Entertaining outdoors is one of my favorite things about Spring, Summer, and Fall. But summer entertaining is what we do best, here at StoneGable! Today I want to share some tips that I always find helpful when having friends and family over. Outdoor entertaining doesn’t have to be difficult and a little preparation goes a long way! So go ahead… make is simple or extravagant… just get outdoors and party!…
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POP OF COLOR SUMMER TOUR
When I think of summer decorating I think of adding a little bit of color to my decor! A “pop” of summer color! Some years it might be blue or red but this year I am smitten with the black/yellow/white combination! No matter what your style or the color palette of your home it’s simple to add a little color of the summer season! I’ll show you how! Today is the SUMMER COLORS HOME TOUR!…
THE SCOOP #328
Hope your MEMORIAL DAY was restful, fun and reflective! Welcome back to THE SCOOP dear friends! So glad you are with us today! We are in full summer mode here and have lots of fabulous posts about all things summer for your home and lifestyle! So glad you could join us so let’s party!…
10 EASY WAYS TO ADD SUMMER TO YOUR HOME
SUMMER is here! I hope you are all enjoying the beauty of the season! Planting outdoor pots and eating al fresco! Spending time on porches and patios and maybe even dipping your toes into a pool or body of water. Summer is easy-going and a little more laid back! Wouldn’t you love to bring some of the style and ease of summer inside? Here are 10 easy ways to add summer to your home! Let’s enjoy every ounce of this wonderful season inside and out!…
5 TIPS FOR DECORATING ON THE CHEAP
Having an obsession with decorating means I sometimes need to find ways to cut costs and decorate on the cheap. Today I want to share with you some of my favorite thrifty decorating tips so you can do more in your home with a lot less money!…
HOW TO CHOOSE THE PERFECT DECOR PILLOW INSERTS
If you have followed me for any time at all you will know my affinity for gorgeous pillows! Today we are talking about PILLOW INSERTS and how to choose the perfect ones for your decorative pillow covers! I think you might be surprised how important the right insert is to give your pillows a plump and pretty look!…
THE SCOOP #327
Hi Friends! Welcome back to THE SCOOP! Today has been a very special day here at StoneGable! Our DECORATING TIPS AND TRICKS store is up and ready for everyone to come and browse! So far today over 4,000 friends have visited and we (Anita, Kelly and me) are beyond thrilled. Our goal is to take the guesswork out of creating a beautiful home and we hope you are enjoying today’s selection! …
HOW TO PLANT HYDRANGEAS IN POTS AND PLANTERS
I have always had a love affair with hydrangeas! I love their big moppy heads that bounce in the breeze and the way cut hydrangeas grace a table in stunning style! This year we planted them in big rectangular planters on the patio. They create a charming divider between the wrap around porch and the patio. Our hydrangeas add such a pretty softness to all the hardscaping. Today let’s take a look at planting hydrangeas in containers….
WELCOME TO MY NEW DECORATING SHOP!
I’ve been keeping a secret for a while now! And I’m not alone… so has Anita from Cedar Hill Farmhouse and Kelly at My Soulful Home. Together we host the podcast DECORATING TIPS AND TRICKS and now we are opening an online shop DECORATING TIPS AND TRICKS SHOP. And we have created this shop with YOU in mind! To say we are thrilled and excited is quite the understatement!…
INTRODUCING COLOR TO A NEUTRAL PALETTE
Spaces that are a neutral color palette in our homes can come alive with a simple pop of color. The possibilities are endless for adding a fun, interesting color! So today I’m sharing my favorite ideas for adding color to a neutral color palette. My pop of color might be quite different than yours. For me, even a small addition of burnt yellow or a great rich blue is just right in my home! You need to experiment and see what works and what doesn’t. But a little color is a good thing in a neutral home!…
THE SCOOP #326
Hi friends! Thanks for joining us here at THE SCOOP! I’ve been very busy “behind the scenes” lately gearing up for a big, big surprise! I’m busting at the seams to tell you so make sure you stop back later this week and I’ll be giving you all the details. I bet you will love it as much as I do because I’ve been working with YOU in mind! But for now… let’s party!…
STONEGABLE 8 REASONS TO WEAR AN APRON
If you knock on my front door chances are I will greet you in an apron. They have become part of my “uniform” at home. And even more than that, when I tie an apron on in the morning it’s like saying, “okay, let’s start this day… let’s do this thing”. It’s empowering! An apron is to me what a cape is to Superman! I think there is a special power in wearing an apron! Today, let’s talk about 8 great reasons to wear an apron!…
6 EASY WAYS TO DECORATE A BEDROOM FOR SUMMER
This post is sponsored by eBay. Now is the time to be thinking about summer decor. And let’s start by getting our bedrooms in a summer state of mind. As summer temperatures rise and humidity begins to soar, we should be adjusting for those changes! Today I’m sharing 5 easy ways to decorate your bedroom for summer. Not only will your bedroom look cooler it will feel cooler too!…
5 BUDGET FRIENDLY DECORATING IDEAS.
If you are like me and love to change up your decor pretty often, cost can really be quite important. Changing up your space doesn’t have to cost a fortune! Today I am going to share five of my very favorite budget decorating ideas. They don’t cost much, but no one will ever know because they are so nice and elegant. …
10 MINUTE MASON JAR HERB GARDEN
Hey everyone, It’s spring! I want to be out digging in the dirt but our weather is a bit iffy! So, I’m gathering up my Mason jars and creating a fresh herb garden to use inside now and take outside in a couple weeks. I can stick my garden in a sunny window and snip some wonderful fresh herbs until it warms up enough for the whole little herb garden to go outside. Good for my body and soul! This pretty little herb garden only took 10 minutes to make! Let’s gather our materials and get busy!…
LAST MINUTE MOTHER’S DAY GIFT IDEAS
Mother’s Day is a little over a week away. If you don’t have a treat for the special women in your life I have 25 Mother’s Day gift ideas that you can buy now and have before May 13th! I own several of the gift suggestions and I love them so these are StoneGable tested and approved! Here’s my last minute Mother’s Day Gift Guide……
MIX AND MATCH DINING ROOM
I’ve been doing a little decorating and curating in my dining room. And it struck me… I have a mix and match dining room! A little bit of this and a tad of that and a smidge of the other. Gone are the days that everything is matchy-matchy. Now is the time to keep what you like and get rid of what does not work for you! Decorating is all about style… YOUR style!…
DECOR YOU SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT SPLURGE ON!
I have a do and don’t list in my head. You know, the kind you check off to make sure you are on task. But this is a decor checklist (of course)! It is a list of things I should and should not splurge on. In the left column of this mental list is the DO column and in the right column in the DO NOT one. I thought it might be time to not only write it down but share it with you too! So here it is my list of decor I should and should not splurge on!…
THE SCOOP #323
Finger’s crossed! I think Spring has finally sprung here at StoneGable. This is the first spring week that the possibility of snow (yes, snow) is not in the forecast. Today is a very special day for me. Bobby and have been married 35 years. And what a ride! Happy Anniversary to the sweetest man ever!!!!! I love and adore you. See one of our wedding pics below. Let’s party! …
HOW TO CHOOSE PERFECT PILLOWS
Let’s talk PILLOWS… again!! One of my favorite topics!!! Let’s talk about how to choose pillows and patterns and colors. Should we buy two like pillows if they are solid, and one if it’s patterned? Do size and shape have anything to do with our buying decisions? It’s all about choosing the perfect pillows! My post today was inspired by an email I got from one of my fabulous readers! Here’s what she said……
7 RULES FOR CHOOSING PERFECT CURTAINS
Recently, my master bedroom got BEAUTIFUL new curtains. And I realized there is a whole lot that goes into choosing curtains for a room. Curtains, although they mostly play a supportive role in the beauty and comfort of our homes, have a role to play. There are so so many options for adorning our windows. So today we will talk about 10 rules for choosing perfect curtains….
6 TIPS FOR DECORATING WITH NEUTRALS
Whites and neutral decor is such a classic. In the past several years decorating with neutrals seems to have resurrected itself and this classic has become a white-hot trend… pun intended! When we think neutrals we should not just think “white”. Neutrals run from black to browns to taupes and beige and gray and bone and ivory and whites and everything in between! We all love the calm and uncluttered look of neutrals working together and the clean serene feel it gives us! Neutrals are anything but boring… if done right! There are a few easy to follow rules for……
HOW TO STYLE A CHAIR
Okay, now that you have a chair you love how are you going to style it? Style it? Yes, let’s style it! There’s more to putting a chair in a room than just plunking it down and calling it a day. You want to make sure that it works with the rest of the room and contributes to its beauty. Today let’s look at how to style a chair! A little thought goes into making a chair play nicely with the other furnishings around it!…
THE SCOOP #322
Welcome back to THE SCOOP! This past weekend Bobby and I got our raised bed vegetable and herb garden ready for planting. We even got some of our cold tolerant veggies planted like lettuces, collard greens, onion sets and more. But yesterday and today old man winter returned with vengeance. Thank goodness we left the tomatoes and other more delicate plantings until later this month. It was sooooooo good to dig in the dirt! Hope to have a few posts of my gardens soon! Now let’s party!…
WHY I’M NOT AFRAID TO MAKE DECORATING MISTAKES
The whole title of this post is… Why I’m not afraid to make decorating mistake and why you shouldn’t either! Today is PRACTICALLY SPEAKING and I want to have a heart to heart talk about why home decorators like you and me should not be afraid to make mistakes when it comes to decorating! And believe me, I am talking from experience. Let’s talk frankly about why many times a mistake is our best teacher and how not getting it right the first time hones our style and decorating acumen!…
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN QUALITY PILLOWS
It may not be a surprise to you that I LOVE pillows. They are the easiest way to breathe life into a room and they are a great bang for our bucks! And for those bucks, we want to make sure we are purchasing quality pillows! It’s not hard to spot a pillow that will look beautiful for years and bring style to a room in your home. Here are a few things to look for in quality pillows……
THE SCOOP #321
Hi Friends! Welcome back to The Scoop! If you are here you are probably looking for inspiration! We all need that spark to ignite ideas in us to create new and wonderful things. And we have hundreds of sparks right here. Last week I was so excited to see a post about no-sew curtains and that has sparked me to create some no- sew curtains in my family room! So, we hope you find lots of things to inspire you here!…
MY FAVORITE DECOR RISERS
Risers are little things that create decorating magic around our homes. In vignettes, besides chairs, and on tabletops. They help lamps to be taller and flowers to reach higher. Stacking a group of like household items can act as the most posh risers! They are one of my very favorite go-to things when I’m decorating! I can’t wait to share so here are my favorite decor risers……
SPRING AND SUMMER BEDDING TIPS AND A GIVEAWAY
This post is sponsored by THIRD LIVING I have some really smart and stylish spring and summer bedding tips for you today. Do you keep the same bedding on your bed all year round? If you do you might want to rethink it. Not only for a beautiful bedroom but for a great night’s sleep! Here at StoneGable, we live in a four seasons area so our bedding needs to be changed to meet those temperature and humidity changes. And not just our bed but our guests bed too….
THE SCOOP #320
I woke up today and snow covered our roof and grass and the fields all around us! What? What season is it anyway!!!!! Thank goodness I heard the birds chirp! They let me know that spring weather can’t be that far away!!! Right? If it’s sunny and warm in your neck of the woods send some of it over to me!!!! Okay, let’s party!…
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