Love where you live. Simply beautiful on a budget.
Restoration Hardware…oh, how I adore thee. You are so rugged, yet refined. You showed up on my door step again the other day. As I gazed into the pages of your catalog and admired your industrial awesomeness, I was once again reminded that you’re so out of my league. I am but a poor girl from the wrong side of the tracks. I couldn’t help but be saddened by the fact that you could never
I could really kick myself for not taking pictures of our home when I first moved in here after my husband and I got married in 1999. Brad had bought this house a month before we met on a blind date. The bedroom that I am showing you used to be Brad’s room mate’s room. It was painted dark navy and then sponge painted with gold craft paint. It’s come a long way, Baby! It’s
”Ok Ma’am, put down the Mod Podge, slowly back away and no one gets hurt.” I PROMISE that I will not give you another decoupage project for a loooong time. If I do, I’ll just hide it and keep it for myself. I just can’t help it! It’s so simple and so immediately gratifying. I found a clock at the Goodwill for a buck and couldn’t pass it up. When I got it home, I
Once upon a time, there was a cute little blue crate. It sat on the floor in two cute little boys’ bedroom. It had wheels, well, just because someone thought that would make it look even cuter. And it held stuffed animals. A lot of stuffed animals. Then one day, one of the cute little boys grew older and told his mother, “Stuffed animals are lame, Mom.” (his exact words), so…the crate sat lonely…and
It feels good to be be back to the blog! This past week and a half have been quite eventful. Our oldest son got a new-old car, I got a new blog-worthy camera, and my husband and I attended my 20 year high school reunion. This was my hot date for the night. There’s nothing like a good strong man that can carry you piggy back to the car after a party. Not because you’ve
Let me start off by saying that this is not my original recipe, but it is too darn good not to share with everyone. I stumbled upon the recipe for The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie about three years ago and this has become the only recipe I’ve used since then and the only one I’ll use for the rest of my cookie-making life. I’ve been making chocolate chip cookies ever since 10th grade when my
Woo hoo! Tomorrow marks Simplicity In The South’s one month old birthday! Today, I’m bringing you part two of the Small Home/ Big Ideas Series. I’m sharing budget friendly ideas to make your small home more functional while adding character in the process. Back in the day, before Pinterest and Houzz,my main source of house-eye-candy was Decorpad. This is where I discovered that it was possible to convert bifold doors to open up like a set
First of all, I want to give a huge thank you to City Farmhouse for sharing my blog with her Facebook fans! I feel honored to be complimented by someone who has such an amazingly swoon-worthy home! This lucky lady has a view of the bay from her dining room windows. Staycation. Forever. Can you believe that the stores are already stocking Halloween decorations? I usually procrastinate on decorating for the holidays, but this week,
When you live in a home that is considered small according to US standards, you have to get creative with your storage and organization. One way to do that is to use baskets and bins wherever possible. And of course, you’ll need to label these baskets or you’ll drive yourself crazy trying to figure out where in the world you put something. Today, I’ll show you how to make simple chalkboard tags that were inspired
When you live in a home that is considered small according to US standards, you have to get creative with your storage and organization. One way to do that is to use baskets and bins wherever possible. And of course, you’ll need to label these baskets or you’ll drive yourself crazy trying to figure out where in the world you put something. Today, I’ll show you how to make simple chalkboard tags that were inspired
