Welcome to our Fall 2023 Living Room at the Dupont house. Let’s start at the front door, and work our way through the entry way, into the living and dining room. It feels quite wonderful to celebrate our 2nd Fall in the Dupont house. The joy comes not only from filling our home with a…
Decorating
Summer Cottage Living Room
Please come in for a short tour of our summer cottage living room. This year we are featuring seashells, ladybugs, and birdhouses! Oh, and a little bit of thrift shopping bragging too. This summer cottage living room has a light touch. Rest assured there will be a tidal wave of color coming in the…
Early Winter 2023
This transition time from Christmas to winter is a decorating challenge to many. After all the exuberance of Christmas, settling back into the routine, the everyday isn’t so appealing. But if you flip it over, there is something unique about the window of time between Christmas and Easter. Whether you live in an area where winter temperatures hover…
Thrift Store Shopping – Twins & Cousins
Thrift store shopping, in and of itself, is a delight, a joy and sometimes even a celebration when coming across unexpected treasures. But when you find a ‘twin’ to something you’ve already purchased, or even a ‘cousin’, it just takes the whole experience one step further. The inspiration for this post came from finding thrift…
Christmas 2022 in the Living & Dining Room
It’s our first Christmas in the Dupont house. (Please read “Our Story” about our cross-country move in 2021.) Well, technically, it’s our second Christmas. But last year, our first Christmas, we had been in the house a scant 4 weeks, and 95% of our decorations were still packed in boxes. Not surpisingly, last year just didn’t…
