A Cultivated Nest

My Summer Screened Porch

Hi everyone! It’s the first day of summer and the porch is ready for us to enjoy (although it’s so hot already we only go out in the early morning and after 7pm)! My porch is divided into an dining room/living room. I always have a fern on my screened porch in the summer. I placed some rocks in the bottom of the planter so it won't blow over when we get storms and then added some ... Read More about My Summer Screened Porch

Simple Pleasures

The joy of a stack of yet to be read books! I already started Made from Scratch and am really enjoying it! A comfy chair with a pretty vintage pillow case from the thrift store. Thanks for stopping by today! Make time to do something for yourself – you deserve it! I love reading your comments but instead of leaving me a comment today – find a new to you blogger and give them some ... Read More about Simple Pleasures

Mixing It Up In The Vegetable Garden

Hi everyone! I did a little decorating in my vegetable garden the other day that I wanted to show! I also wanted to show how I add flowers to my vegetable garden. I realized that probably no self respecting urban/suburban homesteader decorates their veggie garden and that I’ll probably be downgraded from my lowly wannabe status to…(well nothing is below wannabe is there) to kicked out ... Read More about Mixing It Up In The Vegetable Garden

I’m Seeing Red….

All around my home! It’s my favorite color. Although I don’t like to wear red (I prefer aqua and shades of blue) so there goes the "look in your closet to help you pick colors for your home" theory!! Whenever I see a room done with lots of red it just makes my heart beat faster! Red is such an intense color that I like to mix it with white and yellow. Here are red carnations in a white milkglass ... Read More about I’m Seeing Red….

Sunday Photo Feature

Red and Yellow flowers. When I saw these at the grocery store I just had to have them. Couldn’t resist my favorite color combination! It just makes me happy to see them! So I thought I’d share them with you. Hope they make you smile too! ... Read More about Sunday Photo Feature

Painted Books & A Mantelscape

Hi everyone! Hope you’ve had a good week so far. I’ve been looking for some white books to use when decorating and just couldn’t find any. I have yellow books & black books that I use mostly to lift things up, but just couldn’t find any light colored ones. So I decided to make my own. I’ll show you how to make these really easy altered books for your decor at the end of the post. It's a great ... Read More about Painted Books & A Mantelscape