A special treat...

Hey guys! I have a special treat for you! I think I've mentioned before I have an aunt who is a FABULOUS decorator. I have always admired her decorating, even when I was young I remember her house being so pretty, she has definitly inspired me. She recently decorated the offices at the family business and they are GORGEOUS! She shops everywhere including antique malls and thrift stores. She can find some of the best pieces for the best prices, it's amazing! The offices have a little bit of everything, including things that she's not using in her own house. She also buys furniture that might need refinishing or just some new fabric. I swear you will think you are looking at photos in a house, but I assure you it's offices. lol...

This is in the entryway. I love this picture over the chest, I think because I have one similar over my mantle. And those chairs....I love that pretty fabric.

She mixed in a little contemporary here and it works beautifully! And look at the dog lamp...

This is in my uncle's office.
Oh how I love this...and look at the sconces with the dogs.
This is in her office. I am really loving that lamp....and the frog, isn't it cool!

Isn't this piece just gorgeous? I love those big blue jars and the way she decorated it is perfection!

cute little table...

I'm in love with that secretary!

This is the coolest chair!!

My mom and I love these butterfly pictures. We both have a thing for butterflies.

This is a conference room, love those big topiarys.
This is another conference room, they both have a horse and dog theme.

This is the kitchen. Isn't the blue so pretty?

This is a pretty little bathroom.

I believe this is the same color as in the kitchen.

She is awesome at decorating bookshelves.

This is in my dad's office.

ideas for a little sconce.....


I hope you enjoyed the pictures, can you tell I think she's pretty great!! Maybe she'll let me show you her house sometime, I can't even describe how beautiful it is, all I can say is it should be in a magazine! I hope you got some ideas! Thanks for stopping by, have a great week!

Met Monday, Chase turns 10, and a wonderful giveaway!

Hey Guys! I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday. Be sure and pay her a visit, she has a wonderful blog with great ideas and some of the best tablescapes you've ever seen!

Alot of you guys have seen our backyard project, I thought I would post it one last time so you can see what it looked like in April when we first started up until now. In this first pic I had no idea how this would turn out, especially with hubby doing all the work! lol...

Here it is after everything was done, Whew!!

Here it was this evening. Everything is growing and starting to fill in now. We have really been enjoying it. It will be wonderful this fall! I already have some more landscaping plans for next spring, we're also thinking of maybe a little water fall somewhere.

I spend alot of time watering, but it's worth it!


Have you guys ever seen a hummingbird moth? It's really interesting, it looks just like a hummingbird from a distance.

Chase turned 10 last week, I can't believe it! He's growing up way to fast! This is the first time he's had girls at his party,lol... they had alot of fun. (He's the one in the blue shirt)

I wanted to tell you guys that I appreciate your visits and and nice comments. I know I haven't been around much this summer, once Chase is back in school I can get back on a schedule. I will be posting some pics of a few things I've been working on inside soon. I will also be making more frames. I am looking for a work desk to put in the piano room, it will make it easier to work.

Ok, now you MUST go visit Melissa at Melissa's Heart and Home. She is having a wonderful giveaway that you won't want to miss! She is one of the sweetest people!

Have a wonderful week!!!

Fertilizer Friday...My front yard

Hey Guys! This week I'm joining Tootsie for Fertilizer Friday. Please go pay her a visit! She has the most amazing flowers you've ever seen!! I thought I would show you my front yard this week, I don't think I've ever posted it on my blog. Like I said in my last post, Lowe's has all their flowers dirt cheap right now, so I couldn't resist buying more! Some of the ones I had planted didn't survive anyway and I had to rip them up. I recently bought the zinnias, they are one of my favorites and do well in the heat. Boy, those crape myrtles need a trim, that's a good job for hubby!

Miracle Grow!! It does wonders!

I bought some of these at Lowes too .50! (don't know what they're called)

The beautiful zinnias!

We did this little landscape a few years ago. It really added to the yard.



We also landscaped the side of our house a few years ago too. There was nothing here, just the air conditioner unit and electric box. It took forever for me to plan this out with the plants and everything. Kevin built the fence last year and I spray painted it brown. It doesn't hide the unit, but looks better that nothing. It lifts off in case we have to have it worked on, like we did this week! It got to 90 degrees inside, we stayed at my parents.



Some of my neighbors have these flags, so I had to have one too!

I did the wreath in all colors to match my flowers...

A peek inside....see...everything is the same! I haven't moved one thing...lol.

I'll be posting something new within the next few weeks. Have a great weekend!! For more outdoor pictures, visit my last three posts!

Happy summer!!

Hey guys! I hope you are all having a wonderful summer!! I have been doing a little bit of everything and a whole lot of nothin! lol...I want to apologize for leaving you hanging though. Ever since Chase got out of school my blogging has been taking the back burner. We have neighbor kids over every day and my blogging room is their new hang out! It's too hot for them to play outside right now, we've had temps in the upper 90's and 100's. I also feel like I'm constantly watering. I really wish we had a sprinkler system right now! I water day and night! (dreading the water bill) Anyways, I haven't done any decorating in forever. I'm still waiting on my creativity to return. I usually move some things around or something, I guess it's just the heat! My priority is keeping my flowers and grass alive right now!

These are the prettiest pots I've ever had...I used Miracle grow moisture control potting soil. I definitly recomend it!

We've been doing alot of swimming to stay cool. My aunt has a really nice pool and lets us use it alot. Chase is on the left with two of his friends, Evan and Tori.
We drove up to Mt. Magazine a few weeks ago for the butterfly festival. I took this picture...I've been seeing alot of these butterflies lately.

I also took these pics of the humming bird there. Isn't he so cute!


After all the watering is done, I like to lay on the hammock and watch the sunsets. What a beautiful time of day!

I will try to post my front yard soon. I actually planted MORE flowers this evening. Lowe's had them for .50 for a 4 inch pot. I couldn't resist since they were so cheap! Have a great rest of the week!