I have been working so hard on our very large antique cabinet, and while there is still so much to do, I feel like I can finally see the end! As I work ever-so-diligently to refinish its 18 doors, let’s take a look at some accounts that use beautiful antique pieces like this as storage […]

I asked over on Instagram stories this past weekend what the people wanted to see:  a thrift store flip or a styling session with a few items that we found at the Springfield Flea Market.  There were an overwhelming amount of people wanting to see a thrift store flip.  So that’s what I did on […]

We have been working so hard outside these past several months on the garden pergola, the garden itself, the chicken coop, etc.  While I absolutely love working outside, I have been itching to get inside and do some fun things.  Well, I finally crossed something off of one of my lists inside our home yesterday […]

Well another Springfield Extravaganza Flea Market is in the history books.  Man did we have a great time.  We did our normal tradition of leaving home on Thursday afternoon and spending the night somewhere close to Springfield, OH. And then shopping until we drop all day Friday.  This year the weather was absolutely perfect for […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and Collective Voice.  It’s that time again! It’s time to share my favorite finds from QVC for the month. I love sharing my QVC finds with you because they have so many different products from so many different categories. I never know what fun finds I am going to […]

This is something that I have been dying to do for so long now.  I decorated the shelves in the kitchen for spring and summer months ago.  For probably a month, I have been staring at those thinking how badly that I wanted to add all of my fall items to this area.  But dang, […]

This week, Deb and I are heading to the Springfield Antique Show and Flea Market in Springfield, Ohio.  It is our all-time favorite flea market! In preparation for the big hunt, this week’s in-feed-inspiration post is dedicated to some of the best thrifting accounts on Instagram.  Also, if you want to see what we are […]

We love yard sales, thrift shops, and flea markets.  Our all-time favorite flea market is the Springfield Antique Show and Flea Market in Springfield, Ohio.  They host a flea market every month of the year at the fair grounds.  But we have only been to the Extravaganza events which are held every May and September.  […]

Have you gotten a lot of fall inspiration around the web this year?  Or are you one who are still in 100 degree temps and simply not ready?  Either way, it’s OK.  I happen to start early because of what we do but I actually enjoy it.  Because it seems like I get to enjoy […]

This week, we started decorating our kitchen with Fall decor! I have gone a little extra with our Fall decorations this year and splurged on my purchases. And with the nights getting colder, I am loving the warm, cozy feeling that is enveloping our home! So for this week’s in-feed inspiration, we are focusing on […]

Today, I want to slow down, take a deep breath, and just reminisce on everything that has happened in the last month. When I think of the best things about the month of August, my mind goes in 100 different directions!  August was an absolute whirlwind for Deb and I!  Seriously, I don’t know where […]

Do you ever have a room in your home that you struggle with decorating?  Honestly, this dining room has never been put together to my liking.  And I am realizing that dining rooms are hard for me to decorate. And, I think it’s due to the fact that there is a long, thin table in […]

THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY KOHL’S AND COLLECTIVE VOICE. You have probably noticed that we are in full Fall mode! When I think of this upcoming season, my mind concocts an image of sitting on the porch swing in the crisp evening air with a cozy knit sweater and a chunky throw blanket while surrounded […]

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and Collective Voice. If you don’t watch us on social media, you may not even have a clue that we have a back porch. Our back porch is right off of the utility room which is right off the kitchen.  It is where we have our grill […]

We have been wrapping up several outside projects that are on our list:  the garden pergola, the garden itself, the chicken coop, the paths and steps to the garden, the back steps, and so much more.  And, as much I love working outside, I’ve really been itching to get inside to start my fall decor.  […]

Remember when we did our first bigger project in the woods?  That project happened to be our fire pit.  We used products we already had laying around in the woods.  And got some pea gravel from the local stone quarry to finish it.  Well, we loved and used that fire pit so many times, but […]

Here is all the inspiration you need to create the perfect Fall vibe for a warm and cozy fireplace mantel! I found some great accounts and tips from both Instagram and Pinterest that I think you will enjoy just as much as I did. With Fall Decorating in full swing in our home, it’s time […]

When I decorate any space, the first thing I do is put on some great tunes and light a candle.  Background music always puts a pep in my step.  And, the light of a candle gives me the feeling of a cozy space and makes the house smell so good.  Since we are all gearing […]

We are in full fledged end-of-summer mode around here. The garden is doing fairly well for just getting it planted mid-June.  We have enough tomatoes right now to have 1-2 for every meal including breakfast.  But, I have a feeling in about 2 weeks or so, we will have an overabundance of them and have […]

When I think of the fall and winter months, I think of a warm cozy home with candles burning and cookies baking in the oven.  The house usually smells like pumpkin spice, I’m not going to lie.  Ha!  Deb and I cook every meal at home, but we do not make sweet things.  We just […]

I shared a post a few days back of all things cozy for fall.  So, if you are in the market for a few new items, check it out.  We share a lot over on LTK which is an app that holds all of the links that we share here and on social media.  So […]

You can’t jump into Fall without some really good Fall recipes, because… food!! For this week’s in-feed inspiration, we are going to dive into five healthy Pinterest recipes that you will want to save for when that crisp Autumn weather arrives! Each of these would make the perfect side dish or snack.  Also, if you […]

Have you started scouring the internet for any fall decor yet.  I know, I know.  Some of you live in places where it is still 107° and you can’t even walk outside without melting.  While I love summer so much because we of the longer days, I also enjoy the cooler mornings that we typically […]

In case you haven’t noticed, I have slowly been incorporating fall into my content.  I’m not going full force yet, but it’s coming.  Since we were living in Deb’s workshop (aka the cottage) last fall, we didn’t buy anything new.  In fact, I’m not sure I really decorated that much because we were supposed to […]

This is a strange time of year.  Ohio Augusts can go from a chilly morning to warm afternoons.  And, then sometimes beastly hot.  So we have to dress accordingly.  I grabbed a few new pieces for fall that will work for this strange in-between stage.  You know my gig is casual, so here are a […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and Collective Voice.   It’s one of my favorite times of the month.  I share all of the best finds at one of my favorite places to shop.  QVC!  If you have been around for awhile, you know I do this almost every month.  QVC has some of the best deals […]

Can you believe it’s already that time of year again?! Summer break is over and all the kiddos are heading back to school! Parents are picking up those packs of 24 crayons, rounded scissors, and brightly-colored folders. The young adults are packing their mini fridges, shower caddies, and twin-sized sheets for their dorm room to […]

You know I love decorating for pretty much every season.  Some seasons are more elaborate than others.  I usually go all our for fall and winter.  After the holiday looks get put away, I like to simplify every room.  But, one thing I always do is switch out my pictures.  I found an inexpensive way […]

If you have been around here for two minutes, you know that I love antiques. I also love fall.  Since we are sharing all things fall, why not combine the two.  I thought it would be fun if I shared the antique pieces that I incorporate into my fall decor.     Antique Pieces that I […]

I love music so much.  It really doesn’t matter what genre but I prefer the oldies.  Songs take us back to an exact moment in time.  The song, Summer Breeze, by Seals & Crofts, takes me back to being at our city pool when I was probably 7-8 years old.  I remember sitting on the […]

You know how much I love sharing my antique hauls.  I love seeing other people’s antique hauls and what they do with their items.  Also the prices are so different throughout the country so I love sharing that, as well.  This year’s 127 yard sales did not disappoint.  I shared a lot of information in […]

Today is a major event!  It is the day that we head out to the 127 Yard Sales.  The World’s Longest Yard Sale happens every year on the first Thursday – Sunday in August.  Highway 127 is 690 miles long and spans 6 states including Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.  We live up […]

Well, it’s happening! August 1st has arrived and the retail industry is making the big change to everything Fall. I know, I know… you aren’t ready! Part of me isn’t ready either; Deb and I have so many outdoor projects we want to complete yet. None the less, pumpkin spice, orange leaves, and chunky sweaters […]

This is the first fall we will be living in our new home.  And, guess what today is.  It’s when I start all of my fall content.  I have so much planned for this season and cannot wait to share what has been going through my head.  A few weeks back I did a big […]

  This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and Collective Voice. I love wearing a plain pair of shorts and tee shirts in the summer.  It is what you will find me in 99% of the time.  Comfort is the key.  I also love to  mix and match my items as well.  I was online shopping […]

I love finding new-to-me recipes. I especially love healthy recipes.  This is one that I saw on TikTok (follow us) and have had it saved for quite some time.  We were in the midst of our garden pergola project (aka the project that never ends) and I told Deb that I would run in the […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and Collective Voice.    I love sharing my favorites that I find on QVC every month.  They have some of the best deals.  I usually check QVC every day because a lot of times, they have items I have never seen before. QVC has pretty much everything you need….from the best deals in home decor […]

Mid-progress shot of the project that never ends   We have been working so hard to get the posts in place in front of our recently added garden area. We had one set of posts in place, and thought we could easily replace the missing tops and bottoms of them.  But they were going to […]

Are you up to date on the garden and chicken coop progress?  If you watch social media stories, you may be.  But if you aren’t, you have a lot to catch up on.  Make sure to check out all chicken coop related posts and the garden posts.  We have been working as much as we […]

We recently added some solar lights to the chicken coop run. This is something that we really weren’t planning on doing.  But, we bought the lights for something else, and then decided at the last minute that we liked them better here around the door to the chicken coop run.  If you haven’t seen this […]

I searched all of the tips for picking the sweetest watermelon, watermelon recipes, and I even eyed some watermelon drink recipes (because we are also in full wine making mode). I even found watermelon dog treat recipe! Check out some of the great accounts I found on both Pinterest and Instagram that include watermelon-related information. 

  We have been working on our chicken coop and our vegetable garden pretty much non-stop for the last month.  We really got a lot done over the 4th of July weekend.  It’s when we usually do a huge project since we normally have that time off from any work.  We thought we had the […]

Today is the day: the start of Prime Day 2023! I asked you all in my stories last week what items you would be shopping for on Prime Day, and you didn’t disappoint. I got so many responses! I read every single one and am going to try to hardest to find as many deals […]

  This project feels like it has drug on and on and on. I can’t even believe that I typed those words.  The outside of the chicken coop is done!   And, while we have 1-2 more smaller things to do, I’m calling it.  Just because I want to. Ha!   And because those smaller things will […]

Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner, and early Prime Day deals are already flooding my phone with notifications! Prime Day is set for July 11 and 12, 2023, and I will be sharing all of my favorite finds on those days. In preparation for this giant shopping event, I want to share all […]

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and Collective Voice.   We just moved into our new home last December. So it’s been a bit over six months ago.  My sister and brother-in-law have been here a few times and spent time in our guest room.  And, most recently, Deb’s brother and sister-in-law stayed […]

With Summer in full swing here in Ohio, we have been spending most of our time outdoors: creating our garden area, landscaping, building the chicken coop and run, and really… just all the things!! But on days when the weather just won’t cooperate and we are forced indoors, I have been making plans for our […]

I LOVE pancakes.  As a little girl they were always my number once choice for breakfast when we went out.  My sister and I used to make them every chance we got when we were younger, too.  We would add a layer of peanut butter between two pancakes and then douse them with syrup.  Also.. […]

This is something we are doing over on our social media stories.  And, I wasn’t sure if I even wanted to share this experiment over here on debanddanelle.com.    But, since I like to document pretty much everything we do on the property, I figured I had to.  So…. have you heard of Electroculture?  Wait, […]

We don’t do anything super special for the Fourth of July, maybe have a cocktail or two, but we know a lot of people who go all out for this holiday. That includes two of our girls, who will spend the weekend camping, fishing, shooting off fireworks, sitting by a campfire, going to a parade, […]

  This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and Collective Voice.   I am a sandal lover.  Once it is cool enough here in our area, the shoes get put away and the sandals come out.  Give me all of the sandals, please.  Every year, I add a few new pairs to my collection to keep […]

We are on the latter part of this HUGE project.. project veggie garden.  Deb and I both have said that we didn’t think this garden would take this long.  Ha.  And lots of people over on social media say that they can’t believe we got this much done so fast.  Maybe when you are actually […]

Did you see that we added some steps to the entrance of our vegetable garden?  We used some old concrete that we got last year from a neighbor.  It creates the base for a perfect “grand entrance” that we have in mind to our garden.  I know some of you are probably thinking..what in the […]

If you have been following along with social media stories, you know that we have been working so hard on our vegetable garden area.  I got you all caught up in a few posts.  If you missed them, make sure to check them out:  The Beginning of our Raised Beds, Our Picket Fence around the […]

If you have been following along, you know we have a small back patio area that was still mostly empty. Well, last week, we finally filled some of that space when we purchased a Napoleon outdoor kitchen gas grill! We already had a gas line in place specifically for this purpose, so now we just […]

  Oh my gosh, have we been working hard.  You know that we are running around like mad women trying to get our garden finished.  Well, I can safely say that as of this afternoon, everything will finally be planted.  Yay!  We got a few of our raised beds in this space last week and […]

If you have been following along, you know we are getting so close to being done with our garden area! So close!! This week, we are dedicating our time to finishing up the picket fence that will not only provide an added visual appeal to the space but will also keep out unwanted animals that […]

We have been working so dang hard on our picket fence around the garden.  I wanted to give you all an update of how far into this project we are.  And, also I wanted to share how it’s turning out.   First off.. have I ever told you about the very first fence that we […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and Collective Voice.    It’s that time again… when I share my favorite finds from QVC.  They have some of the best deals.  I usually check QVC every day because a lot of times, they have items I have never seen before. QVC has pretty much everything you need….from the best deals […]

  We are in full-fledged beast mode here on our property.. trying to get our garden done.  Yes, it’s pretty late in the season.  Normally we plant our veggies some time the middle of May, so we are running a few weeks late.  But, better late than never, I guess.  I did pick up a […]

Let’s take a look at some accounts, tips, and tricks from both Instagram and Pinterest that I found helpful when preparing our vegetable garden. 

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and Collective Voice.   We are all living our best porch lives.  I’m not sure that we went in the house this past weekend, except to get more water.  I’ve said it before, but we live every single day outside when the weather is nice.  And, by […]

Can you even believe it is June?  Where did May go?  I know where it went.  We had our planned trip to Alaska in the middle of the month.  Before that, we randomly got chickens and had to get our chicken coop put together.  That took up a lot of time.  So between preparing for […]

Do you remember when the Squatter’s Camp was formed two years ago?  TWO years ago.  Time flies.  I truly cannot believe it’s been that long.  Jake will be 16 in December.  I love having Squatter’s Camp on our property as I think it’s such magical little place. Things maybe have changed since the last time […]

It is gardening season in Ohio! We are so ready for fresh tomatoes, peppers, onions, and so much more, but first… we have to plan it!  So, in preparation for this year’s garden, I am checking out all of the amazing gardens of Instagram.  We were in Alaska last week, so if you missed the […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and Collective Voice. By now, you probably now that Deb and I love QVC.  They have something for everyone in every category imaginable, including fashion, kitchen essentials, beauty favorites, electronics, travel must-haves, and so much more.  I love picking out the best of the best from QVC each month […]

This post is sponsored by Zulily and Collective Voice.   It is porch and patio time!!!   We spend so much time on our porches and outdoor spaces whenever the weather warms up.  Every waking hour, weather permitting, is spent outside.  So I go all out and make our porches look like the inside of our […]

Our big trip to Alaska is almost here and Deb and I are anxiously awaiting our departure! So, while last week was all things chickens, this week is all the beautiful Instagram accounts about Alaska!

All work has resumed on our chicken coop.  Have you seen it yet?  If not, you better start from the beginning to get caught up.  This post is where I talked about what we found last year to use as a chicken coop.  I shared an update after we worked on it for a few […]

My sister came for a visit from North Carolina this past weekend.  She was here only for a few days for a get together with the family.  She arrived late Thursday evening and had to leave early Sunday morning.  Being my only sibling, I hated to see her go.  Because we always have so much […]

  This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and Collective Voice. To be honest, I have struggled ever since going through the wonderful change of life – menopause.  It is perfectly normal to go through so many different bodily changes, including weight gain.  But it is SO HARD.  Over the last couple of years, I have […]

Hey everyone! If you are like me, you spend a lot of time aimlessly scouring social media with absolutely nothing in particular in mind. I did this a little bit in the past, but I want to start sharing some of my favorite accounts from Instagram that I discover in my search! This week, with […]

I cannot even begin to tell you how happy it makes me that we got our chickens.  After a very rough few weeks, this gave me the boost I needed.  If you read the newsletter this week, you know that my mood has been very strange, almost a FLAT feeling.  I am blaming it on […]

Yes, it is a real thing! Amazon hosts an Amazon Pet Day and showcases the best deals on all things pet related. So, if you love your precious pets as much as we do, then this is for you!! This year’s Amazon Pet Day is on May 2nd-3rd. As you already know, we are madly […]

Deb is starting to get her big workshop in order.  She’s been moving all of her cabinets from the little garage, that she temporarily turned into a workshop, to her permanent one.  This workshop is something that has been a long time coming.  We recently hung her vintage fluorescent business sign and I wanted to […]

I have met so many good people since I started my website.  Along with writing my first post on our website on April 1, 2017, I started my social media accounts, as well.  I have talked about The Nested Fig here many times.  And, I’ve shared them in my stories a lot because they have […]

  I haven’t done one of these antique hauls in awhile.  If you love seeing different antiques that people find in their areas and what they paid for the items, check out my posts.  I like to share them… because I also love to read about everyone else’s hauls.  We found a few random antique […]

This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and Collective Voice. Did you see that I have been working on the porches?  I have been so excited to get the outdoor spaces spruced up like the inside of our home.  That is one thing that I don’t skimp on.  We both love the inside of our home […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and Collective Voice. I found a few great items recently and I wanted to pass them along.  Especially since all of these are things you would love for the upcoming summer months.  They are great for ball games, your garden area, keeping the kids entertained, and traveling.  Keep scrolling […]

Did you know we have four fireplaces in our home?  We told the architect that we definitely wanted one in the family room and would love a gas one in the bedroom.  I never even thought of the kitchen and the dining room, but she did.  I thought I would give you a little tour […]

I have been taking advantage of the beautiful weather we are having here in Ohio and working on our porches.  Did you see the artificial plants that I used?  I shared them a few days back.  I am LOVING them so far.  It gets pretty cold at night and I haven’t even had to worry […]

The porch decor has begun, which is what I have been waiting for.  Decorating outdoor spaces is one of my favorite things to do.  Because I like to decorate them like I do the inside of our home.  We spend so much time out there so why not make it comfy and cozy.  I started […]

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and Collective Voice.   How do you create a home that is cohesive?  Where do you start when making the switch to a neutral color palette?  How do I get that calming feeling in my home?  Those are a few questions that I receive on the regular.  […]

Did you know we have four fireplaces in our home?  If you weren’t here from the beginning of the build, this may be new information to you.  When I first saw the plans from the architect, my heart jumped.  The thought of four fireplace mantels thrilled me to the core.  Especially when I saw the […]

  One of my favorite things to do is style one item several different ways.  I shared six ways to style a cake stand within your decor a few months back.  And, do you remember the post on several different ways to use a pedestal tray in your kitchen?  We were at the rental and […]

When I started decorating our bathroom, I knew I wanted to add this little cabinet to this room.  But I wasn’t sure where.  It was behind the toilet in the old house and held a lot of random little items.  But, we already had the wooden one that Deb made from an old window hanging […]

As you probably already know, I have been working on the dining room the last several weeks.  Putting together one room at a time is really working for me.  It helps with my ADD brain.  We have the massive oak cabinet for the dining room in place.   If you missed stories, I will be sharing […]

A new thing that we have incorporated into our day recently is ending our evenings with a quick chat about what our meals will look like the next day.  It is specifically so that we can keep on track of eating healthy and use up anything in the fridge that will soon expire.  It also […]

  We have five porches to decorate this year and make cozy, which includes the two at Deb’s workshop.  I cannot believe it.  I also can’t believe that it’s April already.  Which means that soon, we will be spending every waking moment outside on our porches.   I recently ordered a few things for our porch […]

Did you hear about my dog bed scam?  You have no clue how much I despise scammers and thieves.  I have a few pet peeves but that has to be one of my top ones.  Get a life and make your own money and stop stealing from others.  There.. I got that off of my […]

You know us.. we love to stay home.  We pretty much order everything online, except for a few grocery items here and there.  But everything else is delivered.  And, I love it that way.  We, for sure, leave the house once a month when our cleaning lady is here and usually do any returns we […]

I’ve been talking a lot about styling each room individually recently and it’s been way easier for me to focus.  Because I have adult ADD.  Well, I am currently working on getting the dining room put together.  I have about 1/3 of it styled and have been working here and there on the other parts.  […]

Do you remember a few weeks back, I shared this cozy corner in the bedroom?  Well, since then, we emptied out our storage unit.  And, we had a lot more furniture and home decor that I had to find a place for. So, I wanted to update you.  A few weeks back, Deb came home […]

This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and Collective Voice.   Everything Deb is wearing in these photos is from Kohl’s.   Right now, Kohl’s is having up to 30% off when you use your Kohl’s card!  Which means it’s a great time to shop for your spring items.   Do you even KNOW how excited […]

I have been working hard on getting the dining room put together, as you may know.  It’s a process decorating rooms and I take it seriously.  Ha!  And, I finally got the mantel in the dining room decorated for spring.  It’s the first time this mantel has had any decor on it since we moved […]

Did you know that I have another collection out with Antique Farmhouse.  It is so good!  All of the pieces in the collection go so well with my woods and whites theme.  I actually shared all about it over on social media stories and shared a few different things you could do with a few […]

As you know, we have been working very hard at getting this house put together.  You need to check out a few of the posts that I shared over the last several months, if you missed them.  Here are posts on the laundry room, the kitchen, the family room, and the bedroom.  I shared how […]

  This post is sponsored by QVC and Collective Voice.   I love sharing my favorites from QVC every month, and boy did I find some goodies this month.  They have really stepped up their home decor game.  I found so many things that would match my woods and whites theme.   Since I don’t like to […]

OK… don’t come at me for the ingredients in this high protein dessert.  Also, don’t knock it until you try it.  Ha!  We are always looking for ways to add more protein in our diet.  Whether it be through an extra protein shake or bar, or simply adding some extra meat into our meals.  I […]

Have you seen all of the stained glass windows that we have hanging in different rooms?  This is what I have been waiting for since we built our home because we have several of them.  I had a few ideas for them up to this point.  But now that we are living here, I am […]

Little by little, our new house is turning into our home.  That “feeling” happened when we got all of our furniture put into place.  And when the treasures are displayed exactly how I want them displayed.  Will everything stay this way forever?  Absolutely not.  But we have been finding things in the storage unit that […]

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and Collective Voice. Do you spruce up your home for spring?  As you probably know, we are full into decorating our forever home!  And I am having such a blast. I finished the bedroom last week and am now on to the main bathroom.  I am one […]

We hung these stained glass windows in our kitchen and I love how they turned out. They are a little controversial over on social media, but what isn’t anymore?  Ha!  I heard, “Why would you want to cover up any views?” more times than I thought I would. To be honest, there isn’t really a […]

Did you see what was delivered this past week?  Our cabinet for the dining room was delivered on Tuesday.  If you missed it, you need to read this post.  I shared the history of this massive cabinet, as we know it.  Also… what we planned on doing as far as repairs, etc.  Upon further investigation […]

Did you know you can make your own linen spray?  I was looking online for some linen spray to buy.  And, of course, I wanted it to be CLEAN. Because if you are spraying something on your bedsheets, you want it not to contain poisons.  The kind I was looking at was pretty expensive and […]

Sources:  Large Pillow / 2 Side Pillows / Ruffle Shams / Pillows in Chairs / Rug / Baskets on Tables / Greens   See our headboard transformation here!   One of my favorite ways to switch up a space is by using inexpensive neutral pillow covers.  I have a pretty good sized collection of pillow […]

I have’t done an antique haul for awhile.  We don’t go antique shopping every week, of course. But when we do, I usually find a few little things to add to my collections. If you love seeing people’s antique hauls, I have a bunch of mine posted.  I personally love to see what people find […]

  This post is sponsored by HSN and Collective Voice.   It’s that time again.  I rounded up several great deals from HSN. This time it’s for the month of March.  I found several products that would be great for garden work and outdoor spaces. Because the time is coming and we cannot wait to […]

 I have shared so many different posts on our kitchen.  Our kitchen range hood was completed several months ago which was a bit controversial.  People couldn’t figure out what the heck we were going to do with this big box on our wall.  It wasn’t until Deb got it all trimmed out and the large […]

Did you know we are working on getting our bedroom put together?  Ha!  I’ve shared so many different posts on it, like this leaded glass window and this cozy corner. It is the one room that we couldn’t wait to complete.  While we don’t spend a ton of time in here, it’s important for it […]

DO NOT PANIC! This is not a permanent situation here in the kitchen.  Let me give you a backstory.  When we visited my sister in North Carolina for Thanksgiving, I found these gorgeous columns.  (See my entire antique haul here.) My first reaction was how cool they would be on our kitchen island.  I had […]

As you know, we have been working on organizing and decorating our bedroom.  I’ve said this a million times, I know.  But it’s been so much better for me focusing on putting together one room at a time.  And, then taking each room and dividing it into sections.  My ADD brain has been a lot […]

It has been so much easier for me to focus on one room at a time with this move.  And, I have mentioned several times that we are now working on getting our bedroom put together.  When I say “put together,” I mean decorated and organized.  When we moved in December, we plopped our bed […]

I shared a post about our range hood in the cottage a few years back.  That range hood is by ZLINE.  And we love it.  It has such a unique look and matches our decor so well.  When we were in the planning stages of this house, we gravitated toward ZLINE products again.  Because why […]

Ever since we started working with the architect to design our new home, I was planning what large cabinets would go where.  I had everything pretty much figured out.  There was one wall in question.  And, that is the long expansive wall in the dining room.  It is 12′ long.  We have a few large […]

I’ve already told you that the next room we are putting together is our bedroom.  My goal for our bedroom is for it to feel warm and cozy.  And, I want it to blend with the rest of the house, so that means warm colors with woods and whites.  I have had a large rug […]

  It never fails… any time I share our unlacquered brass kitchen faucets on social media, I get lots of questions.  It looks very old and worn.  And since this is a new home, I think it catches people’s attention.  I wanted to share our kitchen faucets today but I wanted to share a little […]

I shared this high protein snack idea over on social media stories a few days back so I wanted to share it here.  It needs a permanent spot because it is so dang good.  I saw it on TikTok, I believe.  And, knew I had to try it.  First off, I love peppers and I […]

Happy March 1.  We are in full-fledge spring mode here in the house.  I have the kitchen decked out for spring and am currently working on the rest of the house.  I picked up a few new items but have lots of my older items displayed as well.  It’s looking pretty “fresh” in here.  Fresh […]

This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and ShopStyle Collective.   I recently grabbed a few new home decor items for our home.  I’m thinking they will work perfectly for our bedroom… since it’s the room I am focusing on next.  I want to get that room cozied up in the next week or so.  If […]

We moved here, in our new home, in the middle of December.  As you know, we are slowly getting things situated in each room.  We have our home decor room getting fuller by the day as we empty our storage unit.  I LOVE that room and am so grateful we have the extra space.  And, […]

This post is sponsored by HSN and ShopStyle Collective.   Here we are again… time sure does fly!  It’s time for me to roundup several great deals from HSN again.  I love this type of post because I always find several everyday products. This month didn’t disappoint. HSN is known for their low prices and competitive […]

We are currently working on our bedroom. When we moved into the house mid-December, we basically just plopped down our bedroom furniture.  And called it a day.  Well, it’s time to get the ball rolling and get that room decorated and put together.  I bought a tufted headboard about a year ago.  I loved it […]

Slowly but surely, we are getting things put together.  Every time we bring a new load over, I’m thrilled to put it away.  And get everything organized.  Did you see my home decor room?  Since I took those pictures, it looks a lot different and lot fuller.  Deb added a few more shelves for me.  […]

Have you seen my home decor room that Deb got all set up for me?  I realize not everyone has a huge empty storage room, as this is our first space like this.  But, I highly recommend having all of your extra home decor in a specific space like a closet, a cabinet, etc.  I […]

  You have seen quite a few pictures of the laundry room here in our new home.  We had just moved in a few weeks before Christmas so I added a few small trees on the countertops.  Once Christmas was over, I swapped out the trees to every day decor and added a stained glass […]

  Did you see what our home decor room looks like?  I shared a few pictures over on this post.  It is a lot fuller now than it was in that post.  Because we are slowly, but surely, bringing things here to the house that are in the storage unit…. including a huge stack of […]

  This may be the slowest move in history.  And, I’m fine with that.  We have lived in chaos for so long that both of us have PTSD from it.  We had no storage in the rental or the cottage.  There were things tucked behind every piece of furniture, and we both got so overwhelmed.  […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.    I am back for my monthly QVC round-up.  QVC has some of the best items around. We find lots of great home items that we would never have found elsewhere had we not checked QVC.  This month’s list consists of several items that we have […]

Several years ago, we found the coolest window at the Springfield Ohio Flea Market.  The guy we bought it from had four.  And he said they were out of an old church.  I fell in love with the details around the top of the window.  So, we ended up buying one, and I believe he […]

  This isn’t your typical home decor post but I wanted to share it with you anyway.  If you aren’t on social media, you have never seen this are of our home…  our home decor room. When we were in the first stages of planning the layout of our new home build, Deb wanted storage.  […]

I receive daily questions about our large wooden lamps.  You have probably seen several pictures of them here and on social media.  They were in the House on Winchester, the rental, and the cottage for awhile.  And now they are here at the house.  But, I realized that I have never shared the story behind […]

I shared this a few days ago over on our social media stories.  And, I knew our wicker dining chairs needed a space here on our website.  We are still moving everything in and as I have said before… we are moving slowly.  We are putting everything away as it comes into the house.  Because […]

This is a long overdue post for sure.  I receive regular questions on our white flooring that we had installed in our new home.  If you missed all of the other posts that I shared previously, you need to check them out.  I have one post with pretty much all of the frequently asked questions, […]

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 […]

I found a new warm-toned rug for our family room and it works perfect with our woods and whites decor.  In my opinion, it is so hard finding a warm-toned rug so I knew I just had to share.  To be honest, everywhere you look, most rugs have gray undertones, which are not for me.  […]

This post is sponsored by HSN and ShopStyle Collective.   I get messages quite frequently about our favorite power washer.  We have shared it several times throughout the year and highly recommend it.  It is at such a great price right now at HSN that I just had to share it with you.  And while I […]

It is 33 degrees outside currently with probably 6 inches of snow on the ground.  We are in the middle of a winter storm warning.  And, both Deb and I have colds.  So we are struggling to get very much done today.  Those two things mean that it is a great time for soup in […]

Did you see that I shared the shower door in our main bathroom a few weeks ago?  It is the prettiest shower door ever.  I talked about the details of that but I never shared our vintage decor in the bathroom.  I added a few things a few weeks back.  But as we are moving […]

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 […]

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and ShopStyle Collective.     I love to fill our home with plants this time of year.  Because after I take all of the Christmas trees and the winter garland down, it looks and feels lifeless.  Artificial plants do the trick of freshening up our home.  And, they […]

You KNOW how much I love woods and whites decor.  My eyes are drawn to anything woods and whites because it feels so calming to me.  It’s how I describe my own style.  When people ask, I usually say, “Vintage and antique in woods and whites.”  It probably doesn’t make much sense to many, but […]

I shared the doorknobs that we chose for our new home over on social media stories.  And, I got SO MANY requests for links.  And, I can see why.  I think they are so dang pretty.  It has always been a goal of ours to build this house with very little to no maintenance.  We […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.   Well, here we are in the new year, 2023.  Can you believe it?  Something popped up on social media the other day that the 1970s were 50 years ago.  That seems unreal.  It more or less seems like they were about 20 years ago.  Let’s […]

When Deb and I go visit my sister in North Carolina, our favorite thing to do is thrift and antique shop.  The last time I went to see her, we found several fun things.  I shared my haul with you, which is something that I do frequently. I love seeing what people find in their […]

Several months ago, I thought about what I was going to do that was fun in the new year.  I wanted to do something different.  So, I put up a question box over on Instagram stories and asked for suggestions.  And, I got a lot of new ideas.  I also added a poll to my […]

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 having a blast moving our antique furniture over here to the new house.  And, we are making it feel exactly like our home.  It’s funny.  I said the other day to Deb, “I can’t believe it.  This place is starting to look like our home.”  Deb said, “It is… and every time we […]

OK… I just think this is the cutest idea ever.  I saw someone else make this little soap dish over on Instagram and I had to try it out.  And, if you like quick little DIYs, you will love this, too.  I shared it on a reel during the blizzard last week, but I haven’t […]

So many people have asked us where we found our bathroom items for the new house. We found several of our bathroom items on the Build with Ferguson website.   I had someone say, “Weren’t you overwhelmed making all of the choices for this new house?”  And, to be honest, I wasn’t.  Thank goodness… I am […]

I have said a million times.  This move is so much easier than any move we have ever been through.  First off, the new house is right across the driveway.  So one load takes so little time.  Second, we aren’t on someone else’s time schedule.  When someone else tells you when you need to be […]

We are at the end of this new build of ours.  Can I get a hallelujah!  This has been a long and eventful process as most new builds are.  When you build a home, you pick out products for your new space months before it gets installed.  I actually picked out the products for our […]

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 […]

  This post is sponsored by Nordstrom and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   When we owned our storefront years ago, I was adamant on making sure that it appealed to several of our customer’s senses.   I not only wanted it to LOOK pretty when people walked in to shop.  But, I wanted […]

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 […]

  Deb made a few little wood Christmas trees last year. And, decided to make a few more this year for a giveaway we had.  This is a cute little project that is so simple and takes so little time. This year, she made them all a little different than the ones last year.  And […]

  At this point in the game, I will decorating our home for winter rather than Christmas.  We have less than a week to go and there are bigger fish to fry.  Like closing on the house and moving in.  The builder gave us the OK to move some things in to stage our home […]

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 […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.   I absolutely love finding great deals. And, I also love searching QVC for those great deals. I have been sharing THE BEST OF QVC posts for several years now.  And, I love it.  We find some of the best items that we would have never […]

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 […]

  This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and ShopStyle Collective.  Thanks for supporting the brands I love.   Comfort is key, especially during the holidays.  I love looking put together but feeling casual. I tend to gravitate towards leggings and oversized sweatshirts, because, hello… they are stretchy.  Deb is a lover of jeans, casual shirts […]

This post is sponsored by Zulily and ShopStyle Collective.   I get asked a lot how I would describe my decor style.  While I don’t think anyone has only one particular style, the best words that fit me are woods and whites.  Home decor in woods and whites are so calming to me.  It’s why […]

It is late in the season for decorating for Christmas according to the internet and what we do.  So, I am calling this my “winter decor.”  And, of course, I don’t know how long it will last here but I couldn’t help myself.  They are ALMOST done with the entire house.  There is a punch […]

Things are wrapping up in our new/old build.  I say “new/old build” because while it is a new build, we added lots of things to make it look old.  That was one of our goals.  We wanted to build a new house as maintenance free as we possibly could for the future.  By adding old […]

This post is sponsored by JCPenney and ShopStyle Collective.   One of my favorite gift guides to create are gifts for people who love to entertain.  However, it’s funny… because neither of us like to host parties or entertain.  I love dishes, cutting boards, silverware and anything fun for the kitchen.  As you know, I […]

Gosh these months roll by, don’t they?  It seems like I just shared my top picks from QVC for the month a few days ago.  But, here we are in a new month and it’s rolled around again.  It’s one of my favorite things to do.  QVC has such great items, sometimes exclusive to them, […]

  The post is sponsored by Sephora and ShopStyle Collective.   Did you know that Sephora is now in Kohl’s?  Two of the best stores are together.  I was shocked when I ran to Kohl’s to pick something up, and there they were.  I have actually shopped at Sephora a lot throughout the years.   So […]

We are a little late to the game when it comes to Christmas decor.  Being a content creator, decorating for each holiday comes really early.  I normally start sharing holiday looks at the end of October.  And the house is usually completely overhauled by mid-November.  But, as you know, we are in the midst of […]

  ‘Tis the season for gift giving.  We will all be so busy hustling and bustling through this next month, gathering everything we need for a peaceful holiday.  Whether you are a family that gives each other gifts, or a family who just hangs out and enjoys each other, there is still a lot of […]

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 […]

  This post is sponsored by Zulily and ShopStyle Collective.   If you have been around for any length of time or pay attention to social media, you know that we have five grandsons.  FIVE.  Can you believe it?  We have a little granddaughter on the way, who will make her appearance in a couple […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.   I am sure you are not done with your holiday shopping yet.  At least I am not.  We have a few more people to buy for but we have a great start.  Today, I am bringing you a few great gift ideas from QVC to […]

  This post is sponsored by Nordstrom and ShopStyle Collective.     Gift giving can be so expensive.  Buying gifts for everyone on your list can feel so overwhelming sometimes.  Not to mention that spending a few dollars here and a few dollars there can really add up.  One of my favorite things to purchase for […]

You know by now that vintage and found items are my passion.  I just love incorporating mainly vintage items within our decor.  And, I love when I can actually use them every day, too.  Wherever I can find vintage items, whether it be a flea market, antique shop, garage sale, or online, count me in.  […]

  Well, we came to North Carolina to see my sister for the Thanksgiving holiday.  I think we invited ourselves, but that’s OK.  We are having an absolute blast.  When we visit her, we love running around to visit our favorite antique malls here.  We always find a few small things.  And, we almost always […]

  This post is sponsored by HSN and ShopStyle Collective.   Today is the day! I am rounding up several great deals from HSN again.  This time it’s for the month of November.  I found several everyday products that we own and use regularly for excellent prices.  If you are looking for a few practical […]

  I shared the door that we found for our guest coat closet door several months back.  It needed a bit of work and the original stain was bubbled.  So, I removed that soon after we got it.  As you know, the crew was there hanging all the trim in our home a few weeks […]

This post is sponsored by Sephora at Kohl’s and ShopStyle Collective.     Two of our favorite stores, Kohl’s and Sephora, are giving us the best shopping experience online this year!  Did you know that Sephora can now be found at Kohl’s.  And right now, they have discounts on all of our Sephora favorites!  They have […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   Gosh these months are flying by.  It’s already that time again.  I have been rounding up the best of QVC for several years now and I love it.  QVC has some great items that I never would have found elsewhere. […]

This post is sponsored by JCPenney and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   Have you seen these adorable serving trays?  They come in different shapes:  a Christmas tree, an acorn, or a simple wood and marble tray?  These would make the best gifts for the hostess or people who love to entertain.  Or […]

This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   I don’t know about you, but when I think of Thanksgiving gatherings, I think of the food first.  And, then I go directly to what I am going to wear.  Because everyone wants to be comfortable during the holidays.  There […]

If you aren’t on social media, you don’t even have a clue about the saga that went on regarding this wall in the kitchen.  I have truly been trying to figure out over the last couple of months what I was going to do with the sink wall.  Because it has three large windows above […]

We lost count, but we have flipped 12-15 houses.  This is the very first home we have built.  It’s funny.  I’ve heard horror stories about building.  People telling us that they almost got divorced while building their home and that they would never do it again.  And then there is a handful of people who […]

 “What is that big box on the wall in the kitchen going to be?”  It’s one of the things we were asked about a lot over on social media.   I had this vision of what I wanted our range hood to look like.  It was to be a focal point for that wall with a […]

This post is sponsored by Our Place and ShopStyle Collective.  Of course, all opinions are my own.   We love to cook almost every meal at home.  Not only because home is our favorite place to be, but we know exactly what is in our food. When we go out for dinner, both of us […]

  Have you begun decorating for the upcoming holidays?  Since we are currently in the midst of chaos, I am left feeling a little uninspired.  Strike that.  I am feeling VERY inspired to decorate for Christmas, but not here.  We have completely grown out of this cottage and have stuff shoved everywhere.  Why take everything […]

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and ShopStyle Collective.     The holidays are coming!  And I’m pretty excited about it.   Are you a “prepare-early-for-the-holidays” person?  Or are you a “throw-everything-together-at-the-last-minute” type of household?  I am somewhere in between.  I love to freshen up our rooms pretty early and make our home feel really […]

Ever since we started the process of building our house, I knew I wanted wallpaper in the pantries.  Is it extra, yes!  But Deb and I are both a little extra, only in different ways.  I wanted to share a little backstory of my own pantries throughout the years. I bought my first house when […]

I love a great story.  And, I love to share them.  I’ve been around the block for 57 years so I have many of them.  Yesterday I shared a small little antique haul that we found this past week.  It included a yellow ware lid to something. I’m not sure if it’s old or new […]

Deb and I have been working really hard.  She has been doing so many things around the property to be prepared before the snow flies.  And, with the busiest advertising season of the year upon us, I have been working like a fool in our business.  Add crossing off all of the last details of […]

I have been pulling out all of the trees to start getting our space ready for the upcoming holidays.   And, also to give you guys a bit of inspiration for your own spaces.  I have started adding cozy holiday decor here in the cottage hoping that I can start decorating over at the house soon. […]

I had some Christmas content  for the bedroom that I needed to record for a brand over on TikTok.  So naturally, the winter greens and Christmas decor made their appearance.  For that content, I wanted to create a simple cozy Christmas look in the bedroom. To be honest, I was completely hoping that we would […]

Things are moving right along in our new home.  Did you see the pantry doors that I shared yesterday?  I am beyond grateful with how that project turned out.  It’s exactly how I saw our pantries in my head when the architect drew up two pantries for our new kitchen.  Well…  today I get to […]

Guess what!  Our antique pantry doors are hung.  It’s truly something that I absolutely could not wait for from the moment we bought them.  If you remember, we drove to Tennessee for 6 1/2 hours to pick up these beauties.  Ever since we brought them home, they have been sitting in our garage here at […]

  I have been compensated by Nordstrom and ShopStyle Collective for this post, however, all opinions are my own.   We have just started our Christmas shopping.  Deb and I don’t take things too seriously until this time of year.  And, then it is game is on.  I have been thinking a lot about smaller […]

Normally, I wouldn’t create an entire post on our kitchen cabinet handles and pantry pulls.  But, I found the most gorgeous handles for our kitchen that I wanted to share. Not only because they are so dang pretty, but the price is so good.  Oh, and because they are listed on Amazon so they are […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   You all know my hardcore love for QVC, so I thought I would share my favorite QVC items for all of you early holiday shoppers.  QVC has become one of my favorite places to shop because they have fantastic deals […]

The antique doors in the utility room are hung! As you probably already know, we have several antique pieces that we are incorporating into our house house… doors and fireplace mantels.  Well, we are at THAT phase of this building process.  These items are currently being installed and we are THRILLED.  This week, the antique […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.    I have been sharing my favorites from QVC almost every month for a few years now.  And, I love it.  Well.. I’m back today with all of my favorites from QVC this month.  I have found some of the best […]

Who remembers this fireplace mantel?  And, who has been watching social media stories over the last several weeks and has been seeing Deb stripping the paint off of it?  Well, she was ready to give up so I took over the process for awhile to give her a break.  This fireplace mantel was in ROUGH […]

I changed the layout of the guest bathroom a little during the building phase of our house. I wanted the tub in the middle of the bathroom window rather than on the side like we originally planned.  Actually, I think we originally planned a shower with a tub, but then I had this vision of […]

  This post is sponsored by Wayfair. All opinions are my own.   You all know we are in the middle of a new build.  Well, there are a few things that I am looking for including several rugs for a few different areas.  One of those areas is our bedroom.   The bedroom is a […]

  The crew that is doing the trim work in our house is doing such a great job.  They are responsible for hanging all of the doors, installing the pocket doors, hanging the trim around the windows and the baseboards, and putting the stairways together.  When they first started, he explained to us that stairways […]

This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   ‘Tis the season!  Are you excited for the cold weather?  I actually don’t mind cold temps, as it’s the darkness that I associate with the winter months that throws me for a loop.  But it’s coming whether we like it […]

This post is sponsored by HSN and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own. Today, I am rounding up our favorite finds for the month of October from HSN.  We love to shop HSN because we never know what we will find.   From home essentials like sheets and pillows, vacuums, and kitchen appliances, to jewelry and fashion, […]

I just had to share with you here that the back stairway in the house is complete.  And, I am beyond thrilled.  Now if you remember… we wanted to build our home to look like it has been around for 100 years.  We wanted the large ticket items to be timeless and classic because we […]

I have gotten several emails and messages asking what paint colors we are using on the walls of the new house.  I’m not sure if you know this, but I love our entire house, yes every room, painted the same color.  We all know it will be some color of WHITE.  But, do you realize […]

This post is sponsored by Fossil and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   I love classic leather handbags, but I bet you already knew that.  I can guarantee you didn’t know that I’ve been a long-time fan of Fossil.  One of the girls got me hooked on Fossil handbags years ago after she […]

I have created a few Halloween looks over the last several years.  I personally love decorating for fall and also Halloween. And, I usually combine the two from the very beginning.  Recently, I added my jack-o-lanterns to the middle of our dining room table and thought they looked really cute all lined up.  By adding […]

We took the kitchen island over to the new house a few days back and I think it’s going to look smashing with the white wood floor.  I thought it was the perfect time to give you our project checklist for the kitchen island of everything we have yet to do with it.  Because there […]

When I see people share their garage sale or flea market hauls on social media, I am completely tuned in.  It’s fun to see what others pick up for a few dollars here and there.  It’s why I like to share my antique finds with you all here in this space.  If you love them […]

  I have been giving lots of updates of the new house over on social media stories but I haven’t done much updating here.  If you receive and read our newsletter, then you may know a little more.  Because I tend to share a lot there as well.  I did update you on the entire […]

This post is sponsored by Nordstrom and ShopStyle Collective.     I often get asked why I get ready and apply makeup every day when I work from home.  Or why I wear makeup when I am working outside on the chicken coop or decorating the porch.  Well, I can answer that.  It is because I […]

Well…the moment I have been waiting for.  Our pine flooring is painted. Deb keeps saying, “You are so excited about this part of the new build, aren’t you?”  Yes, Deb… Yes, I am.  I have several posts on our pine flooring.  I have an entire rundown of frequently asked questions that I shared regarding using […]

This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and ShopStyle Collective.   I’ve said it before, but Fall is pretty much my favorite season of all.  It is a bit too short here in Ohio, but I try not to focus on that.  AND… there is no better fashion than fall fashion.  Oversized sweatshirts, cardigans, and leggings […]

Did you see the simple centerpiece hack that I shared several weeks ago.  If you have a wreath and you have a pumpkin, you have a really great center piece idea.  Well, I found this gorgeous antique dough bowl at the Springfield flea market a few weeks back.  If you want to see my entire […]

Do you take a prebiotic and/or a probiotic?  I have heard about them for years.  But I didn’t understand the importance of them.  And, I didn’t take the information about them too seriously.. until the last couple of years. We have been really focusing on our health and doing everything we can to prevent future […]

I put together this warm neutral fall table and loved how it turned out. If you have been around for just a bit, you know that woods and whites are my thing.  And, you probably figured out by now that I am a neutral home decor lover as well.  I haven’t gotten much into why lots […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopstyleCollective.  All opinions are my own.   It’s that time of the month.  It’s time to share all of my favorites from QVC.  And there are several things that made the list this time.  If you are new here, I scour the website to see what great products […]

 Using pine boards as flooring is something we have done several times throughout the years.  I have already shared a few posts about our pine flooring in the past.  The first post was when we were installing it in the entryway of our old house.  And the second post was a Q&A type of post.  […]

OK…  This isn’t my normal type of recipe.  Normally we eat pretty healthy here in this household, so typically those are the recipes that I share.  See all of them here.  BUT… as you know, you must indulge every now and then.  We are attending our oldest grandson’s 5th birthday party today and they requested […]

  This post is sponsored by JCPenney and ShopStyle Collective.    ‘Tis the season for campfires, football games, apple picking, attending fall festivals, and hiking through the woods to see the changing leaves.  It’s also the season to go through my closet and purge anything that doesn’t fit. And, also, donate things that I no […]

I cannot tell you how many people tagged me in this Facebook Marketplace post.  It was A LOT.  I was either tagged or I was sent the listing.  I believe someone even text me.  There was an old school being taken down and they were selling several things inside, including the old slate chalkboards, flooring, […]

Oh my gosh.  Did we have fun!  Both of us said this was the most fun we have had at the Springfield Extravaganza in Springfield, Ohio… like in ever.  This is a flea market that we have attended for years.  I probably many more times that Deb because I used to go in my pre-Deb […]

Are you on social media?  If so, did you see that Deb and I shopped our storage unit this past week in order to find some goodies for our new porch?  We moved from the House on Winchester in September of 2019.  That was three full years ago.  We lived in the rental with most […]

Fall is my favorite season to decorate.  Here in Ohio, it is WAY too short though.  The leaves change color and then they are completely gone in about 3 weeks time frame.  BUT, our house usually stays decorated for a good 6-8 weeks.  I start fairly early to give all of you ideas for your […]

  This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and ShopStyle Collective. I always get the itch to switch during the fall and winter months.  Tis the season to make our home feel a bit cozier.   It’s a great time for me to move all of the furniture around and deep clean at the same […]

When someone shares recipes that are easy and healthy, I’m all ears.  That is why I LOVE sharing the ones we make with you.  This really isn’t considered a recipe because it is so dang simple.  But, I wanted it to have a permanent spot here on our website. Because it’s a salad that I […]

You know as well as I do what is coming.  Living here in Ohio, the cold weather will be here before we know it.  It’s not that we can’t do anything outside in the cold weather, because we can and we still do.  BUT, there are certain things we want completely wrapped up before the […]

  We are full into fall here in the cottage.  I really wasn’t sure we would still be here for fall, however, we should be moved in way before Christmas.  And you know what that means. 🎄 Anyway, today I wanted to share a layered vintage fall look that I created a few days ago. […]

  You know how much I love fall.  I realized that fall is my all time favorite season to decorate.  And, I figured out why.  It’s because most of the pumpkins, fall stems and flower bunches are in the same colors as all of my woods here in the cottage.  So, it’s basically adding more […]

Do you love seasonal scented candles and other seasonal items to fragrance your home?  I do.  In fact, I have gotten lots of compliments from people saying, “Your house smells so good!”  And I love it.  I will never forgot this story.  When my oldest was in grade school, she had a bestie that spend […]

  This post is sponsored by Nordstrom and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   I LOVE makeup and I always have.  Since I have gotten older, over 50, LOTS of changes started happening to my skin.  My old makeup no longer looks or feels the same.  I have been on the hunt for […]

If you watch social media stories last week, we decided to attend the Tri-State Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Show in Portland, Indiana.  It’s about 30-40 minutes from our house.  Deb was in the middle of a project and I was finishing up some work and we both got a wild hair and decided to […]

Did you see my reel over on Instagram?   I got this idea of making a pumpkin to look the same way as my yellow ware collection.  I have been collecting antique yellow ware bowls for YEARS…  probably since my early 20s actually.  The bowls have a patina that is unlike anything new today.  You know […]

As you know, we are in the middle of building our house.  There are several rooms in the house that we want accent doors.  I shared our pantry doors already, which I cannot wait to see them hung.  Let’s be honest… I can’t wait to have two pantries.  We have a little more work to […]

Do you ever need a quick centerpiece idea for your seasonal decor for a last minute gathering?  Picture this.. your friends are on their way over for hors devours and drinks on the patio.  And you want to make your space a little cozier for the season.  I have a very quick way to make […]

  This post is sponsored by Our Place and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   Do you prefer to cook your own meals, or would you rather grab take out or actually go out for dinner?   If you ask Deb and I that question, BOTH of us would answer the same way.  […]

Remember when I shared my haul with you from the 127 Yard Sales?  We found so many great things.  I always say that I will share what I end up doing with the pieces, and since we aren’t in the house yet, a lot of items are being stored….  aka setting behind a piece of […]

  This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   I am a comfy casual girl every day.  I love a comfy pair of pants or leggings with an oversized sweatshirt. It is what you will find me in 99% of the time.  Comfortable is the key.  If I […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own. It’s that time of the month again.  I have been sharing my favorites from QVC almost every month for a few years now.  And, I love it.  I have found some of the best products at the best prices through QVC.  […]

  I recently grabbed several fall wreaths from Amazon.  And I had this idea as I was sharing them over on social media to share with you actually where I style wreaths around our home.  They aren’t just for your front door!   Shop our Amazon Storefront!   ALSO….  I used photos from my old posts […]

Do you like peanut butter?  What about smoothies?  I am a huge fan of both.  If you are too, I have a great smoothie recipe that you need to try.  And using the ingredients that I use, this smoothie has 27-28 grams of protein.  I believe I have told you before that I am trying […]

  It has been BEASTLY hot here in Ohio.  The humidity has been very high which makes you melt the second you walk out the door.  Which is a reminder that it is still summer.  I am, however, getting the itch to get out my fall items.  Have you seen how many different looks I […]

Oh my gosh…  The 127 Yard Sale is one of the most fun things Deb and I try to do every year.  We missed it last year, but wasn’t about to miss it this year. If you have never heard of it, here is a bit about it.  The 127 Yard Sales are the world’s […]

One of my all-time favorite things to do around the house is to decorate small areas.  Areas like a table top, dresser, buffet, or in the case, the kitchen island can get a makeover in about ten minutes.  And making a few little changes makes you feel like you have a totally new space.  I […]

  This post is sponsored by Macy’s and Shopstyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   Can you even believe it?  It is almost back to school time.  Yay… for all of the little kids who miss their friends!   We don’t have littles in the house anymore, but I sure remember these times.  It’s exciting […]

  I have been saying I would update you guys on the house for SO LONG, because things have been moving at lightening speed.  We have been so busy with different things that I have never taken the time to do this.  I will be sharing an update on the interior of the house later […]

We have been looking for lots of different ways to get more protein in our diets.  I can tell a huge difference when I eat a higher protein breakfast vs a high carb.  Having a high protein breakfast tides me over all the way to a later lunch.  The older I get, the more noticeable […]

  This post is sponsored by Nordstrom and ShopStyle Collective. All opinions are my own.   Have you guys been loving the Nordstrom sale?  There are only a few days left so if you see anything you want, you need to act fast.  I picked up a few new fall and winter clothing items and […]

This post is sponsored by Bed Bath & Beyond and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own. Guess what… it’s the moment we have been waiting for… decorating one of the porches on the new house.  Are we in the house yet?  No.  Do we have a few more months until we get to move?  […]

This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and ShopStyle Collective.   Since we work from home, our style is casual and comfy pretty much every single day!   I can add a few pieces of gold jewelry to a sweatshirt or tee and look a bit dressed up.  Deb is always Mrs. Sporty in her casual sporty […]

There are so many advantages of living in a small town.  There are a few disadvantages, too, but we don’t focus on those.  When you live in a small town, everyone knows your business.  That can work as an advantage.  Did you see the huge pieces of concrete that we grabbed a few days back.  […]

We are a sucker for old concrete.  I have no idea why.  Maybe because it has a history.  And, old pieces of concrete look like they match our style more than NEW concrete.  Maybe it’s just us who think this.  Do you remember the VERY FIRST project we shared with old pieces of concrete?  It […]

  This post is sponsored by Nordstrom Rack and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   My favorite seasons are the cooler ones:  spring, end of summer, fall.  It’s probably because my all time favorite things to wear are shorts, sweatshirts/sweaters, with sandals or sneakers.  I was looking for a few new pieces of […]

  We planted our garden so dang late this year.  It had been raining off and on regularly in May so we were dealing with so much mud.  And then it would be 30 below zero (not literally)….  So we got our garden out, I believe May 30.  Here in Ohio, we have our “safe” […]

If you aren’t on social media and rarely watch stories, you would have no clue about the progress on how we are converting our shed into chicken coop.  Remember when we got an old shed from my cousin?  I shared it all in this post where you can see the before pictures.  A few weeks later, […]

  This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collectives. All opinions are my own.   It’s one of my favorite times of the month.  I share all of the best finds at one of my favorite places to shop.  QVC!  If you have been around for awhile, you know I do this almost every […]

I owe you guys SO MANY posts.  We have been working so hard on the garden area and the chicken coop renovation.  I shared the particular garden method that we have used for several years now in this post.  The post is old but it explains it all to you… and how we made it […]

This post is sponsored by Kohl’s and ShopStyle Collective.   Once Deb finds a piece of clothing that she loves, she buys multiple colors.  Case in point, her favorite summer shirts.  She grabbed a few Under Armour shirts from Kohl’s a few weeks ago, and a few more packages arrived.  She said, “Oh.. those are […]

      This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.  I love sharing my favorites that I find on QVC every month.  They have some of the best deals.  I usually check QVC every day because a lot of times, they have items I have never seen before. QVC has pretty much everything […]

  This post is sponsored by Bed Bath & Beyond and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   We haven’t had a place for guests to stay for several years now.  When we sold our old house, we moved to the rental.  We had no room for guests to stay.  After the rental, we […]

Don’t you just love the Facebook Marketplace?  Do you ever get on to browse around to see what people are selling?  It is so fun to look.  I have my algorithm down pat to where lots of great things pop up just from my previous searches.  I have been looking for a set of antique […]

Do you remember when Deb and I made a flying trip to Illinois a few weekends ago to pick up a 12′ antique store counter. (You can see the before pictures in that post.)   We want to use it as our kitchen island.  Well… I wanted to strip it down to the original pine wood […]

Did you see our shed we got for FREE?  My cousin heard us talking about wanting a chicken coop over on our social media stories and she sent me a text.  She said that they had a shed at their lake cottage they no longer wanted.  So, it was a matter of figuring out how […]

Did you hear we are building a house?  😂 It seems like everything I share has to do with that fact.  If you haven’t seen the layout of the house, I shared it awhile ago.  We knew we were going to have 2 pantries – see the doors here.  And a giant island!   So, when […]

This post is sponsored by Zulily and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own. It’s almost time to get the party started… meaning, the house will soon be done.  You have no idea how much my wheels spin when it comes to the final touches.  I was thinking of a few different items that I […]

  I LOVE chia seeds.  We add them to salads and yogurt, smoothies, you name it.  I have been eating a lot of eggs for breakfast, but was craving some type of dessert-y breakfast food.  So, I decided to make some overnight chia seed pudding and it did not disappoint.    Facts about chia seeds: […]

As soon as Deb and I started talking about building a house, I knew I wanted a ginormous kitchen island.  And, I wanted it to be an antique store counter.  We have an antique store counter that we used in the old house and also here in the cottage, but it is 8′ long.  Our […]

We have had chickens in the past.  When we had our big house out in the country, it was our first go with chickens.  We loved having them.  There is really nothing like heading to the coop and grabbing fresh eggs for meals.  We landed at the House on Winchester for a few years and […]

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own. Summer is HERE!  And that means we spend every waking moment in our favorite outdoor spaces.  They mean so much to us!  Drinking coffee, eating lunch, and hanging out with friends for happy hour, our outdoor spaces are the […]

We have been thoroughly enjoying our front porch of the cottage this year.  I did a little rearranging that makes this space a little more functional.  Every year, I usually add something different for our spaces in terms of flower pots, pillows, rockers, etc.  It gives it a different look but still incorporates the things […]

This post is sponsored by Nordstrom and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own. I love finding new beauty products.  Several months ago, I grabbed a lip pencil by Charlotte Tilbury and LOVE it.  Do you remember?  It is a true brown.  So for all of you looking for a really pretty brown lip liner, […]

  This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own. By now you probably all know how much I love a good deal fromQVC. They have something for everyone in every category imaginable, including fashion, kitchen essentials, beauty favorites, electronics, travel must-haves, and so much more.  I love picking out […]

I have made it be known that we want our new home to look like it’s been around forever.  So we are incorporating a few old doors in the plans, along with our old fireplace mantels.  I shared the layout here, but we will have four fireplaces in the house.  The kitchen and dining room […]

Things are moving right along.  If you haven’t been watching social media stories, you will be shocked.  And, I think the consensus is, even if you HAVE been watching over on social media, you are still shocked.  I had to go back in my Instagram archives because I truly didn’t believe it.  The speed that […]

This post is sponsored by Bed Bath & Beyond and ShopStyle Collective.   Our outdoor spaces are VERY IMPORTANT to both of us.  We sit outside every single minute that we can during the warmer seasons.  We start every morning with coffee.  Come lunch time, you know where to find us.  If we have happy hour drinks, […]

We are in the thick of our new build.  If you are new here, let me catch you up to speed.  We sold our old house to build on our land in September 2019.  And we moved to a rental for what we thought would be less than a year.  Well.. you know what happened […]

You may have noticed that I haven’t posted for awhile.  You may have also figured out by now why I haven’t posted for over a week, or so. Our website got a HUGE makeover.  It took them about a week to get everything transferred over.  And I couldn’t be happier.  While you are here, take […]

  This post is sponsored by Zulily and ShopStyle Collective.  All. opinions are my own.   I LOVE Zulily.  It’s so fun to browse all of their newly added products.  Zulily launches thousands of new items every day, so it’s like you have a brand new store to shop.  I have shared before that I […]

If you are a lemon fan… OH MY GOSH.  You must try this.  And if you aren’t, keep reading anyway.  I gave a few other options! First off… This lemon delight dessert contains tofu.  When I shared this recipe over on social media stories, I received a few messages saying that if you have thyroid […]

  This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own.   I love sharing my favorites from QVC every month, and boy did I find some goodies this month.  They have really stepped up their home decor game and I grabbed a few things that look great in our home.  […]

We made a flying trip down to Tennessee last weekend.  I briefly mentioned that fact in the post where I updated the house progress.  Which I will be sharing the progress from this past week shortly.  Anyway, I have been sharing in our newsletters (sign up here) over the past several months that we needed […]

  Thank you Nordstrom and ShopStyle Collective for sponsoring today’s post.  All opinions are my own. It’s always fun to spice up my daily routine with things I’ve heard others about.  I recently ordered a few beauty items from Nordstrom and wanted to share.  Nordstrom is a one-stop-shop for not only some of my favorite […]

Do you remember that HUGE antique cabinet we found on the Facebook marketplace a few weeks back?  It weighs a million pounds.  It is so heavy that Deb and I had to round up some friends to help us move it.  Normally we tackle those things by ourselves, but given the fact this antique cabinet […]

Thank you Minted for sponsoring today’s post.  All opinions are my own.   Mother’s Day is right around the corner.  And, in my opinion, I have come up with some of the best ideas for mom, mother-in-law, grandma or yourself.  I love to find unique, personalized gifts for people that I love.  This year, I […]

This post is sponsored by Wayfair!   Did you hear the news?  It’s Way Day! Way Day is Wayfair’s biggest sale of the year and I absolutely do not want you to miss it.  A lot of times, Way Day has better prices than Black Friday sales.  I thoroughly scour their sale because they offer […]

  Oh my gosh.  Lots and lots of exciting things have been happening.  We have been so busy… from making a flying trip to Tennessee to grab two fireplace mantels for our new house to starting the basement. (More about the fireplace mantels soon)  If you missed the floor plan, I shared it several months […]

Do you all remember when Deb and I went to the gym AT LEAST 4 times a week?  We took workout classes and were in the best shape of our lives.  And then you-know-what happened.  The country shut down….  which, of course, included our gym.  Skip ahead several months.  We moved here to the cottage […]

    This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and ShopStyle Collective.   With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I thought it would be a great idea to round up some of my favorite things.   And, I found all of them, believe it or not, at The Home Depot.  We all know that […]

This post is sponsored by Our Place and ShopStyle Collective. All opinions are my own.   Home is our favorite place to be.  In fact, there are some days when I have to really think about when I last left the house.  ????  We also love preparing our own food.  I know I have shared […]

  This post is sponsored by Zulily and ShopStyle Collective.  All. opinions are my own.   You know what time it is…. it’s almost porch and patio time!!!   This weather, here in Ohio, has been INSANE.  We are just ITCHING to get outside, but it actually snowed a few days ago.  I have lived in […]

  I have said it a million times and I’m saying it again.  I cannot keep living plants alive.  Flowers and ferns on the front porch are a different story.  I do well with those. Because there is a CHANCE there will be regular rain to water them and some sun light.  So between the […]

  I was browsing the Facebook Marketplace for different items we still need for the house.. including several doors.  We need two SETS of matching doors that are 18-24″ wide for our closets in the master bedroom.  I really want some like we replaced in the landing of the old house.  Do you remember them?  […]

Have you been watching stories over on social media?   Construction has begun on the new house.  I cannot believe it.  The above picture does not look like much, but we have been planning this for 2 1/2 years.  So it’s A LOT to us just to get this dream of ours going.  Let’s reflect on […]

I have shared a few links here and there to all of my finds from The Nested Fig.  If you don’t know.  The Nested Fig is owned by our friend Wesley from @farmshenanigans over on Instagram.  He has THE BEST home decor items.  When we visited my sister in North Carolina, we drove to South […]

Yes.  You read that right.  We tried this fake potato recipe and loved them.  I recently found out that you can make radishes, as you do potatoes, and they taste pretty similar.  How have I not known this before?  We share them over on our social media stories, and I’ve had several people ask for […]

This post is sponsored by Bed Bath & Beyond and ShopStyle Collective.   Spring is definitely in the air here in Ohio.  Can I get a Hallelujah!  You know how much we love the spring, summer, and fall.  Winter is a little sketchy.   It’s just too dang long.  Once the spring months roll around, we […]

We have been adding a few new antique pieces to our collection.  I shared our hutch last week which now holds my favorite collection.  Several people have called it “East Lake” style.  I have no idea and don’t know the history.  But, I love it.  And, did you see the antique oil painting? I asked […]

We recently bought this antique oil painting (and a few other antique pieces) from a friend.  I explained the story of why we are getting these pieces when I shared this an antique cabinet.  This huge oil painting was hanging in her large stairway wall.  She said she was for sale and I just knew […]

Did you hear the news?  We bought a few antique pieces from a friend.  There is story behind this, too.  But, first… how many of you are saying, “YOU don’t need another piece of furniture…” or “Don’t you have an entire storage unit full of stuff?”   Why yes… yes we do. ????  I can always […]

This post is sponsored by Nordstrom and ShopStyle Collective.   GET READY WITH ME…. When I show my every day makeup routine over on social media stories, I get asked about all of the products.  I like to keep them here on my site so you can always refer back to it.  I have found […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.  I am back for my monthly QVC round-up.  QVC has some of the best items around. And, I love to pass great products at great prices along to my friends.  This month’s list consists of something I get asked about weekly.   “Can I get a link […]

One of my favorite things to decorate is our fireplace mantel.  Did you know that our new house will have FOUR fireplaces?  Two double ones: one between the kitchen and dining room and one between the living room and master bedroom.  I cannot even begin to tell you how much I love that. (See layout […]

I have lots of collections.  ????   That’s probably an understatement.  But, my antique spongeware collection is probably one of my most favorite.  I get asked a ton of questions when I show this collection over on social media stories.   What is the name of it?  Where do you find all of your pieces?  How long […]

When we were in North Carolina visiting my sister, she wanted to try this carrot recipe.  It has been all over TikTok and Instagram reels.  She made them for us on the first night after we arrived and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about them.  I mentioned them over on our own stories […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.   There are a few major events/holidays coming up soon.  Can you believe that Easter is right around the corner?  Then comes Mother’s and Father’s Day.  I am not complaining because that means it’s warmer weather time.  And we will be able to hang out on […]

Do you remember when we spent a really fun week in North Carolina with my sister and brother-in-law?  And, when we ended up in South Carolina visiting Wesley and Daniel, our friends from Instagram?  Well, we all went out for dinner the night before we headed back in Greenville, SC, at a bar called The […]

We just got back from a fun and relaxing trip to North Carolina.  We went to see my sister, who lives in Greensboro, for almost a week.  She moved there last August and we had never been there to see their new house.  I should say OLD house.  Their home was built in the 1920s […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.   Are you ready for Spring?  Oh my gosh… We are totally ready!  I have spring fever so bad right now.  One of my absolute favorite things to do is get our front porch ready for spring.  It is where we spend many hours of hanging […]

As I stated last week, our Tuesday project has changed names.  Three times to be exact.  It was first Trashed Tuesday, then Transformation Tuesday, and now Tuesday’s Treasure… which is what it will be.  Basically, Deb hangs out in the workshop on Tuesdays and creates a great project.  She makes some of the coolest things […]

I cannot tell you how ready we both are for spring.  Did you know that yesterday, it got up to 73 degrees here in Ohio.  That is so bizarre for the beginning of March in this neck of the woods.  Usually it is still really cold.  Deb worked a little outside chopping down a few […]

We have another name change, folks.   ????    Let’s review.  We started with Trashed Tuesday.  It is when Deb transforms something that was going to be thrown out (or was donated) into something different.  We did a series like that when we owned our storefront.  I loved it. However, after a few weeks of Trashed […]

I love switching out my decor.  One of my favorite things to do is rearrange my china hutches to give them a fresh look.  We have a china hutch top above our washer and dryer here in the cottage bathroom/laundry room.  I first shared my celluloid mirror collection and my chamber pots this past fall […]

I recently ran out of my absolute favorite perfume.   I found Angel, by Mugler, years ago and it’s been one of my favorite scents ever since.   The base fragrance notes are tonka bean, amber, patchouli, musk, vanilla, dark chocolate and caramel.  Can you tell why I love it?  ????   I quickly did an online search […]

One of my favorite things to do is style side tables, coffee tables, and buffets.  It takes little time and makes such a big difference in your space.  Today, I styled a small little table that we have off of the kitchen here in the cottage.  We call it our breakfast nook.  Of course, I […]

Do you follow our other account over on Instagram?  Right now, it is named Deb and Danelle’s Cottage.  The name of it will change sometime because we want to come up with something a lot more clever.  It is the place where Deb shares all of her projects.  She has shared most of the Trashed […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own. I wanted to share some of this month’s favorite QVC finds with you since they have some of the best deals.  I usually always check QVC every day because they have the best items. QVC has everything you’ll ever need….from the […]

I am pulling all of my spring home decor from hiding.  Truly… Spring is such a happy time for me.  Anybody else?  It feels like new beginnings.  We are finally able to see the light after long, dark winters here in Ohio.  Everything starts to get green again.  The woods will be filling out making […]

This post is sponsored by Banana Republic Factory and ShopStyle Collective.   I cannot tell you how excited Deb and I are for spring. GOODBYE WINTER is all I have to say.  ????  We will be welcoming the warmer weather with open arms. I’ve been on the hunt lately to refresh my spring wardrobe from […]

  I am going to go ahead and admit that I love reading glasses.  And, I have an entire collection of them.  They are like earrings or other accessories to me since I usually only pay between $10 – $20 for them.  Most of my collection are blue light reading glasses because I need both… […]

Have you been watching social media stories over the last week or so?  I briefly mentioned our quick trip to Chattanooga, TN, in the newsletter as well.  Which, by the way, if you don’t receive the newsletter, you are missing out.  (Sign up here)    Backstory of the antique doors…. I received an email from […]

I posted this reel over on Instagram last week and realized something.  I don’t know if I have ever shared our entire cottage kitchen.  Which totally shocks me since we have been here almost a year already.  And that’s another thing that shocks me.  One whole year living in this cottage.   If you are new […]

I told you that I was into decorating for spring.  Decorating is something that I have to be in the mood for.  My creative is strange.  If I am not really in the mood, it will not happen.  I can’t force it.  So when I started feeling like I wanted to add a little spring, […]

Well.. it’s that time.  I am ready to start adding a little spring to our rooms.  I go through a period of time after Christmas that I have no desire to do much in the way of home decor.  We go all out for Christmas so I think I need a little break.  I was […]

We don’t have a large enough space to make a real coffee bar here at the cottage.   So I recently decided to create a small coffee station.  It’s actually a corner, but that’s all we need.  I wanted to keep all of our coffee supplies together and add some decor to make it look pretty.   […]

I wanted to throw together a neutral Valentine’s Day look in the kitchen here at the cottage.  I’m not a huge decorator for Valentine’s Day, but thought it would be cute for something different.  I used a lot of what I had for this look.  But, also made a neutral heart sign for the occasion […]

We have made this spaghetti squash and shrimp recipe several times the last couple of weeks and LOVE it!  It is SO DANG GOOD!  What I love about it is that is pretty healthy, too.  Deb took a recipe she found online and made it ours by tweaking it a bit to our liking.  I […]

Did you catch the name change?   We originally called this little series Trashed Tuesday.  It was where we would take things people discarded or items that were donated, and give them a makeover.  Do you remember the mirror we shared for a Trashed Tuesday project?  That was probably one of my favorite makeovers.    I […]

  I asked Deb to make a little wooden heart tray for Valentine’s Day.  She loves little projects like this so I knew she would be all for it.  I had this thought to make it out of wood and then add some type of a metal edge around the outside.  She keeps little scrap […]

This post is sponsored by Backcountry and ShopStyle Collective.   For full-priced items, remember to use code DANELLEDEB15 for 15% off your first order (exclusions apply)   If you haven’t heard, Deb and I love our outerwear from Backcountry.  Due to living in Ohio, we are always in need of all different types of outdoor wear.  […]

This post is sponsored by QVC and ShopStyle Collective.  Whenever I’m doing my online shopping, I usually always check QVC first because of their amazing deals. QVC has everything you’ll ever need….from the best deals on patio furniture, and home decor, to great beauty and fashion items. I have always loved everything I’ve ever ordered […]

I am posting this kind of late.  If you missed why everything is a little wonky here over the last couple of weeks, check out my first post of the new year!  It explains everything.  This Trashed Tuesday project was done several weeks ago and I am just getting the energy to post over here […]

We finally have a plan.  I’m not sure if I ever shared our first plan that we had over here.  I know that I shared over on social media stories.  BUT, we had the blueprints and everything.  Once we moved to the cottage, we decided we wanted a completely different layout.  It wasn’t the inside […]

This post is sponsored by Zappos and ShopStyle Collective. Since I do tons of online shopping throughout the week, I always make sure to check out Zappos first thing because of their products and unbeatable prices! Did you know that Zappos is now so much more than just a shoe retailer? Their online store has […]

Do you even believe it?  it’s 2022.  I was thinking a few weeks back how the year 2,000 seems like 5 years ago.  All of the babies born in the year 2,000 have already graduated high school, possibly college, and are already at legal drinking age.  I cannot even believe it! I have had several […]

This post is sponsored by Zappos and ShopStyle Collective.   I do most of my shopping online and I always make sure to check out Zappos first thing! When most people think of Zappos, they recognize it has an online shoe store, but now they are so much more. Zappos online store has grown so much […]

  This post is sponsored by Gap Factory and ShopStyle Collective. All opinions are my own.   I recently searched online for a new winter coat since it is already FREEZING outside.  Today is 33 degrees with a “feels like” temp of 22 degrees.  UGH.  I found a ton of great deals at Gap Factory […]

Looking for a Perfect Gift?  Urban Outfitters is a one stop shop! This post is sponsored by Urban Outfitters and ShopStyle Collective.   If you’ve never shopped at Urban Outfitters, you’re missing out. It’s one of my favorite stores for fashion, home decor, gift ideas, and more. From cozy basics, beauty essentials, and home must-haves, […]

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and ShopStyle Collective.   When most people think of The Home Depot, they think of home improvement and projects. But did you know The Home Depot has pretty much everything, in addition to an assortment of building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and more? […]

  This post is sponsored by Free People and ShopStyle Collective.   If you watch my social media stories regularly, this will not come as a surprise to you.  But, one of my all time favorite clothing brands is Free People.  Their FP Movement collection offers performance-ready activewear to support a busy life.  Their clothes […]

Welcome back to another Trashed Tuesday.  It’s one of my favorite days of the week because….  PROJECTS.  You know how much we love a great project.  This week was another time when we didn’t really have anything already made.  Hopefully when Deb gets her BIG workshop and we have storage, these pieces will be regularly […]

This post is sponsored by Backcountry and ShopStyle Collective.     Backcountry is the perfect place to grab outdoor gear. Deb recently grabbed a few things from Backcountry to prepare her for when the snow starts flying.  Because we all know who will be shoveling.  She can’t sit still.  We both actually love spending as much […]

I have been dying to get this porch here at the cottage decorated for winter.  A few weeks ago, I shared my DIY evergreen pots with you, but the porch was at a stand still.  I wasn’t inspired because the set of cabinets that I had on each side of the door needed work.  I […]

If you are new around here, you need to know about Trashed Tuesdays.  No, it doesn’t mean Deb and I sit around and drink until we get trashed.  It is us creating something out of things that would normally be thrown away.  Normally, it’s a repurposed item from something we were going to donate. Sometimes […]

This post is sponsored by Zulily an ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own. You guys… Christmas is only 16 days away.  I am still picking up a few last minute gifts.   And of course, one of my first stops is Zulily. If you’ve never shopped Zulily’s fresh finds and daily deals, they launch a […]

Ever since we moved here to the cottage, I have had a white round table here in front of this huge leaded glass window.  Along with two wing back chairs.  Recently, I decided to switch things up for the winter months simply for something different.   You know me… I will get a wild hair and […]

Have you been around since the beginning of us talking about building?  Do you remember the big decision we made in 2020?  In the midst of the pandemic, we had some major decisions to make.  It’s the reason we built Deb’s workshop first and moved here about a year ago.  Can you believe that?  It […]

As soon as I saw this little white village pop up this year, I just fell in love.  They were a bit pricey but I knew they were something that would be in my decor for years and years to come. I was pleasantly surprised when they arrived, because they were a lot bigger than […]

Are you loving these Trashed Tuesday pieces as much as I am?  If you have missed any of the previous projects, check them out.  They are all pretty much what we would have shared in our storefront if we still had it.  I am enjoying it because I see Deb completely in her element.  She […]

  It’s time for another gift guide!  Are you done shopping yet?  I have a small start but am far from being done.  I say every year I am going to get it done early.  It always amazes me when people say they are done in October.  We are so last minutes. If you need […]

This post is sponsored by Zappos and ShopStyle Collective. I’ve been doing lots of Christmas and holiday shopping lately because it’s that time of year again!  Zappos is one of my favorite retailers with some of the best prices when it comes to gift ideas. With so many friends and family members on our list […]

  I think grandparents are THE HARDEST people to buy gifts for.  But they are fun to give.  Here are a few ideas for the grandparents in your life, including yourself.  You can pass these ideas along if you see anything on this list that you love.  I know I did.  ????  All of our […]

Time for another gift guide.  I have them all in one spot so you can find them easily.  We have covered several different themes including for him, for teachers, for new homeowners, and for young adults.  Today we rounded up gifts under $50.  A few others will be posted soon including gifts under $25, gifts […]

Deb and I both needed a day to not think about anything creative.  That meant house planning, work related things, projects, etc.  We just wanted a LET’S NOT THINK OF ANYTHING type of day.  Do you ever need those?  We don’t do it quite often, but this time of year, in the middle of planning […]

I shared this DIY evergreen planter idea over on social media stories, and I even made a reel about it.  If you missed it, check it out.  I have been making these evergreen planters for years.  They really help with my winter sourness. ????  I shared how I feel during the winter months in a […]

Christmas Pajamas for the Whole Family We decided this year that we are going to have all of the girls over for Christmas per usual.  BUT, we want to have matching pajamas so we can take a family photo.  It makes me so excited. And I will for sure share over on my social media.  […]

This past week, I added bits of Christmas here in the cottage kitchen.  I wanted to keep it simple with my life-like trees and garland.. which I happen to be completely obsessed with.  Every time I share them, they sell out.  They are THAT GOOD.  See all of them here!   These cute little life-like trees […]

I think men are so hard to buy gifts for.  We rounded up several different gifts for the men in your life.  Whether you are buying for your son, father, grandfather, father-in-law or a friend, there is something for everyone.  I have several other gift guides already posted.  Check them out. Teachers / Young Adults […]

We put together this gift guide for teachers in hopes it would take some of the pressure off of you.  I don’t know about you, but my mind is blocked with gift giving sometimes.  I personally love gift guides because it allows me to choose a gift for someone special without thinking… which is always […]

This post is sponsored by Backcountry and ShopStyle Collective.   For full-priced items, remember to use code DEBDANELLE15 for 15% off your first order (exclusions apply)   Since Deb and I live in the woods and hang outside pretty much year-round, we are always checking Backcountry to see what new outerwear they have on their […]