I love to style trays.  They are so versatile and come in so many different shapes and sizes.  I think they are a great foundation for a little grouping on the kitchen countertop, coffee table, and dining table.  If you like to display lots of smaller things, adding some type of tray is a must […]

Another moment that I have been waiting for.  Our custom pull-out drawers in the kitchen island are installed.  Hallelujah!  If you missed it, our kitchen island is a 12′ store counter that we found on the Marketplace.  We gave it a makeover once we brought it home.  And as soon as our kitchen was far […]

When we originally started planning our new home, I had this vision for our kitchen.  I wanted to use an old store counter and add some antique bar stools.  But I didn’t know where I would find 4 matching antique bar stools.  Long before our house was started, we visited my sister in North Carolina.  […]

We are slowly moving ALL OF THE STUFF over to the house.  And, I mean slowly.  There is no reason to go all out and move every single thing here and have a huge mess.  Number one, there is no rush.  We don’t have a timeline of needing to be out of the cottage.  Number […]

We have been so dang busy.  I am trying to share every single thing we accomplish as soon as I can.  Because once one thing gets done, we move on to the next.  Have you been watching the pantry work on social media?  If you are new here, we have two pantries.  One is for […]

Do you remember when I used to share different ways to style certain things?  I shared how to style a pedestal tray a few a few different ways years ago.  And I also shared different ways to use a farmhouse dish rack after I got sucked into a Facebook ad.  That dish rack must be […]

I have the decorating bug.  And my job of decorating is just about to start.  A few electrical things need wrapped up, and the house is officially done with contractors.  Because I have so many ideas for our home, it will never be DONE.  We want to add different wall treatments, including wallpaper, possibly brick […]

Can I just say that it was so dang fun hanging my garland around these kitchen windows. My heart is so full.  The painter’s heart will be full too when he comes back to touch up the paint.  Because I did this all without causing any damage to our walls or trim.  So, today I […]