White Gables Blog

So I’ve recently been fluffing the family room a bit and thought I’d show you what my mantle looks like right now. It’s pretty simple really – mostly white (which I love) and I added a bit of color with the branches. The branches were a lot of fun to make. I just cut down a […]

I love looking through old photo albums of our families. My parents only a few pictures of them and my grandparents when they were younger, but husband’s family has pretty many old pictures. They facinate me. It’s like looking into a different world, and I wonder what their lives were like all those many years […]

Here’s my “What I Wore” post for the week! Blue cardi: Yard sale (J. Crew) White top: TJ Maxx Jeans: Goodwill (Ann Taylor Loft) Shoes: Walmart As you can see, I find my clothes at all kinds of different places and I’m not a store brand snob. If I see cute shoes at Walmart (I […]

Happy Monday morning friends! We don’t have school today, so we are lazing around. Well, I should say the kiddos are lazing around. I have a hard time lazing. It’s not in my DNA to laze. I’m working on the laundry, dinner for tonight, and painting some sweet canvas art pieces. And I’m listening to Pandora playing The […]

Today we are celebrating my little guy’s third birthday. J a c k  B e n j a m i n :: Named after my dad. :: The biggest snuggler you’ll ever meet. I could hold him half the day and he would be perfectly happy. I was recently cleaning the house and he came […]

This is the vacation edition of What I Wore Wednesday today ~ ~ ~ Friday: Dress: Goodwill (Old Navy) Yellow cardi: H&M Shoes: Yardsale (Target) Belt: borrowed from a friend (thanks Chandra!) Saturday: Flowered top: Marshall’s Jacket: Goodwill Skinnies: Kmart Shoes: Ross And this has nothing to do with today’s post but I just had […]

Wow, it was a harsh reality coming home from sunny, warm Florida to a frigid and windy 24 degrees in Pennsylvania! Sheesh! But as much as we treasured our time away, just the two of us, it is really good to be home munching on my little ones, and getting back to the normal routine. […]

A palm tree. And tropical flowers. Heaven! The husband and I are taking a last minute trip to the Sunshine State with no kids. No. Kids. Amazing. Thanks to our rock star family and friends who are taking care of our little brood, we are enjoying every minute of our little vacay. First up: BEACH […]

I love, love, love the idea of teaching our boys to be STRONG. To take care of others. To push through despite adversity. To be motivated. To challenge themselves. To protect. This is a custom sign that I recently made using an old salvaged barn door that I stained a dark walnut color. I took […]

My Etsy shop was really busy over the month of December, and it was so much fun creating these signs! I thought I’d show you a few today. Most of these were custom orders that I made out of barn doors, old wood, old cabinet doors…pretty much anything I can find that I think looks interesting. […]

It’s Wednesday, which means it’s “what I wore” time! This past week has been filled with mostly pjs and not-so-attractive clothing, but I did manage to have ONE day where I put some effort into my wardrobe! The outfit is completely thrifted. Sunday: Yellow top: Plato’s Closet consignment Black cardi: Goodwill Skirt: Goodwill Boots: Goodwill […]

My motto for 2012. I’m in the middle of changing things up in our home, and I am inspired by white (as always), fresh greens straight from nature, and beautiful old stuff. Here are some images that I’m loving right now, thanks to my Pinterest board. Happy New Year friends!!