A Cultivated Nest

Chippy Shutters & An Update

Hi all! I got these chippy shutters for $14 at a neighbor's garage sale last month (yes it's garage sale season here already). They are very very, extremely chippy and unfortunately forest green (not in my color palette). So I scraped the loose paint off and mix up a color that is more to my liking. I have one done and thought I'd show it to you. I'm going to hang them on the outside of ... Read More about Chippy Shutters & An Update

What’s Blooming Now?

Mostly a new attitude :) Thanks everyone for your comments & advice on my last post. I have contacted the Georgia Public Service Commission and the other parties involved (as have numerous other people). So we'll see what happens. I'll keep you posted. I'm moving on...worse things could happen. I took a walk in my backyard recently and so many lovely things are happening! So much is ... Read More about What’s Blooming Now?

Screened Porch Decorating

I started straightening up my screened porch over the weekend now that the horrible yellow pollen isn't everywhere. My porch is divided into a dining area and a seating area so I started working on the seating area first. I bought this blue scrolly rug at TJMaxx because my husband didn't like the beach matty one I got at Cost Plus World Market last year (you can see it here) but it's ... Read More about Screened Porch Decorating

Toile de Jouy

As many of you know, I've loved and used toile de jouy (simply known as toile) in my home for many many years. So I found it very funny that Pottery Barn is now carrying toile kitchen towels, toile aprons, curtains, pillows and a really pretty toile chair (WANT that chair). For a while toile was sort of "out" but I suppose now that Pottery Barn is carrying toile it'll be back "in". Not that ... Read More about Toile de Jouy

My Pretty Red Barn

Yes, I finally, finally have a red barn of my own! I started Phase I of this project last year (to paint the barn) and now it's done and onto Phase II! Here's how it looked July 2008. I used to have yellow jasmine and pink roses growing up one side and we used to have a pond. Here's the barn painted red. I just have to hang my barn star back up. I was thinking of painting it ... Read More about My Pretty Red Barn

What Will My Garden Grow?

Thought you all might like to see my tentative garden plan for this year. My husband built me two new beds which are great! They're 3 ft wide and 11 inches high which is perfect. I can sit on my little garden cart and comfortable bend forward to plant or weed/whatever. So I've asked him to change out all my other beds to that height (which he'll probably do during the winter as it's too ... Read More about What Will My Garden Grow?