Every year, I try to think of creative ideas for decorating with wreaths and bows for Christmas. Usually, I start with buying a fresh wreath for my front door. Even though I love welcoming guests with real greens, I don’t love cleaning up the needles on the front porch and the foyer. Each year I…
For the past couple of years I have thought about adding lights to my stair garlands but then I get all caught up in the holiday craziness and never buy the lights. This year, the lights went up! I can’t believe what a difference it makes in the foyer! My house suddenly feels a hundred…
Wow! It’s already December 1st! I spent all day Friday cleaning and almost all day Saturday decorating! The kids helped for a while but they ran out of steam after a few projects. As it turned out, I kept going strong and even had time for a table setting! I recently purchased these plaid napkins…
If you are looking for an easy Thanksgiving side dish, I have a delicious cornbread recipe for you! Every year, someone in our family makes this recipe passed down from my husband’s late Aunt Lillian. Thanksgiving Tradition: Aunt Lillian’s “famous” cornbread has always been a Thanksgiving tradition in our family and I thought I would…
After six weeks of transforming an old playroom/dog-room into my home office, I am proud to say that I am finished! (Well almost – Plantation shutters take a while to come in!) Home Office Reveal: Welcome to my blue and white home office! Once we install the plantation shutters, I’m sure we won’t have so…
Welcome to Week 5 of The One Room Challenge hosted by Linda at Calling it Home. This week I slowed down a bit with my office progress but I did manage to get a few things done… I bought this sunburst mirror at Home Depot. And I worked a bit on accessorizing the shelves. (You can…