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Creating a Home Office from a Bedroom Part 1 of 2

July 3, 2017 by Kristine 2 Comments

Picture of Home Office from doorway showing desk and window. www.redshuttercottage.com

NOTE: Please forgive the quality of these photos;  they were taken before I knew the first thing about taking cellphone pictures!! This is the first of two posts about creating a home office from a bedroom.  This post, Part 1, describes the process I went through to empty the room, remove the wallpaper, professionally install shutters, and…

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Filed Under: Decorating, Furniture, Painting, Project Room, Projects

5 Decorating Pieces I Use Year-Round

June 24, 2017 by Kristine 11 Comments

  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…

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Filed Under: Autumn Decorating, Christmas, Christmas Living Room, Decorating, Early Winter, Fall Decorating, Fall Harvest, Fall Vignettes, Fireplace, Harvest Living Room, Vignettes

Tutorial – How to Decorate a Summer Mantel

June 19, 2017 by Kristine 6 Comments

Summer hearth with large topiary and conch shell. 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…

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Filed Under: Decorating, Fireplace, Organize Living Room, Projects, Spring/Summer, Summer, Vignettes

Confetti Chili for The Big Game Day

January 24, 2017 by Kristine 7 Comments

An easy recipe for Big Game Day Confetti Chili or any other day when only chili will do. www.redshuttercottage.com

Confetti Chili for The Big Game   There are very likely hundreds of different recipes for Chili.  There are even a few dozen recipes called Confetti Chili.  But I am presenting here a special Confetti Chili to be served on the day of The Big Game. The character of this chili is a mild taste,…

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Filed Under: Early Winter, Food Prep, Kitchen, Menus, Recipes, Soup Recipes

How to Store Christmas Decorations

January 8, 2017 by Kristine 4 Comments

How to store Christmas Decorations using numbered bins. www.redshuttercottage.com

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…

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Filed Under: Autumn Decorating, Christmas, Christmas Living Room, Decorating, Fall Decorating, Fall Harvest, Fall Vignettes, Halloween Decorating, Organize Living Room, Organizing, Projects

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