Where I live, farmer’s markets are all the rage. You can find one in several nearby suburban towns to the east every weekend of the month. But head west in the other direction toward the country and you’ll find a place that trumps all of these wonderful farmer’s markets, hands down. I’m talking about Wiltse’s…
When I fluff and primp my house, I tend to focus on the small and simple decorating details that can really enhance the mood of a room with little effort. For the most part, the walls and flooring in my house are neutral so that I can add a variety of colors throughout the year,…
Decorating with books is one of my favorite ways to add interest to the home. Here on my blog, I’ve shared projects that involve decorating with books and book pages. Today, I’ve pulled six of my favorite projects together and am sharing them at Live Creatively Inspired. Before you go, don’t forget to enter the…
This week you can enter to win a $275 gift card to your choice of Home Goods, Target, or World Market! A group of fellow bloggers and I got together to offer a lucky winner the giveaway to win this amazing gift card to one of these 3 stores. If you win, you pick the…
Summer breezes are blowin’ through the open windows of our farmhouse country kitchen and I’m lovin’ these cooler days. Seems like we’ve either had rainy days or 90 degree days since June, so now that the humidity has left and temperatures have cooled to the upper 70s, I’m a happy camper! One thing I love…
After all the primping and cleaning for the Summer Showcase of Homes tour a couple weeks ago, I think I’ve finally recovered enough to share a few highlights from the tour. Sometimes when I’m cleaning my house I’ll hear my mother’s voice in my head, “Don’t forget to move the furniture and vacuum underneath it!”…
One of my favorite ways to unwind and get away from it all is to escape to the country. Lucky for me, we live on the fringe of the Chicago suburbs so it doesn’t take long for my little red Yaris to reach the rolling farm fields. But what I love most is walking or running…
This week is the Summer Showcase of Homes and you can see the entire week’s schedule of homes at the end of this post. The tour is online so you can view these beautiful homes no matter where you live. Today it’s my day to share my cottage style farmhouse with you and I’m pleased…
My heart is torn between farmhouse and cottage decorating style, which means I typically end up fusing the two together as much as possible. I’ve been doing a bit of tweaking to the entry way, adding touches of cottage style. The entry way isn’t a formal entry, but rather an extension of our living room….
Tomorrow is the beginning of the Summer Showcase of Homes featuring the homes of 26 bloggers. Starting Monday, July 22nd, you can view 5 homes per day, with 6 homes on Friday. Since these homes are from around the country, the tour is online so anyone can view it! I’m honored to say my home’s…
With all the beauty that summer has to offer, you probably find yourself wanting to enjoy it both indoors and out. For me, summer decorating means bringing sunlight and fresh flowers into my home. Today I’m sharing summer decorating ideas for the dining room. A light, bright room is a must for summer decorating. A…
About a year ago I found a great clock for my family room on sale at a local boutique. I brought it home but unfortunately, the color wasn’t quite right. Does that ever happen to you? Rather than return it (the clock was a great price, after all), I decided to give my large wall…
Cottage style is a simple, casual decor that’s easy to create in your home. During the summer, I find it especially easy to infuse cottage style with light colors and summer flowers. Hubby and I recently went on a wildflower picking excursion so I took the opportunity to dress up my cottage style breakfast nook…
Summer is my favorite season and part of the reason I love it so much is due to the freshness of fruits and vegetables this time of year. I love snacking on fresh, juicy peaches from the farmer’s market and enjoy cooking them up in recipes like this simple peach cobbler. A recipe doesn’t have…
Are you ready for some major eye candy coming the end of this month? From July 22-26 you can tour 25 bloggers’ homes during the 2013 Summer Showcase of Homes. Since these homes are from around the country, the tour is online so anyone can view it! You can see 5 homes each day during…
If you’re like me, you love to decorate your home but you’re constrained by a budget. For 10 years I was a single mom but I figured out how to buy my own home and decorate it without spending a lot of money. After re-marrying, I had more money to spend but found I wasn’t…
