by Theda Blackwood | Dec 2, 2020 | Blogger, Decorating, Gifts, Home, Interior Design, lifestyle, Martha Stewart, Trends, Uncategorized
What holiday traditions do you remember? What are the traditions you’ll pass down from generation to generation…. We have a tradition of purchasing ornaments everywhere we go. We have also made some by hand in our early marriage years when we...
by Theda Blackwood | Aug 1, 2020 | back to school, bedroom, blog, cooking, Empty nester, Home, Interior Design, lifestyle, Organizing, Uncategorized, WAHM, work from home
A realization of the new normal- a transition to a work at home family My husband and I take daily walks, our only time to just chat about life and planning for our future. It hit me that this living and working from home is our “new normal”. I’m not...
by Theda Blackwood | Nov 17, 2016 | bedroom, blog, Blogger, college, Decorating, fabric, Home, Interior Design, lifestyle, Martha Stewart, paint, shopping, Trends, window treatments
I am a trained Interior Designer but have not practiced in a while! Recently…. My daughter told me she never liked the lime green that I had painted her walls when she was 5! LOL! I tried so hard not to decorate a room in traditional pinks and purple...
by Theda Blackwood | Oct 13, 2016 | back to school, Beauty, blog, Blogger, college, Dance, Decorating, diet, Empty nester, entertaining, exercise, faith, Fashion, food, Gifts, Health, Home, Interior Design, jewelry, lifestyle, mom, Organizing, Parenting, party, shopping, summer, Travel, Trends, Uncategorized, vacation
Does anyone else feel like they are just coming out of their summer “fog”? I am. It seems to take a while to get back in the groove after having no schedule in the summer. Don’t get me wrong… summer was productive. It wasn’t just...
by Theda Blackwood | Feb 24, 2016 | blog, Blogger, Decorating, Fashion, Gifts, Home, Interior Design, jewelry, Uncategorized
This little symbol… is the Fleur de Lis! Do you recognize it? You have probably seen it in home decor accents, The New Orleans Saints, scepters, and crowns and flags of royalty and of european countries, the Scouts… the military, some sororities and...
by Theda Blackwood | May 8, 2015 | Blogger, Decorating, Interior Design, lifestyle
Spring Update! Okay.. I need to start out by saying that these light fixtures are NOT in my home but I do like them! I saw them at a bar in a hotel a month or so ago. 10 years ago, when I moved into my home, I had an eclectic style… fairly transitional! I...