Style from the Sticks

Fall trends for home and fashion.

Christmas tour from 2018

I’m sorry I’ve been so sporadic lately.  I have a few things to share with ya’ll!  But before my big announcement, I thought I’d share a...

I know I’ve talked a lot about my trim project and I don’t recall ever showing you what my door painting project looks like or what the...

Hammer & Nails Photo credit: Hammer & Nails by mrpuen via freedigitalphotos.net Ya’ll (ha ha) know that I’m obsessed with HGTV’s show...

Today are the last few rooms of the house I decorated for Christmas, the kitchen and the dining room. Here’s the hutch that sits in my...

Yesterday got away from me!  Here are some more Christmas-y spots around the house on my Christmas home tour- Winter Wonderland...

Hi there!  We’re just over the moon here with the addition of our little boy.  And I’ll be spending some serious snuggle time with him...

Before I show you all my fireplace mantel, I better finish the entry and my piano. Here’s the staircase- Staircase And here’s what I’ve...

Welcome back to my living room!  Here is my beachy white hutch all decked out for the holidays in a red and white candy theme. This is...

No baby yet.  And the only thing keeping me from going mad is decorating for Christmas. Remember my theme this year was red and white in...

It’s that time of year again where the women’s group at my church hosts a Pinterest craft party at the local kickoff for Christmas city...

It’s a slow going week.  But here is the progress I have on another pallet.  I’ll show you where I’m going with it next later. Here’s...

Do you remember WAY back when my dad and the Mr. helped me make some pallet signs for a Pinterest party for my church?  If not, you can...

Alright, I’ve stalled enough.  Here is the big reveal of my trim party. This is what it has looked like for an extremely long period of...

Another little piece of furniture that recently underwent a makeover…my china hutch. This piece has quite a history.  It was originally...

I still need to finish up a few spots before I can get some great pictures of the trim.  And I won’t play elevator music while I keep you...

This week is going to be all about the house.  I can’t seem to stay focused much lately on this blog.  It’s just my way of keeping you...

I’ve been going through a very bad breakup.  And I wrote down my thoughts so you could understand. Dear Black Furniture, You and I have...

This weekend really gotta a hold on me.  I’m going to be playing catch up all week!  I meant to get out a BSS post but it escaped me....

I love these house rules, porch rules, cottage rules, lakehouse rules, etc. signs.  And I happened to have this old ceiling tin that was...

I recently acquired a patio umbrella for free.  I’ve been looking for a turquoise umbrella and have yet to find a big one in that color...

I’ve been into the spray paint.  I KNOW my neighbors think I’m the crazy spray paint lady. And that’s okay.  Because they are probably...

I really love my porch.  It gives my house some character and it also gives my family shade on a hot day.  But mostly, it’s a place to...

I do not possess a green thumb.  A painted green thumb, maybe.  Anything that requires tender loving care will surely commit suicide on...

I have a problem.  You too may suffer from the same disease I suffer from, decorating clutter. I love collectible things.  But there...

Remember yesterday I was posting my progress converting my purple/grey TV stand into a color that I love. You know sometimes it takes...

I painted the bottom of a VERY dated hutch awhile back to give it new life as a TV cabinet. I spray painted it because it was such...

I bought this little sofa table online last winter.  And it sat with a tablecloth covering it for quite some time.  Until I could get...

Who wants to see a few little medleys around my house this week? I’ve been busy, as per usual.  I’m working on switching closets and its...

Tonight I will be live tweeting about the Oscars.  You can follow me @stylefmthestixs.  And I’ll do a round up of my favorite looks. But...

Here is the final product- a kitchen that flows with prepping, eating and cleaning up meals. Kitchen Reveal I hope to add a few more...

These are the last cabinets that I have conquered.  Tomorrow I’ll show you my kitchen diagram.  I feel confident that I have all the...

Today’s cabinet, in the process of making over where to put kitchen products, is the pots and pans.  Some of my pans ended up in the...

This may be an on again/off again series as I struggle to organize.  It feels great to have something put together but the bigger fight...

For your Friday fun, I thought I would show you a small wall change and a living room update. I showed you last week my brass wall art...

I have a little library for the kids in our home.  I can’t tell you how much those books mean to me.  I don’t know how I’ll ever be able...

In my process of trying to organize post-Christmas, the yearly task of writing in birthdays on the new calendar was as appealing as...

Nothing earth shattering today.  I’ve slowly collected a mix of circular wall art in brassy colors.  And I’ve been wondering what to do...

I am forever writing lists of things i need to accomplish.  A list for the day, a list for items that need to be done whenever, lists for...

It is back to reality now that it is midweek. I’ve been busy at home since I pretty much couldn’t go anywhere else.  So for the last few...

Finally it is time to paint.  Here is a picture of the boards with no phrases. Painted Pallets Choose your favorite chalkboard art or...

Now to get back to the pallet project.  I have an update.  Here’s the work I’ve gotten done over the weekend! After we disassembled the...

Since it is Sunday, I thought I’d share something else I’ve been slowly working on…painting my church. The interior of my church hasn’t...

I had a little idea (and these always lead to trouble) that it would be so nice to have a fireplace in our bedroom.  Our room is the...

This is a post I’ve been so excited to write and have been dreaming about publishing since we moved into our home a year and a half ago....

My parents brought me over this desk, originally because “they couldn’t find a place for it.” I had a sneaking suspicion it was to have...

Here’s a little “problem” I have…when I see free vintage furniture on the side of the road, I can’t help myself.  Such is the case with...

I’ve been BUSY!  And this week I’ll show you a few of my paint projects and a few other house changes I’m excited to share! Break out...

Catchy title isn’t it?  🙂  Happy Friday! I’d love to say that I have all of my fall stuff out and this is going to inspire you to get...