Cultivate Your Sparkle

     Upon receiving our new formal dining room furniture I could NOT wait to decorate! I had bought a few pieces from Pier 1 during their massive closing clearance, but I also have pieces from Michael's, Amazon, and various other online retailers. Feel free to reach out about specific pieces and I'd be happy to share where I purchased it.       Here's the final product:      I remember how beautiful I thought this table was, but looking at it now it seems so simple compared to what is to come. Check out some of my more recent tablescapes and my HUGE dining room transformation.  - Lizzy 

   Several years ago I walked into a secondhand store and fell in love with a GIANT old Victorian dollhouse. I had told myself I would revamp it for a little girl, or turn it into something fun for a little boy. When we found out about our son I decided to transform it into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his Harry Potter themed nursery.      The dollhouse had been stored in a dear friend's garage for several years, until we had a place to put it. (Thank you Myrna!) My uncle drove it down to our house and it BARELY fit through the doorway. I opted to leave it in our tiled entry for the transformation process. I only had a couple months until the baby came, so I started working on it right away.  Before - the outside fron t   Before - the outside back (those doors have to go!)   I believe that when this dollhouse was constructed it had been specially made to house... cats. It had extra large openings and large carpeted platforms. Bef...

 With the Tiger King craze sweeping the quarantined nation, I felt the need to turn myself into Joe Exotic himself. My husband was not amused and did not want to kiss me.  - Lizzy