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How to make vignettes
Want to know a secret that most people miss when it comes to decorating, what makes rooms feel finished? Often we secure the basics in a room (furniture, maybe paint) and then move on to the next ‘need’ and then wonder why our rooms still feel flat. The difference between a furnished room and a…
February Valentines Tablescape
For February’s Valentines tablescape we are going to use the neutral base of the January table to gently nudge our decor towards spring. It is still winter, but those cold days are beginning to lose their luster as we begin to itch for the color of a new season. In this short month we will…
January tablescape
Now that the holidays are over and we don’t have any ‘big’ holidays for a while why would we set a tablescape in January of all months? Isn’t this supposed to be the ‘off” month after all of our holiday hard work? No way! Now is the time to practice our skills so that our…
How to make a Good Tablescape (and what is a tablescape?)
Pinterest is filled with pretty holiday tables and decor. I have flipped through magazines and Pinterest seeing the beautiful holiday table images and thought “but HOW do you do that?”. Only to then flip to a new page or image thinking it was beyond my ability. If this is you, I am here today because…
The Best Mothers Day Gift Idea
Maybe it’s me but I’ve always thought that Mothers and Fathers Day are hard days to gift for. I mean how do you gift appreciation for giving life?! I’ve definitely struggled as a daughter in my gifting for these holidays (sorry parents). I have been a stay at home mom for the past 10 years…
DIY Renovation Tips and Tricks
When we finally finished our basement I realized I’d learned several lessons along the way. We knew when we bought this house that we’d be doing a lot of work to it, and we knew that we’d start with the basement. I didn’t expect the mental challenge completing the basement would bring and so today…
Walk in Closet Organization (Guest Room Remodel)
I hope you are all following me over on Instagram because if not this post may seem a little out of left field. Almost 2 years ago we discovered a horizontal crack in our foundation. The crack ended up causing considerable leaking which over the course of following year led to extensive foundation work. We…
DIY Tips and Ideas for Holiday Storage:
If you love seasonal decor then you’ve inevitably run into the problem of how to store it throughout the year. Here I’ve gathered up my best DIY tips and ideas for holiday storage that are easy and inexpensive. My step mom is one of the best real life decorators I know. Her house has always…
Christmas Morning Breakfast Table
The night before Christmas we have a few traditions in our house. We always read ‘The Night Before Christmas’ and the boys open one package. They are convinced it is always Christmas pajamas 😉 Then after the kids go to sleep I sneak into the kitchen and prep our Christmas breakfast table. It doesn’t take…
Christmas Master Bedroom Decor 2020
The last few years I’ve started decorating our master bedroom for Christmas. This year it was the first to get the treatment and I find it really is such a cozy spot to relax and curl up in at the end of the day (and wake up to first thing!). I used most of the…