Thursday, December 26, 2019

Our Merry Christmas Roundup

 Christmas 2019 Christmas morning arrived to a fairly quiet household. The pups were ready to open their fur stockings filled with toys and bones. Mr. Maison Decor and I lingered with Snickerdoodle coffee and Swedish coffee bread until our youngest woke up and my mother in law came over for presents. That gave us time to get a Christmas portrait with the dogs...  Our Christmas was low key, but enjoyable.  My 90 year old Mother in law  arrived with batter to make...
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Monday, December 9, 2019

Faux wax candle tapers create magic

Christmas time is always a magical time in my mind, and creating that ambience for myself and my family is important. The woodland theme is carried into my dining room, and whatever your style, candles add the finishing touch that brings the magic! I own faux candle pillars but recently have noticed some faux candle tapers, and was excited to find an affordable high quality version as these can be very pricey.  Searching online led me to Amazon where I found a brand that comes in...
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Thursday, December 5, 2019

European Woodland Lodge Decor

 I've been having a ton of fun with a bit of decorating, shifting the style from French Country to what I call European Woodland Lodge.  Its a bunch of neutrals mixed together, with  velvets, fur, burlap and linen textures in shades of beige and grey, with a hint of white. After I slipcovered the lilac colored sofa to protect it from the dogs, the ball got rolling. A bleached drop cloth in the biggest size was used to create the slipcover.  A German stencil was used...
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