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Let’s create a fall idea board. With all the best ideas we can find from around the internet to inspire us to create a fabulous fall home! Actually, you may want to make several! I know it’s still summer but fall is closer than you think! So enjoy the rest of the summer while you…
Last week The Cottage Journal magazine came for a visit. To say I was excited is a huge understatement! Linda, the editor… Yukie, the stylist… and Will, the photographer spent several days in my beautiful Lancaster County and a day at my home. They were professional, personable and so so lovely! We also spent a…
Did you know the formal dining room is coming back? You are either jumping up and down for joy or letting out a collective groan! But before we throw in the formal dining room towel and give way to no dining room at all, STOP! Let’s make our dining rooms a vital, useful part of…
Vignettes are a wonderful way to add personality, a bit of the season, and a big dose of pretty to your home! But sometimes putting them together can get overwhelming! So, today let’s talk about the basic elements of a transitional vignette and I’ll show you a few I created out of a handful of…
Setting a table is one of my favorite things to do… and better yet if it is al fresco! Over the years I’ve been collecting dinnerware and linens and accessories in just a few colors so I can turn all these items into endless and interesting tablescapes. My favorite colors to collect are blue…
I have had such a crush on succulents for a few years now. They are not only adorable but almost kill proof. And I love using succulents in decor here at StoneGable! There is something so sweet and kitschy and cool all at the same time about them. Today is “all things succulent”. Let’s get…
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!…
Transitional decorating is how I easily move from one season to the other. It’s how I give my home a little breathing room between the season at hand and the next big holiday coming up! Transitioning is the PROCESS of changing from one state or condition to another! And transition is a big, big…
This is a sponsored post. Are you shopping for Christmas? If you are like me I’m always looking for “one more gift” for someone! Today I’m sharing five of my favorite small business shops! I find small shops have such unique gifts and I’m featuring some here today! Take a look at these shops and…
I wish you could visit me at StoneGable. We are in the heights of quintessential fall. The weather is cool and corn is dry and lightly golden and the trees are full of saturated color! The fields around us are filled with pumpkins and dried soybean. It is my favorite time of year! No wonder…
Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner I thought we would talk tablescapes! I don’t know about you, but I get weak in the knees when I see a beautiful tablescape. Whether simple and relaxed or fancy and elegant… well thought out tables with fun surprising touches are a delight to sit down to! So,…
It’s time to be thinking about setting our Thanksgiving tables. Even if you are not hosting it’s fun to set a pretty table now and enjoy it until turkey day! This year I was inspired by natural elements like blue and white pumpkins, seeded eucalyptus, pinecones, and acorns. These all work together to make a…
Succulents and little white pumpkins are a match made in heaven! And so I combined this heavenly combo and used them as an inspiration for a soft white Thanksgiving table! And what an easy table to style! Really a table of “fall leftovers”. Today, I’m sharing how to set this table lots of other ideas for…
Today I’m sharing lots of pretty, simple and easy ideas and entertaining tips for Thanksgiving! Today’s post is a mish-mosh of tips, table, and traditions! A must-read and a keeper too!
I’m bringing fall into my living room this season with an easy NO SEW BURLAP LEAF PILLOW! Fall is my favorite season… I love everything about it! Chilly weather, apples, and pumpkins and of course the falling leaves! Lots and lots of leaves!
I love getting emails from readers and the most asked On The Menu question I get is, “Do you really make what you post every week?”. And the honest answer is yes and no. A menu plan is just that… a plan! And plans often change. We might go out to dinner or I may…
In a recent email, a StoneGable reader asked how I fill up my dough bowls to overflowing without spending lots of money. What Cindy was asking is our topic for today’s post! She wondered if I filled my bowls with what she’s see spilling out of a bowl or is there some secret substance…
I love to be outside during the fall… even more than summer! Fall weather here is usually stunning. Crisp and no humidity and there are days that are so perfect you have to pinch yourself to make sure they are real! The scenery begins to change and become saturated with the most gorgeous autumnal colors!…
Today I have lots of creative ideas for you to give a nod to fall in your bedroom! Since most of us will spend a third of our lives in our bedrooms wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy a bit of fall decor in there too! And not only in the bedrooms we sleep in but…
Welcome to the back half of StoneGable and the LOVE TO bHOME FALL TOUR! I’ve decorated the family room, breakfast nook, and kitchen with tads and touches of fall and I can’t wait to share it with you! Fall is such a special time here in Lancaster County. Much of the land is bucolic…