7 Unconventional Christmas “Trees”
Hubby and I went on an adventure to Spring Texas to see the Christmas décor at Main Street America. Those folks are genius! They have figured out a way get people to pay to look at model homes and...
View ArticleTreadle Sewing Machines Become Side Tables
This past summer I found two treadle sewing machines while out looking for a sewing cabinet to make a beverage station. Here is a hint. When you are at garage sales looking for specific items always...
View Article10 of My Favorite Posts and a Big Thank You!
If things go as they have been for the last week, by the time I wake up tomorrow I will have had 50,000 page views on my little teeny tiny minnow of a blog. I will also be celebrating two years of...
View ArticleWays to Repurpose a Cabinet Door
Cabinet doors are easy to find and can be purchased for a song. If you know someone who is getting a new kitchen, ask for the doors. I did when my neighbor, Shahana tore out a section of her cabinets...
View ArticleVacation Home Nursery Solution
My friend Kandy and her husband have a home in Gruene, Texas. That is another city I love in Texas. Floating down the river, eating at the Grist Mill, and enjoying music at Gruene Hall. One day soon we...
View ArticleA Chalkboard Alternative
My friend, Kandy, asked my husband to build a big wooden frame to be a sort of canvas. She had an idea in her head for a painting she wanted to create. The “canvas” was huge when finished, like four...
View ArticleTurning a Headboard Into A Bench
I an so very happy with the way that the benches have turned out that we are picking up another one for a friend. It is raining benches here. Bench #1 is a gift for a friend. She always is on the...
View ArticleTricks to Make Board and Batten Easy
I like our newish suburban home. I can’t believe we have lived here a year already. It has plenty of room, a good lay out and a covered back porch. The home doesn’t have structural issues or...
View ArticleHeadboard and Footboard into Bench
This past winter we got busy turning several headboard/footboard units into benches. They turned out great, but I think know I frustrated my husband with so many projects all at once…during prime...
View ArticleDIY Zinc Mirror
I finally found the perfect mirror to give a zinc finish. I knew in my head what I was looking for and that is not always a good thing because nothing but what I imagine will make me happy. The...
View ArticlePainted Fabric Wingback Chair
Unless you are a junker, like me, you might not appreciate the presents I get from my friends. Recently I got a load of treasures from a friend that included this fleshy colored velvet wingback chair....
View ArticleRustic Deer Head
I saw this fall mantle at Its Overflowing as a fall mantle. The rustic deer head really spoke to me. Last year when we moved in to the burbs I decided that Christmas needed to remind us of our...
View ArticleThe Aggie House; San Jacinto County Christmas Home Tour Part 2
The road that runs adjacent to our neighborhood main road is Harrell Cemetery Road. Guess what is at the end of Harrell Cemetery Road? If you guessed the Harrell Plantation Cemetery you are correct....
View ArticleSan Jacinto County Christmas Home Tour Part 3
I will bet a few of you are ready for the home tour to be done. I’m known as a bit of an over-sharer so, my apologies. I just love our little Weekend country community and I am always amazed at the...
View ArticleWhy You Gotta Be So Mean? My Thoughts on Blog Bullies
An Incident recently made my blood boil, and when my blood boils, I get to tell you what I think. Today I am going to tell you what I think about Blog Bullies. I dislike them. A blog bully is some who...
View ArticleDecorating for Christmas
This year we are going to do something a little different for Christmas. We are taking a cruise. Yep. I was in a funk about two of the kids not being here that I just decided we were going to do...
View ArticleMini Master Bedroom Makeover
Rain, rain, more rain, and cold meant no outside work, no Garagemahal furniture work during our week at Star Hill. Being stuck inside our 950 square foot house with husband, bored dog, and a restless...
View ArticleMaster Bedroom Pinning
Well, I had time on my hands in my day this week while out on school visits. Not enough time to go back to the office but too much time to be idle. Two thoughts kept running through my brain. 1. I want...
View ArticleMy Plans for the Guest Shed
I am HATING and I do mean HATING having the Garagemahal shut down while the near the lake house is on the market. It has been an unusually cold, wet winter in southeast Texas and I have been at loose...
View ArticleReclaimed Wood Headboard
I have wanted a similar headboard to this one for a while. The only thing standing in my way was the $2400 it would cost to buy and have delivered. The bed is by Viva Terra and it is stunning....
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