Spring Look For Less

You know that duping is my new hobby, right?  Iā€™m sure this is just a phase, but for now I love it.  Here is my spring look for less! Pottery Barn Inspiration PB cannot be beaten for style and quality.  Their faux floral stems are gorgeous and last forever.  And then.  Thereā€™s theā€¦..price tag. This […]

Guest Bedroom Update and the Look for Less

Inspired by Pottery Barn linens and McGee and Co artwork, I gave our guest bedroom an update and got the look for less money. Bedding Pottery Barn’s uber-popular Belgian Flax linen quilt ($300 for a queen quilt and $140 for two standard shams) is the inspiration for the bedspread I found at Walmart.com from My […]

Outdoor Table Top

I did a little window shopping for you this week, saving you a lot of gas money.  Here are some of the gorgeous outdoor table top displays I saw. The weather has been mostly delightful the past week (except the wicked wind storm that took down our neighborā€™s 20 foot tree).  That meant patio time […]

Faux Fall Floral

(and Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Sandwiches) I know, I couldnā€™t stand to waste that alliteration. So it stands alone.  Proudly.  And we get a little subtitle here.  The things that amuse me. And I really am going to share the faux fall floral around the house and our latest linner (lunch/dinner) for super easy slow […]

Simple Labor Day Salad Luncheon

For many, Labor Day celebrations are the last of the summer.  For me it marks my last patriotic-themed weekend. And just like that, another summer is almost over. Wow. This year I am downplaying the red, white and blue, and using a lime green background.   Dollar store placemats are topped with plain white World Market […]

Fall Patio and Fire Table

Itā€™s finally the time of year we can start enjoying more time on the patio.  You know a little heat doesnā€™t keep me indoors and Iā€™ve mentioned how our misters make a big difference in the brutal heat of the summer.  However, October is really the month those of us in Arizona revel in.Ā  So […]

Fall Kitchen Decorations ā€“ No Shopping

I am easing into fall around here.  Our temps are still reaching into the 100s during the days, but the days are shorter and it just feels like fall.  So Iā€™m starting to add a few things here and there in my home to mark the season. I am NOT shopping for any new autumn […]

Updated Entry Table

Waaaaay back in December when I took Christmas down, I decorated the table in our entry with mercury glass.  I just love that stuff. It goes with my lamps and I thought it would be a pretty transition from winter into spring.  Well, spring came and went and somehow my heart was just not into […]

A Few New Purchases

It feels like I went a really long time without purchasing anything that wasnā€™t related to a project we were doing.  After all, stores werenā€™t open and I wasnā€™t going anywhere. Now stores are sort of open, but Iā€™m still not going anywhere. BUT.  Yep, I broke down last week.  I actually, embarrassingly, got a […]

Remodeling to Add a Bar

Our home model had a space for a bar in the great room, but the people who first bought the home opted not to finish it out.  Basically, there was an indentation in our great room with a set of upper and lower honey-colored cabinets that looked like a laundry room.  It was odd and […]