A Cultivated Nest

The End of Google Friend Connect Widget

I'm sure most of you already know this, but in case you don't, the GFC widget (the followers thingy) is being discontinued as of March for all non-blogger blogs ( go here for the official Google announcement) . Apparently they want to promote their Google+ service (which is more like Facebook than a subscription service). That means all the blogs on WordPress (like this one) & ... Read More about The End of Google Friend Connect Widget

Barn Heart

Even though I live on a suburban lot outside of Atlanta, I like to think of my little plot of land as my "farm". Especially since moving is on hold for another year or two so this is all the "farm" I'm getting right now. What's a farm without a barn? Especially a red barn. I have a bad case of barn heart! I dream about ReD barns. As you can see, I wasn't able to finish painting my own ... Read More about Barn Heart

DIY Pretty Magazine Storage Boxes

There are some magazines that I want to keep intact because they have so much good info that my usual filing system wouldn't work. In an effort to be more organized, I decided to group all the gardening type magazines I'm keeping in one place with my gardening books. So I made some pretty DIY magazine storage boxes from some inexpensive cardboard magazine holders from my favorite store..... IKEA, ... Read More about DIY Pretty Magazine Storage Boxes

Home Office Desk Choices – I Think I’ve Decided

Hi everyone! I'm planning on making over my home office and I've been looking everywhere for a new desk and some type of storage unit for my home office and I think I've narrowed down my desk choice and I know what I want for storage. Yay! We went to IKEA over the weekend and I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a desk from there. I'm partial to this red one. Red and Shiny! Love it. It comes ... Read More about Home Office Desk Choices – I Think I’ve Decided

Vintage Art

Hi everyone! Just popping in for a quick post. I thought I'd share some recently acquired vintage wall art that I plan on using in my little home makeover. I haven't quite decided where to hang them yet since I'm thinking of painting either just my foyer or the foyer/livingroom/hallway. Don't want to hang something only to have to take down soon. My daughter gave me this pretty ... Read More about Vintage Art

The Stinking Rose (otherwise known as garlic)

Hi everyone! Did you know that garlic is called the "stinking rose" but no one really knows how it got that name! It's really closer to a lily than a rose so it's very puzzling. Who knows how these things start. Anyhoo, in late October I planted some garlic cloves which I purchased through Burpee. Garlic grows best in fertile well drained soil that's got lots of compost mixed in. ... Read More about The Stinking Rose (otherwise known as garlic)