2016 Christmas Home Tour Welcome to our Christmas Sparkle Home Tour. We hope you enjoy the talent and creativity on display here, as well as find a little inspiration for your own holiday cheer! Please be sure to visit all of the blogs listed at the bottom of this post. To create a warm, cozy,…
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…
Pre-Chopped Onions – A Great Timesaver
By default, we are all always busy as a matter of course. Life just gets hectic when you combine taking care of children and our families, working, making time for friends……and then a glance at the calendar shows that the holidays are rushing towards us! But perhaps this trick system of pre-chopped onions will help…
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…