A Cultivated Nest

A Few Quick Projects & This N That

It's only Wednesday and I already feel like saying "What a week!". I'm in the doldrums, in a funk, in other words I've got the blues. Between fighting with my daughters physics teacher about her teaching methods (I've been fighting with the public school system since she went back to school in 7th grade), wondering where we're going to come up with an extra $200 a month for a physics tutor, having ... Read More about A Few Quick Projects & This N That

Good Bye Apple Green

I usually change out all my throw pillows in summer for ones that are more garden themed and I take down the heavier drapes and hang sheers. I had the same JC Pennedy sheers for about 7 years and last year they really started to look a raggedy, so I found these great Pottery Barn white and apple green curtains at the PB Outlet. Hello my red toile! I changed out my pillows to the toile ones a ... Read More about Good Bye Apple Green

Show & Tell Friday- My Little House Books

For other Show and Tell Friday posts please visit Kelli at There's No Place Like Home Since I'm in the midst of re-organizing my bookcases as part of my fall spruce up,(see the post below) I thought I'd share one of my favorite books for Show & Tell - The Little House Books. I used to love the Michael Landon series and he will forever be who I think of when I think of Pa ... Read More about Show & Tell Friday- My Little House Books

Finished Bookcase #1

This week I planned on getting the living room spic-n-span, shiny clean but so far I've gotten sidetracked with making stuff. Oh well, the good thing about being a homemaker is that I can set my own schedule!I did finish one bookcase and I have one more to go. I organize my books library style - by subject. Then by size and/or author. Breaking up your books by color looks pretty but I really use ... Read More about Finished Bookcase #1

Decorating Bookcases

I love using wallpaper! Just not on walls. I like using it to back my bookcases and china cabinets. To me, everything in a cabinet looks better with a background of paint, fabric or paper. It's a touch of the unexpected that adds so much to a home! That's my basket of wallpaper above. Actually, it also includes gift wrap because I also use that to line my bookcases and china cabinets. I'm ... Read More about Decorating Bookcases

Dining Room Cabinet Re-Make

Do you know I get more great ideas from other bloggers than I do magazines! I really don't buy too many magazines anymore and I used to be such a magazine junkie. Anyway, dear Penny, mosaic artist extraordinaire, Lavender Hill Studio sent me a picture of her china cabinet (we have the same tassel hanging off the knobs of our cabinets) and I so loved the chicken wire that she had in hers, that I ... Read More about Dining Room Cabinet Re-Make