Hi everyone! I’m Suzy.
Welcome to my home and my life here at Worthing Court, where I am constantly updating, makeover’ing and transforming my home on a budget!
I’m also helping others transform and update their homes too! You can read more about that by clicking RIGHT HERE.
I know that you, my friend, are passionate about your home and the life that you live in it. I’m here for you! My mission is to provide enjoyment, fulfillment and inspiration by bringing you an abundance of the best in easy, inspiring and affordable home decor ideas and by making personal decorating help available when you need it.
I’m here to inspire your creativity to help you create the home of your dreams and to provide you with the know-how to make it happen. I’m here to show you that creating a home that you love doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. Here at Worthing Court, you’ll find decorating ideas and inspiration, design tips, recipes, design dilemma solutions and tutorials for creating and decorating on a budget.
My decorating roots run deep and are life-long. All the way from “designing” my Barbie’s house underneath our dining room table, through ownership of seven homes that I fully decorated myself. I began receiving requests to help others with their homes early in my life and have never looked back!
Let’s get a little personal:
- I’m a child of God living by Grace every moment of my life.
- I’m the wife of a retired Marine Captain, mother of one, step-mother of three and Nanama to three precious girls.
- I started my formal training in interior design, but wasn’t able to finish it. I’m self-taught!
- I worked in the corporate world for 30+ years and am so happy to be out of that rat-race!
- I formerly owned and operated a custom drapery and soft home furnishings workroom.
- I cook when I have to, but I don’t enjoy it. I don’t enjoy doing laundry either!
- My favorite, budget friendly, places to shop for home decor are Target, HomeGoods, Hobby Lobby, TJ Maxx, Walmart and Marshalls.
- I am TERRIFIED of spiders! Sadly, I passed that fear along to my daughter.
- I don’t enjoy painting, in fact I’m very sloppy, but I do it because…budget.
- I have two furbaby shadows, Zoey and Buddy, that frequently make an appearance in my Instagram stories.
Tell me about you – I love hearing from you! One of the best things about blogging is getting to know people from all over the world. I would love to get to know you too!
You can reach me via email at: worthingcourtblog@gmail.com
Carolyn Lawrence says
Suzy,
I love your blog. I was wondering where you got the beautiful blue table in your den or great room. I love the color and the size. I have looked on line, but no luck.
Thanks,
Carolyn Lawrence
Suzy says
Thank you, Carolyn! If you’re asking about the small blue table beside one of my chairs, it’s just a table that I purchased years ago and painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Napoleonic Blue.
Peg says
Hi Suzy; I would like to replace the ugly builder grade pedestal sink in our powder room to a vanity with some storage; I have gone online to all the big box stores & am shocked at the $500 plus price tags on a particleboard vanity!!
Any suggestions?
P.S my husband is NOT handy so can’t make one out of a dresser (although I do love that look!)
Suzy says
Hi Peg. I agree that the prices of bath vanities is crazy high! Unfortunately, I don’t have a true bargain shopping place for you, but I can tell you that I’ve found the best prices for them to be at Lowes and Home Depot.
Peg says
Suzy .. thanks so much; going to keep looking there!!
Brenda Edwards says
Hi Suzy, I have a house on the Outer Banks as well.This is our first Fall & I am looking for ideas. I love the blue pillow with the orange pumpkin on front. Did you make that? Also, where did you find the chalk board pumpkin at? Thanks for sharing your beach house make over. Its lovely!
Brenda
Suzy says
Hi Brenda. Isn’t the chalkboard cute? I bought it so many years ago that I can’t remember where I got it. The pillow that you’re asking about actually has an interchangeable cover on it. You can find the tutorial for how I made it in this blog post: https://www.worthingcourtblog.com/no-sew-changeable-pillow-covers/
Brenda says
Could you please tell me your source for wood open lanterns and also yellow lanterns mounted on wood on each side of fireplace.
Thanks so much B
Suzy says
Hi Brenda. I have quite a few images of my fireplace here. Could you please give me the link to the blog post that contains the lanterns you’re asking about?
Deedra W. says
Hello! I have just recently come across your blog through a picture of your family room decorated for Fall. So beautiful! Do you mind telling me what your paint color is that you used? I am currently trying to pick a paint color for my own family room. Thanks so much!
Suzy says
Thank you! Our wall color is Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige.
Deedra W. says
Thanks so much! It’s beautiful!
Marianne Tiffany says
Hi, Suzy…I love, love, love your blog and how you keep it real budget-wise. I was wondering if you would provide a holiday decorating checklist like the fall list you did…Waiting until after Thanksgiving this year to decorate for Christmas will make the already short CHRISTmas season short and I’d like to enjoy it up for as long as possible. Thoughts?
Suzy says
Hi Marianne. That’s actually on my list of things to do for Christmas! You’re looking for more of Christmas decorating timeline – right?
Marianne Tiffany says
Exactly…I have one of those households where putting up the tree before Thanksgiving is frowned upon but hate to wait for it all until after Thanksgiving since there is only 3 1/2 weeks between the two. I’ll look forward to using that when it arrives. All my best😊
Mary in VA says
I just watched your tutorial on Facebook about decorating the Christmas tree. Even though I’ve seen trees beautifully decorated, it never occurred to me that “this can be done at home.” Now I know. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise!