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Pickles are a big time favorite around here. We’ll pretty much take them in any form but there is something extra special about making these quick, fresh from the garden treats. We'll snack on them as dinner is cooking and they're always gone way too quickly. It’s even better that you can add your own flavors and variations to make them your own. Start with this basic recipe then, see where your imagination takes you.   Ingredients 1-2 Fresh Cucumber White wine or rice wine vinegar Fresh Dill Salt Pepper   1. Make the brine by add a generous pour...

We’ve reached that sweet spot in Tennessee where it’s warm, but not sweltering and the mosquitoes are not in full attack mode yet. There is no time like right now to be outside! Our back porch is the perfect spot all but few months of the year, but when the weather is this perfect, we can venture further out and enjoy.    I wanted to make this spot even more special, so I set the table for a perfect pre-summer picnic. Most people think pastels or red white and blue but I’m going with my love language of black, white...

This week is all about the mamas and I just so happen to have the very best one and she also happens to be the most amazing business partner here. We divide and conquer based on what we enjoy doing so that means you  always hear from me on the website and any posts. But, my mama has always been the most amazing designer. She has the best instinct, great taste and her “can do” attitude makes her able to conquer anything (including moving unmovable furniture multiple times). She has taught me more about design and making a home beautiful...

We've always loved going to the "Big Flea Market" (as we call it) at the Nashville Fairgrounds. Even before this was a real business for us, we would search through all the goodies, find potential and treasures and enjoy every second of it. We've done it pretty much my whole life and there are always certain dealers that just stood out and we would have to not only visit or buy something from.  One of these was the sweetest lady who sold vintage linens. She would sit at her little card table in the center of her booth and arrange...

This is one of my most favorite DIYs and if you can use a drill and a level, you can do it too! I so wish I could take credit for coming up with this but I first found this idea from  Brooke at Nesting with Grace and Allie at Proverbs 31 Girl added a ton of great inspiration for it too. Please check out their tutorials for all the details but here is my quick and easy guide to what I used .   Basically, the Magic Light Trick is a way to install lighting in areas where you...