Defining my home decorating style, and my personal rules and favorites
This post came as a request from Dianne - thank you for your blog topic suggestion! Her question was, "I wish I had Diana’s sense of style, but don’t. What to do?”
Home + Garden
We live on a former citrus grove in Phoenix in a 1952 brick home. We've expanded twice - adding a garden room and a two-car garage and landscaping in 2019.
Gardening and home decor are huge hobbies of mine, please visit our home on our home tour page.
Upholstered tassel chairs
I reupholstered these antique chairs I found at an estate sale belonging to the late Arizona Cardinals owner in Paradise Valley. It was a lot of work but I'm so happy with them.
Leopard Print Carpet in My Home Office
My home office is finally complete with leopard wool carpet wall to wall and the oriental panel, and the burl wood console table came, oh and a few pillows, that's all! Come take a peek!
Harvesting Lavender in Pine
We headed 90 minutes north of Phoenix to Strawberry to hang out with friends for the weekend. My friend and I helped harvest some lavender at the Pine Lavender Farm with other volunteers!
Wallpapering again!
It's time for another room to get wallpaper - check out the wallpaper I found from Cole and Son! Hampton Roses sounds like it just fits in my home perfectly!
Training Your Eye with Interior Design Books
Before I am about to go on a shopping trip or before I open up my web browser to online shop, I always go through a favorite interior design book. Let me explain why.
Reupholstering tiger print foot stools
I had been on the hunt for tiger print footstools for months. I found these vintage footstools and decided to reupholster them with a velvet tiger print fabric - see the before and after!
Amazon Prime Day
Today is the start of Amazon Prime Day! I'm selecting 4 items from each category: home, photography, kitchen, smart home, WiFi and entertainment. Hurry and add these to cart while supplies last. Last day of Prime Day is Tuesday.
Tips on using Charish, Facebook Marketplace, eBay, and OfferUp
I love shopping vintage online because it’s already available, no lead times! I am sharing some tips to utilize my...
