A Gilded Pink Toile Christmas Table

Its all about Holiday Entertaining in today's posts (and all week long) as part of Designthusiasm's Set + Style blog hop. A special welcome to those who have just arrived from my friend Courtney's ever gorgeous French Country Cottage! But before we begin... Can I just tell you all that I got my copy of this magazine yesterday in my mailbox?! That is my living room on the cover!! The COVER!! (Yes I am yelling.) Ok, ok.... Just had to share.  I am over it. (Not) Now back to...

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If you don't have a Christmas tree....

 Its the holiday season, and for me that means decorating. I love to change the look of our home to reflect the Christmas season. That means garlands and ornaments and trees! Frosted trees are a favorite and I found a cute little one at Hobby Lobby. Just this small version of a Christmas tree added instant cheer to the room. Even before Thanksgiving I started with one full size tree, then I added one more. I get a lot of enjoyment out of our trees~I think they bring a room to...

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Thanksgiving Success

 This year's Thanksgiving was at our house.  It was a more moderate  affair, as we didn't have all the "kids" around the table. But we did have my parents, both who were ready to fly to Florida the next day, being the snow birds they are. A 15 pounder was prepped, and into the oven it went.  Then mom and sister Ellen arrived and us girls took over the kitchen and whipped up the fixings for the dinner. It was such fun, and I count my blessings to spend it with them.  A...

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Pretty Swedish Style Wallpaper for my Staircase

I am excited to share my recent wallpaper project. The layout of  our house has the entryway and staircase practically in our living room.  Its always been a design challenge, how to separate but not ignore the staircase.  Adding a pretty wallpaper to the stair wall that faces the living room made a  world of difference. It goes to show that these often overlooked spaces really can add instead of detract from the overall decor of a room.  Inches away from...

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Rushing the holiday season

 Not too long ago I was in the camp of people that would never decorate before Thanksgiving.  But then I opened a little store selling home decor items including Christmas.  But I held fast to my rule of "not before Thanksgiving". Major boo-boo in the world of retail, and I found out the hard way. I waited too long and got stuck with a lot of inventory.  It seems shoppers may wait to decorate, but they start buying early to get the best stuff.  So the next...

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