our first workshop & the mission statement
Well, it seems cramming for our workshop worked out just fine. At 9:35 a.m. on Saturday morning, the first guest arrived, and I answered the door with egg mcmuffin in hand. Since we had 14 ladies coming for this workshop, we decided to host it in our home to have as...
a casual birthday party at the beach
Well, we made it through our first workshop (and had a blast)! Before I share the details with you, I had to share some pictures of our beach trip & Ava's (casual) birthday party. We stayed in a gulf front beach house this year--our first time directly on the...
workshop prep & gratitude
I want to thank you all for your kind words, comments, emails, and messages regarding my grandmother. She was a special and gentle lady--and she will be missed greatly. Your support and prayers mean the world to our family. Now that things are settling somewhat,...
margaret
Yesterday afternoon, my sweet, sweet grandmother left this earth and entered the gates of Heaven. I know it was a glorious sight, and she fit in just fine. We are so sad to see her go, but are so thankful she won't suffer anymore. She was a beautiful woman, inside...
bohemian woodland design inspiration
We have another great contributing writer here today--welcome Anne Marie of Twice Lovely back to the PI blog today! ********************************* Although we could definitely use some more space to spread out since we added a 4th child this past year, we are (like...
problem solving
My dear friend, Lisa, from The Pennington Point is back today to share a great post with you guys! I love my sweet contributors and I know you're going to be hearing from all of them very soon. Take it away, Lisa... **************************************** One of my...
the waves & the shore
I'm so happy to be here. Just here, first of all. At the beach, secondly. The sea seems to wash in under our balcony, and despite the influx of seaweed, our days are filled with splashing and swimming. The tides seem to roll in out, effortlessly taking my cares away....
latest love: thistlewood farms & my girl, karianne
I know you know them. They're the ones whose homes you love and words you love more? Those bloggers you know would just get you and you would just get them. In. real. life. Meet Karianne. She and her fam took the plunge for a simpler, more countrified life. Boy am I...
a telephone table & a writing room sneak peek
You know how you just have those weeks? Those months? You're just plugging along, and wham! It's time for surgery. Wham! Time to make the hour trek back to the ER 5 days after surgery. Oh, you thought you'd be better by now? Well, sorry, but we (the sickies)...
forced vacation
I've just come home from another 2 night stay in the hospital. I had developed an infection in my kidney after surgery, and we went rushing back. I'm all good now, but wanted to tell you where I'd been. If you need me, I'm on forced vacation. P.S. Thanks to Anna...
a quick update and a new face
Hey guys! It's Anna Lauson. You may have noticed it's been pretty quiet around here this week, and if you saw Matt's post from the hospital you know that Shaunna had surgery last week for kidney stones. Well, after thinking things were getting better, she spiked a...
Milk Paint Armoire
We have a treat for you today on the blog--Alison of the Modern Cottage Company (and one of PI's contributing writers) is here to share a gorgeous makeover with you today! Take it away, Alison... Part of the fun of being a furniture painter is trying different...
Thank you’s, a shop discount code, & my first workshop!
Well, good morning, friends. If you've been looking for me, I'd be the one doped up on pain meds with greasy hair and a belly full of ginger ale. Matt was sweet enough to let y'all know what was going on with me--I appreciate your prayers, comments, emails, and tweets...
And you thought I couldn’t blog from the hospital…
So, do you remember the time Shaunna was having unbelievable back pain while attending the awesome Haven conference and became violently ill? And then a few days later more experienced a few more unpleasantries that we won't mention? Well, I was out of town for work...
coastal furniture & dining room inspiration | east coast creative
Good Monday morning, guys and gals! I'm SO excited about today's post, probably because I am so happy to have met these two cutie-pies... They're the gals behind East Coast Creative (formerly Real Housewives of Bucks County), and they could not be any cuter. We were...
Online Chalk Paint (TM) Shop
Well, after a couple of months of stacking paint cans and brushes a mile-high in our garage (gotta take a pic of that one), we are celebrating the Grand Opening of our Chalk Paint™ shop!! After opening our retail space in Troy, we've been blown away by the response--I...
surrounded by Chalk Paint (TM)
Just a hello from me today. Hello. I'm up to my eyeballs in retail/online shop stuff. It's been a blast setting up shop, and it's finally almost complete for all things Chalk Paint & furniture paint shoppers. Updates on that very soon-stay tuned! I met a girl...
wood walls
It's been a while since our latest home reno, and Matt and I have enjoyed the little break of just living. Ya know what I mean? However, our built-in building, room-painting, nail-gunning fingers are twitching to get started on a new project. Our list is looong, but...
haven happenings
I hope you guys had a fantastic weekend! Last Wednesday, we headed up to Haven in Atlanta, and while I had fun, it probably wasn't the kind of fun I expected to be having. In a nutshell, within 2 hours of arriving to our hotel, I pretty much caught the mother of all...
the still voice
I'm sitting on our semi-clean slipcovered sofa, and watching Ava stack my tissue tape into a perfectly shaped "cake." I glance around the living room, noticing one imperfection after another. The magazines are haphazardly strewn, the throw pillows on the floor, there...
