This is a new bench I purchased when we had the house built at Cedar Hill. But it didn’t look exactly like this when I bought it. I actually got the bench for a song (about $450 when it should have sold for about $2000). I got a great deal on it, because I believe […]
Archives for November 2011
My Shabby Chandy Unplugged
I was talking to my friend Peggy recently (nothing new there) and we were discussing decor and what we were doing. I don’t get to say much here, because she has already read about what I am doing on the blog. Actually during this conversation, I was in trouble for not sending her pictures of my projects before they […]
A Legacy of Tea
I already had a silver tea set that I purchased years ago on eBay, but this summer we inherited my MIL’s silver tea set. I know my MIL had many, many parties over the years and used this tea set quite a bit. When your husband is a pastor and then dean of a seminary, […]
Our Old Farmhouse
I’ve shown you lots of pictures of our house, but here’s some you haven’t seen. Sorry I had to add this warning – GRAPHIC IMAGES DO NOT LOOK IF YOU HAVE A HEART CONDITION OR ARE PRONE TO SEIZURES. (Note: I almost didn’t do this post, because some of the photos are so ugly, but […]
Dressed in White
Since I painted the china cabinet (click here) on my back porch, I have been wanting to share my country dining room with you. Here are some views of the table that include the china cabinet. The cloth napkins are actually Ikea dish towels. I love using these towels for napkins, since they are so […]
Meet Lumpy
If you saw my recent post of homemade chalky paint (click here) then you probably know who Lumpy is. My first try at homemade chalky paint produced a lumpy paint. And because that was all I had, I ended up using that paint on this table. When I was finished the table was covered in little plaster of […]