New Page on Our Blog

Did you notice the Coupon Code and Sales page above this post? We will begin showing our specials here. Be sure to check it out! Our very first coupon code is BLFRIDAY25, which will give you 25% off! AND, it starts TODAY!

That means that Satin Ruffle Blankets like these, regularly $39.50, will now be $29.50.







Layette Sets. like these. regularly $75.00, will be $56.25 On this particular item, monogramming is included, and you can choose the color combination.



This Layette Set, priced at $24.00, will be $18.00



Our beautiful Vintage Style Cotton Gown, regular $28.50 will be $21.35.

Give Away from Ramsign!

I read about this on The Old Painted Cottage I adore cottages, and hers is definitely worthy of adoration. You can see her beautiful home HERE

I am shamelessly blogging about this GIVEAWAY posted on her blog on the 19th of November. I want one of these signs for my little cottage! 911 requires numbers, and all I have found at big box places are tacky stick on signs. I did a mock-up of my little home with the Highlander Sign:



This is called the highlander:



The Metropolitan:



The Arrowhead:



The Engelhardt:



And the Lighthouse:



1. Leave a comment here on this post: http://theoldpaintedcottage.blogspot.com/2010/11/enamel-name-sign-house-number-giveaway.html
2. Post about this giveaway on your blog
3. Become a follower of her blog, http://theoldpaintedcottage.blogspot.com/
4. Extra credit question: Have you ever been told you look like someone famous? I guess you leave a comment on her blog about this :)

This is what I am afraid of

How could I be so afraid of white? I love blogs like Dreamy Whites and Paint Me White but I am unable to duplicate this in my own home. I still love the look:















Very pretty, but I am more of a creamy white girl. These photos are from HERE Check out their site!

Tiny Houses - Why?

I have a son, and husband, 320 sq feet is great for us. Dee Williams, tiny house advocate, speaks very eloquently about why we make these decisions. Enjoy!

Dee Williams: Setting the bar small. from nau on Vimeo.

It is halfway there!

I did it! I just DID it! I painted away my macho, knotty pine, deer wood, antler needing living room! In defense of nearly 99.99999999999999999% of all men, knotty pine can be very pretty - JUST NOT IN MY LIVING ROOM!! :)

So first, to FULLY appreciate the transformation, here WAS my living room:



NOW, see, even tiny homes can be pretty.....





A little note about the beautiful original painting above - my talented sister-in-law, Janis Wylie, is the artist. More of her work can be seen here: Janis Wylie Gallery





But it is not finished, this is a pretty shade of blue, called Sea Glass, that is going on the ceiling next week-end.

Media Fast - WHAT?

We do not have a TV, or cable. It has been almost two years, and I love it. Poor hubby really misses his NBA, but he gets an internet fix every now and then. I do admit to blog hopping - I LOVE decorating blogs, in particular. I justify this by the money (and space!) saved by not purchasing decorating magazines :)

This is why this particular topic was of interest as it appeared in 'Apartment Therapy':

Day 14: Media Fast from maxwell gillingham-ryan on Vimeo.

Sounds like a GREAT idea! Can I do it?