A Cultivated Nest

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?

Fall Fireplace Mantel Ideas

Hi everyone! I took out my three boxes of fall decorations today. I'm so glad I organized all that stuff during the summer! Anyway, I'm playing around with my fireplace mantel in the living room today. I took a look at what I've done in the past. Which is a good idea. Then you know what works and doesn't, what you liked what you didn't like so much. Here's a fall banner I made last year. The ... Read More about Fall Fireplace Mantel Ideas

Cleaning The Mirrors In Your Home

Hi everyone! I don't do spring cleaning. I do Fall/Winter cleaning instead. I'm too busy in the "spring" with my garden to do any deep cleaning at that time . So what I do is spread it out over the fall, skipping Thanksgiving through Christmas and picking it back up in the middle of January. I've given up on the notion that my entire house will be clean at the same time! That's never going to ... Read More about Cleaning The Mirrors In Your Home

"You Should See the "Before" Picture Party

Jen at Sanctuary Arts is having a before and after party and since most of my B&A's are usually rooms or furniture I thought it might be fun for you all to see the exterior of my house and how it's changed since we bought it 10 years ago. This is it! 10 years ago this was a fixer (and we're still working on it)! I don't know if I'd go through this again though. It was in bad shape when ... Read More about "You Should See the "Before" Picture Party