Before I show you how to make a DIY faux wood fireplace screen, a little background on the fireplace that it will be used with. It’s safe to say that the 20 foot floor to ceiling fireplace in our breakfast/kitchen was is the crown jewel in the room.When you walk in to the kitchen it’s…
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I have enjoyed the last couple of weeks, not picking up a paint brush, moving a piece of furniture and not even thinking about what the next project was going to be. Totally appreciated……… family time and every aspect of the holiday break. Wearing my PJ’s…
I interrupt the slew of fabulous Christmas ideas, gorgeous home tours and recipes for yummy holiday treats to bring you ………my new wood planked and beamed family room ceiling. We worked hard….like dogs, over thanksgiving week to make sure that Santa has a comfy spot to sit when he visits next week. I have a…
Surprise! It’s me….and my donkey Oreo. Duke Manor Farm is stop 22 on Jennifer Rizzo’s 2014 Holiday House walk. I know you came here looking for a home tour, but instead you are greeted by the most festive looking donkey you will ever see! Oreo and I are both so happy that you are here for…
Sadly me and fancy don’t do well together. As hard as I try, I always feel like the awkward school girl. Stumbling in my too high of a heel at a party,when I really should have been wearing my flip flops or my converse sneakers all along. So today I am sharing a rustic holiday table idea that even…
My husband was taking down a ceiling fan that no longer worked in our family room over the weekend and while on a very long ladder, mentioned that the wainscot on the ceiling looked a little warped so he removed one of the boards. Surprise!! Not a stitch of insulation to be seen. What the What (…
7 years ago, I worked with the builder and my sister on this beautiful lake house in Eastern Tennessee. You can read more about that here. The house sits right on a lake tucked back in a cove with views of the mountains. Most of the year, you get the best of both views, except for…
Just as the autumn leaves will soon be flying around every where outside, there’s a little bit of fallacious going on once you come inside these doors along with some fall decor ideas. If you missed my fall outdoor tour click here. I had no special theme or color planned this year, just things that I had ( other than…
If you came to my house, this is the area that you would flock to. Always happens. Friends, family, neighbors, strangers, the pets…… they always do. And that’s not such a bad thing….especially at Christmas time. The kitchen…..the absolute heart of our home. In fact, not only can we see the family tree as we…
Welcome to new and old friends of Duke Manor Farm and Happy Holidays. I am Laura and this is the 27th stop on the Christmas Home Tour. I am so excited you are here today. Living in the South, we just love it when people come to visit……. it’s just when they don’t leave that we have…
Well it’s official……. the lazy days of summer with my kids are now over. My kids went back to school last Friday. Now I am about to enjoy the lazy days of summer by myself. No not really….well kinda sorta. But I sure will miss hanging out with these cuties during the day! So I have…
As they say in the South….Howdy! I am so glad that you stopped by today. I have been waiting for you on the front porch with a large glass of iced tea ready to show you around Duke Manor. Sweet or unsweetened? Ahhh Iced Tea……It’s pretty much the southern staple around here, along with some bug…