Maggie Lane
Designs
A place where color and style meet. Sharing ideas, DIY and passion projects, gardening tips, and more!
Maggie Lane
Designs
A place where color and style meet. Sharing ideas, DIY and passion projects, gardening tips, and more!
Where my two favorite things meet; my love for all things design and my black Labrador; Maggie. Maggie is the inspiration behind the name Maggie Lane Designs. My maiden name Lane was the piece that made it all flow.
How to stain your front door.
I finally got around to staining our front door. Between all the rain this summer and me procrastinating in getting the door done, it was starting to look pretty bad! We have a solid wood door that takes direct weather all year around so I got out the steel wool and paint supplies and went to work. I like to paint and I love to stain but what was fun was to have Jake and Maggie right there with me through the entire process. The door was open so they could watch the neighborhood and I...
Two Adorable Labs Celebrating Independence Day
This is a re-post and update: Last year we celebrated July 4th with family. We had a blast celebrating it with the pups and family. It was a great day surrounded by the people we love. We cooked on the grill...well, actually our cousin cooked for us on the grill (because he is an awesome grill master) and we enjoyed steak, shrimp skewers, green beans, and salad. I also made my mother's macaroni salad and a side of sautéed portobello mushrooms and onions for the steak. What does July...
Nine plants mosquitos do not like
This is a follow up to my post "Natural Mosquito Repellent" that I blogged about this week. No sooner did I blog about this topic, did I find more information about plants that mosquitos do not like. Can you imagine adding all of these colors to your yard...wow! And you would keep the bugs away too! Whether it be a cluster of one kind of plant or a mixture, your yard could change colors all spring, summer and fall! Marigolds - Marigolds release a chemical insecticide that repells bugs...
Is Foxglove poisonous to dogs and cats?
This is a re-post from 2019 showing my beautiful Foxglove that I fell madly in love with only to find that they are highly toxic to animals. I wanted to share this with you incase you to have fallen in love and have these on your property. They were just too close to the house so I dug everything up and threw them away. They looked so pretty but brought the bumble bees which wasn't good considering I planted them right by our patio door from the kitchen! Word of advice...do your research...
Natural Mosquito Repellent For You And Your Dog
This is a re-post from 2019 where I talked about using different plants and oils to repel mosquitoes from biting you and your dog. This post has come in pretty handy since then for me considering mosquitos will find me no matter where I am outside. Spring is here with summer right around the corner and I thought it would be fun to share again with you. This is one of my top ten shared and asked about posts so don't hesitate to comment below with any feedback! When we lived in Missouri, my...
Happy Valentine’s Day from Jake and Maggie
Beaver County Humane Society3394 BRODHEAD ROADCENTER TOWNSHIP, PA 15001 PHONE: 724-775-5801FAX: 724-709-8357 Get more information at beavercountyhumanesociety.org/adoptFollow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bchumanesociety Shelter HoursTuesday & Thursday 11am - 7pmWednesday, Friday & Saturday, 11am - 4pmClosed on Sundays & Mondays Happy Valentine's Day from Jake and Maggie! We wanted to say that if your looking for that special gift for that special person, maybe...
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine's Day to all my readers from my little family to yours. It's a typical day for Thomas and I. We are spending it with Jake and Maggie and I'm cooking us a nice dinner when he gets home from work. Instead, we have plans on Saturday to go out for a Valentine's Day lunch and spend the afternoon antique shopping. I'm heading to the store to get the ingredients for fresh baked homemade treats I'm making for Jake and Maggie today. Wish me luck. I've never made these before but I...