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merry christmas!
It’s time to pack it in and do nothing but enjoy the next few days with my furbaby and my wonderful hubby. May the spirit of the Christmas season be with you always! Merry Christmas!
diy: book page wreath
Just in time for Christmas, I thought I’d try my hand at making a wreath out of book pages. I know I’m certainly not the first person to attempt this, but I’ve always loved how beautiful and simple they are and I’m pretty impressed with how mine turned out. They make a great Christmas or…
a fabulous reader’s christmas
Yesterday, I stopped over at my good friend and client, Krista’s, house and thought her Christmas decorations were too lovely not to share! Especially after an email I received last week from a reader asking if I ever came across homes that were decorated with children in mind…Krista’s got two little ones of her own…
decked out for the holidays
While checking out my Pinterest page this morning, I came across this gorgeous, light-filled bedroom, decorated for Christmas, via Traditional Home (surprisingly, the only home decor magazine I don’t subscribe to, which explains how I missed it): I had to check out the rest of the house and it was equally beautiful. What I love…
our house at christmas
Christmas seemed to creep up on me this year before I knew it! We usually get our tree right after Thanksgiving, but I’ve been so busy with work that we didn’t start decorating until almost two weeks later. I didn’t go all out like I usually do, but I’m happy with how the house looks…
dreaming of a white christmas
Last year, we got ten inches of snow the day after Christmas (above). Living in the southeastern part of the country, it was definitely an unexpected, but lovely surprise. I had a wicked case of bronchitis, but that didn’t stop me from donning ten layers of warm clothes and venturing outside to take pics. …
wreath envy
I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for a beautiful wreath and this holiday season, there have been quite a few that have tickled my fancy. Forget the articificial evergreens; check out some of these beautiful options. Most are surprisingly easy to make yourself! Erika of Urban Grace used gold spray paint and ticking stripe ribbon to…
lantern chandeliers
There’s something about oversize lanterns that get my pulse racing…even before we broke ground on our current home, I knew I wanted a huge one over our breakfast table. Unfortunately, the six months it took to build wasn’t enough time for me to find the perfect rustic, vintage lantern, so I opted for a 6-arm…
5 ways to dress up craft paper gift wrap
I am not the best gift wrapper. Despite major OCD and general anal retentiveness, I’m surprisingly one of the worst-I can never get those corners super crisp or use less than half a roll of tape on each package. So, I have resorted to diverting attention away from my average-wrapped packages with fabulous details, instead. …
moody blues
With winter rapidly approaching, I tend to gravitate toward dark, moody colors in my wardrobe that reflect the colder temps and dreary winter days. I’ve posted about my love for all things inky blue before and last week, when the temps were in the 50’s, I was contemplating slathering my guest bathroom in a rich…
diy: forcing paperwhites
Paperwhites are one of my favorite parts of Christmas decorating. They are so easy to plant and it’s fun to watch them grow each day, but the best part are the fragrant blooms that last well after Christmas. I usually see them grown in pea gravel, but I’ve always had the best luck growing them…
simple christmas
Sometimes, a little bit really does go a long way. For me, this is especially true when it comes to decorating for Christmas. Strings of white lights, fresh greenery, bowls of ornaments, baskets of pine cones, mercury glass and lots and lots of candles make a strong, yet understated, impact. Most of my Christmas decor…