I had some ambitious home goals for 2012... I actually chuckled when I looked back at this post! They were lofty for sure, but I think I did pretty well... I'll let YOU be the judge! 2012 Goal #1: Finish the Mom Cave. Well, I got close. And over all I'm pleased... The final projects will be detailed in my goals for 2013... coming SOON! 2012 Home Goal #2: Finish refreshing the family room. Again, I'm … [Read more...]
My Winter Mantel {2013}
January 9, 2013 by · 9 Comments
Confession: I did my winter mantel three days before I took down and put away all the Christmas decor. Once the stockings were emptied, I was so impatient... so I just cast them aside, along with my Santa canvas and the berry garland and got busy! If you follow me on Instagram, you might know that a trip to Trader Joe's jump-started the whole thing...I mean, who can resist a bouquet of seven creamy white roses with eucalyptus for only … [Read more...]
Christmas in the Family Room
December 7, 2012 by · 4 Comments
Hello, friends, and Happy Friday! Today I am shopping with 13 Little Crazies at our schools Winter Wonderland Gift Shop... this is what I call a mixed blessing! I will be utterly wrung out by 2pm, but this day always blesses my heart and feeds my Christmas spirit somehow. I'll share a few pics next week. The hubs and I are headed immediately afterward to the lake to celebrate his 54th birthday with good friends, a lot of food, fires in the … [Read more...]
My Christmas Mantel (for now!)
December 5, 2012 by · 8 Comments
Hi gang! Remember when I mentioned that my house was almost completely decorated? Well, that's because I reserve the right to tweak. :-) Decorating a mantel is a lot like writing a paper -- you've got your ideas and you sort of loosely compile them. Then you slap together a rough draft that has all the pertinent ideas, and might even have flashes of brilliance, but needs fine tuning. Then you edit and rewrite. And you might edit and … [Read more...]
Looky What I Found {Joss & Main score}
November 5, 2012 by · 6 Comments
I love stumbling on a new decor find for a great price, don't you? Well a couple of weeks ago, I pinned this from a Joss & Main sale that popped up in my inbox... Source: jossandmain.com via Heidi on Pinterest Are you a member of Joss & Main? It's become one of my favorite decor flash sale sites! Good deals and always great products. Click HERE to join -- it's free! Now, for this pillow!! It's a little … [Read more...]
My Fall Mantel
September 24, 2012 by · 23 Comments
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend -- the FIRST weekend of fall! I'm feeling it now... cool breezes, the angle of the sun has changed a bit, a handful of leaves beginning to change (and fall). I even picked up a couple of (real) pumpkins at WalMart yesterday! Before I get to my fall mantel, I have to crow a bit about my DIY Mirrored Pumpkin feature over at Crafty Scrappy Happy's Happy Hour Features! Go check it out and check out all the … [Read more...]
Ready for Spring {Mantle Makeover}
March 13, 2012 by · 19 Comments
I love tweaking. And what better time to tweak than spring? As I'm starting to see all the Mantle linky parties out there in the blogosphere, I thought I'd better get on mine. So here was my winter mantle (that I loooooovvvveed)... And here is my update for spring... I know... not a dramatic change, but I just couldn't part with my antique frame propped on my mirror or my new French sheet music candles... so I just added a few … [Read more...]
New Additions
February 6, 2012 by · 4 Comments
Remember when I said how much I loved my winter decor? I mean, I l-0-v-e-d the look. Famous last words because I'm a perpetual tweaker. :) And a few new additions have me loving my winter look even more. I posted about my One Kings Lane finds a few weeks ago. Well, when they arrived I could hardly contain my excitement. And promptly added them to the mix in the family room. Recognize the round vintage botanical? How awesome is … [Read more...]
Fresh for Winter
January 25, 2012 by · 8 Comments
I'm loving my winter decor this year! Last year, I just couldn't seem to hit it exactly right, though that could have been attributed to being in the midst of a somewhat daunting Refresh the Family Room project. Truth be told, THAT project is still on-going (still need things like slipcovers and a fresh crop of wall art), but I feel like I am much closer to truly enjoying my space. Yay for progress!! You've already seen my … [Read more...]
More Winter Decor {Family Room Pillows}
January 20, 2012 by · 2 Comments
It goes on and on, doesn't it? Refreshing decor, I mean. And I'll be crushed the day I'm no longer inspired to keep changing things up! One of my latest tweaks to the family room (part of a year-long refresh project, I might add) are some fabulous new pillows. The brown beast is hard sometimes to freshen up, but this year I got incredibly lucky! Kim from Savvy Southern Style was hosting a Pillows by Dezign giveaway back in … [Read more...]
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