Spring may only be one week away, but it snowed here yesterday. In eastern North Carolina. Seriously. #wtf. But despite the blustery weather, I’m getting ready for spring! And that starts with my front door.
Y’all know I have a black thumb and will opt for lifelike artificial plants whenever possible. I’ve been looking for the perfect boxwood wreath, but they all seem to be too small for our large front door. Then I had an idea…why not use two?
What’s your favorite social media outlet? Mine by far is Instagram. It’s got the visual appeal of Pinterest with the social interaction that you find on Facebook. I admit that I generally check Instagram before even getting out of bed in the morning (but after reading The Skimm!). And while being dependant on social media isn’t always a great thing, I am never short on inspiration!
(Plus, social media is my job so I can get away with it, right? Maybe?)
This story was originally posted here. Happy Valentine’s Day!
I’m not a red person. It’s just not my favorite color (unless we’re talking about NC State — Go Pack!). In fact, we don’t really have any red in our house other than the art in our master bathroom. And that was a total fluke…I borrowed it from a local interior design shop to test out the size, knowing that I would hate the colors in our bathroom. But I actually loved it. It’s just the pop that room needed!
So that’s how I take my red: in pops. While I totally respect and admire a bright red room, it’s just not something you’re going to find in my house. But each year when February rolls around, I can’t help but be drawn to a few red things in honor of Valentine’s Day. So today I thought I’d share some of my favorite red pops!
Who’s ready for Valentine’s Day? Charles and I don’t usually do much for Valentine’s Day, but this year we have plans to binge on Netflix and drink the fancy bottle of rose we brought home from Biltmore last summer. Exciting, right?
We usually shy away from gifts for each other for holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries because we always decide to do the “responsible thing” and pay off a credit card or buy something mundane for the house, like a carbon monoxide detector (true story). So instead of stuff, I thought it would be fun to give the gift of time together in the form of an unusual activity!
Confession: I have a thing for velvet. Not the 90’s velvet skirt I used to wear, but the kind that gorgeous furniture is made of. A velvet piece, whether traditional or modern, instantly gives any room a more luxurious feel. And with options in just about every color, you can find something that fits right in!
In May 2015, I revealed our new and improved two-story back porch in my first One Room Challenge. As part of that, I converted an old window from the church I grew up in into an outdoor coffee table. Here’s another look at how I did it!
