Chapel Market 2014 Displays
The Chapel Market has become this event we at PI look forward to all year. Fun fact: I love meeting blog readers, and get to meet so many of you at the market. I do, however, get nervous and begin to profusely sweat from approximately 11 a.m. on Friday morning til...
You, Me, & A Road
Sometimes life is hard. Sometimes it rips you apart, and having flair for the dramatic notwithstanding, it kicks your butt and knocks you out cold. Work gets hard, and marriage gets hard, and raising these kids? It gets hard. Life. is. hard. sometimes. And sometimes,...
The Handmade Home Art Challenge: Simple Paper Ornaments
Happy Thursday, friends! We are so excited to be a part of a fun party today. If you're joining us from Finding Home, welcome! Our friends at The Handmade Home wrote these amazing art books and compiled one of a kind pieces into a handy tear-sheet collection. I've...
Boxwood Planter & Cotton Stems
Hey, friends! I'm still weeding through Chapel Market photos to show you of our booth while we've been shooting this last week. I'll share those with you soon, but we painted so many random pieces that I haven't even shown you yet. Last year our bestseller was our...
Mint Green Cabinet & Southern Hooker
We keep painting and packing, painting and packing. We're almost there. Then it'll be time to load up the truck. #helpthisoldladyback I know I'm the worst with the before pictures this week, but I can't remember where in the world they all wound up. Just imagine...
Ironstone Rocking Chair
I can honestly say that the last few weeks have flown. There's so much going on at the shop & homeschooling and we're in the middle of soccer and there's talk of pop-up shops, and the Chapel Market is next weekend. Needless to say, I've missed blogging...
Vtech Kids Giveaway!
Happy Friday, friends! We have always tried to cultivate a life of learning around our home. I think everyone does, really. Once we started homeschooling, our kids' interests became a huge part of our learning together and that means sometimes we break out the abacus....
A Holiday Pop Up Shop
One of the coolest things about owning your own business is following fun opportunities when they come along. You've obviously seen a lot of our shop around here the last 2 years, and it's been so much fun to share it with you and to watch things grow and change....
Fall Magazine Features
It's Sunday. It's 2:30 p.m., and I'm in my pajamas writing and drinking a cup of coffee with organic Salted Caramel syrup. #sorrynotsorry I think I'm a bit worn down since I've fallen asleep the last few nights in seconds after my heavy head hit the pillow. The day...
Napoleonic Blue Chair Makeover
We have been painting quite a bit getting ready for Chapel Market in a few weeks, and while some of the makeovers go with our "theme" this year, some have been just for fun. Enter our sad little chair--it had been sitting in the back for at least a year, untouched and...
More Simple Fall Decorating
Well, the weather teased me. We had a couple of Fall-ish days, and I got all excited and broke out the plaid and riding boots. And it was blazing hot yesterday so I came home all sweaty and puddly. Yes, puddly. Our Fall tour this year stuck to mostly the dining room,...
The Kind of Family Who Makes Cinnamon Rolls
When I showed you the kitchen reveal last week, I showed you how it really looks 90% of the time... Something about it--the mess, the kids, the Nana rolling out dough. It makes me happy. And I want to be the kind of family that makes homemade Cinnamon Rolls. Ree's...
Kitchen Reveal
It seems like half a lifetime ago when I first mentioned working on the kitchen. The bulk of the work was done in a couple of weeks, but we took our time finding the right hardware and breadboards and you know, the important things. Waaay back in the day of...
The Time I Exposed Myself in Publix
You know how it feels when you make a change? For you, I mean. Not the house--that's different. But when you tackle your health or you start flossing or you cut your hair off? Or maybe you do a little of all of those things. Or maybe it's just a couple of changes....
Fall Decorating Sources
A few PI sources from our Fall Tablescape... preserved oak leaves, acorn ornament/ball persimmon branch chalkboard tags small crow's nest blackberry harvest table runner Have a great day, y'all!!!
Fall Tour & Decorating Ideas
When Lindsay of The White Buffalo Styling Co. asked if I'd like to be a part of her Fall Home Tour series, I hesitated. We've got a lot going this year, and I don't do "fall" very often or very elaborately. I knew it would be fun, though, and I'm so thankful for the...
Behind the Scenes: it’s fall y’all
1 & 4. Mixing up custom Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint greens for the Chapel Market 2. visitors are totally welcome, especially when we get to see Julie again (come back to us, friend!) 3. shooting the fall candles and decor--so proud...
Clearing Out The Rest, & Upcoming Photo Shoots
Remember that time when I foolishly said I'd be completely organized in 3 months?? Well, needless to say that was a bit idealistic. I will say, however, we continued all spring and summer to purge and organize, purge and organize. I think we've covered everything...
Playroom/Homeschool Room Sources
Happy Monday morning to you, friends! I've been dealing with some internet issues this morning since 6 a.m., so I have to say, I'm less chipper than usual this fine day. If I get this post out to you, it'll be a good day. A GOOD day, I tell you. We're back with a...
Playroom Redo Reveal
Way back when, when we first began this blog, we had an attic. A real live attic... This photo above was of our current playroom. Where you see sub flooring, that's playroom space (plus an additional bit of book nook). After we completed our attic addition, we had...
