The front porch update is done. We covered the outdated wrought iron column with cedar lumber, adding that rustic ranch style. For less than $200 ! ...

Animal Print Setting a Tablescape using out of the box textures and colors.  I could have opted in for pinks or pretty girly colors, but with the warmer temperatures we have been getting here in Indiana, I decided a little heat and texture was necessary on my dining room table. ...

Backyard sidewalk project and new Garden bed can be called done. The native grasses are planted and the beginning of having a backyard oasis has begun. ...

Take a trip with me to the Garden Nursery for some Fairy Garden Inspiration. I admit it, this redneck thinks they're cute, and adorable. There I said it. ...

The color purple and the word French kept popping in my mind today.  So this is my French Inspired Spring Tablescape, using what I have on hand. ...

For a weekend project, we spent it installing our sidewalk in the yard using large concrete pavers.  We still have some tweaks to do, plants to add to this area and 2 pavers to re-level, but this is pretty close to being done. ...

Tulips planted in the Garden It's not Spring time until the flowers start to bloom. Last Fall I planted some Tulip bulbs, just to see if I had what it took to get gorgeous blooms. Guess what popped open just a day ago! ...

It's Spring Tablescape time today. I have been spending as much time as possible running errands and buying sidewalk pavers. (in multiple trips)  So I decided to take a lunch break and do a bright and cheerful Spring table so I can enjoy the short amount of time I am inside. ...

You usually get to see the pretty, when it comes to my blog. The staged home, the tablescapes or my Garden, flowers...the "pretty". My front porch, all spruced up for guests and the seasonal decor. Well, not today! ...

Seeing my front porch decorated for Spring, really tells me that warmer weather is coming. There are just some things I really like to wait for and that's to put the finishing touches of Spring decor on my favorite spot to spend a lazy day. ...

Setting a pretty and pink tablescape today on the blog, to celebrate the bright orange orb in the sky.  It's been so long since I have seen this bright phenomenon that I had to look up what it's called. ...

With the upcoming gardening project of creating a larger dry river creek bed in my front yard, I wanted to gather some ideas and inspiration on creative ways to use rocks, plants and borders. Boy did I find some wonderful ideas!  ...