I picked up a few things when I went to the Country Living Fair this past weekend.  One of the little goodies was a bunch of dried lavender.  I always loved lavender, the way they look in a field, the way they smell, the way they look in a little vignette on a table.

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Here is the bunch I picked up…

I changed the organza ribbon with a raffia and attahed a starfish to give it a little coastal feel.

Added some umbonium shells to a tall glass, made a little vignette with my painting and branch from Homegoods.

Have a beautiful day!

Great day at the Country Living Fair!

I had such a wonderful day at the Country Living Fair yesterday, the weather was perfect and slew of barns filled with vendors from all over selling their unique and beautiful wares.

Best of all, I got to meet with Sarah Gray Miller, Editor- in Cheif of Country Living Magazine and some wonderful bloggers in person.

Sarah and me

Here are the bloggers I had the pleasure of  meeting… You can see the list of these bloggers at Susan's Homeroad blog, (the missing #11 name is me).  

Another hightlight of my day was meeting with Cari Cucksey of HGTV show Cash and Cari.  She was so sweet and so down to earth,  I was thrilled to meet her.  She had an amazing collections of furniture and collectibles.  You can visit her shop here to check out the beautiful objects and collections she has in store.  

Such a fabulous day it was!

Have a great day!

Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck, NY

I can't believe I am going to the Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck, NY, today.  Driving 2 hours upstate was not in my agenda for this weekend.  But, I was so thrilled when I found out about the fair, that we decided to make a nice day trip with the family.  I received an email a few days ago about a getting  free pass to have a meetup with the Country Living magazine Editor at the fair.  All NY bloggers were invited, I am so excited!!  

I tell you all about it tomorrow!

Have a great day!

Cabana renovation update

We are down to the wire with our client's cabana renovation at the Breezy Point Silver Gull Beach Club.  I'm so excited, it is really starting to take shape and it is looking beautiful!  You can see where we started from here, its a large cabana with spectacular ocean views and lots of possibilities.  However, the cabana has seen it's better days, it needed to be revamped and upgraded.  The client wanted to make the cabana his home away from home during the summer season.  Which meant to have all the comforts of home and have a fabulous place to entertain guests.  

Here is a recap of the progress…

Before

Completely stripped the cabana, removed old kitchen, bathroom, walls, ceilings, etc.

Starting to take shape… Allocated space for bathroom, changing room, kitchen and livingroom area.

Installed gorgeous driftwood looking porcelain tiles thorought.

Installed white kitchen cabinets and beautiful white glass subway tiles from Home Depot for the backsplash.  We were able to get a remanent piece of "simply white" granite for the countertop from the stone fabricator my husband deals with.  I love this granite because it has a lot of movement like marble except with the durability of granite.  

The client wanted the to have a translucent look for the walls, so we decided to thin out the paint by adding one part water to one part paint to give the walls a beachy vibe.  The grain on the wood panel shows through perfectly.

  

Here is the new bathroom… This is so much nicer than the one I had in my house!

This project is coming to an end.  I will show you the end results very soon, I hope you stay tuned!

Have a great day!

Another great pallet wall idea!

Hi everyone! My friend Kristin had done it again with another pallet project in her basement makeover.   Nowadays, people are not just using their basement for storage, they are using it as an extension of their living space.  Kristin did just that, she has created a beautiful, comfortable family room to relax and watch televsion, play the piano or entertain guest.  One of the nicest projects she has done in this space was the pallet wall behind the television. But, she didn't stop there, to bring the look of the pallets to the opposite side of the room, she wrapped the bar she built with pallets and it looks amazing!

Here is the pallet wall behind the television…

Lets have a little recap of Kristin's fabulous basement makeover, shall we?


Her wall of collected masks and one of few sitting areas.

Her purple accent wall...

Chicken coop turned coffee table…

Didn't this basement makeover turn out beautiful?

Do you have a basement? If so, do you use it as storage or do you use it as a part of your living space?

Have a great day!

A fabulous find!

My family and I took a mini vacation to a resort in Pennsylvania recently to get re-energized.  I love going to PA.,  I am always on the look out to find some treasures in antique stores along the way.

And really, I was not disappointed… On the way home, I spotted this beauty just standing there in front a cute little antique store just waiting for me to pick it up.  The store owner said it was damaged and she had tried to repair it,  but no success.  So, I told her I'll give it a try and I will take it off her hands for a mere $25.  When I got home, I inspected this beauty and it did have some knicks and gauges, the legs are a bit uneven.  Nothing a little putty and tweeking can't fix.  It had such gorgeous detail, I was in love!

I decided to paint it, so now, the big question is what color to paint?


In my shopping excursion to one of my favorite stores, HomeGoods I found this beautiful sunburst mirror painted in a gray.  Maybe, I can paint it gray and have the dark wood showing through?

Or maybe these finishes?

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I love the look of this wood achieved by Savvy Southern Style.

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Here it is again...

What do you think?  Do you have any idea what color I should paint this beautiful table, to bring out its gorgeous details even more?

Happy Mother's Day!

To all the wonderful moms out there I wish you a very, very Happy Mother's Day!