Inspires Love, Embraces Life, and Creates Memories
A combination of places, events, and things.
I was so inspired this holiday to create a holiday wreath for the 4th of July. The local neighborhood craft store is known to have some amazing savings just before the holidays. The savings can be up to 60% off seasonal merchandise. I’m a budget minded person so I checked my craft supplies to see … Read more
It was so much fun spending time with my sister Sandra. Our mini-vacation was fabulous! That Saturday we went to New York City and moved on to New Jersey. We stayed in New Jersey overnight, got up the next morning and had a big breakfast so we could spend the day in Atlantic City. Can … Read more
I was so happy to have my sister Sandra visit me this summer. Since we’ve both retired we have become thick as thieves (spend a lot of time together). I refer to her as my “partner in crime.” I’m the oldest and Sandra is one year younger. Since retiring my “little sis” now makes her … Read more
How can I say this, my office workspace is my happy place, my personal space, work zone, and let’s not leave out my creative place. In a nutshell the place I love to be. This was not always the case. I didn’t always enjoy spending time in my office workspace. At one time this … Read more
Baby Steps To Decorating When I first moved into my home back in 2002, I had a sofa and love seat that was from the early 80’s. The sofa and love seat once had huge printed flowers all over them along with big oversized arms. Mid-way through the 80’s I caught the upholstery bug. I … Read more
, Dining Anyone? My dining room area has gone through many transformations since I first purchased my home. I love a fireplace but I don’t understand why they placed one in such a small dining area. In the course of 11 years, this room has been painted at least three times. They say one sure … Read more
The Evolution of A Kitchen The kitchen is the soul of a home. It’s my domain most of the time. The evolution of a kitchen is needed to become my happy place. Much work is needed here. So it was important for my kitchen to be stylish, equipped with the right kitchen tools and gadgets … Read more
The Royal Room Do you remember back in the early 2000’s when sponge painting was the rage? Well, I do and I absolutely loved it so much so that I have three rooms that were sponge painted. The Powder Room is now The Royal Room. The powder room was the first room I decided … Read more
The Family Room, My First Imprint After settling into my new home my plan was to decorate one room at a time. I chose the family room as the first room to decorate. The family room is located on the bottom floor of my four-story townhouse. My initial plan was to move … Read more
Safety and Security Installing a Door Viewer After receiving the keys to my new home I spent a few days celebrating the move. I spent a few weeks in my new place and I realized that I could not see out of my front door. Safety and security are extremely important to me so … Read more