A Little Saturday Morning Chat In April

Good Saturday morning friends!

And Happy April Fool's Day.

It's a dreary one here in New York, arriving with showers, on cue.

But, that's ok, I have lots to smile about.

My Easter prep is mostly done and spring decorating is in full swing.


In March, I really dug into spring decor with:
And a 10 Year Blogging Celebration. Woo hoo!

I'm also grinning, because today I'm getting a brand new bathroom vanity.

Yup, with drawers!


Now I know that might not sound super exciting, but in this tiny cottage, things that seem standard in other homes are a novelty here.

You see, my bathroom is teeny. 

So the vanity is teeny and one of the drawers was removed to accommodate the pipes, which leaves this old lady bending down every day to get my mascara and concealer.

Well, last weekend, we finally found a vanity that will work, with a little handy dandy magic from my DIY guy.

We found it while we were shopping for a new washing machine, after the old one flooded our basement and ruined the carpet.

This time around we went back to a top loader and in shocking news...I LOVE IT!!

I'll share all the details next week, but so far, I'm all smiles.

It's actually going to be a big appliance week, since we also bought this new bisque refrigerator and this bisque dishwasher.

Both have been giving us some big problems lately and since I only want bisque appliances, and they're scarce, to say the least, I told my husband we should grab what we could while they're still available.

I'm holding my breath, hoping they actually show up. We'll see.

In other news, I found this standing mirror for $15 on Facebook Marketplace this week. Isn't it darling?


My girls are making a music video and the director was looking for something very specific, which he thought would be pricey.

That's when they said, no worries, my mom is an expert. She'll find something in our budget and make it over perfectly. I love that they have that much confidence in me. 

Not sure what the vibe will be yet, but I'm excited about the DIY and I get to keep this beauty when the production is done.

I also found this mirror at a thrift shop for $15.


I was going to put it in the family room, but so far it's only made it as far as the fireplace mantel. I love the way it looks layered over the other one behind those aged clay pots.

Also, today at 4:30pm CST, I'll be in the Southern Crush Facebook group, sharing all my Paint By Number tips and tricks during the Spring Craftathon™.

It's free and I hope you'll tune it.

If you want to peek at what I'm working on now:
If you can't watch today and you want to see all 12 hours of the craftathon, you can grab an all access pass. 

Lastly, on this first Saturday of the month, I wanted to share some fun things I found online this week.

Like this amazing refrigerator hiding in a cabinet - maybe next time around I'll do it!
These 35 recipes for Easter 
These Oreo Bunnies
And this charming cottage kitchen makeover

Ok, well now I'm off to go pick out a new faucet for the bathroom, since the old one doesn't fit.

Of course, it doesn't. 😉

In the meantime, I hope you will enjoy a lovely April 1st without any foolin'!

And without any showers.

Happy Saturday!!