Yesterday, I made this minimal fall banner out of some scraps of leather to decorate my mantle. I was going for an organic vibe, nothing to bright or cutesy. Jack joined me and we managed to turn it into a science lesson / art activity during our home school day! To make this garland I
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Today I am sharing a few quick fall updates I did in the beach house living room. Seasonal decorating doesn’t have to mean removing every accessory and pillow and starting from scratch. It really can be as simple as layering on some seasonal touches to achieve a cozy, warm feel for fall. At the beach
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If you are new to the blog, we’ve been working on a small 1970s Jersey shore home, renovating room by room as time and money permit. If you’d like to see older posts on this reno check out these: Kitchen Family Room Bathroom Master Bedroom Exterior Most recently we gave the living room a little TLC
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Hey guys. I have really been enjoying all the fall home tours on Instagram and on the decorating blogs. As for me, though, it’s been a slow process to get my head in the fall mood. I find that I am gravitating away from seasonal decorating. Rather I enjoy changing things up a bit here
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I finally have some photos to share with you of our fall living room. This room took awhile to pull together because I tried several different combinations of accessories. I brought things out of storage in my basement, and just “played”. This is probably my favorite pass time … moving furniture around, trying different accessories
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This week I directed my attention to our foyer/mudroom area. We have been in this house almost two years now but so many things have taken priority. Until lately, I haven’t been able to be really intentional with my decorating. Intentional decorating takes a lot of thought – figuring out how to make a room
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I am really liking the whole plaid vibe this season and have been especially impressed with Target’s Threshold line of pillows and throws, not to mention all of their brass and copper accessories. So, plaid was my jumping off point for adding some seasonal color to my dining room. Inspired by the Target line, I
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Over the years, I have accumulated a number of orange faux pumpkins – the kind you find cheaply at Walmart or the Dollar Store. My current decorating style tends more to neutrals so the bright oranges aren’t really working for me. I did a quick makeover on my pumpkins with some “parchment” chalky craft paint
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It goes without saying that I enjoy decorating – making my home personal and comfortable for my family and friends. But over the years I have moved away from “holiday” decorating and more toward “seasonal decorating”. I’ve gotten rid of most of my accumulation of things that are specific to any one holiday — other
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At the beginning of October, Debra blogged about crafting with sweaters. We’ve had so much fun creating these mini pumpkins out of old sweaters this past week! Yvonne over at the blog Stone Gable, has great instructions for making these sweet little things. You can read her instructions here. In addition to her instructions we
