Living in a small house can only mean one thing; limited storage space, and worse, small storage areas. This simply means I have had to be creative and use the same items over and over again, from one season to the next. Here is a list of my 5 decorating pieces that are flexible enough to…
Fall Harvest
How to Store Christmas Decorations
This post is to share a system of storing holiday decorations that is flexible, simple, and is guaranteed to make this process easier for you in 3 ways: It will help you easily store decorations, easily find specific decorations or bins you are searching for, and easily re-pack bins quickly and efficiently. Step 1: Use…
2016 Halloween on the Front Porch
Welcome to Halloween on the Front Porch! Here is my Welcoming Committee! I like to have fun with Halloween when I am decorating our front porch. As Halloween approaches, I add ghosts that swing in the juniper tree, and purple and orange lights to the pyracantha bush. This year, I did something I have…
2016 Fall and Halloween Kitchen Tour
Welcome to the 2016 Fall and Halloween Kitchen Tour! While most of my Fall decorating is focused on our living room, and dining room (you can see that here), some of it spills into the kitchen as well. I also brought a bit of Halloween into our kitchen by filling our hutch with my little…
2016 Fall Home Tour
Welcome to the Fall Home Tour at Red Shutter Cottage. When it comes to Fall, I don’t pussyfoot around. I launch myself into Fall, head first, at warp-turbo speed. Living in Southern California, the fall months are essentially a continuation of the summer months, with slight dips in temperatures. My way of coping is to…
