A Cultivated Nest

Cottage Style Painted China Cabinets

I'm doing a quick project that involves my china cabinet this weekend (at least I hope it will be quick). :) So I thought I'd share some of my painted cottage cupboard inspiration with you. Painting furniture can take a junky piece to fabulous with very little expense. One of the reasons I love painted furniture is that you can get a whole new piece by just changing the ... Read More about Cottage Style Painted China Cabinets

Thrifty Finds For My Daughter’s Bedroom

As some of you may remember, last year we turned our downstairs family room/husband's officeinto a bedroom and workroom for our daughter (she's attending SCAD in Atlanta). I wanted to share a few things that we've found in the past couple months for her room. We found this wonderful horse print with this thick wooden frame at Goodwill. When she was little she loved horses and was always ... Read More about Thrifty Finds For My Daughter’s Bedroom

How To Build A Raised Bed

How To Build A Raised Bed As most of you know I use raised beds (and some containers) in my vegetable garden. Like with most things, there's more than one way to make a raised vegetable bed. I'm going to show you my simple and easy method but at the bottom of this post I have links that show you other ways to DIY a raised bed. But first lets discuss why I choose this method over other gardening ... Read More about How To Build A Raised Bed

Decorating with Glass Bottles

I know I don't have to tell most of you that decorating your home doesn't have to be expensive. I love finding ways to re-use & re-make things that I already have in order to stretch my decorating dollar. Something I've really liked lately are the Pottery Barn Demijohns or oversized wine bottles/vases that they've had in their catalogs lately. But those are $99 to begin with for the small ... Read More about Decorating with Glass Bottles

A Burst of Sunshine

I know many of you have snow so I thought you might like a little burst of sunshine in the form of some flowers! So many things are blooming months ahead of schedule due to our freaky warm weather. The Forsythia is starting to bloom and that usually is a sure sign that spring is just around the corner. A few days ago it was so hot I had the AC on! Today it's been sunny but cold (high ... Read More about A Burst of Sunshine

Painted Stair Ideas

Would you paint your stairs? Paint can be a great quick fix for stairs that look worn down, or stairs that just look too plain. I painted my foyer steps about 8 years ago, and it was a good way to update and improve stairs that didn't look too great. If you have a similar issue with your staircase, you'll want to check out these great Painted Stair Ideas! After we tore off the nasty old carpet ... Read More about Painted Stair Ideas