They say Christmas is for kids, but I still love Christmas. With each passing year I’m drawn more and more to the nostalgia of Christmas past. Memories of childhood Christmases haunt me and I find myself wanting to recreate that magical experience. So it’s no surprise that this year I’m dreaming of a vintage Christmas….
Last Sunday I took a break from the Charming Home Series in order to participate in the Thanksgiving blog hop with some of my friends. Today I’m happy to be back at the home tour series and you’re going to love today’s tour! Karen from Karen’s Up on the Hill has only been blogging for 4…
One thing I love about this time of year is that bloggers get together more often to showcase loads of inspiration. From home decor to recipes to table settings and more. Today I’m joining some fabulous bloggers for Thanksgiving table settings. A special thanks to Bre at Rooms for Rent for putting this blog hop together!…
I love natural textiles like linen and cotton, and when those textiles are woven with a European flair, all the better! My newest sponsor, The French Elements, shares a variety of French inspired decor on her website. Intricate embroidery carefully woven onto French linen fabrics and more. It’s all quite dreamy. Take a look … Barb…
Last week it was 75 degrees on Monday and by Friday morning the snow was flying! It didn’t fly for very long but it reminded me that crisp days are ahead and it’s time to bring on the blankets! Blankets make any room feel cozier but who says they have to be relegated to a…
Omigoodness it seemed like forever before hubby and I would ever finish painting our clapboard farmhouse! We started the project toward the end of July and finally brushed the last bit of paint on her the weekend before Halloween … just before it got cold. Hubby predicted it would take 3 months and he was…
Why does Christmas feel so magical when you get out the decorations and turn your house into some “other world” filled with sparkle and charm? Christmas allows you to bring a little fantasy in your home, and the mood I like to create is a vintage style Christmas that evokes holidays gone past. A vintage…
Today I’m part of a Thanksgiving hop with several other bloggers to kick off the month of November. So if you’re here for the Charming Home Series, it will be back in full swing next Sunday. But for now, I hope you’ll stay and enjoy this recipe for Turkey Stuffing Dumpling Soup, and then go…
One of my favorite decorating staples is vintage painted furniture. I’ve been painting furniture for years, but it wasn’t until a couple years ago that I found out about Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, thanks to several blogs that I’d been reading. Chalk Paint is a dream to use and is my favorite choice for painting…
Colors come and go much like fashion. One day a color is in … one day it’s out. Aqua seems to be a hot color right now. You see it everywhere! But I always get confused as to what’s aqua and what’s turquoise, so I looked up their definitions and guess what? The definitions weren’t…
Yes, I’m getting started with Christmas early this year. Every year I wait until after Thanksgiving and then I feel rushed and pressured. Not this year. I vowed to start with a few DIY Christmas decor projects and these bleached and glittered pine cones are a favorite of mine. Pine cones are special at the…
Today we just finished painting the outside of our house and you’d think I’d be sick and tired of painting, but I decided to paint my little bookcase in the family room. I have a big change coming soon to this room but more on that in a future post. For now, I’ll just share my…
Are you ready for another charming home tour? I know I am! Hubby and I are almost done painting the exterior of the house and I’m exhausted! It’s been a long haul but I’ll talk more about that later. So I’m ready to settle in and share Anne’s home from Design Dreams by Anne. She…
For some of you, the news that my home appears in Jennifer Rizzo’s new Creatively Christmas book isn’t new news. I wrote about it a few weeks ago … but that was before I had a copy of its beautifully adorned pages in my hands. Last weekend I went to Jennifer’s book launch party and came…
When my daughter Bridget was little, she wanted a pretty day bed. I promised to get her a white iron one to match her pink and white bedroom. She loved that bed and so did I. Sometimes I think about replacing one of our love seats with one. For inspiration, I compiled 10 examples of dreamy day…
Is it too early to talk about Christmas? This year I’m planning a few weeks early because my home is on a virtual holiday tour the first week in December and I want to be well prepared. I have a decorating theme in my head and was on the hunt for vintage Christmas decorations at our…
