by helen_hxmsgkw7 | Aug 7, 2018 | Antique Finds, My Story, Style & Decor
Our 25th Anniversary Surprise Vacation – Part 5 Included in this post: Eiffel Tower, Sacré-Coeur Basilica, Notré Dame, and Arc du Triomph! Continuing our trip to Europe series (in between fun DIY furniture makeover posts, of course), I know a lot of you have...
by helen_hxmsgkw7 | Jul 3, 2018 | DIY Hints & Tips, Other DIY-ers & their Space, Style & Decor
So You Want to Paint a Brick Wall? I often get asked about how to paint a brick wall after people see our entry way and living room, where I spontaneously decided to paint it one day, in Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint! *This post may contain affiliate links or...
by helen_hxmsgkw7 | May 15, 2018 | Antique Finds, My Story, Style & Decor
Furniture, France, French Provincial Haven I’m reminiscing our trip to Europe last November, and if you’ve just joined me, I’m on our first full day in Paris and a trip to Chateau de Versailles, about an hour outside of Paris (by train). If you...
by helen_hxmsgkw7 | May 8, 2018 | My Story, Style & Decor
Paris & Italy – 25th Anniversary Surprise! PARIS??!! What? If you remember, back in November … my amazing husband surprised me with a 25th anniversary getaway that I was TOTALLY NOT expecting! You can read about the surprise HERE along with the video...
by helen_hxmsgkw7 | Apr 16, 2018 | DIY Hints & Tips, Other DIY-ers & their Space, Style & Decor
A Lampshade Workshop with Wendy from Vintage66 studio Walking into Wendy’s lampshade workshop space, is like a trip back in time to a retro era of bold patterns, colours and florals, mixed with wood & ceramics. Her beautiful lamps, that she is quickly...
by helen_hxmsgkw7 | Mar 14, 2018 | Antique Finds, Furniture Makeovers, Fusion Mineral Paint, Style & Decor
Antique Pot Cupboard When I picked up this little pot cupboard from the seller, it seemed to have been half sanded back on one or two of the side surfaces, so we finished off the sanding back all over and you can see the layering of paint it has had over the years. ...
