$15 Lamp

I went to Kirkland Home really fast today and found this lamp on sale.

The tag said 'final sale - missing parts'.

Looks fine to me. (regular price was almost $60)

I love lamps.

Especially when they don't all match.

Coleus and Petunia

Two of my favorite annuals are Coleus and Petunias.

I think these petunias are the 'fountain' variety so they 'drape' over the pot.

The bright foliage of Coleus keeps color in the pots all through the summer.

I use it with any flower arrangement. Here are my perennial Shasta Daisies and some flowers my boys gave me for Mother's Day.

These small urns are only $14.99 at Home Depot.

The black violas are still adjusting to their new home.

Climbing vines are my favorite, too. This is Clematis.

Last week it had tons of purple blooms.

Placing pots in empty spaces in the garden helps fill up areas that aren't in bloom.

This is just a quick post to share some of my favorite little blooms. 

(It's a busy time of year with the boys.)

Checker Board Side Table

The game room art turned into a side table.

Using an 8 ft long 4x4, liquid nails, nails, chalkboard paint, stain and wax.

The bottom is a stain grade pine round purchased at Home Depot.

The base is 2) 4x4's glued and nailed together and on each side 4x4 halves are glued and nailed to the seams to make the base nice and chunky. The pine round is glued, screwed and nailed to the base. The game board is glued and nailed to the top. 

It turned out super sturdy.

Pretty - too!

The boys in my house will enjoy it as a checkerboard table when they discover it.

Today it sits in my office.

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Door Decor

A quick update to the front door.

Since the forsythia is all done blooming - I had to take down the yellow forsythia wreath on the front door.

I tucked an iron scroll into the vinyl door trim.

Hung a basket with sticks and flowers to the suction hook.

Topped with a burlap bow.

Since the weather is "finicky" - I am waiting to plant the summer porch pots.

This is a fine 'neutral' look for the interim.

Decorative Window Ledge

I am sharing a little change made to the old window that hangs above the sofa.

The simple shelf adds some contrast against my very 'beige' space.

Two brackets and two 1x4's attached directly to the window.

That iron bicycle was a Homegoods find from a few years ago.

It's a summery decoration.

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