My #1 Tip for Mixing Milk Paint
I have learned to love milk paint. I have to admit that though my sweet friend, Marian, was coming out with her own line of milk paint over a year ago, and I was excited for her and to try it, milk paint was not my favorite medium to work with. I didn't totally...
My Brother, the Crazy-Talented, Up and Coming Landscape Photographer
You know that movie, My Father, the Hero?? I loved that movie. I mean, y'all. Young love, sweet father/daughter storyline, beautiful beaches…what's not to love? Sometimes, because of my love for said movie, in my quest to describe someone it simply rolls off the...
Neighborhood Scents, a PI signature candle, & a Contest
I don't want our blog to become all about the shop and what we're doing and displays, but it sure is fun to share the things I'm most excited about. Every season at market, my goal is to find the "gem." We scour the three buildings for the one new line that will...
Living Room Updates
If you are new to our blog, you may not have seen the Red Sea that enveloped our living room in the year 2003... I want to say again there's nothing wrong with red or brown, but even if I'd wanted to do red and brown, maybe I should have thrown a different color in...
coming home: real life vs. decorating
The original title of this post was something ridiculous like, "Focusing on the Details of Design: our home goals for 2014." Lord, have mercy. I sound like I just lost my job working at the Daily Planet and I can't find my brain or an ounce of creativity to save my...
Trunk Side Table Makeover
Morning, lovely people. I canceled my dentist appointment…again. I know, random. But, I may need to know there are other "cancelers" out there like me. Woke up with a crazy headache and I couldn't imagine them digging around in my head for an hour and a half. So,...
Lisa’s Office Redo (Before & After)
I know y'all love a good before and after, and this is a fun one. I had a blast helping my best friend, Lisa, put together two spaces last week. Like I mentioned when I shared her school room, I love that these spaces are perfect examples of how to start moving in...
Finally Home & Magazine Features
We made it in at 11 p.m. on Friday from our trip to Maryland and Pennsylvania. We (and I mainly mean me) are pooped. It was so much fun to hang out with Lisa & Marian this week, and I count myself very blessed to have such strong, talented, funny, encouraging...
Lisa’s Homeschooling Room Redo
Speaking of Lisa, and her wonderful-ness, I couldn't wait to help her with a couple of spaces in her home. First up today, the school room. This room was already functioning well, as she has two little ones and one grade-school age child. She uses it for school with...
Snowed In & Guess Who?
Well, I'm still out of town. I finished the rooms at Lisa's place (pictures coming soon), and made my way to my next destination. Gray and I met a friend of mine, hopped in her van, and made the trek to her home. We're having such a blast, but we are, in fact, snowed...
a word from a friend…
We interrupt this program to bring to you a hacked behind-the-scenes post from the best friend…. *************************************** I am not being paid to write this post and in fact, I may even lose some privileges from this one but I feel like it is high time...
Office Ideas & Inspiration
Ever since an eventful morning heading to the airport last week (more on that soon), Lisa and I have been working away in her and her husband's soon to be elegant and sophisticated office. For those of you who don't know, Lisa is one of my very dearest friends in the...
Shop Talk: Trademarks, Attorneys, & the Details
Yesterday, I hopped on a plane to Maryland to head to one of my best friend's house. I'm off to help with a room redo & plan to blog about it all week while there. Stay tuned for (hopefully) some projects and the reveal! ***************************************...
Our Life, in Watercolor
So I found this new app. You may have seen it, but if you haven't yet, go find Waterlogue. It instantly turns your photos into gorgeous watercolors... in bloom I cannot stop playing with it while I'm a little under the weather. Who am I kidding? This is the kind of...
Work it Out
I was pretty blown away by the responses and encouragement to my truth about body issues. If you haven't read those, you may want to start here. Thank you for the beautiful, kind words and all of your support. I know it's something we all struggle with, and it...
Organizing Update
Well, of course I incited the organizing/simplifying gods to smite me down when I boldly stated we'd completely finish organizing the house in 3 short months. We started with a crazy amount of business work (the retail side of the business), then were stuck in with a...
Family Photo Ideas
Morning, friends! The last few days have been strange, but totally splendid. We've been in the house with roads closed due to the icy storm Leon. They don't keep many snow plows or salt domes in south Alabama so once it froze solidly, we were in until today. All is...
Book Update: Behind the Scenes & Sneak Peeks
Well, we are under a winter storm warning down south today, so of course everyone is treating it as the impending apocalypse and there is no bottled water or eggs at Walmart to speak of. Eggs, really? The power goes out and I'm going to drink some raw eggs for lunch....
You Were Made: the truth about body issues, part 2
Psst…if you missed part 1, you might want to head here first. ********************************** A couple of months ago, while in the midst of writing my book, and feeling about as thin as butter scraped against burnt toast, I was just low. I found myself thinking on...
the truth about body issues
It's a little difficult for me to write this post today, but I also know there are some out there who need to read it. I need to read it. This blog won't really become all about my weight loss, or about this major health movement, but it will always be centered around...
