the Decorating Chica

Pin It Can you believe there is only six weeks until Christmas? How did this happen, why we just got the leaves cleaned up in our yard and all the Fall yard work complete. But like it or not, Thanksgiving is in less than two weeks and Christmas just six weeks away.  Before picture of crate. This was a gift, filled with goodies, for my youngest son from his cousins I believe that you can enjoy a stress free holiday season and do more than just survive, you can thrive! How? Easy. Same crate, aged with leftover paint. Make a list and check it twice. Remember you don't have to do everything and be everything to everybody. Decide what are your priorities and list those first. This should be a gift list and a wish list of 'to do' items and activities. Then list the 'if I have time' wishes.  Finances -- don't forget to add your budget to the list and do. not. deviate. from. it. Yes, this can be hard. Especially when you see all those last min...

Pin It How do you start a project? Are you a planner and a researcher or do you just dive in and go with the flow? I am a brainstormer. I start compiling ideas in my head not because I am planning to redo a room or anything but because I am always doing that. But then, one day I will decide it's time. Time to repaint, time to repurpose, just time. This gorgeous rug I found on the Pier 1 website and it is on it's way to my house! So excited! This time it was my living room. I decided to neutralize it a bit and paint the walls grey and had a plan to sell and replace my burgundy leather furniture set for something neutral. But in the process, I went a totally different direction! Do you ever do that?  These curtains I also found via Pier1 and am ordering today. Yeah. I do that all the time. Sometimes my decisions are driven from my circumstances, in fact they often are. In this case, I wasn't getting any real solid offers on the furniture and I couldn...

Pin It Yeah, I am a bit behind the 8 ball these days. Chalk it up to a new full time job and, oh yeah, the fact that I fell and broke my ankle! But I did get all my fall decorating done before that happened including repainting my front room. (How does that always happen?)  Orignal shelf 'as is'  My painting is done and I can't wait to share about this process and endorse a f.a.b.u.l.o.u.s. brand of paint I just found! But that's for another post.  Shelf, repainted and repurposed to the bathroom. Tonight, in this post, I am sharing a simple shelf redo that I completed a few months back. This shelf was made for me by my niece many years ago and has been housed in my sons room. He has recently repainted that room (I wonder where they get that gene from?) and did not want the shelf. My first instinct was to give it away cause it was a bit too country for me. But I decided to spruce it up and use it in another room. So glad I did!      ...

Pin It Thank you to everyone who joined us for Week 17 - we had 126 blogs and numerous social media link-ups! The Social Media Mixer is all about networking and making connections. Also, you can gain exposure and increase your social media following! Link up your blog posts and social media accounts and mix it up with some of the other linkers. Each week, the Weekday Mixer will start on Saturday nights at 8:00pm and go on until Wednesday nights at 11:59pm. A blog post will be chosen each week by each of the hosts and guest hosts and featured in the following week’s link-up! If chosen, a brief summary about yourself and your blog/website and all of your social media accounts will be featured. It’s a great way to stand out among the crowd!  One blogger will be chosen for 2 weeks of free ad space on Epic Mommy Adventures ! Welcome your hosts!   Natasha from  Epic Mommy Adventures  | Angel from  Sew Crafty Angel  | Cathy from...

Pin It This summer we were blessed to take a 10 day vacation, six days of which were spent on the East Coast in the Gloucester, Massachusetts area. Beautiful quaint sea harbor towns and even more gorgeous architecture!       Downtown Boston along the Freedom Trail   Downtown Boston, Mass   Gloucester, Mass   More Boston. Don't ya just love the windows?   So much character!   Gloucester, Mass while on a sunset sailboat cruise.   I. Love. Arches.   Wouldn't you just love living in a cute little house like this?   Ohlala, the curves!     Look at the detail on those arches! Well you get the idea! I am soon going to debut a wood plank wall that features black and white architecture photos from our past few years vacation trips. Which ones do you think I should use?   Linking up today at:   Savvy Southern Sty...

Pin It Thank you to everyone who joined us for Week 16 - we had 150 blogs and numerous social media link-ups! The Social Media Mixer is all about networking and making connections. Also, you can gain exposure and increase your social media following! Link up your blog posts and social media accounts and mix it up with some of the other linkers. Each week, the Weekday Mixer will start on Saturday nights at 8:00pm and go on until Wednesday nights at 11:59pm. A blog post will be chosen each week by each of the hosts and guest hosts and featured in the following week’s link-up! If chosen, a brief summary about yourself and your blog/website and all of your social media accounts will be featured. It’s a great way to stand out among the crowd!  One blogger will be chosen for 2 weeks of free ad space on Epic Mommy Adventures ! Welcome your hosts!   Natasha from  Epic Mommy Adventures  | Angel from  Sew Crafty Angel  | Cathy fro...