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Cottage Style

I got an email from a gal named Traci recently, and I thought I’d make a blog post out of it since cottage style is one of my favorite things to talk about. She said it was okay for me to share it...

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Painting The Pantry

I noticed something serendipitous while the paint was going up on the walls in the pantry yesterday. Do you see it there, too? That’s our (50% lightened) Gray Owl paint on the wall space between...

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Living Room Update – Gray Owl Paint

A reader named Sarah left me a comment the other day asking about how things were lookin’ in our living room. She reminded me that the only photo I had ever shown of it was this one that we took...

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Country Kitchen Island

My friend, Lucy, helped us find these old wood corbels earlier this year, and we’re so excited to use them on our soon-to-be country kitchen island: Right now, the island doesn’t reflect our...

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Handmade Walls

Well, I was hoping to be over this cold by now, but not only is it still completely rockin’ my world- I woke up with pink eye yesterday, too. And by pink “eye”, I mean pink eyes. Sheesh! Anywho,...

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Pretty On My Porch

Thanks to a cold-that-won’t-quit, I’m still kickin’ it on the couch. It has been sort of fun just (new) neighborhood watching out the window though. Yesterday, this pretty little bird kept me...

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Keith’s Fireplace Makeover – Part One

Kevin and I have both been under the weather this past week/weekend, but before the crud really knocked us out, we had a chance to do a little work on Keith the Fireman’s fireplace. First Kevin and...

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Kit-Cat the Cuddle-Upper

“Cats never strike a pose that isn’t photogenic.” ~Lillian Jackson Braun “The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.” ~Jules Reynard Kevin and I photographed some Thanksgiving-themed place card...

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Art With Heart

Hi, and happy May Day! To kick off this magnificent month, our friend Dee from Red Letter Words is going to give one lucky Lettered Cottage commenter a pre-made, gallery-wrapped canvas of their...

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Nautical Theme Kids Room

I’m helping my best friend put some finishing touches her son’s nautical-themed big boy bedroom right now, and gosh am I having fun scouring the internet for inspiration! Check out these photos I...

Apr 29, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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DIY Magazine Holder

Remember that wooden orchard ladder we had propped against the wall in the reading room in our old house? And remember that black wire basket we used in my Mom’s guest bedroom makeover a while...

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Keith’s Living Room Makeover – Paint

The walls at Keith the Fireman‘s house are officially coated in a 50% darkened version of Benjamin Moore’s “Gray Owl” paint as of this week, and although Kevin and I weren’t able to attend the...

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Parenting Advice

If you were one of the many people who left a comment on my Cloudy With A Chance Of Master Class post- THANK YOU! Wow! What an awesome collection of wise words to have all together in one e-place!...

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Two-Story Blue

My name is Layla Palmer and I love cottages. This is the story of the one that got away… One day, back in 2005, Kevin was doing some work out in the country. While he was out and about, he...

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Southern Accents – Barn Wood and a Baby

I got to squeeze one of my besties yesterday: That there is Myra in the middle, and her newest addition, Cameron, on the right. Don’t they have the absolute sweetest eyes?! Their personalities are...

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Cloudy With A Chance Of Master Class

Kevin and I drove down to my mom’s place this weekend, so we could spend time with her and my brother and my nephew…and the Gulf of Mexico… (Me and my nephew, at Navarre Beach, FL) We stared at it...

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Wonderful Waiting Kids

We’re only just beginning our adoption journey, but we’ve met so many awesome folks along the way so far. A couple of weeks ago, I crossed e-paths with a woman named Annie, who created a website...

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How To Lighten (Or Darken) Paint

We’re up to our eyeballs in primer today, but since we had a few questions about why we decided to lighten our Gray Owl paint by 50%, and what it meant to lighten paint, I wanted to publish a quick...

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Gray Owl And Simply White

Before we bought it, our house had been empty for about seven years, and like many foreclosures that were lacking a little love, we walked into a handful of projects that either needed to be...

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Beneath My Heart

Remember my fun friend Traci (a.k.a Sweet T) who blogs at Beneath My Heart? (Me, Traci and her son, Eli) Well, we’re going to be passing through her state next month, and I can’t wait to hug her...

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Barrels, Beds And Books!

Kevin and I worked on a pumpkin project the other day, and when it came time to photograph the finished products on our front porch, we immediately thought of our friend Evan. Why Evan? Because he...

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Gray Owl by Benjamin Moore

Happy April! I hope you had an awesome Easter weekend! Kevin played guitar at our church’s Pike Road location, and we had a really great lunch with his family yesterday afternoon. His mom sent us...

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The Cat In The House

Afternoons are my favorite time of day here in the new house. Sun spots dance across the walls and floors, and seeing birds swooping in and through the front porch makes me feel eight years old...

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Half Bath Update – Barn Light

We’ve got light in our half bath again! If you’ve been reading our blog for a while, you’ll probably recognize the light fixture. It came with us from our old house, and I’m really diggin’ the way...

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Adoption Update – Crossings

Fun news! After four paper-filled months, we finished our last home study interview at the Lifeline office on Friday morning! So other than turning in a few remaining pieces of info, we’re all set...

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Adoption Home Study #4 and 5

Kevin and I drove up to Birmingham this afternoon. We’ve got our last two home study interviews at the Lifeline office here tomorrow morning, and then we’ll be attending a 2-day Lifeline-sponsored...

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Keith’s Living Room Makeover – Pick My Presto

Meet Keith: He plays drums on the worship team at our church, and although we just met him last year, he’s one of those guys you just feel like you’ve known forever- ya know what I mean? One of the...

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Young House Love

I finished up the my part of the traveling art project this weekend, so I’m sending it on to the next blogger that’s participating. If you’re a DIY blog reader- you’ll probably recognize her name:...

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Half Bathroom Update – Sink

My ankle is still swollen, but it’s been so pretty outside this week. I needed to get out and about. Do you feel that craving when you haven’t been outside enough? That craving for vitamin D on...

Mar 15, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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The Lettered Cottage

Cottage Style

Painting The Pantry

Living Room Update – Gray Owl Paint

Country Kitchen Island

Handmade Walls

Pretty On My Porch

Keith’s Fireplace Makeover – Part One

Kit-Cat the Cuddle-Upper

Art With Heart

Nautical Theme Kids Room

DIY Magazine Holder

Keith’s Living Room Makeover – Paint

Parenting Advice

Two-Story Blue

Southern Accents – Barn Wood and a Baby

Cloudy With A Chance Of Master Class

Wonderful Waiting Kids

How To Lighten (Or Darken) Paint

Gray Owl And Simply White

Beneath My Heart

Barrels, Beds And Books!

Gray Owl by Benjamin Moore

The Cat In The House

Half Bath Update – Barn Light

Adoption Update – Crossings

Adoption Home Study #4 and 5

Keith’s Living Room Makeover – Pick My Presto

Young House Love

Half Bathroom Update – Sink

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