NC Visit

The Thursday before Mother's Day Weekend, I went down to Fayetteville, NC to visit with my grandmother.  We had been trying to plan something for a while and we finally got it to all coordinate!  I had so much fun visiting with "Nanny-Nett," talking about her childhood, antiquing and visiting my cousin in Winston-Salem.

On Friday we left early and stopped at Biscuitville for breakfast--pretty much DELICIOUS!  I wish we had one in RVA...maybe I should look into franchise opportunities...

 After we were properly fortified, we kept on trucking to Winston-Salem.  I got to "house crash" my Anna's house and it was so great to see it!  She is an interior designer (Anna Applegate Interiors) and her house is absolutley wonderful!

 Acutally, here is her blog if you want to check out her design ideas and inspirations.  Here are some shots of the inside of her home.

 I love this dresser--I am pretty sure that she painted it--so chic!

 The built in china cabinet is great! 

 She got this antique fabric for her draperies and pillow at an antique store in Middleburg, VA--I love that her fabric has a story!

 Love the organization to he bookshelves--I think I need to do something like this in my house...

  Baby Rob's nursery--such wonderful ideas to use for the space.

 The master bedroom--love the walls and how they used the paint on the walls and up to the ceiling.

 Love these chairs.  Inspires me to go thrifting to add some new treasures to my home!

 Upstairs/Master Bathroom

 Guest bedroom.

 Here is Edgar, Anna's design partner.

 And her other deisgn partner/inspiration...Rob!

 

 (Here he is giving me some design tips.) 

After marveling at Anna's talent and Rob's adorableness, we went to lunch at  Village Tavern in Reynolda Village.  Reynolda Village was such a cute little place with lots of shops and cafes and walkways.  The farmer's market was just closing up, but I got a few shots of some gorgeous peonies and radishes (I love taking pictures of fruit and vegetable...is that weird?).

Rob really enjoyed lunch...

We have a lot in common in the way of enjoying food :)

 

We had a great day with Anna and Rob, but all good things must come to an end, so Nanny-Nett and I had to say good-bye and cruise on back to Fayetteville. 

After I called my Dad about 45 times, we got on the right track and made it back in one piece--with a stop at the The Old Place , a buffet style restaurant that serves up good ol' southern food.  Ummm, yeah, lots of eating was done and calories consumed.  But it was worth it.

Needless to say, we slept well with full bellies.  The next morning, we got up, had some breakfast (I went for a short run to try to feel better about all the calories consumed the day before) and headed over to Cameron, NC for the bi-annual antique sale.  

It was awesome!  People came from all over to set up booths and peddle their items.  I was on the lookout for a mirror for our bathroom, so I was excited to see what I would find.

 It was kind of overwhelming to see everything that was there.  Next time I go I am going to make a list of stuff to look for.

 I love this bed--how cute would it be in a little girl's room.

 I really wanted to take home one of these MGs, but it would fit in the car.

 We had a great weekend (and I found a mirror frame) together!  I brought Nanny-Nett back to RVA with me to spend Mother's Day.  I definitely want to plan more visits and I am thinking that I want her to record or write down her history.  The stories she was telling were amazing!  

I also have requested her to come and teach me how to make some of her top recipes--peach preserves, Young Man's Choice Cake, Chocolate Cake, biscuits, potato salad.  When she does, I will let you in on these secret recipes!

~Lexie 

Spring Cleaning

Hello everyone!
Sorry to be MIA, but life has been, well, busy!  Plus the computer has been on and off the fritz here lately!

Anyway, I thought I would blog really quick about a recent spring cleaning incident that occurred at our abode.  Now, I am not really one to get fanatical about cleaning--don't get me wrong, I like a clean house--but I don't get all nuts-o with the gloves, toothbrush, and so on.  However, the laundry room was getting to me and I needed a good spot to store my craft stuff, hence a spring cleaning incident occurred!

First, a few before shots:

 where crafts were stored--see how things are busting out?

 I also was using my Vera Bradley bag, which really comes in handy when one is traveling, so I needed to empty it of crafts items.

 haphazard and hardly used (possibly expired) random cleaning products

 a bunch of random things that could clearly be re-organized and shuffled around for craft stuff!

 again, more random and haphazard cleaning supplies

yikes

So...I went through and threw out a bunch of stuff that I never used (or used once about 5 years ago); combined same or similar products; gathered like items in large Ziplock bags (love them for organizational purposed), and below you will see the end product:

new storage area for odd and end kitchen stuff, plastic ware, etc.

 Ahhh! Craft Central up top, Game Haven on the bottom.

 notice the use of Ziplock bags

Doesn't that look nice?!  I love it!

I'm sure you noticed that I do not have any after shots of the cleaning supply closet...that is because even though I went through and organized and re-vamped stuff, it still pretty much looked the same.  It's ok, I can close the door.

Now...with that behind me, I went outside to take in the spring weather and snap a few shots!  I need to take and post some more updated ones, because the daffodils have since gone away and we have new flowers and color to admire! 

Happy Spring!  Does anyone do Spring Cleaning?  If so, what exactly does it involve?  It sounds kind of daunting...

~Lexie