The Custom Potting Shed
October 24, 2011 By Stephen Spurling 1 Comment
This is the cutest potting shed that I built off site and attached it to the house once it was complete. There are several great things about this potting shed. It can be attached anywhere on your house, and by doing this, you only have the cost of building 3 walls (the back wall is your existing house). You can make it any size you need, … Read More...
The Tale of a Cocktail
October 2, 2013 By Stephen Spurling Leave a Comment
Southern Smarts loves a good drink and a good story. We don't know if there is a better combination of the two than a Midnight Moon cocktail, and the tale of its owner Junior Johnson. Johnson is the father of NASCAR, and was recently inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. Midnight Moon is a Johnson family recipe of … Read More...
About Southern Smarts
I have been renovating homes since 1989. My friends say I'm good at "turning a sow's ear into a silk purse" and I always get "the most bang for the buck". After years of hearing this, I realized I could help others with their projects. See, I understand the struggles we have with doing things around the house...torn between the "I want" project and the "I need" project....l feel with my common sense wisdom we can achieve both! So let's start spending time together...creating something beautiful, and stretching that buck! [Read More …]
Living with Ease

Death, We Will Not Escape…
I find myself in a strange place this morning with the announcement that Whitney Houston has passed away. No I didn't know her personally, but because she was sometimes bigger than life itself, it just seemed that she would always be there and we would grow old together. She enhanced my … [Read More...]





