A Cultivated Nest

Flaunt Your Red Decor!

Stacey at Poofing the Pillows is hosting this months Flaunt Your Red party! I love red! It's really my favorite color so I'm always happy to participate. I've been on the look out for more of these little Avon demitasse cups. They're so perfect for displaying some little hydrangea heads from my garden. I love that the pattern looks like toile. You know I love toile, particularly red ... Read More about Flaunt Your Red Decor!

House Blessings

I everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. We did even though the weather was less than ideal. We did a little junking over the weekend and I found this beautiful embroidery piece.The style is called Candlewicking which a type of white embroidery work on unbleached cotton. From what I've read it traditionally has used the Colonial knot and backstitch.Anyway, I love embroidered ... Read More about House Blessings

Todays Thrifty Treasures – Lamp Makeover

It's that time again! Time to show your thriftstore/yardsale treasures. Be sure to visit Rhoda at Southern Hospitality for more Today's Thrifty Treasures.I got this little lamp at Goodwill last week and a few other things. Which was really great because I had been wanting a small night light type lamp to put in my kitchen since we usual leave the undercabinet lights on at night. But it didn't work ... Read More about Todays Thrifty Treasures – Lamp Makeover

Les Fleurs

Want to see what I did today?I bought this...I don't know what it is....I usually use it for flowers so I'll call it a planter. I'm going to show you how I made over this ordinary little planter into something special! I bought it at TJMaxx a few years ago and it's looking rather old and weathered. I want to use it on my porch this summer so I'm going to spruce it up! First I ... Read More about Les Fleurs

Save More At The Grocery Store With Coupons

I've been trying to find ways to save some money since I'm on a mission to re-do my hall bath and the first place I always look to cut expenses is my grocery bill. I guess that's the one most of us tackle first! I do the usual cutting coupons, shopping for my pantry, and menu planning but there are always more ways to cut costs. Did you know that if you have say a Target coupon you can use a ... Read More about Save More At The Grocery Store With Coupons

Knob Appeal

I like to look for little inexpensive ways to express my personality in my home and I've found that one of the easiest is to change the little details. Take knobs for example. There are so many different kinds of knobs available these days! Hobby Lobby has some wonderful, very cute knobs especially if you can catch them at 50% off and Anthropologie also has great knobs too. Even Home Depot and ... Read More about Knob Appeal