This post is not about

having achieved the perfect 

home décor.

anita pelayo rivera

It's about 

two blog friends

whose passions

for

home renovation

have 

merged

at a crossroads

of

tireless vision. 


Most of my readers already

know 

how my husband and I  

bought our first house

in 1997

and

how over the years 

we've changed the landscape

with grit and determination

1999

2016

took a cold

outdated kitchen

"Frenchified" it

 as well as having opened

a small living room

into another dimension.

  But what you

may not know about

is my special friendship

with

Violet Skiles 

from 

the blog

Create Beauty.


Every morning

we connect across the miles

by email. 

 I might share 

my current antique finds

for my studio

 talk about garden projects

but what's been the most fun

is finding out 

how much we've had

in common all these years

from our ballet tutu collections 

our whimsical natures

and 

our fascination with light.

Violet has also been on a similar

journey

of

domestic creative expression

so


I'd like to invite you to

visit her blog

leave her a comment

and see the impressive job

she and her husband 

have also done

to transform a 

brick home

into a country estate paradise.

Both our homes

are

however

you can now read 

one of the many chapters

in the tale 

of my home

in

available now on newstands

and on-line.

I'd really like to 

paint

the ocher walls 

of my kitchen 

and

if that ever transpires

I know Violet will be there

to 

share in the adventure.

Thank you Fifi O'Neill

from

Romantic Country magazine.