from his childhood, but I did try to save the best ones that I felt were perennial and would never be outdated. … [Read more...]

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How Do I Like My Speed Queen Washer & Would I Recommend It

July 17, 2023 by 70 Comments

Welcome to the 755th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope you had a great one! If you've been following along with my recent washing machine saga, you may remember my 43-1/2-year-old GE washing machine recently started having issues. The appliance repairman I've used in the past when my icemaker acted up, confirmed that parts are no longer available, so it was time to go washing machine … [Read more...]

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Why I Returned My Brand New Washer And The Washer I’ve Chosen To Replace It

July 10, 2023 by 114 Comments

Welcome to the 754th Metamorphosis Monday! Recently I mentioned that my beloved 43-1/2-year-old washing machine, the only one I've ever owned, had to be replaced. The washer I purchased to replace it was delivered on June 21st and within 24 hours I was calling the store from which I purchased it, asking them to please come pick it back up.   The Speed Queen washing machine you see on the left … [Read more...]

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Sometimes It’s the Little Things That Can Make Life A Lot Better!

July 3, 2023 by 37 Comments

Welcome to the 753rd Metamorphosis Monday! Have you ever had something annoy you for a long time, then one day that final straw hits and you realize you have to do something to fix it, or at least find something that works better? That's what finally happened to me with these super annoying tape dispensers I've been using for ages. The red one normally lives in the basement and I have another one just like … [Read more...]

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Sharing 4 (Actually 5) New Updates For This Week’s Metamorphosis Monday!

June 26, 2023 by 21 Comments

Welcome to the 752nd Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope it was an awesome one! If you saw Saturday's post where I shared Norma's recipe for making this beautiful Tarte Soleil, you may want to revisit that post and print the recipe out again. Norma provided some additional details/corrections so I made a few changes, so definitely take a moment to print it out again if you would like a copy … [Read more...]

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A Beautiful Addition To The Front Porch, Can You Guess What It Is?

June 19, 2023 by 42 Comments

Welcome to the 751st Metamorphosis Monday! Quite a few years back I added two benches to my front porch.   If you've been reading BNOTP for a while, you may remember this porch below. I came across this home/porch many years ago in a Southern Homes magazine and it was the inspiration for the front porch that I had added to my home back in 2008. Notice the benches on the inspiration porch. I … [Read more...]

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Finally Did It–Had The Roof Cleaned! What Do You Think?

June 12, 2023 by 32 Comments

Welcome to the 750th Metamorphosis Monday! Two years ago, in June 2021, I shared a post where I mentioned I had noticed the roof on my home was looking kinda dirty. In this older 2012 photo, here's how the roof looked when it was still relatively new. It was around 5 years old at that time.   Looking back at older photos like the one below, I can see now that over the years a bit of staining … [Read more...]

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So Close Now–Almost Done!

May 22, 2023 by 20 Comments

Welcome to the 747th Metamorphosis Monday! The basement storage room is so close to being finished now. When I last shared this space, this is how it looked.   Here's a quick update on where things are as of this morning. Baseboard was installed and the walls and baseboard have been painted. I went with Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace for the walls and the trim--semi-gloss for the trim and … [Read more...]

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When Things Go Sideways–Literally! Never Had This Happen Before!

May 15, 2023 by 33 Comments

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 … [Read more...]

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Wow! What a Difference New Lighting Can Make–The Basement Is Almost Done Now

May 8, 2023 by 33 Comments

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 … [Read more...]

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How The Epoxy Flooring In The Basement Turned Out & Lighting Is Next!

May 1, 2023 by 34 Comments

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 … [Read more...]

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How The Solar Fountain Is Working & An Exciting Basement Update Coming Soon

April 24, 2023 by 21 Comments

Welcome to the 743rd Metamorphosis Monday! A few days ago I shared an addition I had purchased for the heated bird bath I keep out year around on my deck.   I had ordered a solar fountain for the bird bath. This bird bath see a lot of visitors throughout the day so I thought it would be something the birds would enjoy.   The solar fountain arrived yesterday and I pretty quickly … [Read more...]

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An Appliance Slider Tray For My Kitchen, Love How It Works!

April 17, 2023 by 32 Comments

Welcome to the 742nd Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? Hope it was a great one! Last Monday I shared a full, down-to-the-studs kitchen renovation my son and daughter-in-law just recently completed in their home. If you missed that post, you'll find it here: This 1970s Kitchen Just Got a Dramatic, Down-to-the-Studs Renovation.   As part of a yay-we-have-a-new-kitchen and early, joint … [Read more...]

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All My Favorite Cleaning Products, Including One That’s Great For Polishing Jewelry

March 27, 2023 by 17 Comments

Welcome to the 739th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope it was a great one! We've been having the nicest weather lately and I've so enjoyed all the sunshine! This weekend it was so nice, I backed my car out of the garage, blew out the few leaves that had blown in, and gave the garage floor its first official mopping since it was installed last summer. There were just a few spots here and … [Read more...]

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Epoxy Flooring In The Garage: Would I Do It Again? A 6-Month Update!

February 6, 2023 by 74 Comments

Welcome to the 732nd Metamorphosis Monday! A few months back, my garage got a really substantial makeover. The walls, ceiling, and the inside of the garage door badly needed painting. The original builder-grade lighting was not the greatest, and the floor was your typical concrete floor and very stained after 40+ years of use.   Here's how the garage looked after its makeover, definitely an … [Read more...]

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A Great Way to Store Your Beautiful Headbands

January 22, 2023 by 11 Comments

Welcome to the 730th Metamorphosis Monday! I have become enamored with wearing headbands lately. I used to wear them many years ago but hadn't thought about wearing them again in ages. I noticed a YouTuber/Instagramer I sometimes follow began promoting a brand of handmade headbands made in the UK where she lives, and they look so nice on her, it revived my interest in trying them again. Unfortunately, … [Read more...]

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Touring 2 Homes Beautifully Decorated For The Christmas Holidays

December 26, 2022 by 10 Comments

Welcome to the 726th Metamorphosis Monday! I hope as I write this, you are enjoying a warm, relaxing, cozy time wherever you are. It's been super cold here in Ohio over the past few days. I've never lived where I saw negative temps! Notice the "feels like" temp: -31°! That's scary cold! As I type this, it's 17° outside and feels like 8° per the weather app on my phone, plus, more snow is expected today. … [Read more...]

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Buying My First Freezer, Crazy About This Rail-Basket Organizing System!

November 21, 2022 by 61 Comments

Welcome to the 721st Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope you had a fabulous fall weekend! I was busy making the most out of my recently updated storage room. I brought down more centerpieces/decorative pieces that had been stored in my laundry room cabinets so they would all be together in one spot.   I still had so much available space on the floor below the shelves, the … [Read more...]

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A Basement-Terrace Level Reveal, Sharing All 3 Spaces and How They Look Now!

November 14, 2022 by 50 Comments

Welcome to the 720th Metamorphosis Monday! I am so excited to give you an update reveal on the basement area. As you look at these pictures, please keep in mind that the basement is still not complete--I have many more plans for this space! You may remember when I first started this process a few weeks ago, the basement stairs looked like this. Not sure why, but when this home was built in 1982-83, the … [Read more...]

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Entering Into the World of James Bond for Halloween This Year, Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2022 by 20 Comments

Welcome to the 718th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Halloween! Did you go to any great Halloween parties this year? Jackie, a lovely BNOTP reader who has become a friend over the years, hosts an amazing Halloween party each year! She always chooses a theme for the party, then completely transforms her home around that theme. You may remember last year's theme which was Star Trek.     If … [Read more...]

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It’s Done! The Cabinets are Back and All Systems are GO!

August 29, 2022 by 53 Comments

Welcome to the 709th Metamorphosis Monday! It was a long time coming but I finally have all the cabinets back in the garage and filled back up. Before I share the "After" here's a little reminder of where we started. The garage walls were in need of a fresh coat of paint and much better lighting than the builder-grade lights that had been here for 40 years.   Previously, I had 6 dish … [Read more...]

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Garage Storage Cabinets, Progress Has Been Made But There’s Been a Few Glitches

August 22, 2022 by 36 Comments

Welcome to the 708th Metamorphosis Monday! As I type this, I'm waiting for the second garage door repairman to arrive. Hopefully, I can get this post up before he arrives. I will have to create a post sharing all the things that have had to be done and redone multiple times so you'll know life isn't all rainbows and unicorns up in here. Ha! Seems like every project I embark on has had a major glitch (or … [Read more...]

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A Small Addition to the Garage That I’m Absolutely Loving

August 15, 2022 by 44 Comments

Welcome to the 707th Metamorphosis Monday! Over the last week, I've been sharing the dramatic makeover my garage went through recently. (See that makeover in full here: Dramatic Garage Makeover with New Lighting, Fresh Paint, and New Flooring.) This weekend I shared over two posts, the 2-day process of how the flooring was installed. A painter will be coming out to complete a few touchups on the back … [Read more...]

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Dramatic Garage Makeover with New Lighting, Fresh Paint and New Flooring!

August 8, 2022 by 109 Comments

Welcome to the 706th Metamorphosis Monday! There are so many things I would love to share in this post but if I share everything that's happened through this garage renovation, this post would be a million miles long--and ain't nobody got time for that! Today we'll just enjoy the transformation which is pretty darn dramatic! A little back story: Does something ever needle at you and then one day you … [Read more...]

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Deck Becomes Screened Porch with Seating and Space for Dining/Entertaining

June 27, 2022 by 21 Comments

Welcome to the 700th Metamorphosis Monday! This porch-loving woman sure does love it when you share your beautiful porches and outdoor spaces with me! I get so excited when I get an email from a lovely BNOTP reader with photos of a wonderful, relaxing, outdoor space they've created for their home. Recently I received an email from Mary Anne who said, "A few months ago I mentioned to you what an … [Read more...]

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