From the category archives:

Dress Your Nest

Spicing Up Your Time

March 24, 2010

My husband and I both seem to have a thing for clocks. When I married him, Mr. DH had a clock in every room of the house and most of them chimed! That was a little too much for me. While he tends to like cuckoo-type clocks (he has one that plays Beatles songs!) I [...]

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Creative Headboard Idea

January 16, 2010

In the category of, “you never know where inspiration will come from . . . .”
I was on Martha Stewart’s website and came across this carpet square bulletin board - isn’t it a great idea? They just used a staple gun to attach the squares to the wall – the staples disappear into the carpet fibers.
Immediately, my mind [...]

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“Devine Finds” For Design Inspiration

January 6, 2010

Happy 2010!
It’s a New Year and I’m so excited to have 12 brand spankin’ new months for creating a fabulous home! It’s funny how a new calendar year makes me feel like I have a clean slate, a fresh start – silly I know but true!
Over the Christmas/New Year holiday I got caught up on the [...]

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Holiday Inspiration

December 3, 2009

Welcome friends from Melissa’s Holiday Linky Love!
Hope you enjoy the inspiration and make sure to check out my Holiday Party Planning Inspiration & my Deck The Halls post {to see how I’m decorating my house for the holidays!}
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – if you love decorating!
I cannot tell you how [...]

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Lowcountry Home Decor

November 21, 2009

On our trip through Lowcountry, we stopped at perhaps my favorite place – Beaufort (pronounced Bew-fort), South Carolina. Beaufort is about half way between Charleston and Savannah and reminds me of the porridge in Goldie Locks and the three bears. Remember how the one was too hot, another too cold but one bowl of porridge [...]

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Congratulations to Our Winner!

November 3, 2009

The winner of our galvanzied trellis lantern from Joli Home & Events is Gina at The Shabby Chic Cottage!
We had more than 400 people visit TDH during the contest period but only nine entered to win. Nice odds!
I’ll have another give away coming soon, so stay tuned!

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Lowcountry Give Away & Virtual Tour of Sugarberry Cottage

October 30, 2009

I’m so excited about the first of several Lowcountry give aways! My thanks to Jolie Home & Events! Details will follow after our virtual tour.
Sugarberry Cottage was one of four homes you could have won as part of Southern Living magazine’s give away contest this past summer. The house is in Habersham - a traditional planned community in Beaufort, South [...]

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Get Your Glow On This Fall

October 13, 2009

Today is a rainy, gray day so when I saw these little ghost pumpkin lanterns they immediately brought a little sunshine to my day! These glowing little faces would look so cute along a window sill. For directions on how to make these little goblins, visit parentsmagazine.com

For an elegant touch to your fall decor, I [...]