A Cultivated Nest

Doing & Trying New Stuff – WIPs

Works In Progress I thought I'd share some of the projects that I'm currently working on. I usually am outside early morning working on things and then around 12-1pm I have to come inside because it's just so brutally hot and that's when I clean my house and work on indoor projects (I also try to take a nap or at least lay down for 15 mins or so in the afternoon). One indoor thing I'm ... Read More about Doing & Trying New Stuff – WIPs

Re-purposed Chair

When is a chair not a chair? When it's being used as plant stand. Some of you may remember I had a set of chairs I painted various colors which we used to use in the dining area of the screened porch. I sold all of them except this one last year. The seat has a crack but I couldn't let go of that cheery yellow chair. So here it is in my downstairs patio holding my best and biggest ... Read More about Re-purposed Chair

A Cultivated Nest On Facebook

A Cultivated Nest (ACN) is now on Facebook! I realized that it's much easier and quicker to post a photo and give updates on what I'm doing on Facebook than to always write a post about it. We have a lot going on right now. Everything from turning our family room into a bedroom & studio for my Animation Major daughter (who needs space for all those harddrives she needs ... Read More about A Cultivated Nest On Facebook

A Summer Porch

I bought a new rug for my screened porch last weekend so I decided to move the furniture around in the seating area. I had to move everything anyway to lay the rug so why not? Furniture re-arranging is an economical way to get a new look! Anyway, I bought this fun new rug at Cost Plus Saturday. It's an indoor outdoor rug and was only $39. I had $10 off of $30 coupon because we're members of ... Read More about A Summer Porch

The Blueberry Hut & Other Fruit

This week in the garden post is all about the fruit that we're growing in our suburban backyard. First I want to show you what we did to protect our blueberry bushes from the birds. In the past we've just used pvc pipes to make a frame and draped netting over that. But now our bushes are just too big for that. Plus it wasn't easy for us to pick the berries! So we built "The ... Read More about The Blueberry Hut & Other Fruit

Sowing Seeds

Here are a few ideas to help you cultivate your nest: Do you have bathroom tile in a color you just can't live with but don't have the funds to rip it all out and start over? Here's an economical fix!! Painted Bathroom Tile Would you like to eliminate your usage of plastic storage? How to Freeze Food In Glass Jars You'll never guess what these are ... Read More about Sowing Seeds