Thoughts of Home on Thursday #11

 

Welcome to Thoughts of Home on Thursday #11.

We are so glad you are here.

Our hostess this week is Laura of White Spray Paint.

In special news, you are cordially invited to a

Garden Linky Party

 

Monday, April 25th, 

 

hosted by the ladies of  Thoughts of Home on Thursday and Share your Cup Thursday.

We can’t wait to see what is happening in your garden this spring!

 

 

And now to this week’s features.

Decorating

Of Mollie’s Mom wows with her One Room Challenge design board.

I want EVERYTHING on her board, and may I say that the ORC participants are

all so good.

Recipes

 

Alexis of Chemistry Cachet shares a recipe for amazing Soft, Fudgy Brownie Cookies

and gives chemist tips about the recipe as well. 

Gardening

Rita of Panoply tackled her garden chores and transformed areas of her beautiful yard.

DIY

Altered Artworks completes a vintage poolside chair makeover  that gives it an all new look.

Inspiration

 

I am inspired by laughter and you will be too when you

read Katie of Preppy Empty Nester’s description of a family tour of Hahvahd!

 

 

We ask that you please:

1. Link back to this post and follow any of the four hostesses at these blogs.

Laura at Decor to Adore

Stacey of Poofing the Pillows

Jemma of At Home with Jemma

Laura of White Spray Paint

 

2. Share any of your favorite posts, remembering not to link to advertising or shops.

 

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Thoughts of Home on Thursday #9

Welcome to week number 9 of Thoughts of Home On Thursday.

As we continue to celebrate the essence of home with one another we would like to thank each one of you who join us each week. We are truly grateful and delighted by your shared creativity.

Laura from Decor To Adore is the hostess for this week. She is currently remodeling a bathroom and also just returned from a trip to Round Top, Texas.

Please enjoy this week’s selections that truly captured the essence of home.

Decorating

Lory of Design Enthusiam created a lovely mantle filled with beautiful touches of spring.

Recipes

Jan’s recipe for Chocolate Mint Ice Cream looks SO delicous

Gardening

Angelina’s gorgeous post on European Flower Window Boxes showcased a glorious form of gardening.

Inspiration

Pam reflected on what she loves about spring at Everyday Living. It is such a happy and thoughful post.

DIY

Robin from Redo It Yourself Inspirations cleverly transformed a dated vintage wooden paper plate holder found at a thrift shop.

Gentle Reminders

We ask that you please,

1. Link back to this post or any of the four hosts websites.

Laura at Décor To Adore

Stacey from Poofing the Pillows

Jemma from At Home With Jemma

Laura at White Spray Paint

2. Share up to three of your favorite posts, remembering to not link to advertising or shops.

By linking up you are providing permission that Thoughts of Home on Thursday can feature your post and accompanying photos on future blog posts or other forms of social media such as Facebook and Instagram. A link back to your blog will always be provided.

3. We encourage you to visit one another.

Thank you so very much for gathering with us and we hope to see you each and every week at Thoughts of Home on Thursday. We can’t wait to see what you share.

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Dear Daughters: The Keys to Real World Design

DEAR DAUGHTERS,

There really is no formulaic design mystery here.

I promise.

In fact your eye for design is far beyond mine was at your age(s).

Let’s pretend you asked my opinion anyway…

Here are a few key points to real world design.

Key Point #1:  

In the world of daily real world design (where we live), I have 
realized that a key distinction (in addition to talent and 
training) that separates confident, successful

and even professional  designers from you and me

is CONFIDENCE.

They are simply confident in the doing of it all.

My recommendation when you are standing in the middle of your living room feeling doubts?

Think ‘this is not world peace.’


Key Point#2:    My confidence is not really confidence.


It is rather

the mother of invention,

the shoestring budget,

the sciatic nerve pain from moving furniture for a million years with my hips because I just HAD to try it right then,

the shouting, when in a bind on a step stool with small sharp nails in my mouth, to anyone who will listen,

“Help!”,

the avoidance of furniture stores,

and the pleasure I find in seeing what you do.

Key Point #3:  You do not have to know what you like.

Like it all.

You know how we gravitate to the diverse anyway?

Your home is your love of diversity with a roof.

It is what we do-

as in invite everyone.

Be very, very glad that I realized early on that nothing good happens in a world of cookie cutter harvest gold and avocado green.


I so cookie cutter tried.
Trends will continue.
We are currently living in a land of farmhouse living.

It is lovely. 
However, I will never forget what Papa said when I encouraged him to read The Grapes of Wrath.

He said, "I don't have to. I lived it."

Let's just say South Texas farm houses of the 50's and 60's don't look like farm houses of today.

And finally one last family memory.

In 1958, when Nonnie painted her kitchen at the ranch

bright white, with white cabinets, used black wrought iron pulls,and installed red formica countertops,

she wasn’t looking for like minded people.


How can you dance in the kitchen to Ray Charles

if it looks like everyone else’s?

Love, Mom