Yard Art  Trash to treasure. One of my favorite things to do when I am not gardening. Turning something broken into something beautiful. If you have read my blog you know I love lanterns, and living south of Chicago, I have to contend with windy conditions. Wind + lanterns equals broken glass. At least around my house, that is what it equals and this poor thing was on the front porch. The porch is supposed to be a safe zone. Least it was. ...

Entryway Decor  I was finally inspired to tweak my own little corner of the world. My entryway ...

Father’s Day is a day to celebrate the man that does so much and asks so little. That’s my “G”. So this rustic and creative tablescape is for him. ...

I added summer touches to the butlers pantry, finally! Styling these shelves was such a fun project for me. I had the music cranked and just let my mind wander and just played. Played with color, texture and shine. ...

Well, yesterday was a productive day! I had a weirdo episode (again), LiveWriter finally started working again, (Thank you microsoft! and G+ for working things out) and the sun came out so I could snap some pic's of whats blooming. ...

A tablescape that any host or hostess can do using plain white dishes and decorative items from around the house. ...

Gardening tips and tricks to help any gardener. If you ever wanted a beautiful garden out front and your first thought was "That is a lot of work". Well, you're right; but the payoff you get is well worth it! So I decided to share a couple of tips that might help and make life a bit easier and Gardening more enjoyable. ...

Decorating a small front porch certainly has it challenges.  Every time I walk into a store or the garage I see something that I can put outside on the porch. ...

Using Italian Dessert plates and some polish pottery I set a purple and white tablescape.  ...

Setting a Spring inspired table, I decided to use rustic and rusty elements. A rusty candlelier, a barn pulley mixed in with some silver candlesticks and white dishes really sets the tone. ...

Setting a Spring Tablescape using purple, green and white colors really screams that Spring is here.  Especially when I look outside and can see little bulbs sprouting throughout my yard. ...

We finally seem like we are making progress around here with the Butlers Pantry.  We still have quite a lot of tiny little details to take care of but at least I can start to play with all the custom shelving I have. ...