Archives for August 2013

House Tour: My Foyer (for now!)

Earlier in the summer when I photographed my family room for my Home Tour, I snapped a few pics of my foyer at the same time.  With so many gloomy rainy days, it was a challenge to get a day of decent lighting, so I seized my moment!   I'm sharing them today, even though they're not the best quality.  Think it's time for a better camera and maybe a photography lesson or two? :)  I'll be adding to these as lighting and photography savvy … [Read more...]

Summer Travel {Pinnacle Port and Carillion Beach}

As I'm back in my classroom now and thinking ahead to fall (can you believe it??), I'm thinking wistfully of our last blast at the beach right before Haven Conference.  Even though it made the week before school started a little hectic, it was such a lovely getaway! There were rainbows over morning coffee... Body surfing... Pelican watching... Chilling with this girl... Relaxing in a chair with my name on it (does … [Read more...]

In Case You Missed It (July)

This is just shameful.  Past the mid-point of August and I'm just now reviewing July???  Welcome to my chaos, friends! :-)  I have to confess, though, that the past weeks of back-to-school nuttiness has me pondering a new project here on the blog.  Details to come soon!  Thank you for all the kind comments about my daughter's "new" furniture, too -- always love a good furniture redemption! Anyway, I looked back at July and it was full of good … [Read more...]

Annie Sloan Graphite Transformations

Happy Friday!   And I am truly feeling the whole "TGIF" thing today! Back to school this year meant furniture for my daughter's new apartment and it was fast and furious transformations of a couple of pieces during a rainy week.  If you follow me on Instagram you glimpsed the pieces we were working on... an old dresser in my stash for the booth and a hand-me-down nightstand from a neighbor.  Since her room was going to black and white with … [Read more...]

Mad About Moss

I'm finding it hard to get back into the school routine, how about you??  And I continue to battle some technical difficulties here, but I appreciate your patience while it gets sorted out.  Individual posts can still be accessed, just not my home page... boo. On a happy note, the amazing folks over at Hometalk contacted me about this little 'ole project ... Don't we all love some easy DIYs?? And can you imagine all the wonderful … [Read more...]

Showing Some Sponsor Love

Good Monday morning, friends!  A quick aside -- my home page has been down for the last few days, but you can view specific posts.  Please bear with me as I try to sort this out... technical difficulties are not my strong suit! Today, I'm happy to sing the praises of my wonderful sponsors! I love supporting local businesses and Green Acres Outdoor Living offers beautiful and eco-friendly pieces for your outdoor spaces. I'm longing for … [Read more...]

Annie Sloan Provence Chairs

Hello, friends!  I'm knee-deep in back to school for my crew this week, so it's been lame here and I apologize.  My daughter is moving into an apartment this year, so every spare minute has been painting furniture for her space and shopping for deals for her.  Last minute much?? Anyhoo, I'm sharing a project I completed before we left for the beach.  I scored these four chairs at a big garage sale last fall. I knew I wanted to freshen … [Read more...]

Haven 2013

I didn't think I could top my experience of Haven 2012, but Haven 2013 knocked my socks off!  Two amazing jam-packed days of reuniting with old bloggy friends, making new bloggy friends, and soaking up all kinds of wonderful nuggets of wisdom to make Decor & More a better place! The conference started off on a high note with an excited team welcome and opening address by the lovely Ana White! She gave us some fabulous advice for … [Read more...]

Haven!!

Much as I hated leaving the beach and sunsets like this... I'm so excited to be attending Haven conference today and tomorrow!  Hopefully I'll be soaking up all kinds of inspiration for you!  At the very least, I know I'll be rubbing elbows and catching up with some of my favorite bloggers and learning how to make Decor & More a better experience for my readers. This week I had two guest posts published if you're looking for design … [Read more...]