Finally! It’s time for the wrap-up of ‘How I Transitioned from Full-time Designer to Blogger’. September 2012- Wedding Month! It’s here!! Our first-born daughter is ready to walk down the aisle with her daddy. The wedding is beautiful and the reception is FABULOUS! We are thrilled that Mom and Dad feel well enough to be there. Again, my mom is almost as…
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Host a Fall Anniversary Celebration
In October of 2012, my sweet parents celebrated their 60th anniversary! If you’ve read this post, you know that my mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a year earlier. So, it was especially important to all of us that we plan the most lovely and meaningful celebration for them possible! For their 50th, we had held a huge event… very elegant and grand. There was a…
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Create a Fall Centerpiece Using White Pumpkins
What is your favorite fall decoration? There are so many gorgeous colors and textures that I associate with fall, but I’d have to say that one of my faves the past few years has been white pumpkins! My love affair with white pumpkins began a few years ago. In the fall of 2010, my whole family came to our house…
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China Cabinet Chalk Paint Makeover
Oh, my word! This is the post that I’ve been so excited to bring to you! Can’t you just hear the excitement in my voice?!? Drumroll please… China Cabinet Chalk Paint Makeover A few months ago my daughter scored this antiquated out-dated oak china cabinet. She found it on Craigslist, and the whole family (i.e. mom, dad, both daughters and…
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How I Transitioned from Full-time Designer to Blogger – Part 3
We are now in 2012, having discovered mother’s cancer and begun her chemo in October of 2011. In the previous installment, I forgot to include the fact that mother took another fall not long after the December one. On January 23, 2012, just over a month after her previous fall at our Christmas celebration, Mother was headed to close the blinds in the sunroom,…
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Why Do YOU Celebrate Labor Day?
Happy Labor Day! Do you know why we celebrate Labor Day? I had a vague idea, but decided to look it up. This is what the History Channel website, had to say: Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th…
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How I Transitioned from Full-time Designer to Blogger- Part 2
Morning, Everybody! Here is the second installment of How I Transitioned from Full-time Designer to Blogger. If you thought the first part was challenging, fasten your seat belts! December 2011– During these days of my mother’s health issues, my husband and his brothers are dealing with the declining health of his parents, as well. His mother, at 89, is…
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How I Transitioned from Full-time Designer to Blogger
This really IS the story of how I transitioned from working full-time as a designer with a high-end furniture retailer to full-time blogger. But first, some background is necessary… Can I just tell you about the last 2 years of my life? August 2011– Our family is joyfully preparing for the wedding of our youngest daughter. Our two girls are absolutely the best things to happen…
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Foyer Dreams
Happy Monday, Everybody! Those of you who’ve been following this little blog know that we are in the throes of updating our former house to rent (not just to any renters, I might add… but to our daughter and son-in-love)! We finally did get the wallpaper border down in the master bedroom, and it is painted! WooHOO! Next up…
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How to Remove a Wallpaper Border
How to Remove a Wallpaper Border Good Morning! Have I ever mentioned how much I loathe wallpaper? It’s not my favorite thing, although I understand it may be making a comeback. I’m sure they’ve made improvements on it since the 90’s, but… give me paint or give me death! This is me. Pulling my hair out.→ We still own our…
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Oil Painting Search Party!
A day of fun looking for the perfect oil painting… Today, I had the privilege of meeting clients at my former workplace, Bragg Furniture in Huntsville, AL! My clients are looking for the perfect piece of artwork for their home. Every few months or so, the wonderful oil painting guru, Paul Robinson, brings his truck full of original art work…
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