Really, when you think about Valentine's Day and decorating, it's usually cheesy red paper foil hearts and chubby cupids shooting arrows. There may be a time and place for that, but I wanted a more grown up version of Valentine's Day. Something a little bit vintage, a little bit shabby, and a little bit of… Continue reading Romantic in Pink and Green for Valentine’s Day
My fireplace mantel this fall is inspired by the two yellow vases I picked up at an estate sale, which I featured in a previous post called Fall In Love with Yellow. I thought the arrangements I made in that post would be perfect on my very large and very wide fireplace mantel. Plus, the… Continue reading Decorating My Fireplace Mantel for the Fall Season 2020
I'm not one to really put up too many decorations for Valentine's Day, but this weekend my oldest son and his future wife are coming home. He's in the military, and we haven't seen him in almost a year. We missed Thanksgiving and Christmas together, so I thought why not celebrate the love of our… Continue reading Decorating My Fireplace Mantel for Valentine’s Day
You will notice in the pictures below a key piece of Christmas is missing from my home. I actually didn't put up a tree this year, can you believe it! Well, I can. I'm a fake tree kind of girl. Mostly, I don't want to worry about the tree drying out, falling needles, and getting… Continue reading How I Decorated My House For The Holidays This Year
We have had these tray table for 16 years now, and the style doesn't necessarily go with the rest of our current decor. The stained finish is a reddish mahogany color that clashes with the other wood finishes in my home. My husband and children use them almost every day, so I couldn't just get… Continue reading Outdated Tray Tables Get A Rustic Chic Makeover
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