Picture this: It’s April. I am walking out of the Goodwill carrying two huge shopping bags. The bags are full of fake orange pumpkins. Now, picture this: It’s September. I pull those bags of pumpkins out of the attic. I give them a quick coat of Rustoleum Heirloom White spray paint. I grab a couple dowel rods for less than… View Post
Want to know a secret? There is a Ballard Design Outlet. Shhhh… don’t tell anyone else… this is our little secret. So now that you know about this hidden gem, why don’t you come on in and take a look around! I love hitting the Ballard Design Outlet up any time I am up in Roswell…. View Post
Last week I shared with you how we turned our dining room into our home office. It really was one of the best decisions we have ever made for our home! I also mentioned that I struggled with styling the bookshelves that are in there. How do you combine beauty and function? In our case, these bookshelves are one of… View Post
I think everyone would agree that having a dedicated “mudroom” in your home would be amazing. Like, what-dreams-are-made-of-amazing. If you are like me, you would also agree that there is an amazing amount of clutter that comes through your door every day. Bags, purses, briefcases, coats. Oh, and where do you put gifts for upcoming birthday parties? Gloves? Hats? Things… View Post
Yesterday I told you about how we converted our dining room to an office a couple of years ago. I realized that I never posted anything before about this room here at Southern State of Mind, so I thought I’d share today! I really loved having a formal dining room. It felt so great to hosting family and friends in… View Post
Morning! How was your weekend? We had a pretty relaxing couple of days! Complete with watching the movie Cars at least 3 times, of course… 🙂 Please tell me it is a phase!?!? Today I thought I’d share some tips about how we created more space in our home. And no, this didn’t involve adding any rooms or removing any… View Post
Is there anything more fun than getting fun mail? Ok, Ok, Ok… so maybe it’s not the most fun thing, but it sure does beat junk mail. Or bills. Last year, as I was opening cute Christmas cards, I realized I needed a spot to display all of the cards with pictures of the precious children and families we were… View Post
I like jewelry. I blame this on my mother. 100%. Completely genetic. She is the queen of fun jewelry. So, it’s not my fault that I have a growing collection. I was born with the gene! My mom made herself a cool shutter to display her necklaces. Lucky me, she had an extra one. So now I have one too!!… View Post
You probably see them every time you visit a thrift store. Or maybe you even have one in your house. The old Armoire. It used to hold TV’s. You know, back when TV’s were big square boxes. I remember being so excited back when I bought this entertainment center. It was my first big furniture purchase out of college and I… View Post