A Cultivated Nest

The Basics of Planning Your Vegetable Garden

Gardening 101 Pt. 1 - Planning Your Garden Planning is important for success when starting a vegetable garden! But before we get into the basics of planning your vegetable garden, I'm sure some of you are asking why should I even bother to grow my own vegetables? There are many many MANY reasons to have a vegetable garden but here are my top 3. My Top 3 Reasons For Growing Your Own ... Read More about The Basics of Planning Your Vegetable Garden

Easy Cottage Style Table Runner

Saturday morning I woke up with a slight sore throat and I didn't feel particularly energetic. I had planned on painting my foyer. That would involve climbing up and down a ladder - not happening. Plus it was raining. So I decided to do an easy sewing project. I've been wanting a new table runner and I have lots of burlap & fabric so I decided on a burlap and gingham tablerunner. This ... Read More about Easy Cottage Style Table Runner

Charming Cottage Gardens

There's just something so charming about a cottage garden. Old fashioned romance is at the heart of a cottage garden don't ya think? I think they never look planned even if they are. There's usually a mix of old fashioned flowers like Delphiniums, Foxgloves, Hollyhocks and roses. I think it's too hot in Georgia for Delphiniums but I do have Hollyhocks and Foxgloves in my ... Read More about Charming Cottage Gardens

Changes To My Foyer = Typography Wall

There are a few little things that bug me about my house and when I decided that this was the "Year of the Home Makeover", I also decided to tackle a few of those things. The not too involved- not too expensive things! One thing that always bugged me was this knee wall we built (photo below) when we first moved in. It originally had your typical 1960's split-foyer railing when we bought the ... Read More about Changes To My Foyer = Typography Wall

Garden Book Give Away

There's a gardening book giveaway today to kick off my weekly Vegetable Gardening 101 series! ####This is now closed####### Starter Vegetable Gardens: 24 No-Fail Plans for Small Organic Gardens by Barbara Pleasant. I have this book on my kindle and it's so informative! This book will be shipped from Amazon to you directly if you want a hard copy. Or you can get it for your ... Read More about Garden Book Give Away

My Kitchen

I guess all those fireplace photos I've been posting lately have shown a peek of my kitchen and I've gotten a lot of requests to show more of it. So here you go! This is the floor. Black and white marble peel and stick tile. We put those down when we moved in, gosh 14 years ago, and they still look great and I still love them! It's a galley style kitchen with a window seat on one end that ... Read More about My Kitchen