In early February, I got a bee in my bonnet to refresh and update our pool house. With lots of company coming in the next two months, this accessory building needed some love. With a limited budget, it is time to put in new flooring, a better working kitchenette, new lighting, fresh paint and new…
Happy Saturday and Easter weekend! We are having picture-perfect weather and our house guests are enjoying clear skies, sunshine and 72 degrees. Everything is in bloom and the air is fragrant with the smells of jasmine and orange blossoms. Thanks for joining me for our weekly Saturday Meanderings where we talk about all good things…
Full disclosure…I have always wanted a bar cart. It feels so grown up to me in a sort of Mad Men kind of way. So with the pool house remodel, I have the perfect place for one. Here is how to style a beautiful and elegant bar cart for your home. Where to Begin Searching…
If your current lamp shade(s)is tired or not in keeping with a new color scheme, you can easily recover it with fabric of your choice. Good lamp shades are not inexpensive. As a small girl, I remember my Mom recovering the lampshades in her master bedroom and adding pom pom fringe. Even then I was…
Changing out the fabric on a piece of furniture is an affordable way to get a completely different look. Honestly, I have never done this. Any large upholstery projects are left to the pros. But in remodeling the pool house, the seats to antique chairs need a new look. This very pretty Victorian bustle back…