White Gables Blog

Can you believe this kitchen??? My styles constantly change, and this my current favorite for a dream kitchen! Love, love, love the dark hardwood floors, open glass cabinet doors, open shelving, huge island….everything!! I recently saw the movie “Something’s Gotta Give” and, although I didn’t care for the plot (sorry, but I think Jack Nicholson […]

I decided it would be really handy to have some canned chili soup on hand, so that’s what I worked on today. I never canned much before (except for my fabulous homemade grape juice!), so I gave it a try and the chili seemed to turn out ok. Lots of mess, but, oh so worth […]

I know, I probably sound really shallow to start off my “thankful” list with this, but I don’t care… CHOCOLATE CAKE! MY FAVORITE LITTLE LOVE – AVERY BELLE MY FAMILY (my dad & mom) OLD FRIENDS (Hubs & I with Kent & Sheila) (me & Mary) AND NEW FRIENDS (my small group buds) TRANSFORMATIONS (our […]

I have a problem. And I’m hoping I’m not alone. I paint stuff. Almostevery.single.day. Yesterday I painted… *Two lamp bases (my mom was going to throw them out and I thought I might be able to spruce them up. Now I just need to find some cute lamp shades.) *A wooden picture frame for the […]

Of a cozy little beach house off the coast of, well, anywhere warm! Enjoy your New Years!

Have you seen this show? It’s on HGTV at 3pm weekdays, and I try to catch it if I can. I love, love, love Candice Olsen’s designs! How I would love to have a room designed by her! I drool over everything she does! Candice Olson Here are several of her makeovers… Bathroom Before: Bathroom […]

We’re kind of in this “limbo-time” between Christmas & New Years, where it feels like the holidays are semi-over, but we’re not quite finished yet! We had lots of wonderful family-time over the past few days! For Christmas Eve, my sister Sara & I made an Italian-style dinner using recipes from the Olive Garden. We […]

The January ’08 issue of Real Simple had an article listing products or things that, according to them, don’t ever disappoint. So I thought I’d make my own list, just because I feel like it (and I might be slightly bored)… Here goes!! (in no particular order and please pardon the randomness) 1. Favorite Cleaning […]

Here are a few more holiday decorations around the house… I made the wreath (below) a few years ago using square pieces of foam, moss, and silk flowers. I have it hanging in the dining room with the glitter snowflakes hanging from the curtain rod in front of it.Here is the foyer with the staircase…A […]

Can you believe these are all for our little family of three?? The Weaver family had their annual cookie exchange yesterday and we came away with more cookies than I know what to do with. I’ve been making some gift plates and freezing most of them. These were part of my contribution…I suppose getting fat […]

I just love to take a peek into other people’s houses to see how they live, decorate, and make their house their “own”. This morning I went on a Christmas home tour of Lititz with my friends Nellie and Beth. It was so much fun to see everyone’s different styles and tastes! I thought I’d […]