Welcome to another holiday blog hop! Today I’m joining other bloggers to bring you treats to make for the upcoming season. I’m sharing a super easy, super yummy Christmas Popcorn recipe. I’d like to give a shout out to Kristen at Ella Claire & Co. for organizing today’s mouth-watering event. In addition to my…
Six Pretty Holiday Decorating Ideas: Style Showcase
Hi friends! Today I’m back with another episode of Style Showcase – where a few blogging friends and I share some of our favorite home decor. Today we’ve got a roundup of pretty holiday decorating ideas! Shabbyfufu | How To Paint Pine Cones The Right Way Town & Country Living | Modern Country Table…
Rustic Cabin Living at Panther Pond
For some reason I keep coming across beautiful homes in Maine that I want to feature here on my blog. Today’s tour showcases a rustic cabin on Panther Pond – beautifully built for a young family. Photo by Winkelman Architecture Ceilings and beams are left open to create a sense of spaciousness throughout the…
Fall Front Door: Greet Your Guests in Style
I’m not gonna lie. I was kind of hoping I wouldn’t have to host Thanksgiving this year but apparently everyone loves the way I cook turkey even though I’m not a meat eater (except for fish). So now I’m thinking about welcoming my family in style with a pretty fall front door. I rounded up…
Lantern Fall Centerpiece + 19 Table Setting Ideas
It’s that time of year when I start tinkering with table setting ideas for Thanksgiving dinner. I try to do something different every year and when I spied a trio of lanterns, I realized I had the beginnings of a fall centerpiece for turkey day. (This post contains affiliate links.) Today I’m joining a…
Six Holiday Ideas from My Friends: Style Showcase
In case you’re not aware yet, I have a new series on my blog every Tuesday called “Style Showcase.” A small group of bloggers share past home decorating ideas and projects that we think our readers will enjoy. This is the third week of this new series and today is a showcase of holiday ideas…
DIY Vintage Christmas Cards + 23 Free Printables
Welcome to my first official Christmas blog post of the year! Today I’m joining several blogging friends to bring you 23 free printables to start your holiday season of crafting. I’m sharing the cutest prints you can use to create vintage Christmas cards. First let me thank Kristen at Ella Claire & Co. for…
Charming White Brick Cottage in Birmingham
Today might be the first time I’ve featured a home in Alabama! We’re visiting a white brick cottage newly constructed by Willow Design. This home proves a new house doesn’t have to be cookie cutter. Photo by Tommy Daspit Photographer Wood posts are added as a frame to the front porch to provide texture…
Fall on the Farm in Southwest Michigan
Hello November! Although the calendar still says it’s fall, Mother Nature decided to dump a few inches of snow on us in time for Halloween. Not fun! But on a positive note, I had the pleasure of visiting my sister and enjoying fall on her farm in southwest Michigan with both my daughters and their…
10 Fall Centerpiece Ideas with a Wow Factor
October comes to a close and we’ll all be turning our attention to the upcoming holiday season. Canadians have already celebrated Thanksgiving but for those of us in the U.S., it’s time to think about turkey and fall centerpiece ideas for our table setting. Photo by Slow Flowers LLC Fall flower arrangements are…
Home Exteriors Tour in Huntley: Round Two
Last week I shared a collection of charming old homes in Huntley, Illinois and today is the second half of the home exteriors tour. I love when a town has an abundance of beautiful homes that it requires more than one blog post! An updated Victorian home sits proudly on the corner of a…
Easy Decorating Ideas: Style Showcase Tuesday
Welcome back to Style Showcase Tuesday! Each Tuesday a few of my blogging friends and I are sharing inspiration from our blogs. Simply click the link above each image to see more of that project. I know you’ll enjoy all of the easy decorating posts below! Atta Girl Says | Cozy Thanksgiving Porch Décor Fox…
Light Filled Home in Historic Concord
Last Sunday we toured a charming farmhouse with pops of purple and today we’re in Concord, Massachusetts to enjoy a light filled home that artfully blends antiques with new items. Photo by LeBlanc Design The living room features a beautiful grand piano by the window. Architectural trim work shows the age of the home…
Charming Old Homes in Huntley, Illinois
Fall color is in peak season here in Illinois! A recent trip through Huntley, Illinois to my grandson’s football game resulted in an impromptu photo shoot of charming old homes lining the streets. Huntley is a fast-growing town of about 25,000 people at the far northwestern edge of the Chicago suburbs. Like my town,…
Brick Flooring: Timeless Beauty in the Home
I remember the first time I saw brick flooring in a home. My mother and I bought tickets to Geneva’s holiday house walk and an historic home just east of the river featured a brick floor in the entryway and kitchen. It was love at first sight! Photo by Virginia W. Kelsey, AIA My…
An Easy Way to Choose Paint Colors
A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the True Value Reunion in Chicago and it was so much fun! One of the things that impressed me while I was there is the line of EasyCare Paint in an array of beautiful colors. Any time I get to look at paint colors is…
