Growing up, I would say quite confidently I was a pistol.  A firecracker.  A sassy mc-sass capital S sassy pot. …

I posted this two years ago, but it seemed to me the timing was right to share it again, in…

I was a basketball player. Like, a pretty decent basketball player.  There were all star teams and all tournament teams…

I've had vivid dreams as long as I can remember. Vivid. A few years ago, they came back with an…

I've always had a soft spot for words and art.  I am not typically, however, drawn to word art. Words…

I suppose slowing down is on my mind as social media feeds are flooded with holiday projects and gorgeous homes…

I've been thinking a lot lately about writing. I have always thought about writing.  Even when I'm writing I'm thinking…

Hi!  If you’d like to start and read The Middle in sequential order, start here! This book is written wildly,…

Happy Friday, my friends! Today, I'm going to share with you the best paint brushes for oil painting (in my humble…

It's HERE! The 30 Paintings in 2 Weeks Challenge I gave myself was entirely worth it for my creativity and…

I've had vivid dreams as long as I can remember. Vivid. A few years ago, they came back with an…

I've always had a soft spot for words and art.  I am not typically, however, drawn to word art. Words…

Hey hey! I tried to get our weekly newsletter out last week, and it just didn't happen.  Ahh, life.  Sometimes,…

You guys know I challenged myself to paint and write everyday beginning in January... It has brought me so much…

I originally began writing this post to share what I’ve been painting lately....which has been LIFE GIVING.  If you’re a…

I never got into painting when I was young. Or maybe I did, but I don't remember ever doing it.…

I was a basketball player. Like, a pretty decent basketball player.  There were all star teams and all tournament teams…

When I began business coaching for creatives about five years ago, I carried with me all the lessons I'd learned…

So interesting where life leads us. For the last few years, I've spent time consulting and coaching into other companies,…

I've been thinking about questions lately.  The ones I ask myself.  The ones I want other people to answer.  The…

There's just something about being broken. After you're at your bottom, whatever that looks like at your place in life,…

These videos (in my head) were just supposed to be a way for you to get to know the company…

Well.  There's this... John refers to some of our team as the muppet judges in today's little segment.  And in…

Every time I've sat down to tell you more about the people I work with now, I just sort of…

Well, we did it. We built a house and moved to Auburn, Alabama.  This man I write about, me, &…

A new house post!  And better yet, a living room design board.  I know, I feel the same way.  It's…

It has been a hot minute since I posted a design post on this blog of mine. Make me quite…

One of the things I've loved most about collaborating with the folks in Opelika has been hospitality design.  Ashely, who's…

One of the projects I came into at the beginning of my collaborating with Marsh Collective was the design for Side…

Now for the good stuff. I told you about Stephanie's girls' playroom we've been working on...   The main objective…

I told you a while back we've been taking on design clients again, and when I tell you I love…

It has been a whirlwind of a few weeks for me.  I've gone to market for the online store, and…

Oh my word. When I say running.  I mean running lately. I've had these studio pics ready to share with…

It's been a hot minute since we talked about Factory South. We opened the store in April 2015 and this,…

A lot of you guys have been around since the beginning.  Since I started the blog in 2009, and then…

It's been a while since I've shared some of the newness in the shop.  It's still one of my favorite…

It's been a while since I shared any displays at our second location, Factory South.  I'm in and out of…

If you follow us on Periscope, you know we've got a new pantry section & organic bath line coming to…

Every January we head to market in Atlanta.  I'm not sure how everyone approaches it, but we buy the bulk…

This post was written months ago, after closing (all a little loopy), by us in an attempt to be candid…

  I sit in the living room typing.  It is the same spot I've sat for the last 10 years…

We've been working on moving me (and Ashely) into the new studio space the last couple weeks.  We've had to…

Well, I've officially gotten back in the proverbial groove of painting.  The store was open last week, as we were…

This last couple weeks for me has been filled with loads of planning and scheming and some goal setting (sounds…

As promised, I painted something for you guys.  I loved Annie's green piece we featured last week, but I wanted…

Hey there, folks! For those of you who don't know, here's a little bit of background for you.  So I…

It's been about five years since I began our blog, and a couple thousand posts later, here we are. We've…

I've not had as much time for painting as I'd like lately, getting Factory South open and shooting our pilot,…

Annnnd Happy New Year! The month of December went hurtling past, as I was sick-ish all month long.  All is…

There is just something about this time of year.  For me, it stirs up childhood memories of Santa and my…

It was the Friday night before Ava's tenth birthday. Keep in mind we were having a small celebration, nothing fancy,…

We had blast at this year's Market on Chapel Hill... After my decision to turn PI into a design studio,…

If you missed reading the first part of our trip to Jekyll Island, Georgia, you might want to start here.…

On a Thursday afternoon, the kids and I loaded my car and took a little drive.  As with most trips,…

The kids and I had the chance to run down to the beach with my brother and Sara.  It was…

          1.  sweetest place setting in Nashville at my brother's for Thanksgiving dinner (thank you, Sara)…