I received this beautiful teapot from Sabrina who just started a blog of her own call My Cottage Dream. She told me she had something for m...
My Favorite Mirror Makeover yet!
This is the latest mirror I painted white and "antiqued". All the brown you see is the Rub n Buff that I rubbed on with my finger....
Urns, Hydrangeas and Wine
I found this urn on clearance at Michaels for $12.00. I thought it would make a great wine bucket but I thought I better try it out to mak...
Three Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway!
I started my blog 3 years ago today! Little did I know back then how many wonderful "friends" I would meet and how much this litt...
Bedroom Plates
I finally got the two hand-painted plates I bought last weekend hung in my bedroom. (please ignore that large hole in my wall above my mir...
My Flowers
My Flowers, originally uploaded by Romantic Home.I thought I would share some of my own flickr flower photos with you today. I hope everyone...
Welcome to my cottage garden
I'm participating in Tracey's Summer Garden Tour! I was so excited when I found an apartment that had a little patio. I knew I wan...
More photos from Saturday!
I saw this chair at the flea market on Saturday and although I hate the black naugahyde I could see some potential for this little chair. ...
Fun on Saturday!
My friend Nelson and I went to Santa Cruz on Saturday to hit the flea market and antique stores. The weather was perfect as we headed over ...
Happy Father's Day and some other important stuff!
Happy Father's Day to my wonderful dad and all the great dads out there! Dad: I hope you see this when your at Dave's house! I lo...
Beautiful things I can't afford
I really love this pillow from Pierre Deux but it's $350.00! Do people really spend $350 on a throw pillow? I would love to make one s...
A Great Deal on Fabric
I originally wanted toile fabric for my chairs but the more I started looking at fabric I decided on floral. I REALLY wanted this Rachel As...
Successful Thrifting!
I love when I go to a thrift store and walk out with things that I could have bought at an antique store for a lot more money. I found b...
The Lemon Drop Jar - Part II
Way back on July 31, 2007 I did a post about this crystal jar (from Tuesday Mornings) that I keep lemon drops in. I got a nice email from ...
Primed but not painted
In my mind I thought I could finish this table and chairs in a weekend but I couldn't. I was able to get it all primed and I should wai...
Weekend Project
I was able to pick up the table and chairs in my car! I took the legs off the table, put down my back seat and slide it in through the hatc...
Thrift store dish
I found this cute pedestal ceramic dish at the Goodwill yesterday. It was marked $9.99 which I thought was too high so I pointed out a smal...
Lots of white around my home!
My home is becoming less blue and more white...If you've been reading my blog awhile you probably have noticed this. I'm loving whi...
Crazy for Shells!
I'm going shell-crazy this year! I cannot believe how inexpensive they are. It seems like they are the only thing that has come down in...
Details
Okay Shari, this is for you... Shari asked for more details about the HGTV shoot. I would love to be able to tell you everything but for ob...
Wisteria Antiques & Design - Soquel, California
Yesterday Lauren and I went to the beach but not to walk in the sand...TO SHOP AND EAT! I bribed her with a seafood dinner so she would go w...
