A Cultivated Nest

My China Cabinet Makeover

I painted my china cabinet! I totally forgot to take a picture of it before but here's one from Easter 2009. Out of all the china cabinet inspiration photos I shared with you the other day, the ones I like the best were the two toned ones. The paint I used is Sherwin Williams Halcyon Green. It's a strange color. It totally looks green in the can but when you put it on it's a grayed down ... Read More about My China Cabinet Makeover

Love Your Garden, Keep a Flock of Backyard Chickens!

I'm so pleased to have Deb from Deborah Jean's Dandelion House as a guest poster today! She's another farmgirl at heart that lives in the suburbs - definitely a kindred spirit! Since I don't have chickens (yet) I asked Deb if she'd write a bit about the benefits of keeping chickens as part of my Gardening 101 Series and she's graciously done so. Benefits of Keeping Chickens Farm Fresh Eggs ... Read More about Love Your Garden, Keep a Flock of Backyard Chickens!

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