Weekend DIY: Decoupage boxes

The Skirted Roundtable - Alessandra Branca joins us!
This week at The Skirted Roundtable: Megan, Joni and I are joined by the fantastic interior designer Alessandra Branca. I'll admit that I wasn't familiar with her work until we had her booked on the show, but I am now such a fan of her design style and her personality. Her personal warmth and love of life come through in her deep l

Look Up: The Connectictut Capital Cupola
Look up - as Meg's Dad would say.When I was doing some research today, I was looking at some info on Wikipe

The Bricklayers Contest at Velvet & Linen - Voting starts today!
Brooke Giannetti at Velvet & Linen has been running a fabulous contest where three (yes THREE) of these Brickmaker's tables will be given to the top three vote getters. Contestants were asked to send in a photo of where the table will go should they win and she received 170 entries. Brooke asked a group of fellow design bloggers to make the first cut down to the top ten.

A New England Fall Harvest House Tour
I did a quick drive around my town this afternoon and shot some pretty local houses that are decked out for the Fall/Thanksgiving season. By the end of the weekend after Thanksgiving, most of the pumpkins around Duxbury will likely have been swapped out for Christmas sparkle, so I was glad I finally had time to do one of my favorite things - a drive-by "shooting". I have to admit that I'm getting pretty brazen about driving right up to the

Linda's Kitchen: Ahh, the joys of restocked cabinets!
And so, my kitchen cabinets are finally painted (woot!) and I'm no longer picking through grocery bags for food and measuring cups. The joys of clean, organized and freshly painted kitchen cabinets cannot be overstated, let me tell you!A little recap. My kitchen makeover has been basically a Sunday afternoon project. So, I've we've (can't forget my fantastic volunteer staff!) been working since August.  Here are the nasty knotty pi