A few years ago I remember seeing at Pottery Barn a pillow with branches and red berries embroidered on it creating a red berry wreath on the front of the pillow. Instead of purchasing that one… I decided to create my own version of a red berry wreath pillow. I changed it up a bit… [Keep Reading…]
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Valentine’s Day Decorating Inspiration
I want to encourage you to check out a couple of past posts that I think are full of inspiration to pull from for this year’s Valentine’s Day decorating! In our former house, I decorated the mantel with these elements:
Touring: Snug Harbor Farm
On the outskirts of Kennebunkport, Maine, on Western Ave. (appropriately named since Kennebunkport is on the eastern coast of Maine, so pretty much everywhere from there is in a Western direction) is one of the quaintest, if not THE quaintest nursery greenhouses I’ve ever visited. Come along with me as I share a quick tour… [Keep Reading…]
Track Lighting Why I Love it!!
Well, in a word… Versatility! Track lighting offers fantastic versatility, both by the placement of the lights, but also because it’s user friendly in the installation. Here are some rooms I’ve installed track lighting in and you might just be amazed in the versatility track lighting really does offer… to start out with, here’s a… [Keep Reading…]
Hanging Terrarium
It’s January in NW Wisconsin, that means cold… but one of the best ways I know to ward off the winter blues is to garden. Obviously there won’t be any gardening outside these days up here, but indoor gardening will work just fine, and these charming hanging terrariums are perfect for that! Here’s where to… [Keep Reading…]
Miniature Fairy Garden
Here’s a great way to introduce children to a little bit of gardening… with a miniature fairy garden! My 10 year old (she’d for sure want me to correct myself here and say almost 11 year old) granddaughter has really been wanting to experiment with planting indoors and has been quite inspired with a few… [Keep Reading…]
Creating Vignettes and Arrangements
There are a lot of things I love, but I’ve learned, just because I ‘love them’ doesn’t mean that I can necessarly live with them very long… like Christmas decorations. I love decorating for Christmas, but (just as much!) I love putting away all the glam, glitter and red and green decorations. As lovely as… [Keep Reading…]
Displaying an Outdoor Nativity
Last year we displayed the outdoor Nativity scene on the front porch, but it just looked a bit too cramped and didn’t do it justice. So this year we put it in the front yard. Here are a few details we had to change… We’ve had these nativity people for several years, probably 10 years… [Keep Reading…]
Antler Candle Holders
Last week I showed you my attempt to embellish a deer antler mount for a Christmas ornament on the wall. So continuing on with that antler idea, I made these antler candle holders and learned a few more things along the way…
Deer Theme Winter Wonderland
A pair of glitter deer are the center and central focal point of this year’s Christmas display on the built-in sideboard, but here are a few more details about this fun deer theme Winter wonderland vignette…
Deer Antlers for Christmas
I’ve been loving decorating with deer themed things this Christmas, so I thought how perfect to actually use real deer antlers for a Christmas decoration too! Nope, hunters we are not, so we didn’t come by these antlers that way… But they are real, and here’s how I did get them and what I did… [Keep Reading…]
Hanging Christmas Lanterns
This, in the final post in a 3 part mini-series of creating a Merry Christmas welcome on the front porch, features hanging Christmas lanterns.
Rustic Deer Themed Christmas Tree for Front Porch
This is part 2 of 3 creating a Merry Christmas welcome on the front porch… Once the summer wicker furniture was moved off the porch to protect it from the winter snow, I decided to add this Christmas tree, albeit not your traditionally decorated Christmas tree, to the front porch. I opted for a rustic… [Keep Reading…]
Create a Merry Christmas Welcome
I had a lot of fun this year when I went to create a Merry Christmas welcome on the front porch of our 100 year old home. In most of the rooms or areas I decorate, I tend to pick up on a detail of some sort and repeat it in a few ways throughout… [Keep Reading…]
Trophy Wall with DIY Chalkboard Paint
Last time I showed you the whimsical library we created on the attic stairway wall, with a promise to show you the rest of this fun spot. So in this post I’m going to show you the ‘trophy wall’ and give you tips on creating your own DIY chalkboard paint like I did for this… [Keep Reading…]
Thanksgiving Chalkboard Message
As Thanksgiving is this week, and my kitchen chalkboard still had the ‘Bloom where you are planted‘ message on it with lovely spring tulips… I decided it was for sure time to change the message over for the season. But since Christmas and it’s message will be right around the corner, I didn’t want to… [Keep Reading…]
Retro Cart Re-Do
This retro cart re-do was a fun easy project, and I’m super happy with the results. I do have a couple little tricks to show you that help make this project a success. Wait til you see how different the ‘after’ looks… it really is a fun retro new life… and the perfect… [Keep Reading…]
Vintage Rocking Chair Re-Do
Ever consider reupholstering something, but intimidated by that process? Here’s a great way to get your feet wet… start on a small upholstery project, like this child’s vintage rocking chair re-do project I’m about to show you.
Autumn Arranging
Fall is a season of nesting. A time to bring the focus back inside after a season of outdoor activities. By changing up some arrangements and accessories, the house is transformed to a new season. In the Autumn arranging around the house, I love using warm earth tone elements brimmed with textural character. Here’s what… [Keep Reading…]
The Message in the Mirror
What’s the message you hear when you look in the mirror? On this mirror, (which happened to start out as a mirror discarded on the curb, free for the taking) the message is clearly not the famous words of an insecure Queen, mentally caught in a competition to be the fairest of them all,… [Keep Reading…]
