For the Love of Maps

I just love maps and globes. Vintage or new, I love the colors and shapes. They can be used for crafting, as wallpaper, or decoupaged onto furniture. Oh, the possibilities! Are you a “mapophile” or do you suffer from “globemania” as I do? Good. Come on over to Pinterest (click on the follow me on  Pinterest button in the upper right corner) and check out my new Maps & Globes page. It’ll be fun.

    

Tanya

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Cottage Drive By

I was running errands in a town about a half hour from mine. I made a little detour because I knew there were some cute cottages to drool over! It’s hard for a cottage to look good in the winter so I’m always keeping my eye out for new ideas. Cruise through the neighborhood with me, k?

I love the garden structures and grey railing on this one. Pretty yummy, right?  How about some color?  Vine covered walls.

 Details.

That’s a neat idea. Cute white fence to define the front porch area.

Where was this door when I was shopping for my new front door? The orange really pops against the grey.

It seems they’re doing some work on this house. The black shutters make it look elegant. We’ll have to drive by again when it’s done! This divider, trellis, fence thingy is awesome. I might be tempted to grow peas up it! Hmm. Cottage or castle? It’s definitely different.I really like the cottages that have evergreen bushes and trees around the entry. What a difference it makes in the winter.         Wow. Check out this modern cottage. Don’t you wonder what it looks like on the inside?

Well, I’m off home. Our drive ended too soon. Until next time, keep glammin’ up that cottage.

Tanya

Rachel Ashwell’s Bed & Breakfast

Of course you know that Rachel Ashwell, creator of Shabby Chic has a new B&B in Round Top Texas. You didn’t know?

Well, let’s have a bit of a tour to whet your appetite. There is a main public lodge and four cottages to choose from for my, er, your stay.

Main entrance to the Ranger station.

Yes please.

Bluebonnet Cottage

Random glamour shots of the other three cottages. Would it matter which one you stayed in?

I love them all but I really might have to stay in The Cornflower.

Because I can just imagine soaking in this gorgeous tub. Yes I can.

To find out more, check out the website. I’m not compensated in any way by Rachel Ashwell but I’ve been one of her cheerleaders “marketers- at- large” for many years. From what I can tell, she has kept integrity even during difficulties and restructuring of her company. Unfortunately, that’s becoming more of a rarity.

Well, this is another one for the bucket list.

Tanya

Hutch Top Turned into a Cabinet

The cabinet in my laundry room used to be the top of a hutch that I picked up at a flea market for around $30. The only before picture I could find was this one.

It’s a simply made (probably homemade) shelf unit. It had the “legs” on it so that it could be on top of a lower cabinet. You get the idea. I needed closed storage in my laundry room in a bad way. After I priced upper cabinets, uh, not gonna happen, I started looking around the house. Nothing is safe around here. I had another hutch top in the garage that was too big for the space. So I asked Rob to use the doors off of it to make a closed cabinet. I think he did a great job.

He cut the bottom off and sanded it. Added a piece of 1x12 to the middle, so that the doors would fit, and then I painted them. I didn’t have the heart to paint the chippy white sides. I love ‘em. I might end up painting the front off- white. Are you always tweaking like I am? Are you my kinda crazy? ha
More detail.
 

It’s a tiny laundry room so the added storage really helps. Now I’m on the hunt for a cabinet for the powder room. Wish me luck!
Tanya
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