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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...

Fall is almost here.  The weather turned cooler here this weekend and it finally got me in the mood to decorate.  This year I am going to use what I have and try to evoke the fun of the season without spending money.  First up is my vi...

Hi All, Since Labor Day is upon us I figured there was no time like the present to share some photos of my Summer Porch before it is no longer Summer! I have had these pics for quite awhile but … Continue reading →Lisa's Creative Des...

Source: scanned  Romantic Prairie Style  Summer 2012 One of my favorite magazines to premiere this summer was Romantic Prairie Style by Fifi O'Neill.  The magazine delivered much inspiration and drool worthy interiors all with a vint...

This is our laundry room, which is probably the busiest room in our home. It seems there is someone always doing a load of laundry. As you can see in the pictures, this is a very tiny room with no natural light, so we have always had it painted a...

About 5 months ago, we re-painted our living room in Benjamin Moore Woodlawn Blue.   It went from this highly accessorized space with sage green walls and a gallery wall over the sofa…   …to this calm blue, sparsely decorated room...

If you follow me on Pinterest, you might have noticed that this weekend I was hunting for ideas on painted dressers / desks for kids’ rooms. If you’re like me, your kids’ rooms probably have a hand-me-down (aka ‘vint...

Hello and welcome to Home Sweet Home!  I showed you a few ways I create the nautical look in my home last Friday but, I forgot to show you this mermaid.  She makes quite a statement where ever I place her.  I also have created...

Tonight I wanted to give you a peek at a pretty paper pennant garland that I made as a summer decoration for a little get-together we had at our home that involved copious amounts of lobster (mmmmm). First, though, can you believe that its going t...

A porch or veranda as they are sometimes called in the South can be a great place to entertain. In the South, we often entertain with food. Whether the meal is a cookout, a dinner, or just snacks, everyone seems to enjoy eating outside, being togeth...

A porch or veranda as they are sometimes called in the South can be a great place to entertain. In the South, we often entertain with food. Whether the meal is a cookout, a dinner, or just snacks, everyone seems to enjoy eating outside, being togeth...

Hello and welcome to Home Sweet Home!  This s a video I made a few weeks ago on YouTube of some cottage looks at my home.  It is brief under two minutes. My family continues to be generous and gift me some pieces of furniture.  I h...

You know I love a pretty home decorating project; especially one that’s easy.  I guess that’s why I was so taken with this tutorial over at Dear Lillie this week on how to build a pretty window seat without using any power tools –...

Have I ever told you that I’m totally crazy about window boxes?  Well, if not, now you know. I love, love, love them. I think that if you could look up the definition of “pretty” in the home decorating dictionary, there’d be...

Keeping the Sun at Bay With the extreme summer heat and intensity of the sun, I needed to address a situation in our dining room, the large windows face the setting sun. This causes  the room to be quite hot in the late afternoons as well...

Hello and welcome to Home Sweet Home!  I have been enjoying flowers in the yard this week.  I have been babying them a lot by watering them.  Very dry here.   Did you see this picture on my blog Monday?  I had just...

 Just a mosaic in admiration of my blue and white ironstone. Sherry   I will join: Sunday's Best Party  at My 1929 Charmer Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper Show Off Your Cottage Monday at The House in the Roses Mosaic Monday at...

It’s been a awhile since I decorated my mantel.   It’s odd for me not to have some kind of seasonal decor on my mantel at all times!  But ever since we...

If you have ever seen my dining room you might remember it from a Halloween table.  This was my Hogwart's  Feast table in 2010. This was last Halloween.  The room was easy to decorate because there wasn't much in it, just a dresse...

Happy Monday! This weekend, I decided to make a new summer wreath for my door.  I was growing tired of all my floral door decor, so I thought I’d try something a little different. Nothing says “summer” like the ocean, so I rounde...