Labor Day Reward: Recovered Chairs

Hey, we all like getting paid for our labor but sometimes not having to pay someone is a an equally good reward.   My cousin and his wife we...

Colorful Dining Table

Phillip Gorrivan covered this dining room table in purple felt with nailheads.   Monday morning breakfast wouldn't  be so bad here, woul...

An Affordable Paneled Round Tablecloth

Ballard Designs has just come out with this 108" paneled burlap tablecloth for only $119.  It's an affordable way to to get this ...

One Room Challenge! - Week One

When Linda of Calling it Home and the creator of the fab One Room Challenge invited me to participate, I was thrilled (thank you Linda!) an...

A Complete Departure for Me

Besides a pillow sham or two, you would be pretty hard pressed to find floral patterns in my house. That's why I shocked myself when I c...

This Is How It Starts...

Would you believe me if I told you my interest in green came a few months before Pantone declared emerald as the color of the year?  It star...

Eye Candy: Sight Line

There's alot to be said for the impact of a sight line from one room to the next.  The view into designer Nancy Boszhardt's dining r...

Don't Miss Out On This!

Just in case you miss the November issue of Southern Living , here's the ultra-chic and interesting Thanksgiving table setting by Charlo...

Divine Dining Room

Why am I posting on Sunday afternoon, an unusual time for me? Gun shy - thunderstorms are forecast and I'm afraid we'll lose power a...

Dining Library: One of the Best

This is one of the most beautiful dining libraries I've ever seen. I love the contrast of light and dark, formality and informality and ...

New Old Sconces for my Dining Room

A while back I bought 4 vintage sconces for $40 a piece from Plaire , a terrific esty seller. Two have been hard wired for our bathroom re...

From the Stacks: Understated Dining Room

This tear sheet is a little worse for the wear but the beauty of this simple and elegant dining room still shows through. Great symmetry wi...

My Friend's Lovely Breakfast Table

An invitation to Rhonda's house for breakfast is always something to look forward to. Along with delicious food, she sets the most rela...

Flowers in a Trough

On my second trip to the fab store Blueprint in Dallas, I came across this narrow ceramic trough filled with flowers. Really love how it ...

Did I Make a Mistake?

Sunday at the Georgetown Flea Market I bought this modern brass light fixture for $130. The dealer told me it came from an estate sale of a ...

A Pearl at the Oyster

... The Oyster Box hotel to be exact (Durban, South Africa). I haven't been this taken by a hotel's design since first seeing the i...