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I am SO excited for you guys to meet one of the most PRECIOUS people on this planet.  You are going to immediately fall in love with my sweet friend, Lynnette.  Her story is full of dignity as well as grace, forgiveness, faith and hope!  I am where I am today largely in part because […]

It’s finally feeling like fall here in Louisiana! I’ve started bringing out my autumn decor and transforming my front and back porches into warm, cozy spaces.  I LOVE decorating for autumn! If it were up to me, we’d have all the fall cozies year around.  Today I want to show you some beautiful fall, porch […]

Fall is finally here (although it’s recently been nearly 100 degrees in Louisiana) and I could not be more excited! I love updating my home each season and fall is one of my favorites. With my new rug line, I felt it was the perfect opportunity to restyle my home, while incorporating fall décor in […]

When creating my new collection of rugs with Orian Rugs, I purposely designed a variety of styles that would work in any home and any color scheme.  I created rugs especially for you to make your space beautiful and cozy!  One of my favorite parts of the whole process was styling these rugs in my […]

It’s no secret that my life has taken some unexpected twists and turns.  Some have been unwelcomed.  Others have exceeded my wildest expectations.  And SOMETIMES I have found both aspects equally intertwined. Here’s the story of how I ended up with my own Simply Southern Cottage collection of rugs from Orian Rugs that was unknowingly […]

  This year I tried something different and planted caladium bulbs from Van Zyverden, Inc. at Walmart in some of the shadier areas of my backyard.  Normally, I switch out annuals in the spring and fall (and still do some of that), but honestly, it gets costly and cumbersome each year.  I decided to give […]

Renovating this little 1940s cottage has been so rewarding. Now that I’m at the finish line, it’s time to start sharing some of the amazing after images and spaces.  When I started this renovation project in Minden, Louisiana back in the fall of 2019, I intended for it to be a flip. The plan was […]

As I was wrapping up my renovation in 2017, I kept seeing woven wood shades all over social media and knew in a heartbeat I wanted some for the huge bank of front windows across my main living area.  I called my neighbor, Leslie Rainer with Leslie Rainer Designs, and she helped me pick out […]