Fun Spring Fireplace

Welcome! I do hope my readers are well. Our countries are braving together to cope with this terrible virus.

Too brighten things up a bit I have redecorated the fireplace . I added some faux flowers in galvanized containers, an old vintage window, a few vintage trinkets, a burlap/fabric rag garland and strings of white lights. My favorite is the vintage alarm clock
 It belonged to my grandmother whom I vacationed with as a child. She would bring this little alarm clock to the hotel to insure we wake up. Looking at the clock brings back such wonderful childhood memories.

Just a bit of Spring fun to brighten the day!

Thanks so much for dropping by
                               Lisa

A Sassy Spring Kitchen

Welcome to you! Happy you could drop by today. I am excited to welcome Spring how about you?  Even though I dwell in SW Florida we still travel the seasons here but a tad different than up North.

This Spring I have incorporated some  bright colors, springy stems, vintage repurposed wooden pieces and a touch of french. Love to make the kitchen a happy place cause I do spend many hours in there.  Come let's take a look.....

 First thing I did was to paint the backsplash going for a worn wood look incorporating  some pistachio green. My own mixed color. Pink dishes are displayed in an old metal tool holder. I used an iron round scrolled piece as a backdrop for a colorful wreath .

 Some yellow curtains that I have sewn decorate the kitchen window along with some candle holders hung on each side and pitchers hung above on hooks.

 My baking cabinet with some painted canning jars.

 Bright yellow flowers sit ontop of the large butcher block island in a galvanized pail.

 Here you can see a piece of vintage wood that I salvaged from an ancient cabinet, it adds a bit of internet above the cabinets. I painted them colorful but distressed.

 I saw this french green sign in my vision travels and decided to create my own version.  It says fish soup 1$ a bowl. Also some old wood sticks in the wall basket displaying; flour, sugar and salt.

 A recent visit to our local citrus farm supplied us with some wonderful juice oranges. The old picture of pres. Washingtons cottage was found at our local Goodwill.

 This huge wicker piece is newly added. To add some whimsy I added some buffalo  fabric to the front. It holds oodles of kitchen supplies. It truly is part of a new bedroom suite I purchased from Craigslist but unfortunately it was too large for the doorway.

 A fresh coat of paint for the butcher block island.

Thankyou so very much for stopping on in today. Hope you will be enjoying Spring wherever  you may live.

                   Lisa

A Little Valentine Love For the fireplace

Welcome everyone! Happy Valentines to you!

 Simple decor, the heart garland is sewn, paper on the back and material on front which I stenciled the red stripes on.

 Had the old heart tin, just some ivy and faux flowers to fill the metal containers

Thankyou for stopping by

Happy decorating!

Lisa

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Cant Shop Catalogues, No worries....Shop Your Home

Welcome home! Nice of you to drop by! If your new here very nice to meet you!  Today I want to share some home decor tips with you. Not everyone can shop expensive stores and catalogs..right? And we all want to be unique in our own way. The craze is definitely Farmhouse, cottage, boho and country so I recently scanned my gardens and my house for things that needed new life meaning pieces that were basically maybe headed for the trash

 This old rooster was sitting in the garden, he was just plain red clay so I took him on in and dry brushed a little white craft paint, gathered some flowers from my stash and welcomed him to my kitchen!

 Always save drawer pieces, just a simple freehand of herbs.

 I bought a set of 10 of these cute shaped plastic dishes, dont like the grape pattern. So I gave them a lick of paint and stencil, love them now!

 Never pass up cheap paintings at the thrift store. They can be used as chalkboards, new signs, with a bit of imagination its endless!

 This was a metal door panel that was headed to the dump, no way! Made a huge sign. A little paint, imagination and stencils is all you need!

Love roosters, these were some crazy out of tune colors, so a lick of white paint transformed them into the perfect Farmhouse fit!

 Tims, especially with color are great farmhouse decor!

 Picked up these square christmas decors, I think they are like. 25 each at the end of season clearance...paint and stencils transformed them.

This old tabbaco ladder I have had for about 15 years ,its been all around trust me , used it to create a cute corner in the kitchen by positioning  it a different way and adding some flowers and a farmhouse bow.

So happy I could share some inexpensive ways for you to transform your house into a home!

Happy decorating!
       Lisa

Farmhouse kitchen window makeover for about 7$

Welcome home! Nice of you to drop in and if it's your first visit nice to meet you! So recently I have been crushing on yellow! How about you? Seems fitting for a mid winter perk up. I try to have each room with a different dab of color .
Wow though, Walmart has stepped up thier craft and sewing dept.! Saturday I made a trip to our local Walmart and found some very nice precut fabrics. I was originally wanting some red ticking fabric but once I seen this I knew it would be perfect for my kitchen window.

Once I chose the fabric I wandered over to the faux flowers where most were on clearance, my luck day! Each bloom stem was originally 2.50 and they were marked down to .50, and just the color to match the fabric.

The fabric is precut at 1 yard which is fine for my kitchen window it was 4.97, not bad priced and I'm loving the vintage look of the pattern.  So I did some measuring and got to sewing....

I  opted to sew a valance and tiers.

The wreath is a simple heart shaped rag wreath that I crafted. I do spend alot of time at this sink so having  a something pretty to look at is always nice. Just a simple metal  vase to hold the faux flowers 4 stems at 2$. A 7$ kitchen window makeover  to add some kitchen fun!

Thanks so much for visiting ,

                             Lisa

Welcome To My Holidays At Home......

Welcome to our holiday! So happy you could stop on in. Our home is filled with holiday cheer, although not just for show our home is largely used. Much of my decor is handcrafted , so grab a hot chocolate and please do come in...

The breakfast  pies and homemade cinnamon buns are served every Christmas morning,

Thankyou for visiting our Christmas home!
Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year
                   Lisa