If you’re like me, you like to read blogs about home decorating to get inspiration or see new ideas that spark creativity. The downside to reading blogs about home decorating is that often times, whatever is currently ‘on trend’ is a lot of what you will see. But what if you’re not necessarily looking for…
Fireplace Mantels
Estate Sale Tips
When you stop and think about it, estate sales are a little curious. You walk into the home of a complete stranger, and are given free rein to wander around and peruse some of their belongings. But if you can get past that little bit of discomfort, you are about to discover the joy of…
A Swing Through Christmas
A little bit late, but no less festive, is this quick little swing through Christmas 2024 at the Dupont house. Perhaps like you, I felt very rushed with those few short weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. So, with what felt like a crunched schedule, I tried to put together Christmas at the Dupont house in…
The Dupont House Family Room Renovation
No, I haven’t lost my mind and confused February with October. It’s just that up until now, I have only shown blog posts focusing on the Dupont house living / dining room space. And it’s only one room out of 4 that I should be including in my blog posts. The other 3 are: the…
Tutorial – How to Decorate a Summer Mantel
Here is a tutorial with some ideas on how to decorate a summer mantel. In essence, a mantel and hearth are an oversized vignette; sort of a big vignette, made up of smaller vignettes. It makes sense, then, that the principles of a vignette apply to both the big picture and the smaller, individual…
