My home decor for late summer incorporates lots of greenery and lemons! Something about the lemon yellow mantel feels so fresh and summery. I'm soaking up the last bit of summer with this lemon decor and I love the happy pop of yellow. I guess yellow must have been my pop of color this summer since I used it on my porch, my dining room lemon centerpiece and now for this lemon yellow mantel! This summer mantel can be easy to put together and you can buy all of the supplies at your local … [Read more...]
Friday Five: The Pros Guide to Yard Sales
Hello from The World's Longest Yard Sale...while you're reading this, I'm out in the country pickin' at endless yard sales! It seemed fitting to share a couple of yard sale or garage sale tips with you today. Let's kick off the very first Friday Five, where I'll share five yard sale tips so you can have luck on your next treasure hunt. Like they say, one man's trash is another's treasure. That saying goes for me and a good yardsale. A Saturday of coffee and yardsales sounds like a good … [Read more...]
Lemon and Eucalyptus Centerpiece
This beautiful lemon and eucalyptus centerpiece is easy to make and is perfect for summer! I used my vintage dough bowl, eucalyptus leaves and baby eucalyptus sprig picks that I got at Hobby Lobby. I bought the baby's breath flowers at the dollar store. I already had the big lemons and the baby lemons were also from Hobby Lobby and they were $2.00 for the bag! First, I arranged the eucalyptus leaves in the dough bowl. I placed two to three of the eucalyptus leaves on one side and then … [Read more...]
How To Keep Outdoor Pillows Clean
I think it's safe to say that you guys love the freshly painted front porch swing and it's happy, summer yellow pillows! It's been a few weeks and I still get comments and messages about the porch on Instagram! I guess it was a hit :) and I'm so happy y'all love it as much as I do! One question I get asked a lot from that post is recommendations on how to keep outdoor pillows clean. The yellow pillows are such a happy and pretty color and I definitely didn't want them to get old and … [Read more...]
How to Cover a Pillow Without Sewing
I covered the pillows on my porch to get ready for July 4th entertaining! The best part is that it cost me about $10.00 to get the front porch ready for some BBQ! So let's chat about how to cover a pillow without sewing and check out my July 4th porch reveal! I recently updated my front porch with new pillows and I painted the swing. I went with a lemon summer yellow color that just says "summer"-- check that out HERE. I didn't want to spend much on decorating a July 4th front porch, … [Read more...]
Vintage Inspired July 4th Mantel
I've got a vintage inspired July 4th mantel to share with you today! Do you decorate for the 4th of July? We're a patriotic, military family so I decorate for the holiday and keep it up all summer long. Something about red, white and blue just signifies summer to me. When I decorate, I literally just gather a bunch of items around my house and see what will work. Sometimes it comes together quickly, other times I have to play around with it to make it work. Trial and error. I'll put … [Read more...]
Summer Goals
School is out and the sun is out, which means it's time to start working on those summer goals! Whenever the season changes, I make a few goals to accomplish. I feel like with every new season there are new changes to be made. Maybe like a mini resolution? There's no time like the summer to start on those summer goals! Here are my goals to check off my list this summer. 1. Summer Goals: Mini {Budget Friendly} Kitchen Renovation Updating our tiny little kitchen is one of my summer … [Read more...]
How to Paint a Porch Swing
I finally painted my porch swing! When I decided I wanted to paint the front porch swing, the weather had other plans and a tropical storm was heading our way. That meant that I had to wait another week to paint the swing...but good things do come to those who wait! I've been getting my porch ready for front porch sittin' and this project made for a huge transformation. Let's chat about how to paint a porch swing. I've even had several neighbors stop me to say that they love the new … [Read more...]