After living in our home for 15 years, we NEVER used our kitchen dining area. The glass table we had was too large for the area and because of that, we weren’t using the bench seat at all. As luck would have it, the table broke in two this spring! So, we were forced to … Continue reading
Apologies upfront for the not-so-great photo of our mantel, but it’s the only one I have, so up it goes. (complete with husband’s arm in the mirrored stand! :-)) I will probably add more light next time, but generally I’m fairly happy with how it turned out this year. (2014) A few details: – Mantel … Continue reading
I was inspired by another blogger’s mantel with several leaves hanging from a string board. I already had the photo hanger (Pier 1), so it seemed that it was meant to be. Cruised around Big Lots looking for Halloween candy and ran across the sparkly leaf placemats for 99 cents each. Fate indeed. Next Big … Continue reading
September was still summer in Texas, October was a blur and now, here we are in Thanksgiving week 2016. I’m still in a bit of shock. But finally getting a chance to post a few pics of our fall mantel. Everything was on hand except the leaves on the mirror (felt placemat and wooden … Continue reading
While it doesn’t really capture things in bloom, I had fun figuring out how to display the flowers on the window and just wanted something simple for a few months. I know the print is a little small for the space, but I loved how it blended in with the colors. I planned to add … Continue reading
Need an easy way to decorate your porch for Christmas? Picked up this great little planter on clearance at Home Depot in the fall and it was so easy to grab the chalk and prep it for the holidays! I found a few cute chalkboard art Christmas trees on Pinterest, so put my own spin … Continue reading
At the last minute we decided to have a Memorial Day party this year. As usual, I pulled about 100 ideas from Pinterest, chose 4-5 I could actually tackle and tweaked a bit. Thought it would be fun to share how those turned out. Had one of those a-ha moments when I realized that those … Continue reading
I realize that my disclaimer that my photography skills will improve is wearing thin, but with one of my favorite holidays quickly approaching, I did want to share a couple of years’ worth of Valentine’s Day mantels. As you can see, the cherry blossom stems (Pier 1), pearl string light (Home Goods) and beveled window … Continue reading
That transition from Christmas to January is always a little painful – especially when everything has been so bright and colorful and suddenly seems so…blah. But thanks to Mom, this past year I had a little extra new year inspiration. She’d run across two window panes in storage that she’d never gotten around to using. … Continue reading
So, do you ever buy someone a Christmas gift and then decide it’s not quite right for them…but you wait too long to return it…and then you decide you really wanted to keep it all along for yourself?? Well, that’s what happened with the kneeling silver reindeer in front of the fireplace. I bought him … Continue reading
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