Whoever came up with the saying ““in like a lion” and going “out like a lamb” must not have seen me or my house during the month of March. To say that the Kitchen project here was beginning to slightly kick my …….. is right on. We actually worked like Lions this weekend to finish…
I am a firm believer that 3rd time is a charm, as is 4th, 5th ,6th…….. Just ask my breakfast room cabinets, they’ll tell you. And if you ask the cabinets, they will blame the painting on the kitchen, who will blame it on the scratches and dings, who will blame it on the kids,…
I gotta tell ya, this project has me sweating. As long as I have waited to do this, I feel a lot of anxiety. Inside my head I am hearing “I can not screw this up, or I am in trouble”. “If I screw this up I will have a lot of re-sanding to do”. “Oh…
Yes, I said glance…..and for good reason. Doesn’t it seem like the 31 days in the month passed us by just long enough for a quick glance? It almost felt like what I tell people when they are trying to find my small town ” Don’t blink or you will miss it”. And it seems…
I must admit, I was beginning to hardly notice my half painted walls. It started to feel like it was the intended design…… it was meant to be. I mean, it’s only been a year since I picked up the paint brush and painted my first stroke, promising to get it down in a few…
When I bought this light 12 years ago, I never thought I would be replacing it’s bronze finish with satin nickle….from a can. But I did…… Nor did I see replacing the off white shades that worked once upon a time with updated burlap shades ….from Hobby Lobby. The shades are a great compliment to this…
Happy New Year! Well the readers have spoken. The votes are in. And based on what you enjoyed reading in 2013 at Top This Top That, here are your favorite posts from the year. Best room switch……. Breakfast Room Best Painting Risk of the Year…….. here Favorite Burlap Project ……. Burlap Trees Best Place to take a nap…
I have never shared my journey to get to motherhood before, but it was a long, bumpy road. A road filled with emotion, heartache, frustration, uncertainty and ultimately joy. Much Joy. Joy to the 3rd degree. It’s no secret, but I am a bit older than most of the 20 something year old mom’s…
Welcome to the Party! Need some last minute ideas for your Thanksgiving event….you have come to the right place. I don’t know about you, but it seems that the tasks that require the least amount of my time in my holiday preparations, tend to be the ones that turn out the best. The one’s people…
For the record I generally don’t do creepy…… well, not until I kinda just accidentally stumbled upon this creation and realized “hey I bet I can do that in black too!” And although admittedly, I have gone a bit creepy crazy over my black burlap wreath, it was fun to create 3 different looks for Halloween with one simple black burlap wreath….
The Easiest Orange Burlap Pumpkin Wreath I am a tad bit embarrassed to admit this, but sometimes I even amaze myself…….but only when it comes to burlap pumpkins. Doesn’t happen often but when it does, look out all you Orange Pumpkin heads out there! Actually, I’m not all that amazing…. to my…
Truth be told before we moved out to the country and built Duke Manor, my husband and I were not the DIY types. Not even close. We were fortunate to hire the professionals to do the landscape, clean the windows and paint the house. Then we moved and things began to change. Then, instead of…