In 2007 my brother David and I decided to partner up on a house flipping project. I searched many neighborhoods and looked at dozens of houses before finding what I hoped would be our “project” house. Most of the houses I looked at were not as old, and didn’t have near as many problems as the one we ended up buying, but…. have you ever ...

AutumnAire.com is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!! HOORAY!!!!  I can’t believe I finally get to say that as I sit here looking at all of the inventory still not listed in my shop. Please come visit often, because I will add new items regularly. Please help me get the word out by telling your friends and family to check it out, and please, please, please, let me share Autumn with ...

Sunday, Andy and I headed out to Gary and Diane Farmer’s home in the country, on a Honey-Bee filming expedition. On the way there, we saw a particularly pretty field of cotton and stopped at the home sitting closest to it, to ask for permission for both photographing and picking some of the cotton. Dax Whitaker, owner of the home, and family member of the ...

The fall show in Roundtop, Texas was made especially fun by great friends who drove 4 or 5 hours just to spend the day with us and then drove 5 or 6 hours home the same night! Curtis, Kim, and the “Queen-Lace-Spotter” Tasha, a special thanks goes out to you guys for being the kind of people that value friendship so much that you’d go ...

I was out on one of my “gathering” expeditions when I came across this antique chifferobe. It was a “hot mess”! The legs were beat up and practically falling off, the top was peeling, the bottom was warped and cracked, the mirrors had more age spots than Father Time, and it had two drawers that were completely eaten away by an anonymous small creature. BUT… ...

Here at the Autumn Aire Studio, we’ve been very busy getting ready for our online store to open. We have also been having our Tuesday workshops, where anyone can bring a project that they want to learn how to complete. So far, I have been teaching how to paint scenes with acrylic paints, how to paint their own design choice on a particular project piece, ...

I had passed by this house and property that sat next to the interstate a billion times. It was a three story house, and from the highway you could see one of the two big ponds that sat next to it. The house looked huge and very rustic and I could only imagine what the inside was like. But in all of my imagination I ...

WINDOW – 1 an opening in a building, vehicle, etc. for letting in light, air, etc. usually having a pane of glass in a movable frame 2 a windowpane 3 an opening resembling a window 4 the interval during which something can be done               Webster is going to have to come up with a new dictionary because of ...

My First Experience with Antique Week in Warrenton and Round Top, TexasThe day I arrived, after checking into the hotel, I figured I had 4 hours of “checkin’-it-out” time so we scooted back to highway 159/237 from LaGrange. The first thing we see is an estate sale at a very old house. How could I pass that up? I met Diane there who graciously gave us a ...

So many people have asked me to share instructions and photos of my closet that I thought it would make a good post, so here goes… Most of what you need to know can be understood by just looking at the pictures. Just a note before I get on a roll here, you’ll just have to e-mail me if you don’t understand something because I KNOW what ...

VINTAGE DOOR-FRAME DESK PROJECT   One thing… the really cool thing… about living in the South is that, as everyone updates their “granddaddy’s” antebellum home to suit their needs and lifestyles today, they tear out, replace and get rid of some of the most beautiful parts of an opulent world that, sadly, no longer exists. Gorgeous wood moldings, built in furniture, fixtures, windows and doors, most that exhibited true craftsmanship ...