A Cultivated Nest

Welcome Fall Decorating & Susan Branch Give Away

It's officially the first day of fall! Of course here in Georgia it's more like monsoon season with heavy rain and lots of flooding, but we'll pretend that's not happening and that it's a beautiful crisp fall day! Rhondi at Rondi's Rose Colored Glasses is having a Welcome Fall Day and you can post anything having to do with fall. So join the party, there's still plenty of time! I thought ... Read More about Welcome Fall Decorating & Susan Branch Give Away

Decorating With Thriftstore Finds

I have a few thriftstore treasures to share this week. I saw these six plates at Goodwill and I thought they might match a pattern I have in a couple of tea cups. What do you think? I think they go together quite well! They're not even made by the same company. The coloration is almost identical and the patterns go together so nicely. That was a very happy find! I'm always ... Read More about Decorating With Thriftstore Finds

Pantry Talk, Lessons from Little House & a Cute Teeny House

Hot dogs, mac N cheese & clearance flowers-lunch at my houseBrenda at Coffee Tea Books and Me (one of my favorite blogs) has had an on going series about stocking your pantry and I thought the following post was really good because it also touched on the importance of presentation. You can make mac and cheese for lunch a special event just by how you set your table, no one will care that it's ... Read More about Pantry Talk, Lessons from Little House & a Cute Teeny House

A Bit of Fall on My Deck

I stopped by Home Depot to get some pansies for my planters on my deck and found a few markdown mums. They're huge! They were originally something like $13 and now they're marked down to $2.97. I trimmed out some of the dead parts. I don't really know why they're marked down? They have plenty of buds that still need to open. Anyway, I also plant them in the ground when they're done blooming ... Read More about A Bit of Fall on My Deck

Beautiful Toile Seat Cushion

I know everyone thinks that they have the best readers, but I know that I really have the very nicest ones. Thank you to everyone who stopped by Rhoda's blog for my guest post yesterday! I thought you would all be surprised by my family room! I'm a cottage girl at heart and I love my toile. So back to the toile for today. I wanted to share a little makeover that I did on my chair that I moved ... Read More about Beautiful Toile Seat Cushion

Want To See Something You’ve Never Seen Before?

I'm guest blogging at Rhoda's blog Southern Hospitality today. Go on over and you'll see a peek of my Family Room which I'm in the process of making over. It won't be what you all expect me to do LOL! A big hello to Rhoda's readers who are visiting! ... Read More about Want To See Something You’ve Never Seen Before?