A Cultivated Nest

Outdoor Buffet Makeover

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I want to show you my outdoor buffet that I painted. I actually bought the paint for it last year but just got around to doing it this week.You've seen it many times before usually with a lot of stuff on top of it. It's a great place to display stuff as there's a sky light right above it and the play of light on the surface is beautiful to ... Read More about Outdoor Buffet Makeover

A Well Spent Day

I was thinking about this last night. I was thinking about what I had accomplished, I felt it wasn't the best day I've had. Why? I was feeling frustrated. I sometimes feel like there are not enough hours in the day to do everything. I'm sure at least some of you feel that way too! As much as I love to garden I really don't want to spend my entire day doing chores in the garden. But that's what ... Read More about A Well Spent Day

Come To The Habitat ReStore With Me!

You know I'm on a mission to re-do my hall bathroom on a budget and one of the things we need is a new sink, taps and vanity. So I'm checking sources beyond just Home Depot and Lowe's. I'm sure you've all heard of Habitat for Humanity. Did you know they run a store filled with donated items at a discount? We went last weekend to see if they had anything we could use and I brought my camera (like ... Read More about Come To The Habitat ReStore With Me!

Thrift Store Style

Happy Earth Day everyone! I wanted to show you what I did with the things I got at the thrift store last week which you can see in this post Cheap Thrills. Actually when I look around my home, I see so many things that have been thrifted!I showed in that post where I hung one of the black transferware plates. The other one I'm using in another project that I'll show on Friday.The decanters. I ... Read More about Thrift Store Style

A Thank You

I'd like to thank the writers of The Decorating Voice for choosing my spring fireplace makeover as their Spring Fling winner! I'm thrilled beyond belief!If you're not familiar with their blog go have a look. "The Decorating Voice Blog is sponsored by The Society of Decorating Professionals ( The SDP) to share inside scoops on the latest decorating trends, "I never would have thought of that ... Read More about A Thank You

Plantin’ Time is Here!

Come into the veggie garden and see what I've been up to!Finally!We're past our official last frost date so technically we can start planting. I'm being a bit cautious as the weather has really been strange the last few years. So I'm waiting till next month to plant some flowers. But I did plant my potatoes and some tomatoes today!This year I'm just planting some Yukon Gold potatoes which I got ... Read More about Plantin’ Time is Here!