A Venison Recipe to Ease into Winter January 18, 2025 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating, Entertaining, Interior Design, Life We had our last holiday meal on the 5th of January! I made a delicious venison roast recipe with potatoes […]
A Few Last Bits of Christmas December 31, 2024 | 1 Comment | Christmas, Decorating, Entertaining, Interior Design, Life, Tablescapes, Vignettes As the fireworks explode and the “Happy New Year” wishes are called out, I wanted to share a few last […]
Ah, the Christmas Tree December 24, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating, Interior Design I remember years ago my mom saying to me “I’m not going to put up a Christmas tree anymore”. She […]
Christmas: Lower Level Family Room December 23, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating, Entertaining, Interior Design, Life, Vignettes The first thing that always gets done while decorating the family room for Christmas is the trunk. There is a […]
Christmas: The Bedroom December 17, 2024 | No Comments | Bedroom, Christmas, Decorating, Interior Design A couple of days ago, I woke up to sheer ice on the streets outside my door. The sky was […]
Holiday Decorating for a Tiny Entry December 8, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Transferware No it’s not a foyer! It is just a pad big enough to open the door. In fact it is […]
Bows, Bows and More Bows December 4, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Fabric & Upholstery Ok it’s the holiday season, time to deck the halls, dig down deep for the creative juices. The husband commented […]
Decorations, Tables and Mayhem Galore November 29, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating, Tablescapes, Tableware, Thanksgiving As I’ve been terrorizing the husband with mayhem everywhere in our home, I am slowly completing tasks. The grand boy’s […]
The Silly Season has Begun November 17, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Garden, Interior Design, Life, Thanksgiving, Vignettes Dubbed by the husband years ago, “The Silly Season” refers to that time before Christmas where the house is an […]
Christmas Eve Surprises December 24, 2023 | No Comments | Christmas I’ve wrapped the packages. Created what will hopefully be, a fun scavenger hunt for the grand boys. Made appetizers and […]
A Small Living Room Decked out for Christmas 2023 December 21, 2023 | No Comments | Christmas If you have been with me, you know this cupboard. My dad built it for me many years ago as […]
Making Seasons Bright – Primary Bedroom December 11, 2023 | No Comments | Bedding, Bedroom, Christmas I’m DONE!!! Well we still need to put up the tree but, we’re waiting for Florida to arrive so we […]
Christmas in the Kitchen December 7, 2023 | 2 Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Dishes, Kitchen, Vignettes Let me just say, I am still at it. You would think I lived in a mansion! I don’t, just […]
Decking the Halls November 30, 2023 | 1 Comment | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Fabric & Upholstery, Living Room We’re decking the halls over here. Get a sneak peak as to what I’ve been up to.
Antique or Vintage What’s the Difference May 12, 2023 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Vignettes In the last 10-15 years I’ve heard the word vintage bandied around so many times and not always in an […]
It Started With a Paper Weight May 9, 2023 | No Comments | Christmas The week Covid hit and we all went into lock down was the week I joined Assistance League of Omaha. […]
What goes UP, must come DOWN! January 2, 2023 | No Comments | Christmas, DIY 2 January 2023 Happy New Year. We had a lovely holiday filled with lots of cooking, slicing off the top […]
Oh, Christmas Tree December 24, 2022 | No Comments | Christmas, Life, Transferware After spending most of the day cooking it’s kind of nice to sit down to PBS Christmas and my lap […]
Twinkle Lights and a Bit of Magic December 23, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas Like you need yet another Holiday House Tour!!! I’ll confess there are areas of my home where I like it […]
Just the Wreaths December 20, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, DIY What do you do with those little bits of shed from your faux greenery? Do you toss it, do you […]
A Christmas Star is Born December 17, 2022 | No Comments | Christmas, Entertaining, Life Wednesday night I had an Open House just for the ladies. When you spend 3 weeks of your life preparing […]
Christmas Kitchen December 16, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Kitchen As we were cleaning up after Thanksgiving, wait wasn’t that years ago! The thought crossed my mind about leaving the […]
It Started with a Stinkin’ Pillow December 9, 2022 | No Comments | Bernina, Christmas, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery You know how one thing leads to another, right? Well a couple of years ago after I bought my new […]
This and That… WHAT?! November 30, 2022 | No Comments | Christmas I have been up to so much mischief the last few weeks and now I am shoulder deep into Christmas […]
What Makes The Magic? January 1, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, DIY, Life his post started out as Boxes, Trunks, and Containers or Why I Collect so Many! I do collect a lot of […]
Christmas Views and Sweet Surprises December 27, 2021 | No Comments | Christmas, Tablescapes, Tableware Now that the wrapping paper has been tossed, the ribbon carefully salvaged and a breath taken it is time for […]
Christmas Candle Light Tour December 24, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Dishes, Entertaining, Fabric & Upholstery, Kitchen, Tablescapes, Tableware, Vignettes Well there are just two more sleeps until Christmas. Last evening my daughter and I had a memorable evening. We […]
Embracing the Blue and Lower Level Christmas Reveal December 18, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Christmas, Collecting, Salvage, Vignettes I have been trying to embrace the blue in my lower level room for a couple of years. Don’t get […]
The Christmas Tree December 15, 2021 | No Comments | Christmas, DIY Do you ever suffer from massive indecision even when the answer is right in front of your face? Such is […]
Enter Christmas December 10, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, DIY, Entertaining, Inheritance, Life, Polish, Salvage, Tablescapes, Tableware, Travel There once was a boy who loved to build. Using his hands was always the thing that kept him going. […]
Decking the Halls November 28, 2021 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating Well the silly season has finally started over here. I know, I’m way behind but it takes time to get […]
Going Against the Grain / Design Trends January 25, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, DIY, Tablescapes, Tableware, Trends Can good design still be good design if it isn’t the flavor of the moment? When clients ask me what […]
Christmas Lower Level December 24, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Fabric & Upholstery, Tableware Our lower level room is where all our celebrations happen. It’s also become the place where the grand boys watch […]
Wrapping Paper Wars – A United Nations for Wrapping Paper December 23, 2020 | No Comments | Christmas, Life Does anybody else have this problem? You start out with a curated design idea and then you have to select […]
Fox Hollow Bedroom December 22, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Bedding, Bedroom, Christmas, Decorating, Fabric & Upholstery, Paint The snow is coming down and the wind is rattling the windows so I thought it was a good time […]
Living Room Christmas Tour December 21, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Tablescapes, Tableware Welcome to my Living Room. I gave a glimpse of the Welsh Cupboard so here is the rest of the […]
Christmas in the Welsh Cupboard December 16, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Vignettes Before I start making my Christmas cards (I know crazy right) I wanted to give you a glimpse into my […]
Composition and Balance December 6, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Vignettes As I’ve been slogging my way thru Christmas Decorations and creating Focal Points I came upon something yesterday while doing […]
