One Room Challenge: Week 5 – The Final Countdown

Well, it’s cold in Dallas but I’m sweatin! In less than a week, the dining room at White Oaks Ranch is being photographed for the One Room Challenge! I am seriously down to the wire on these final touches. Seriously!  The Ronda Carman Fine Fabrics Pale Blue Check arrived this morning!  Yay!  Ronda was amazing…

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Week 4: One Room Challenge – Hard at Work

Um……where did the last four weeks go?  If you are new to the blog, let me explain…. I was crazy enough to accept the One Room Challenge created by the amazing Linda of Calling it Home.  She asked 19 distinguished design bloggers and little old me to renovate a room in six weeks and share…

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One Room Challenge: Week 3

Well, I haven’t made a lot of real progress this week on the dining room at White Oaks.  I’ve gotten some official ordering done and a few things have arrived so that is exciting! I did make my way to Lowes to pick out the Valspar Paint color I need for the baseboards.  I want…

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I’ve Accepted the One Room Challenge!

I’ve been needing a little bit of motivation to get the design scheme at White Oaks Ranch in motion for quite some time.  If you follow my Pinterest Boards then you know I have been pinning and pinning and pinning and not taking any action!   Well, my motivation arrived in the form of challenge,…

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Paul Montgomery Panels

I’m working on sprucing things up a bit at White Oaks Ranch and I’ve been wanting to do some pretty papers in the dining room. It is a little jewel box of a room and I think that hand painted wallpaper panels would be the perfect touch to make it feel special. I’m crazy about…

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Friday Favorites

I’ve been pinning like crazy dreaming about the re-decoration of our ranch.  I love this darling playhouse.  It reminds me of the one my precious Grandfather built for me years ago. Thanks for the spotlight Bell’Invito!  Perfect gift for the man in your life – and it’s monogrammed too!  Love Navy and Black together and…

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A look back at some of our Easter Egg Hunts

Hi there!  Sorry that I have been gone so long.  I’m keeping busy with baby but happy to be back at my blog again. We are back at work on our annual Easter Egg Hunt and, now that my sister has a baby too, she is helping me with the plans! Here is a little…

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Ranch Trip

Happy Monday, Y’all!  We love spending time at White Oaks Ranch. It is such a treat to steal away for a few hours or a weekend and enjoy the animals and the quiet time.  We have a new chicken coup and we really enjoy finding the eggs and enjoying them for breakfast!

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