A few weeks ago, after we painted, I started to think about choosing an area rug for the family room. I had a natural jute rug in the room a few years back. It wasn’t an expensive purchase. I think I found it at “Tuesday Morning” for about $100. I liked that look a lot, […]
I opened the front door and in flew an unexpected guest. It was late Friday evening, I was tired and ready to crawl into bed, but the dog needed to go out, so I put on his leash and headed toward the front door. It was dark outside and as I pulled the door open […]
At my wedding, 24 years ago, I asked my older sister, Jennifer, to be my matron-of-honor. Jenny has a great sense of humor and delivered a very funny speech at the reception. At the time I was pretty clueless as to what she was talking about, but I soon came to realize that she spoke […]
June was a busy month. Our daughter graduated from high school, we threw a grad party, school let out and summer swim team started up and for some reason I thought it would be a good time to do a family room makeover. Silly me! The salmon color paint that was on the walls since […]
Thank you to everyone who made it out to the barn this weekend! Over the past several months Sweet Clover Barn, where our Antica Market shop is located, has been offering “by appointment only” shopping for the week following a sale. For those of you unfamiliar with Sweet Clover Barn, it is located in Frederick MD […]
What a difference a few days can make in the weather around here. Just as we were breaking out our lighter jackets and capri pants, the winter snow finally decided to show up! Our kids got their first snow day of the school year and I was scrambling to make sure everything was ready for […]
I can’t believe that it’s March already. I spent a week decompressing after a whirlwind of activity getting ready for the February sale at Sweet Clover Barn. I had to fill the cottage last month as well as my usual barn space. I went with an English Country feel. I was so busy planning and […]
I’ve been taking care of my sick little one all week and except for putting a few vintage pieces in the online shop, I haven’t really been able to accomplish too much work wise. So I thought I would share the makeover of a pretty little vintage dresser that I completed a few weeks ago. […]
It was a rainy day here yesterday and one of my little ones was home sick with pneumonia, so it just seemed like a homemade chicken noodle soup kind of day. I hope you don’t mind me stepping away from the home decor and furniture makeovers for a moment and sharing with you one of […]
Well, I really wish I could name this post, “A Longing Fulfilled”, but I need to be honest here, what I’ve been hoping for just hasn’t happened yet. I’ve been glancing through the online realtor sites in our area for over a year now. Occasionally something will peak my interest and I’ll be drawn to […]
