Saturday, March 17th ~Welcome to ~Make Your House A Home~ where we give great decorating ideas that we have used in our own home and in other friends homes. One of the reasons we started this business years ago was because of our little house. We needed extra storage and just didn't have it. We had a lot of little spaces in our home and began designing, creating, and building fun furniture pieces to fit these areas! One thing I have learned from raising a family and running a business in a small home is - ORGANIZATION! Am I the most organized person in the world? Absolutely not!! But I try really hard to be organized because our life is much more peaceful and enjoyable. I absolutely love to Bake! I have often told Eric how much fun it would be to have a bakery - Crazy Huh? The getting up at 3:00 in the morning to have everything ready for the day would be horrible, but the fresh smell of something baking is amazing! I have found that baking is much easier and much more enjoyable when my Kitchen Is Organized and clean. In fact, I can't start baking something until the dishes are done and the kitchen is clean. I have shown some of my kitchen ideas before, but I want to share them with you again because there is more than "Cute Decor Ideas" behind my madness. This is a picture of one of the cabinets in our kitchen. First of all, I purchased clear containers so I could see what was inside. I also labeled each container because some of the ingredients look very similar and we don't want to mix up the baking powder with the baking soda or the cider mix with the hot chocolate. I actually thought they looked more decorative with the label on each container. I have placed all of the spices I use on a regular basis in glass containers and I placed the rest in a cute basket. I have placed the flour, sugar, brown sugar, and oats in larger containers that sit on my counter. These are the containers that I pasted rooster pictures on to match our kitchen. I also have containers for our popcorn, pasta and chocolate chips. They are super cute and very functional. I save a lot of time when baking because of the organization of my cupboard and the labeling of all our containers.

These are the small containers I chose for my spices and powders. They are stackable and very easy to see through.

These are air-tight containers and I love these also. Everything is labeled and ready to use. Because they are all the same diameter, they fit perfectly together in my cabinet.

These are the containers I have placed on the top of my counters. They keep my ingredients fresh and because they are clear containers I can tell when they are ready for a re-fill.

This is another must have in our home. This is a Large Cabinet that Eric built for me. It has two upper cabinet doors, a drawer in the middle and two cabinet doors on the bottom. We place all of our blankets in the top part. The shelves are adjustable which is wonderful! The middle drawer holds books and magazines and the lower portion of this cabinet is for our board games. It is packed full all the time, but with the doors closed it doesn't look cluttered. I love having items organized an easy to find!

Another must have in our home is our Entertainment Center. We have collected many movies, games & books over the past many years we have been married. Eric built this piece this space. It has two side cabinets which hold our movies, games, books and more. The middle cabinet holds our TV, game units, DVD players etc. Needless to say, each cabinet is FULL!! But again, with the doors closed it doesn't look bad. I like keeping all of the electronics together so the kids know where to find things when they are looking for them.

It is much easier to find movies when they are organized and yes, the top row are VHS tapes. Does this show how old Eric and I are. It is about time to retire these!!

Another great piece is this Two Piece Hutch we have in our Bathroom. We have a really great space in our bathroom and I have tried many different pieces in this area. I have placed benches, a bakers rack and more. But this one takes the cake. I love this furniture piece. The top is great for decorating and the bottom cabinet is GREAT STORAGE. All of our towels, washcloths, rags, bathroom supplies and more fit in the bottom of this cabinet. We custom built it to fit perfectly in this space so we could put as much in this cabinet as possible! LOVE IT!!

Thank you for sharing another Saturday afternoon/evening with us. Always remember if you are looking for a certain piece of furniture for that special place in your home, we can help you with that! We specialize in custom furniture.

Mandy

On The Avenue

Home Decor & Gifts

March 16, 2012

Happy Birthday To My Baby Girl, who isn't such a baby anymore. I love You Chloee!!! In honor of my darling princess today we have a great SALE Item or little Girls.... This is one of the styles of Names Boards we have in our children's line. The cost on these will be $6.00 per letter which inclues the board, letters and daisy ornaments. You can choose your own colors to match your child's or grandchild's room. Choose a board color, the color for the letters and also the daisy colors. Super Cute!!! Example: Chloee's nameboard would be $36.00. (6 letters x $6.00). Because these will be custom done, we would love to speak with each one of you who is intersted in ordering. We also have name boards available for little boys for the same price. You are welcome to email us or call us at 435-755-8471. Have a wonderful day! We Plan Too!!!

Thursday, March 15th -

Just a reminder about our ~Make It With Mandy~ Craft Night at Woodward's Country Store tonight! We start at 6:30 and have plans for a really fun night! We will see you there! Also.... we are also working on several new designs and are very excited to share with all of you. We will keep you posted!

For today we have another Fun SALE Item - This Garden Birdhouse is built from rustic cedar wood and stands 36" Tall. It has a rustic look and looks great in a flower garden. Retail: $79.00 - On Sale For Half Price - Sale Price - $39.50. We have 15 of these available at this sale price.

To place an order, please email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com or give us a call at 435-755-8471. You are also welcome to pay with your paypal account, a visa or debit card by using the BUY NOW option below. If you would like this Garden Birdhouse shipped to you, we will need your shipping information to give you a shipping quote. You are welcome to email that information to us with your order. If you would like to pick up your order, please order by emailing or calling us instead.

Wednesday, March 14th

Good Morning Again! Ok, so this day light savings thing is not cool! We love having it lighter at night, but getting up that one hour earlier is tough. I guess we need to give it a week and hopefully we will be adjusted to the time change.... - How about a fun Spring SALE Item this morning. This Tulip Bead Box is 20" Tall x 12" Wide. Retail: $32.00 - On SALE for $16.00 - 50% OFF. This comes with a fabric handle for hanging, but this would be darling set on a bench or table.

To place an order, please email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com or give us a call at 435-755-8471. You are also welcome to pay with your paypal account, a visa or debit card by using the BUY NOW option below. If you would like this Tulip Box shipped to you, we will need your shipping information to give you a shipping quote. You are welcome to email that information to us with your order. If you would like to pick up your order, please order by emailing or calling us instead.

Tuesday - March 13th

Good Morning friends! I hope you are all having a wonderful day!! I mentioned in one of our ~Make Your House A Home~ posts that we would have one of a kind benches we would be selling. Alot of them are made from old headboards and they are super stinkin' cute!! We have one today..... This Antique White Bench has been painted, distressed and sealed. The dimensions for this bench are 37" Tall x 41" Long X 18" Deep. This would be darling in a child's room with stuffed animals, in a living room with a quilt, or a front porch. The price for this bench is $139.00. If any of you are interested, please email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com or give us a call at 435-755-8471. Like I mentioned before, we only have one of these benches. Please contact us as quickly as possible if you are interested.

We also have a NEW SALE ITEM for the day!! This is our High Back Bead Chair - Super cute and so much fun to decorate. This chair comes in Antique White, Black, Burnt Umber Brown and Bing Cherry Red. Imagine what you could do with this chair..... Hang a wreath over the top, add a quilt, place a twig/green garland, how about berries, pillows or imagine how cute for all the seasons and holidays. My sister has one on her front porch and always has it decorated darling! Regular Price is $139.00 - On Sale For $69.50 - Another 50% Savings... We have 25 of these chairs available at this sale price.

To place an order, please email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com or give us a call at 435-755-8471. You are also welcome to pay with your paypal account, a visa or debit card by using the BUY NOW option below. If you would like this High Back Bead Chair shipped to you, we will need your shipping information to give you a shipping quote. You are welcome to email that information to us with your order. If you would like to pick up your order, please order by emailing or calling us instead.

Monday, March 12th-

What a beautiful weekend and gotta love that sun coming in the windows this morning!!! My windows are looking a little dirty after this long winter. I am thinking a good window washing is in order. We have a great friend that lives near us that owns a window washing business and he does a fantastic job!! If any of you are interested in getting his name and phone number, let us know. You will be amazed what a great job he does!!

We have a New SALE Item today!! How about this darling Easter Wreath Insert. For any of you who have purchased the Square Twig Wreath, this would be a great addition to the middle of that wreath. If you don't have a square twig wreath, we do sell them for $12.00. This would also be darling on a front door without a wreath. Retail Price: $19.00 - On Sale For $9.50 - That is a 50% Savings which is very common around here! We have 25 of these Easter Wreath Inserts available at this sale price.

To place an order, please email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com or give us a call at 435-755-8471. You are also welcome to pay with your paypal account, a visa or debit card by using the BUY NOW option below. If you would like this Easter Wreath Insert/Door Hanger shipped to you, we will need your shipping information to give you a shipping quote. You are welcome to email that information to us with your order. If you would like to pick up your order, please order by emailing or calling us instead.

Monday, March 12th

Another Monday Means Another DRAWING ITEM!! Today's drawing item is this Spring Sign - "Let's Go Fly A Kite". If you would like to enter our drawing, please leave a comment on this post or email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com If you are a follower of our blog, please mention it and your name will be entered into the drawing five times! If you are not a follower of our blog, become one!! Good Luck to all of you and make sure you check our blog next Monday to see if you are the winner!

Monday, March 12th

Good Morning and Happy New Week!! We have a winner from last week's drawing for the Kite With Daisy - Congratulations to Shirley!! Thank you for your comment and a big thanks to everyone who entered our drawing. Shirley, please give us a call at 435-755-8471 or email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com and we will set up a time for you to pick up your kite! Thanks again!

~Welcome to ~Make Your House A Home~ where we share ideas that we have used to decorate our own home and in some of our friends & families homes. If any of you have fun ideas you have used in your homes, PLEASE take pictures and email them to us. We would love to see them and would love to share them with all of our blog friends if you wouldn't mind.
Another fun decor item we love using is ~Wreaths~. I love taking a very simple twig wreath and adding berries and fabric. I also love keeping the round wreaths simple and hanging them with a piece of burlap fabric. Burlap is very in style right now and can be used in so many different ways. I have see everything from pillows, to table cloths and so much more. It comes in many different colors such as brown, tan, deep red and green. Great for me because those are the colors in our home, so it works well with our decor.

We have the "Old Style" doors throughout our house and I wanted to dress them up a little bit. I took a piece of Green Burlap Fabric & Hung These Round Twig Wreaths on each door. It really warmed up our home and only took me a few minutes!!

This is a very simple idea.... I already have tan and brown towls hanging in my bathroom for decor. I have placed a fabric runner in front of the towels. I then took some ~Tan Burlap Fabric & Tied The Wreath To The Fabric Runner. It is super cute, simply and fast!!

This is an open wall in my kitchen that we attached beadboard to. I have always wanted something there and love the idea of this Large Twig Wreath with a Tan Burlap Handle. It is so simple, yet made a huge impact in our kitchen! Love It!!!

This Round Wreath with Knob Berries turned out really cute!! The knob berries were 12" Long picks. I took three of them, wrapped them around the wreath, attached a tan burlap piece of fabric and Wallaaa~ It is beautiful!!

Many of you have seen this wreath and many of you have one of these wreaths. This is a 15" Twig Wreath w/Berries. We order the wreaths from a place in California and the Berries come from the mid-west. We add the berries to these wreaths and they are fantastic!!! I used a small black ribbon to attach this wreath to one of our Wreath Frames.

This Berry Wreath is the same idea as above, just larger! Rather than hang this one on the wall, I set it on a shelf. Super fun back ground for this display!

This is another great and inexpensive way to add a little fun to the kitchen or dining area. I attached a Small, Round Twig Wreath to every chair around the table. I tied them around the top of the chair which allows us to flip them to the front or backside of the chair. I used a green burlap fabric, but imagine the possibilities. A different color of fabric or ribbon could be used for each holiday or season. Add a spash of color by adding some berries or small floral pieces to these wreaths. Love This Idea!!

This Round Twig Wreath is hanging in my bathroom under a shelf. Again, I have wanted something on this wall, but already had a lot of wood items hanging on this wall. Again, I just added some burlap and hung this wreath from one of the knobs on the shelf! Super Easy and it softens the whole wall.

Thanks again for sharing part of your day with us at On The Avenue. We appreciate you watching our blog and hope you enjoy our product as much as we do. Have a wonderful weekend.

Mandy

On The Avenue

Home Decor & Custom Design

Friday, Friday, Friday, March 9th!

Have I mentioned how much I Love Friday's? We have a super fun Spring Sale Item Today. This Welcome Sign w/Daisy Ornament is great for a front door! How about hanging it on a shepherds hook in a flower garden or give it as a gift! Retail: $24.00 - On SALE for 50% OFF - Sale Price - $12.00!

To place an order, please email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com or give us a call at 435-755-8471. You are also welcome to pay with your paypal account, a visa or debit card by using the BUY NOW option below. If you would like this Welcome Sign w/Daisy Ornament shipped to you, we will need your shipping information to give you a shipping quote. You are welcome to email that information to us with your order. If you would like to pick up your order, please order by emailing or calling us instead.

Thursday, March 8th

Good Morning Friends! What a BEAUTIFUL Day. I guess I should have wished the show away a lot sooner. We still have a little in the yard, but with this beautiful sun shining, let's hope it is gone by tonight!! We have a great SALE ITEM Today. Wouldn't this look darling in a flower bed? This Birdhouse Yard Stake stands 36" Tall. It is available in Black, Antique White, or Bing Cherry Red. Retail: $34.00 - On Sale for $17.00 - SWEEEEET! Another 50% Savings. We have 20 of these available at this Sale Price.

To place an order, please email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com or give us a call at 435-755-8471. You are also welcome to pay with your paypal account, a visa or debit card by using the BUY NOW option below. If you would like this Birdhouse Yard Stake shipped to you, we will need your shipping information to give you a shipping quote. You are welcome to email that information to us with your order. If you would like to pick up your order, please order by emailing or calling us instead.

Wednesday, March 7th -

Ok, the snow can officially go away! I know I am always commenting about loving the hoodies and the warm fire place, but I am officially needing some sun, some yard work, and some fresh air!!!! Whew, ok, I can continue now I have said what is on my mind.

We have another fantastic SALE ITEM today. Isn't this a CUTE EASTER BUNNY! I know the pictures on our blog are not super big, but we are working on fixing this. This cute bunny stands 24" tall. It has a solid base for standing, moss, berries, fabric, a watercan, a fence and a Friends Welcome Sign. Perfect for the center of an Easter Display. Regular Price: $64.00 - On Sale for a Great Price of $32.00 - That is a 50% savings!

To place an order, please email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com or give us a call at 435-755-8471. You are also welcome to pay with your paypal account, a visa or debit card by using the BUY NOW option below. If you would like this Easter Bunny shipped to you, we will need your shipping information to give you a shipping quote. You are welcome to email that information to us with your order. If you would like to pick up your order, please order by emailing or calling us instead.

Tuesday, March 6th

Wow, the first week of March is almost over... My sweet Chloee informed me today that she only had a few more days until her birthday. She has been counting down since January! Gotta love kids! Our SALE ITEM today is a great item! This item can be used all year round if you pick a neutral color or one that matches your home. It is this DARLING PICKET FENCE. We have it painted a soft yellow to go with our Spring Decor. We are offering it in Antique White, Black, Burnt Umber Brown and this Pastel Yellow. This fence is free standing so it would look great on a shelf, on top of kitchen cabinets, on a piano, on a bench.... wow, imagine the possibilities. Wrap some ivy or twigs around it and tadaa!! Super Cute. Imagine this at Halloween with spiders crawing on it or at Christmas with lights strung on it. This fence is 16" Tall x 24" Long. The Retail Price for this Fence is $38.00 - It is On Sale For $19.00 Bucks!! That is a fantastic savings. We are offering 25 of these at this sale prie. Order Quickly!!

To place an order, please email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com or give us a call at 435-755-8471. You are also welcome to pay with your paypal account, a visa or debit card by using the BUY NOW option below. If you would like this Picket Fence shipped to you, we will need your shipping information to give you a shipping quote. You are welcome to email that information to us with your order. If you would like to pick up your order, please order by emailing or calling us instead.

Monday - March 5th

Hello Friends! We hope you had a wonderful weekend and are ready to take on another week! We have a Fun Spring SALE Item Today. How about this Triple Tulip Bead Box (whew, long name!) This box measures 20" Long x 12" Tall. This box comes with a fabric handle for hanging or because it is a box, you can set if on a shelf or on a piano. Add some fun spring greenery around it and enjoy!! Retail: $34.00 - On Sale For 50% OFF - SALE Price $17.00. We have 25 of these Tulip Boxes available at this SALE PRICE.

To place an order, please email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com or give us a call at 435-755-8471. You are also welcome to pay with your paypal account, a visa or debit card by using the BUY NOW option below. If you would like this Tulip Box shipped to you, we will need your shipping information to give you a shipping quote. You are welcome to email that information to us with your order. If you would like to pick up your order, please order by emailing or calling us instead.

Monday, March 5th

How about another drawing item for this week. How about a Kite to Welcome In March!! This kite has a wire hanger for hanging. If you would like to have your name entered into our drawing, please leave a comment on this post or email us at ontheavenuelogan@gmail.com . In your email or drawing, please list a reason you love SPRING!!! Enjoy Your day and Good Luck!