A Cultivated Nest

My 2 Favorite Furniture Makeovers

Hello everyone! I'm deep in the throes of an upholstery project and I'm still organizing my garage so I thought we'd revisit two makeovers that I did a few years ago. Some of you may remember these!You've seen this chair many times!This is what it looked like before. I did this last year.A bit of paint and some new fabric and you have a whole new chair!This is the before of my dining room table. ... Read More about My 2 Favorite Furniture Makeovers

A Simple Project

Hi everyone! The bulbs I've been forcing since December have finally bloomed. Aren't they pretty!I have a very simple project to share today. I'm sure most of you have seen where you put a plate on top of an candle holder and use it as a cake stand. This is basically the same thing with a tiny twist.Step 1 - I found a candlestick and something that I would use as a base at the thrift store.Step 2 ... Read More about A Simple Project

I’ve Falllen…..

Off the frugal path! Yep, me. I have been really unfrugal these past couple of weeks! I was telling Lyn (who doesn't have blog) that I haven't been writing about my frugal doings because I haven't really been living it! I told Gabrielle Home...be inspired that I too had "lost my way" and that one of the things I need to stop doing is wondering around Target! Last week I went in and had 4 things on ... Read More about I’ve Falllen…..

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Hello everyone! This is the last Valentine post - I promise! As I said in my previous post, I won Terri's giveaway and got some cute Valentine things that I wanted to incorporate into my decorations. Terri, my daughter loves the bracelet and has been wearing it all week and she's wearing the socks today! I put those cute heart shaped window clings on my dining room mirror. They work ... Read More about Happy Valentine’s Day!

V-Day Centerpiece Party

Cindy My Romantic Home is having a Centerpiece Party today and I thought I'd join! There's still plenty of time for you to join in too!Linda Bluegate Blog just did a post on these cute petite bell jars, little did I know one was in the mail to me! Inside is a Valentine cupcake holder with shredded paper and sparkly hearts! She did that - isn't she creative! So cute! I love it!The cute "Hugs and ... Read More about V-Day Centerpiece Party

The Writing On The Wall (and the stairs)

I thought I'd show you some places where I've either used a wall decal or where I've painted sayings onto the wall. This is in our master bathroom and it's what you see when you step out of the shower. A reminder to "Seize the Day". I painted it the same way I did on this sign. I painted this a year ago above a chalkboard I painted. We have family movie night every Friday. So this is ... Read More about The Writing On The Wall (and the stairs)