Just over a month ago I moved house… and let me tell you that process produces a tremendous amount of trash in the form of packing materials Although most of […]
Decorative Accents
Fun Modern Ball Clock
My office has a new piece of functional fun hanging in the wall, a gorgeous mid century modern ball clock from Regency Shop The clock has solid beech wood balls […]
A Fall Craft- Sharpies and Conkers
The horse chestnut tree in my garden has been dropping it’s gorgeous shiny conkers all week and as beautiful as they are “au naturel “, …I thought it would be […]
Rather Lovely Rope Balls!
Don’t you just love the texture of these gorgeous rope balls. I bought some of them from Ikea years ago but topped up my display with some home made Monkey […]
A Shell and Sea Glass Craft Project
Over the years I have amassed quite a collection of treasures picked up on the beach…sea shells, sea glass, pebbles, driftwood and my recent beach vacation to Rhode Island resulted […]
Coastal Decor – Rugs, Pillows and Throws
My coastal themed home office has been in need of some new door mats for quite some time now but I generally don’t like shopping, so it has been one […]
Driftwood Pot Tutorial
While having a Spring clean of my garage last week I came across a bag of driftwood scraps from projects like my driftwood seahorse and pair of driftwood fish. There […]
Sashiko Squares
Dear Chicago House, I have been dabbling with a needle, white thread and blue fabric …. look at the loveliness that has resulted! This type of embroidery is called Sashiko […]
Simple Christmas Decorations for a Dining Room
Dear Chicago House, What with my hectic trip to England last week, Christmas is really creeping up on me this year. Fortunately Miss Chicago took it upon herself that the […]
What to do with your Sea Glass Collection
Dear Chicago House, No trip to the beach is complete unless I come home with something in my pocket, it maybe a shell a beautiful pebble or if I am […]