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12 Beautiful Christmas Vignette Ideas to Make Your Home Feel Festive
If you’re getting ready to pull out your holiday decorations, these Christmas vignette ideas offer plenty of inspiration for creating beautiful little moments around your home. From traditional red and green to sparkling vintage treasures and simple natural accents, there’s something here for nearly every decorating style. One of my favorite things about decorating for…
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10 Beautiful Historic Homes of Geneva, Illinois, Full of Charm
Geneva embraces a special kind of beauty with its historic homes, especially when autumn leaves begin to fall. From grand Victorian houses with elaborate porches to simple cottages with colorful shutters, every neighborhood seems to have a little architectural treasure waiting to be discovered. Geneva is the town where I was born and grew up,…
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A Beautiful Maine Home and More: Friday Finds
Life is chugging along here at Town and Country Living. I’ve ordered a few things from our local farm for Thanksgiving dinner and need to put in my order at Ream’s Meat Market for our turkey. I’m not hosting until the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It gives me a little more time to prepare and it…
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I live where the suburbs meet the country, which affords me the best of both worlds. Come along on my journey where I share decorating, cooking, gardening and more as it relates to both city and rural life. Visit my new sister site, POND AND GARDEN, for outdoor ideas and inspiration.
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My name is Jennifer and I started my blog in 2011 as a way to motivate myself by chronicling improvements to my circa 1875 house. I figured if I was writing about what I was doing, I’d be more likely to tackle and actually finish home improvement projects.
I remarried on June 30, 2011 and my husband and I talked about buying a new home together. But we both love it here in our little town and decided to stay put. The town has more than tripled in size since living here, but I still consider it to be small compared to the other Chicago ‘burbs.
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