Ideas to make your home brighter & your heart lighter
Say the word “sale” and I’m like a hungry zombie on the hunt for his next meal. Brains! Bargain! It can be a recipe for disaster. Many times, my judgment has been clouded by a good deal. And it’s not until I’m home that I realize that treasure was really trash. But not this time. [...]
I hope you enjoyed the first part of the tour of the Adamsleigh mansion in the Sedgefield neighborhood in Greensboro, N.C. The house was truly amazing — everything from the architecture to the decor was stunning. The Greensboro Junior League, Traditional Home magazine and the designers they chose for the project really transformed the house [...]
Have I ever showed you where our family spends our summers? In my dreams! This 33-room, 15,000-square foot mansion on 13.5 acres looks like something you might find in the English countryside. But it’s actually right here in Greensboro, N.C., a relic of our the state’s rich textile history and the wealth and prosperity of [...]
Don’t let the headline on this post deceive you. There will be no after photos today, despite the best of intentions. Just a whole lot of in progress shots since I didn’t quite finish the vintage buffet makeover that has been occupying a lot of my time these past two weekends. I picked up the [...]
I feel like a kid counting down to Christmas. We have less than a month before the big Hometalk N.C. Bloggers Meetup, from Downtown to Downton. My friend Suzy at Worthing Court and I are hosting an in-real life gathering of home decor bloggers and readers. We have a full day of shopping, fun and mingling planned, [...]
I love the stories behind old furniture. When I bring home a piece to refurbish, I can’t help but wonder about the people who owned it before me. Sometimes, I find clues in the chips, cracks, peeling paint, missing hardware and forgotten belongings I find stuffed in drawers. As I clean and paint, my imagination [...]
Since I shared my favorite room last week at Savvy Southern Style, I’ve gotten some emails from readers about paint colors in our master bedroom and questions about where I purchased certain items. So, I thought I’d write a post to answer some of those questions. The bedroom is decorated in shades of blue, and [...]
Back before I started blogging, I had a nighttime ritual. After everyone else in the house had gone to bed, I would settle into a comfortable chair in our keeping room with my iPad to search the Internet for inspiration. As I surfed magazine websites, online shop, Pinterest and home decor and design blogs, I [...]
There’s an exclusive, yet little known, place I love to shop for vintage finds and antiques for my house. It’s where I found this blue seltzer bottle, the antlers and the framed World War II love letter. And the vintage silver champagne bucket and the antler picture frame. The prices are to-die-for. This crusty old [...]
Today, I’m handing over control of the blog featuring my good friend, Barb Garrett of The Everyday Home. Barb was so kind to share a sneak peek at her eggs-cellent Easter mantel. I am totally in love with everything about her Easter decor, but particularly this guy: His name is Beaumont, and I am smitten! [...]
