My love for Hosta plants began when we moved into our home. There were Hostas that lined a rock wall in our side yard and my Mom began to tell me that they’re easy to split and transplant, they like shade, and they’re really hardy. Well that sold me. Something I could split, transplant and …

One of my favorite times of year is when we head to the Finger Lakes to open the cottage for the season. We try to open it and get it cleaned up before Memorial Day weekend so we can just enjoy it with family over the Holiday, but there is a lot to clean up …

On a recent trip to Homegoods, I saw basket plant stands that I thought would be a great addition to a little corner by our buffet. The baskets weren’t really the tone/color I liked and also by looking at them they looked really easy for something that could be a DIY. They were around $40 …

As you can see with the boots in this picture when the kids come in from the snow their snow gear gets thrown in front of our wood stove. Which is a great place, but should be hanging and out of the way. Yes I could just purchase a drying rack, but then it I …

In our downstairs family room the way it’s set up is a little odd with our wood stove and a beam in the middle. So on the one side opposite of our sofa/tv we have always had it set up like a “kid zone”. A small place for the kids to play while we were …

In our family room we have a large basket filled with our throw blankets, but our family room is also in our downstairs which tends to get damp in the summer even with dehumidifiers going constantly. When I was taking blankets out to wash one day they just didn’t seem fresh. Being shoved in a …

I needed a change in our living room. Sometimes I would just sit our our couch and stare at our wall with our window and think about painting it, maybe adding wallpaper etc. Just for some contrast with all of the white. I love adding shiplap to walls like I did in our entry, but …

I love decorating for Christmas. I tend to decorate with natural, rustic and vintage pieces and this year is no different. The small trees, garland, pinecones and vintage pieces all come together to make this my favorite decorating year yet! I recently talked on Instagram about why I like to decorate with vintage pieces. Most …

As the air is getting colder and the outside projects are over for the season there is one thing you can’t forget to do. That is preparing your tools for the winter. This blog post is generously sponsored by STIHL. All opinions are my own. You know from past posts why I think every home …

I love a great Habitat for Humanity Restore find. These two bar stools were only $3 each. Even though they were in rough shape I knew they would be perfect to repurpose into plant stands. The first thing I knew that had to change was the height. I wanted low plant stands and two different …