Simple Centerpiece
This last couple weeks for me has been filled with loads of planning and scheming and some goal setting (sounds so cliche but what else do you call it?). This year has brought a ton of change for me, and I'm trying to go slow for the first time in my life. And yet,...
The Southerly Warehouse
I mentioned to you I was working with Marsh Collective in Opelika, and I've been wanting to share more of their event space with you. The Southerly Warehouse is located in the historic district downtown, and was renovated to house events of all kinds...birthday...
The Grape Chandelier
We've not really updated much at the beach condo the last two summer seasons. We tackled the biggest of the projects like our bedrooms, getting paint colors changed, and we updated mine/my brother's/Sara's bathroom. Things were pretty dated here, and darrrrkkk.... But...
Oak Side Table Makeover with Black Chalk Paint Wax
As promised, I painted something for you guys. I loved Annie's green piece we featured last week, but I wanted to try the new waxes out for myself so I could give you a few tips and my own thoughts. This little side table was the perfect test subject. While this...
Shooting the Summer Collection
It's been a productive (and exhausting) week in the store. We've been getting in new product, painting furniture and new sample boards for our new tinted waxes, and I started shooting the Summer Collection. I'm a little late this time, but I usually don't let my...
New Black Chalk Paint Wax
Well, it's here. shop Black Chalk Paint Wax Annie Sloan came out with some new tinted waxes, which I love. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about the black wax, and I've only played with some samples, but this piece... Makes me feel like I can dig it. It looks great over...
The Southerly & Photo Shoots
I recently began working with some pretty incredible folks in Opelika, where Factory South is located. You know how you just meet some people, and you know they're just going to be a part of your life? That's how it was when I met John and Ashley Marsh. We worked...
Shop Newness
It's been a while since I've shared some of the newness in the shop. It's still one of my favorite things when a couple of boxes come in. I'm looking forward to bringing our new lines home to photograph them and give you some fun decorating ideas. Or, they can be...
Jekyll Island, Part Two
If you missed reading the first part of our trip to Jekyll Island, Georgia, you might want to start here. Like I mentioned, the trip was magical for us. The perfect family getaway at just the right time. I wanted to share a little bit more about our days, and the...
Jekyll Island, Georgia
On a Thursday afternoon, the kids and I loaded my car and took a little drive. As with most trips, I drove with music blaring and the sunroof down. They sing along or play games with headphones in until their little heads topple over, heavy with sleep. We...
Spring Mantel & Living Room Plans
Lord I don't know where my week went. Maybe between being sick isn and work, it just sort of disappeared. I've had this post in my queue for almost two weeks. Never said I was super organized. Clearly. I've gotten to where I don't dig changing my mantels out all...
Ugly Cords & Simple Decorating
I remember when I first started writing about my home, it was totally real time. Photos were barely edited much less styled, and I never thought twice about things like dust on the floor, lego people on tables, & ugly black cords. And while I never started caring...
The Wrong/Right Dining Room Chairs
I showed you the chairs I thought about getting for the dining room a while back. When I got the order in at the shop, I opened up the big boxes...pretty sure there was a little squealing. And they were the wrong chairs. Uh huh. I did the thing I do where I took a...
The Question That Made Me Queasy
My baby brother is engaged. The week before he left on his trip to Patagonia with his future bride, Sara, he called me. Talking ninety to nothing and giggling like a school girl, he told me about the ring and the plan and fretted about how in the world he was going to...
Coffee Table Makeover with Salt Wash
I think the last time we talked about the living room (maybe two years ago?), it looked like this... Well. The entertainment center was there...in too small of a spot. Then I got a new sofa, and the old was hanging out for a while. So the chairs scooted in front of...
Haven Conference, Inside Scoop, & Agoraphobia
If you're hopping over from Brooke at All Things Thrifty, welcome! I'm happy to be joining in this blog hop today to chat up Haven Conference happening in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 5-7. For those of you who don't know, Haven is a DIY/Design bloggers conference...
The Corners
I was walking on the beach, the sun on my face and salt in the air. To my right there were two women talking. One younger, wearing shorts and a tank top and the other, older, wrapped in a sweatsuit and wearing sunglasses the size of saucers. I happened to overhear a...
Factory South Shop Displays
It's been a while since I shared any displays at our second location, Factory South. I'm in and out of there once a week or so, and I still love the way it looks when I walk in. That's the fun thing about this brand for me. It feels so much like perfectly...
Happyness
The kids and I had the chance to run down to the beach with my brother and Sara. It was so good to get away, and I love being there this time of year. Nobody around for miles. Here's some favorite pics we snapped on our phones... They're getting so big, right?? And...
Spring Shop Displays
If you follow us on Periscope, you know we've got a new pantry section & organic bath line coming to the store. We've been getting in lines a little along the way since our trip to market. I took the time last week to snap a few quick photos for you; it's been...
