Tag Archives: Outside

Welcome! We’ve been moving stuff around and lightening up for summer here at our Alabama farmhouse! Thanks so much to Marty from A Stroll Thru Life for organizing the summer tour! All week long I’ve been able to sit at my desk with a cup of coffee and stroll through …

Hey everyone! We’ve got a beautiful line-up of Summer Home Tours today, thanks to Gina from The Shabby Creek Cottage for coordinating everything! I know you know my friends and love their style as much as I do. There are links at the bottom of the post so you can …

Today our Decorating Enthusiasts Home Decor team is sharing outdoor projects, some DIY’s, some decor ideas basically anything outside. I’m sharing our Outdoor Kitchen Build. Be sure to visit all their projects at the end of this post. When we bought the Alabama Farmhouse, we had three big things that we wanted to …

Time to get started on those outdoor projects and we have lots to share from lasts weeks party!! Thanks so much for joining us here each week, we can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to! Welcome back to the Inspiration Monday party!   This week’s features were chosen …

We’ve been itching to get outside! I’ve been busy fluffing the patio, come see what I did in our outdoor living area! The weather has been amazing and we are really enjoying our outdoor space. As a brand ambassador for Better Homes and Gardens at Walmart, today I am sharing my …

I mean out side the house goal,  I’m really exposing myself with this one.  This post is full of shame. I need you to imagine this building with just the roof, being held up with six 4×4’s and the existing deck. Ok that’s what it looked like when we moved …

Come on in, and welcome to the wordless home tour from pictures that I haven’t posted. Thanks for visiting! Sharing at: The Inspired Room DIY by Design Dittle Dattle

Did you wonder, where that white container on my door came from.. I took this metal hanging planter from this: To this: Thanks to Krylon Dual Paint + Primer . I used a sanding block to distress it a little, I just can’t handle perfect (at least not in this …

I bought two poinsettias from Walmart last week.  Then I came up with the idea of using them at the front door, so I went back for two more.  I was pleasantly surprised to find them for 50% off, I got four.  Now I have a total of six 🙂 …

How to Change the Color of Your Flower Pots One is a lonely number. Especially when the spring/summer plants start fading. I decided to add some friends. Don’t you just love the end of season sales at Sam’s! Of course they weren’t the right color , but never fear.  Spray …

Don’t ask me why I have orange burlap laying around, I just do. But what to do with it? I decided on a no sew pillow cover, because I have way too many pillow forms and I can spare one for fall decor. Put a Dollar Tree bird on it …

White Pumpkins – Wreath Idea Recycle those orange pumpkins from last year.  Just a little spray paint works every time! Glue, tape, wire on some styrofoam and cover with moss. Spray paint old pumpkins from a Goodwill wreath. I used craft paint for the stem. Separate your dried materials, you’ll …

Halloween Wreath made with a fun ingredient! I used a pair of TIGHTS, stockings, hose whatever you want to call them! You say a wreath out of what?what? Yes! I’ve had these for a couple of years.  I never found the occasion to wear them.  So I decided to use …

Another item of interest that hit the blogosphere: The Painted Rug.   And because I have an abundance of splintery wooden decks and will always use rugs, the lightbulb went off. I’m going to paint some of the rugs that need to be replaced. I have some exterior paint and …