What to do when your closet was installed backwards—rip it all out and start over! Late one evening I was trying to squeeze a blouse into this hot mess, and I snapped. I grabbed trash bags and donation bags and started taking everything out. The mystery drawers wouldn’t open because they hit the door and …
Bring a little drama into your house the easy way—trim your plants. My leggy overgrown purple smoke bushes were as tall as my house and needed a quick trim. As they hit the ground I realized I had a dramatic arrangement just begging to go in the house. I was hosting a little cocktail party, …
I am finally planting the hayrack planters on the side deck—last planted pre-Covid. Is anyone else just getting back to normal? I found these amazing plants at Highlands Lawn and Garden and just filled the car with potential beauty. Little guy was surrounded by plants, potting soil and hydrangeas…he loved it. These plants look like …
Good bones are what everyone wants in a house or garden. You can always fix the ugly with a little lipstick, or stone in this instance. I am shocked at the difference this small change has made in my back garden. A trip to the garden center happened shortly after this picture—even though they were …
A weekend on Isle of Hope means long golf cart rides and walks down the bluff. Every house is another House Crush…you will recognize a few. Charm, beauty and history are everywhere you look along the long narrow drive. Live oaks intrude on the road, and the carts and cars just move to the side—beauty …
The greenhouse ✔️. I love it when I can check off a photo from my vision board! The stone patio is still in progress as are the shelving and planters for the patio surrounding the greenhouse. I am hoping to move some of Mr.P’s grills off the deck and onto the new patio—he has three …
This stunner is a House Crush in Savannah, Georgia. The historic home on the water was taken down to the studs—scaring most of the locals to death. As soon as I saw the sign announcing the project was being undertaken by Norman Askins, I told my friends to relax—It will be a magnificent house and …
Houses evolve, or in Randy Korando’s case the house transforms into the vision he has in his mind. He can take architectural salvage and transform it into the most lovely creations—like the Green Room renovation. Possibilities are all that he sees when entering a new space. What inspires a designer? I think it is to …
Spring reading is going to be crazy good this year! Have a look at all of the inspiration that is just waiting for me in my Spring list. Guess what my books are saying about me? Houses, gardens, cooking, flowers and shopping are my favorite things—no surprise to anyone who reads the blog. Suzanne Rheinstein …
Filling my home with flowers is one of my Vision Board dreams this year. This inspiring photo is the one I chose to look at every time I open my phone—and that’s a lot of screen time. So far I am doing a great job of filling the house with blooms. Hydrangea, tulips, hyacinth and …