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It’s a Wonderful House Christmas Home Tour

Hi there, friend!  If you just came over from Hallstrom Home, welcome.  Today is the last day of the It's A Wonderful House Christmas Tour and I hope you've enjoyed seeing the homes of the bloggers I've teamed up with to bring you some Christmas inspiration for your own home!  Olivia from the Reinvented Collection was wonderful enough to host this Christmas tour and ... View Post

3 Last Minute Ways to Decorate Your Home For Thanksgiving

Here we are with another Thanksgiving upon us!  Are you ready?  It's funny how you never know how fast a year has gone by until the holidays hit, isn't it?  I was in a big push to get our coffee table completed for the living room before family arrived. One thing that I didn't think about was the Fall decor I'd need for the table because I didn't really think it would get ... View Post

8 Ways to Add Copper Decor To Your Living Room

Copper is a big trend right now in the world of design and why wouldn't it be?  It's versatile, goes with everything, and well....it's just plain pretty!  I wish I could have a room that was only copper and white, but I think E would object to that.  I've been working on our living room this past month and I'm super excited that the sofa arrived 2 weeks ago!  Can you hear me ... View Post

Christmas Wood Paddle Signs

Welcome to the 7th annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! We've got 2 weeks until Thanksgiving and 6 1/2 weeks until Christmas.  That seems so weird because weren't we just celebrating and bringing in the new year of 2017 and not it's almost out of here?!  The holidays, as for many, are one of my favorite times of the year. My husband would have a fit that I'm already in ... View Post

{Recipe} Avocado + Shrimp Salad

Salads are a healthy meal and I love them because you can use whatever ingredients you want to create them!  1 of my most favorite ingredients to add to any salad is avocado.  Since avocado doesn't have much of a taste on its own, it goes well with most ingredients and is so healthy for you! I'm also a big seafood lover and shrimp is also an ingredient I often have in my salads. I ... View Post

How to Decorate + Style Your Mantle

One of the things that sold me on our house when we bought it last year, besides the land and the wrap around porch, was the stone fireplace.  Our stone fireplace truly makes the first floor!  I mean look at.....it's fabulous!  Yes, I know I'm somewhat biased!  As our Realtor showed us the house, I kept thinking of all the ways I could decorate the mantle and the ... View Post