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I’d been pondering a nautical theme for a table after I found the super fantastic nautical themed canape plates from Phillipe Deshoulieres while thrifting. They are great art deco looking designs and each plate is different. I used the coir runner again because it reminds me of ropes, plus a blue pitcher with white flowers,Continue reading “Setting Sail for Supper”

I found some really interesting rim soup bowls while on my big thrifting adventure. They are from Martha Stewart, and I had to get them at only $2/each. My friend had found me some pretty neutral colored dinner plates with an interesting rim. I bought a neat coir runner after Christmas this spring. I putContinue reading “Naturally Neutral Table”

I found a pattern by Villeroy and Boch called Bon Jour Monsieur. It’s orange, blue, yellow, and bright green on a white background. The orange on the rim is virtually the same color as my Persimmon Fiestaware. I used a bright green cloth to pull out the green in the plates with orange, yellow, andContinue reading “Super Colorful Tablescape”

I went to Trader Joe’s to buy flowers for my mother earlier this week and to use for some tablescape blog posts that I planned to do, so I have a bunch of white flowers and pink spray roses and ranunculus. Then I picked up my double subscription bouquet because I was out of townContinue reading “Massive Mother’s Day Flowers”

I found this Churchill Blue Willow on my last thrifting adventure and thought it would be perfect for this. I have this beautiful white linen cloth with gorgeous blue embroidery which coordinates nicely with the dishes. I used a molded glass ice bucket for the flowers–lenten rose, ranunculus, and spray roses. I put little tinyContinue reading “Classic Mother’s Day Table”

I can hardly believe it, but we have had this house for 9 years already, and our bedroom and bathroom have barely changed during that time. This is our bathroom from the listing photos. Somehow, I don’t have a before photo of the bathroom after we painted it (and all the decor was taken byContinue reading “Budget Bathroom Refresh”

I’m going to do a few posts about some of the redecorating that is going on around here–particularly in the main suite, and in my youngest son’s room–these spaces haven’t changed much in the past 9 years and I am really tired of everything. So, if you’ve been following along for a while, you knowContinue reading “Bedroom Re-Do”

I found this cutie little vanity bench at the thrift store and felt sure that I could turn it into something neat for the garden. I had my husband use his angle grinder to cut all everything off the top except for the rectangular frame. I bought a small roll of plastic coated hardware clothContinue reading “Another Project”

Here’s a reminder of where we started with this chair project for the charity auction in a few weeks…. I found a chair at a thrift store in Atlanta for $2. I thought that the shape was really pretty and it would make a good desk chair, or side chair. I didn’t think that itContinue reading “The Finished Project”