There are certain designer secrets to know and practice in your home. Why? Because they will make decorating a whole lot easier and your home so much prettier! Scale and proportion are a magic duo when it comes to creating a beautiful place to live. And YOU CAN learn about these secrets and create fabulous spaces using these concepts. Let’s learn about scale and proportion….
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PICKING THE RIGHT PILLOW FOR YOUR HOME
Pillows are like jewelry to a room. They brighten up a room and make it look attractive and pretty. Pillows can even change the look of a room! “How many of each pillow should I buy?” One of each or two? Today lets talk about how many pillows should you buy to create beautiful arrangements for the rooms in your home….
A LITTLE TOO MUCH TALK
Some things come around full circle. And it’s interesting how the lessons of the past can become so perfect for the here and now. Today let’s talk about “opinions”. Oh, we all have them for sure! But how we speak them or whether we say them at all is something worth talking about!…
HERB CONTAINER GARDENING GUIDEBOOK
Now is the time to think about herb container gardening. It’s easy and adds such beauty to your home. And herbs can be used in cooking, decorating and to make you and your home smell heavenly! Today’s post is a guidebook of how-to’s and tips and herb inspiration. Let’s start a container garden!…
ON THE MENU #209
Oh, YUM! Today I’ve been making the most delicious asparagus side dish! I’ll be posting about this week! It’s asparagus season in Lancaster County!!! I just can’t wait to share all the great spring recipes On The Menu this week! Let’s go!…
BEST LIVING ROOM DECORATING IDEAS
Here’s the best living room decorating ideas all in one place. It’s a guidebook for decorating your living room from the floor to the ceiling and from wall to wall. Let’s decorate YOUR living room!…
DESIGNER SECRETS FOR ROOMS THAT STAY IN STYLE
Wouldn’t you like to decorate a room and be so confident that your decor will look great for a long time. It will look fresh and timeless and you won’t have “the regrets”? Today let’s talk about how to decorate rooms that stay in style and look beautiful for years!…
DECORATING SIDEBOARDS AND BUFFETS
Decorating sideboards and buffets in our dining rooms and other rooms in our home is so important! These are prime pieces of decor real estate that can show off our personality! Today I’m sharing easy ways to decorate a sideboard or buffet and useful, fabulous, and doable styling tips too!…
5 WAYS TO LOVE YOUR HOME
It’s so important to love the homes we have. Do you love your home? Loving our home is a matter of gratitude and caring and not a matter of loving everything about our homes. Today let’s talk about ways to love our homes and be thankful for them….
EASY EASTER TABLE IDEAS
It will be Easter soon and if you are like me you are planning your Easter dinner menu and table. I am so excited to have family in our home for Easter this year! Here are some pretty, fun and easy ideas to help you set a beautiful Easter table!…
DECORATING YOUR HOME ON A BUDGET
We all love to decorate our homes on a budget! And you can decorate a home beautifully on a budget if you know some savvy tips and have a great plan. Today let’s talk about all the ways you can decorate a home without spending lots of $$$….
SOMETIMES BORING DECOR IS BEST
I’ve wanted to write this post for a long long time because it can help you create beauty in your home and avoid costly decorating mistakes. But there are some hard truths we need to talk about! And sometimes hard truths are uncomfortable! Finally, I think we are all ready to hear why I think boring decor is best!…
PRETTY EASY EASTER ARRANGEMENT
Easter is just a few weeks away and I’m adding some pretty and very easy Easter-inspired decor to our home! Today I’m sharing how to make this super simple Easter egg arrangement that you can make too! Let’s celebrate the season!…
BEAUTIFUL TORN TISSUE EGGS
One of the most beautiful and easy diy projects I’ve done are these so so pretty eggs. I hope you give them a try too! They are addictive! And how pretty will these look in your home?…
5 PRETTY NO-SEW DIY PILLOWS
Let’s make DIY pillows! Don’t we all love pillows? Yes!!! I have 5 of the prettiest and easiest no-sew DIY pillows! All are a bit different and use different techniques! And all will look so pretty in your home!…
MODERN AND SIMPLE EASTER TABLE
When I think of Easter I usually think of pastels and pretty soft colors and white bunnies! But this year, I’ve created a simple and modern Easter Table! Bright and not traditional at all! Sometimes we just need to shake things up a bit! Let me show you how I created this vibrant table!…
PRETTY IDEAS FOR A SPRING MANTEL
Decorating a mantel can be daunting. It is usually the focal point of a room, it is a l-o-n-g surface and it is also narrow! Phew! But you can decorate a spring mantel like a pro with these easy suggestions and ideas! Ready to decorate a pretty spring mantel?…
POWDER ROOM MAKEOVER AND IDEAS
We are staring a powder room makeover! It’s been on our home project list for about a year and we have been collecting ideas and making selections slowly! Now it’s time to get our plans in order and get busy transforming our little powder room. Here are ideas you might like too!…
SPRING KITCHEN DECORATING IDEAS
Spring is such a glorious time of year. The earth starts to wake up from its winter nap and life spring up again! I’m in my kitchen celebrating all the beauty of the new season and sharing spring kitchen decorating ideas….
BEAUTIFUL TORN TISSUE PLANTERS
If you make one thing this spring, these pretty torn tissue planters should be it! They are so so easy to make and you will be thrilled with how they look in your home this spring!…
EASY AND PRETTY SPRING CENTERPIECE
Let’s celebrate Spring with a super easy and so so pretty spring centerpiece. I have a recipe or formula to make this centerpiece so you can recreate it over and over for any season or holiday! But let’s make one for Spring today!…
CREATE AN EARLY SPRING VIGNETTE
A spring vignette will brighten up any room and will help you celebrate this beautiful and most welcomed season! I love creating vignettes because of their big punch of pretty and because I can put one together so quickly! Let’s make an early spring vignette!…
CARING FOR CUT TULIPS FOR LONGER LIFE
I love tulips and if you do to you are in good company. So let’s keep them as long as possible! With just a few tips you can keep tulips pretty for longer than you think!!! Here are some easy ways to keep tulips healthy and pretty….
SAVVY IDEAS FOR SMALL ROOMS
Do you have a small room in your home and wish it lived like a large one? I’m not talking about knocking out walls or doing anything drastic. But you can, with some savvy tips and doable actions make your small room work and live like a much larger one! Let’s get the most out of these rooms!…
FORCING SPRING BRANCHES IN YOUR HOME
Forcing spring branches is one of my favorite things to do! One of the sure signs of late winter turning into spring is the swollen buds on the trees that will burst into beautiful bloom soon. Why wait for Mother Nature, force them yourselves, and enjoy them a week’s earlier. Here’s how……
WHAT’S SO AMAZING ABOUT GRACE?
If you ask me what my favorite song is I would say Amazing Grace. It was not until I was 33 years old that I knew for the first time how amazing grace really was….
SPRING PARROT TULIP WREATH
If I could make just one wreath to put on my front door this spring, this big beautiful parrot tulip wreath would be it! Showy and a big welcome to spring this pretty wreath is also so easy to make! Let’s celebrate spring starting at our front door!…
ON THE MENU FOR WEEK OF FEB 22ND
Let’s eat deliciously healthy meals this week! We are now in between the glorious, warm flavored food of winter and the lightened up fresher flavors of spring! This week’s menu has lots of warm yummy recipes with fresh salads and more! Here’s what’s on the menu this week……
ON THE MENU WEEK OF MARCH 15th
February is such a transitional and unpredictable month. Right now we are in a cycle of snow. I really want to start spring menus but with so much snow the recipes this week are still winter inspired!…
8 PRETTY BED PILLOW ARRANGEMENTS
Bed pillow arrangement is not only an art but a bit of science too! I get asked how to arrange pillows on a bed all the time. So today, I’m sharing EIGHT great ways to make a pretty bed!…
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