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Where to go from here?

Jackie Hill January 22, 2015 0 Comments
Hi There!   I am sorry, that I have been a bit absent, not that anyone has really noticed. The month of December is a very busy month for me. My full time job goes into to overload, with 12 to 14 hour days. It was hard enough keeping up with dishes and laundry, let alone write on my little blog here. Anyway, if you missed me, Thank you. I have missed working on this little project of mine. And I...

Late Fall Front Porch

Jackie Hill December 19, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!   I took these photos last month. It was right around Thanksgiving, but this how the Front porch had been decorated all of November and the first week of December. I love all the fall colors and wood tones.   The three picnic baskets were all thrifted, as well as the wood tool box. The blonde drum on the bottom right, is a cheese box. I wanted to paint or stain it, but the blonde...

Thanksgiving Table

Jackie Hill December 10, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!   Yes, Thanksgiving was last month. And Yes, a real Blogger would have posted her table two weeks prior to the holiday, instead of two weeks after. Just remember the name of my blog...... ;) Here it is the day of Thanksgiving. All cleaned up and pretty. In this posting you can also see a few updates I have made to the dining room. I painted all the chairs this lovely shade of Gray. I...

Open Pantry in the Kitchen

Jackie Hill December 9, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!   Okay, this will not be the most exciting posting. But it will be another area of the house I have yet to show to you. Our kitchen is small in our little rental house. Not much storage, or much counter space. You may remember the cabinet I painted and put it by the stove, or how I painted a sideboard Red. Both have added extra storage and extra counter space. Only thing was, there was...

Scrap Book Art Gallery Wall

Jackie Hill November 11, 2014 0 Comments
When we moved into our little rental house, I wanted to add lots of color to my decor. This house has  neutral painted walls and I needed color. I found this book of beautiful scrap book papers and made a gallery wall with them. All the frames came from the thrift store and were $1 or less. I spray painted all the frames a glossy black. These photos are when I first hung the gallery...

One Small Bathroom

Jackie Hill November 5, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!In an effort to show more rooms of our house, here is the Bathroom.There are four adults living in my house. My boyfriend, my daughter, my son, and myself. And we share one small bathroom. As I have said before, we are renting this little house. We love the location, we love the yard, and there is enough room for all of us to co-exist peacefully. That said, we still share a...

Halloween Crafts- DIY Dead and Breakfast sign

Jackie Hill November 2, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There! This is the last Halloween posting for the year. I promise.It will also be a short one, in that I lost some of the photos of the process. I am trying to get better with these crafting postings, so please bare with me.I saw a few of these signs on Pinterest. I am sure you can find many tutorials out there. This is how I made my sign.I found this lovely Country Kitchen art a few...

Halloween Crafts- DIY Specimen Board

Jackie Hill November 2, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!Halloween is over, I know. But I still have a couple of crafts I want to show you.The DIY Specimen board is up first. I saw a few of these on Pinterest. You can find may tutorials on how to make one of your own, this is how I made my board.I got a bag of bugs from the Dollar store. Very cartoon-toy looking. That had to change.Two quick coats of silver spray paint.They look like...

More Halloween Decor

Jackie Hill November 2, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!I know that Halloween is over. Boo-hoo :( It was a very cold and windy night here, we only had a few Trick-or-Treaters. I never had time to carve the pumpkins we had, let alone show you the rest of the decorations in the house. Here is a look at the Halloween decor I had put up in the dining room and the living room front window.I didn't change out the decorations in the Odd built...

Halloween Crafts- DIY Black Gothic Accessories

Jackie Hill October 28, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!I am going to show you how I changed a few accessories I already had on hand for Halloween.In one word- paint!I love to thrift, I love to have garage sales, not just go to them.I had a few things I was ready to let go in the garage. They were waiting for the next sale,  just sitting in a box.All of these items were $1 or less. In fact, all of the glass objects were given to me for...