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One Room Challenge Week #4 Spring 2024 – Fake It Till You Make It
Another week down and my One Room Challenge is coming along. If you’re just tuning in, I’ve joined the One Room Challenge which is a design challenge where you pick one room in your house to renovate and/or makeover. I have eight weeks to finish a room in my house and every Wednesday I upload the link to this blog post on the One Room Challenge website. You’ll be able to see everybody’s progress as well as tons of inspiration for every room in your house and even some outdoor spaces. This is Week 4 and if you want to see Weeks 1-3, I have the links at the bottom of this post.
Spring Cleaning – Pantry Reorganization
The one thing I don’t look forward to every year is Spring Cleaning. I capitalized it, because it’s definitely a “thing”. My mother made it so when I was a little girl and it’s ingrained into me. Now don’t get me wrong, I love the freshness in the air, the warmer weather and all of the outdoor activities, but the pollen is killing me and I never feel up to all of the Spring Cleaning that needs to be done. My Allegra has seemed to stop working so I will have to find something else to combat my itchy eyes, stuffy nose and dry throat.
One Room Challenge Week #3 Spring 2024 – It’s Getting Real
It’s Week 3 of the One Room Challenge Spring 2024 and I am fully immersed in the process and getting all my ducks in a row. The One Room Challenge is an eight week challenge where designers and decorators are invited to pick one room in their home and renovate or redecorate it in an eight week span. We post on the ORC website every week and you can follow along with your favorites. Obviously, I hope you follow me on my journey.
Spring Has Sprung: My Landscaping Design Inspiration
On my dog walks lately, everybody is buying their mulch and having it delivered curbside and I feel as though I’m behind the 8-ball. I’ve been so busy but this week, I’ve been looking at different landscape designs for my backyard. It’s so big and I’ve never known what to do with it since I bought my house in 2017.
One Room Challenge Week #2 Spring 2024
This past week was a whirlwind of activities. As you will see below, all I had time for was painting the ceiling, looking for fabric and looking for a rug online. If you want to see my Week 1 post, here it is: ORC Week 1. I got so far behind but I do have an update on my primary bedroom. Please follow along with me and the other participants at One Room Challenge Spring 2024.
The 7 Best Brunch Spots in Atlanta – Second Annual List
Anybody who knows me, knows that brunch is my thing. There’s something about sleeping in on the weekend, then getting up and having a leisurely meal with mimosas. This is my idea of heaven and Atlanta has some of the best brunch restaurants in the U.S. I like to come out with my favorite brunch places every year and this is the second year. If you’re in Atlanta or are planning a trip, you have to try these places out because the ATL “be brunchin”.
One Room Challenge Week #1 Spring 2024 – The Beginning
So, I did a thing. I signed up for the One Room Challenge which is a design challenge where you pick one room in your house and you have eight weeks to make over the entire room. It can be a light makeover or a full on renovation; it’s up to you but it should be finished in eight weeks. Here is the link to the website; One Room Challenge. You will be able to follow along every week with everybody who is participating in the challenge.
In Honor of Women’s History and National Craft Month – Women Who Are Changing the Game Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of the Women’s History and National Craft Month blog post on women who are making waves in their respective crafts. If you missed Part 1, please read it here. Being a multi-hyphenate can sometimes make you feel all over the place, but for those of you who know, it can also be a blessing. As I was putting these two blog posts together, I noticed that all of these women started off doing many different things with their hands, like crochet, knitting, sewing, quilting, etc. I’m convinced that when you work with your hands, you can do many crafts or arts. Beauty is in making things or at least that’s how I feel.
In Honor of Women’s History and National Craft Month – Women Who Are Changing the Game Part 1
I’m late in the month for Women’s History Month and National Crafting Month so I’m killing two birds with one stone by doing a mashup of Women who Craft with Parts 1 and 2. I started my journey crafting when I was a little girl and even then I think I knew there was something soothing about working with my hands. Crochet was the first, with crocheting lap afghans with my grandmother while she watched her “stories” on television. After that was being taught how to sew and knit by my Mom and watching her make macrame wall hangings and purses. I didn’t learn macrame but I did inherit all of her ropes and cords and bag handles so I’m ready to start at any moment.
The Best Antique Fairs and Markets in the U.S. – Part 2
Here is the promised Part 2 of the best Antique Fairs and Markets in the U.S. Here is the The Best Antique Fairs and Markets in the U.S. Part 1 if you missed it. I love a good antique, thrift, vintage or flea market and by any other name it’s still a treasure trove of goodies for all.The history behind everything is what gets me. It reminds me of being a child and following my parents around to thrift on the weekends. I also love a good yard sale too and have thrown many yard sales myself.
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