Thanksgiving deserves its own mantel, don’t you think? Halloween gets plenty of mantel focus, and Christmas certainly inspires and dazzles with mantel ideas. But in November, the crazy month transitioning from Halloween to Christmas, sometimes Thanksgiving gets a teensy bit overlooked. So let’s give Thanksgiving a mantel it deserves. I found this leaf…
Decorating
A Festive Fall on the Front Porch
A Festive Fall on the Front Porch came about when I was taking down the front yard Halloween decorations. Since I am hosting Thanksgiving, I wanted something on the front porch to greet my guests as they arrived. I already had the wreath up, but I was looking for a way to display my “Harvest…
A Fun Halloween Mantel
Bats and crows! Ghosts and skulls! Welcome to a Fun Halloween Mantel! For me, Halloween is a fun holiday. My favorite part of Halloween is the trick-or-treaters. And to make sure they feel welcome to ring our doorbell, we hang ghosts from a tree in the yard, have jack-0-lanterns lit up, string purple and orange…
2018 Fall Living Room
I have happily plunged head first into decorating my 2018 Fall Living Room. Filling my home with fall colors and decor gives me a sense of homecoming. Something deep inside me responds to the warmth and range of colors that are so welcoming and comforting. The richness and variety of and textures, the shapes…
How to Style Window Countertops
Mine can’t be the only home in America with an awkward spot that is a challenge to make appealing. We all have them, right? A nook in a corner, a shelf that is a little out of position, a open spot in a hallway, an angled corner that doesn’t make sense. Their location, size, position, or…