If you love decorating your home and creating an environment that is your personal happy space, you probably run into the same challenge that everyone else does. That challenge is being drawn to different types of home decor, but maintaining your own personal ‘stamp’; your own unique style. So how do you go about…
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Buffalo Check Pillows in the Living Room
One of my favorite websites for décor items is Piper Classics. Their variety of kitchen linens, bed and bathroom accessories and seasonal items fit in with country, cottage and farmhouse styles. They also offer a wonderful selection of curtains and window dressings – including buffalo check! I had the idea that I wanted to hang…
3 Tips for Styling a Kitchen Hutch and Plate Shelf
What do you do when you have a little too many things that ‘spark joy’? (This is the catch phrase from the Marie Kondo book “ The Magic of Tidying Up” as well as her show on Netflix.) I found myself in this situation recently in my kitchen. For many years, I have been…
How to Organize Gift Cards – 4 Ideas
To celebrate our wedding anniversary (15 years!), Sailor and I decided to go out for dinner. We picked a restaurant that is close to home, and the food is good. And as a nice little bonus, I knew I had a gift card for the restaurant. Turns out, I had 3. I keep all…
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…