I haven’t worked on the outside of our house since we built the wood pallet fence around our ugly air conditioning unit a few years ago. We’ve been in our house about 17 years and I really wanted to change the color scheme up a bit. After the HOA okayed my plans I got to […]
Category: planters
A GNOME GARDEN ~ happy birthday sweet friend!
I have a sweet friend who celebrated a birthday last month. I wanted to do something special for her this year. She, unlike me, has a green thumb and she LOVES gnomes. I’ve seen on Pinterest broken planter fairy gardens. They are so pretty! Why can’t I do it with gnomes? I ordered a bunch […]
MAKING THE OUTSIDE BEAUTIFUL AGAIN
We did some gardening outside recently. Remember the pallet fence we built around our air conditioning unit last year? We tried to replant some bushes from the front of our house to around the fence. They didn’t like that very much so they died. This spring I wanted to find a flowering bush that would add […]
FALL DECORATIONS ~ and finishing up the family room!
A little trip to Hobby Lobby got me all excited to get out my fall decorations. While I was spreading my fall cheer around the house, we were also finishing up some small projects in the family room. I’m excited to show you both. THE MANTEL Notice the beautiful purple peacock candle I bought from […]
A LITTLE YARD WORK ~ and lots of digging
How do you get inspired to get projects done? I always put the pressure of company coming to get me off my butt! A couple of weekends ago, we had some friends come for dinner… LET'S DO THE YARD!!! Does anyone else do that to themselves or am I a masochist all by my lonesome?? […]
GREAT IDEAS ~ but a different outcome!
“THE BEST LAID PLANS” As I try to finish all the projects that are bouncing around in my head, I find that they usually end up completely different than I imagined them. Good or bad, it adds a little stress, but makes me use my imagination (and sometime google) to figure out other ways […]
HOME SWEET HOME ~ welcome to the Louies!
I want something welcoming and charming in my freshly painted foyer. I want it to be colorful and clever. Am I asking too much? I DON’T THINK SO!! I found this adorable idea for stacked planters at the Diggers List Blog. Here is a picture but if you’d like to know how they did it just […]