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Company Stuart Silk Designers designed a design of a cottage home designs Lopez Isle in California State by RejigDesign.com . Area of property is 120 sq.m. and it symbolizes a traditional holiday location from the town, but in a contemporary guise. T...

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Last Sunday afternoon, we had a black-out due to the bad weather.  Our backyard looked like this: So windy! Our outdoor area. I had to tidy up to make sure we didn't have any loose items lying around... Water gushing t...

Here is a look at the dining room for Christmas.  Ever since we remodeled this space this summer it is my favorite place to decorate.   It is filled with pieces of furniture handed down from my family and it means a lot to me every tim...

I have one more quick change to the buffet to show you today.  I took the centerpiece from the Thanksgiving table and used half of it to make this arrangement on the buffet.  The chalkboard simply states "Grateful for U." I love the...

This coffee set up looks a lot like something from the late 70's.  I wasn't going to photograph the scene like this but; I went to bake the cranberry orange bread, then it had to cool off, and by that time the sun had set...time change! All...

Hi All, This week’s post has been a long time coming.  I began this project months ago and it progressed over time. It has been finished for quite some time too. I am ashamed to admit I have been sitting on … Continue reading →Lis...

When I first  saw a post by Melissa at the Inspired Room on how she used baskets as wall art on the entry wall of her craftsman-inspired home, I think I might have drooled a little (or, a lot).  I LOVE Melissa’s style, and this wall is one o...

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Hello and welcome to Home Sweet Home!   This week I changed my transferware for the Pewter in the Hutch.  I also added in some vintage Halloween decorations. There is another way to get white pumpkins; by using Chalk Paint on the P...

I have changed out the blue and white transferware and placed the pewter in the hutch today.  I really like the transferware better.  The transferware has more sizes of plates to make it look full, but it doesn't hurt to try something diffe...

Happy Friday Everyone! Things have been a little crazy around here this week. I have been gearing up for the holidays, creating new items, snapping photos and getting ready to upload them to my website and Etsy shop. Summer is barely … Continu...

Hello and welcome to Home Sweet Home!  What have you been doing this week?  I have been enjoying 20 Little Things I Love About Fall with My Memories Suite scrapbooking software!   Did you know you could use this software to blog?&...

Hi!  I'm joining Sandi today at Rose Chintz Cottage to talk about "What's in my Cabinet?"  We are sharing things that are our treasures.  I have always loved my blue and white transferware by Johnson Brothers the pattern is Coaching Sc...

I’ve been a fan of spray painting with Krylon’s Duo paint + primer for awhile now, so when Krylon asked me if I’d like to try out any color of my choice for a DIY decor project, I hopped at the chance to try out a shade called ̵...

Hi All, First off, I would like to apologize for the hokey post some of you received via email this week. I was working on some bugs with my blog, created a test post and hit Publish instead of TRASH!  … Continue reading →Lisa's Cre...

I'm diving right into fall decorating and I can't help but think about it in new and fresh ways; like the mix of black, white, and green.  I have a little tea tray that could easily be carted outside today to enjoy this crisper fall weather...

Yummy citrus fruit My favourite transferware!! My Swedish horses on the window sill  Old world pink This is the area we spend most time. It's close to the TV and close to the kitchen. I really like that I can e...

Hi All, The past few days it has felt like fall here in eastern North Carolina. I have had the pleasure of having the windows open because the temps have been in the upper 70′s to low 80′s, dipping into … Continue reading →Lis...