Going into The Slow Lane
Now that it is mid-July and the summer heat is ON… life for me goes into the slow lane. After our vacation to Mexico, I find I am enjoying life at a slower pace. Vacation is all about relaxing and exploring new places, where going into the slow lane is all about home life and just enjoying puttering around the house without a to-do list or an agenda.
Once mid-August arrives, I know I will be back at it, but in a more organized and refreshed way since I went into the slow lane for awhile to get recharged.
One thing I have always liked to do when I first get up in the warmer months is make my tea, or coffee as I have been craving lately instead of tea. I take it out on the deck to enjoy the stillness of the lake and nature all around waking up with me.
I water the flowers in the planters and once that is done, eat breakfast, workout and take a shower. Now that I am in the slow lane, I am allowing myself to spend more time on the deck before the heat begins to soar and not hurrying off into my day.
While we were on vacation, my neighbor looked after our house, got the mail, watered flowers etc. I told her not to worry about watering the flower planters with the scraggly Verbena in it on the deck since the rabbits basically destroyed any chance for it to thrive. I tried a few methods to stop them, but the rabbits won. Life is too short to try to battle with them so……
Faux Woodgrain Finish on My Front Doors + Giveaway
Front door makeover showing how to paint a faux woodgrain finish on entry doors using paint and liquid glazing medium. This post is sponsored by KILZ®, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. Here is the before photo of the front entrance of my house … Continue Reading...
Fave Five Friday
I am not sure where the week went, but it did just that...it went by as I was busy doing an outdoor project that I will share soon. It has also been very hot which delayed its completion. Paint does not dry fast when the temps soar past 95 and the humidity is … Continue Reading...
Create Faux Wallpaper Using Paint and a Stencil
Last week I posted the reveal of the guest bath in my house. Today, I want to show you how I used an all-over wall stencil to create the look of wallpaper. I call it faux wallpaper. Wallpaper can be pretty pricey even for a relatively small space, an … Continue Reading...
Hola… I am Back
Last week I took a break from my daily routine, DIY projects and more to go on vacation, not only with Ed, but as well as both our daughters and their significant others. Before I tell you all about it, I wanted to first thank you for all the comments you … Continue Reading...
Friday Link Love
Happy Friday, y'all :-) After finishing the Color Lovers room makeovers and writing the post earlier this week, I needed to take a little time off. I will tell you all about it next week. Did you take the 10 blog Color Lovers tour? If you haven't and … Continue Reading...
Color Lovers: Guest Suite Makeover Reveal
I know you have been patiently waiting to see the Color Lovers room reveals, well today is the day where 9 other color loving bloggers and I are revealing the room makeovers that we started last month. Before I show you the reveal of what I call the "Guest … Continue Reading...
“Summer”izing a Living Room in an Afternoon
Happy First Day of Summer! I have been so focused on making over the guest room and bathroom, that I was not paying attention that summer is officially here. It hit me when I walked into my sofa-less living room this morning and realized I didn't lighten … Continue Reading...
DIY Chair Cushions for My Kitchen
Easy to make DIY chair cushions and covers that use both sew and no-sew methods to create. It has been a few months since I finished painting my kitchen white. As you know I do like color and like to change the pops of color in my decor throughout the year. … Continue Reading...
Making Progress in the Guest Room
Guest room makeover update. I have a sneak peek of the progress I have made in the guest room. For the Color Lovers series, I am making over the guest room on the left in the photo above. It is closet to the bathroom that I am also making over. The … Continue Reading...
Don’t Forget…
Time is sneaking up on me. How about you? Remember two weeks ago when I posted a cute way to wrap a gift for Father's Day or even all the men in your life? I told you I would share some gift ideas on what to put in those Father's Day gift bags. I can't … Continue Reading...
Around & About
How can it be Friday already? Getting back from our trip late Monday night sure made the week fly by for me. To start the weekend off, I have something that is a little different for you today. How To Cut Hydrangeas So They Won't Wilt Most of the time … Continue Reading...
My Lakeside Paradise
Now that the warmer months of the year are here and we are spending more time outdoors, I am enjoying adding a little bit of style to the outside of the house. The warm weather season started here in South Carolina back in April. Since then we have … Continue Reading...
Handing Down… The Hand-Me-Downs
Hola mates! It has been a little quiet on my blog lately, but not in my day-to-day life. Ed and I have been busy...busy.. busy... not on house and fixer-upper stuff, but other life events... like moving and traveling to the Nashville area to attend a … Continue Reading...
The Cutest Father’s Day Gift Bag EVER!
Father's Day is Sunday June 18th. It will be here before we know it. I wanted to share something I made that I would love to give my dad for Father's Day if he was still alive. :-( It is a super easy Father's Day gift bag to make... ...or even a way to … Continue Reading...
Color Lovers: The Guest Suite
Today is a day I have been waiting eagerly to post about. It has been in the making for the past few months. I have teamed up with 9 other color loving home decor bloggers to bring you... With neutral decor so popular in decorating right now, we wanted … Continue Reading...
Insta-Style: Door Stop
I have an Insta-Style post for you today. I haven't done one in quite a while. What’s Insta-Style? A weekend series of simple projects for which no tutorial is needed. You may not own the same items I show in the series of posts, but I am hoping … Continue Reading...
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