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…
Beach-y Summer Dining Table Vignette
For summer, I wanted to have a dining table vignette that is beach-y and natural looking. Our home is small but there are nice sightlines to the dining room table from the living room and the kitchen table. Because of that visibility, I like to keep the dining table decorated in a seasonal way.
Popovers – food that’s fun to eat!
When I was growing up, my maternal Grandmother would make popovers for us, and they have always remained a favorite with me. Looking a bit like cumulous clouds when they come out of the oven, these airy treats were fun to eat and a big change of pace from our usual Bisquick biscuits. But somehow…
Organizing Kitchen Sink Tools
Organizing kitchen sink tools is an age old dilemma; where to put the sponge, the scrubber, the sink plug, the fill-in-the-blank with your preferred dish scrubbing tools. Over the years, I tried the wire basket with suction cups holding it to the side of the sink. It slid downwards, or sometimes just flat out fell. …