In honor of the new year, and all things related to simply living life a teensy bit better, I wanted to share with you the 5 things I do to help me with kitchen organization. Let me start with a point of reference…. two points actually: the details of my life, and the reason why…
6 of My Favorite Blogs for Decorating and Organizing
Happy 2019!~ As a salute to the new year and all things related to improving habits, systems, and life in general overall, I wanted to share with you 6 of my favorite blogs that talk about decorating and organizing. Decorating and organizing are the subjects that pique my interest more than almost anything else. Not…
2018 Christmas Living Room
Welcome to Red Shutter Cottage at this most special time of the year. A big part of decorating for Christmas is combining the memories of my childhood with my own personal idea of Christmas and how to decorate for it. Christmas for me is a time to honor memories, as well as bring the beauty…
Beef ~n~ Bowtie Soup
At this time of the year, at the height of the holiday season, soups, stews and chilis start to appear on my meal plans in a big way! I occasionally make this recipe for Beef ~n~ Bowtie Soup in the spring and summer months. But during the fall and winter months, when hearty and flavorful…
2018 Thanksgiving Mantel
Thanksgiving deserves its own mantel, don’t you think? Halloween gets plenty of mantel focus, and Christmas certainly inspires and dazzles with mantel ideas. But in November, the crazy month transitioning from Halloween to Christmas, sometimes Thanksgiving gets a teensy bit overlooked. So let’s give Thanksgiving a mantel it deserves. I found this leaf…