The bottlebrush mantle I have this year is cute and wintry and doesnāt scream Christmas. Which has been my decorating goal this year. The retro look of bottlebrush Christmas dĆ©cor caught my eye a few years ago and I picked up a few adorable pieces mostly from World Market. World Market still sells the trees […]
My goal for this yearās winter bedroom was a cozy look without looking Christmassy. So time for a new winter quilt, but the look for less. Warm bedding in our house usually goes from the beginning of December through February and I donāt want to change everything out mid-season. So the search began for a […]
While a new home or kitchen remodel are not in the cards for us, it never hurts to look at pretty homes and today Iām sharing a drool-worthy kitchen. Come along with me and see if you agree! Model home peeping has long been one of our hobbies. Itās fun to see beautiful fixtures, finishes […]
Inspired by Pottery Barn linens and McGee and Co artwork, I gave our guest bedroom an update and got the look for less money. Bedding Pottery Barn’s uber-popular Belgian Flax linen quilt ($300 for a queen quilt and $140 for two standard shams) is the inspiration for the bedspread I found at Walmart.com from My […]
If you have been following my blog the past few weeks you know Iāve spent a lot of time decluttering, downsizing and deep cleaning. Some of my very tired dĆ©cor made it to the donation bin and a few things got moved around. That left my house a little bare and in need of updating. […]
The AC was off for an entire 24-hours so Iām declaring it finally fall!Ā Itās been more Margaritaville than Apple Ciderville here. So I’ve been late getting into the spirit of the season, but here we go. My laser-focus super powers allowed me to ignore high temperatures and pull out a few fall things. And […]
And in other non-news reporting from my household.Ā Iāve been undecorating.Ā Snooze.Ā I know.Ā But Iām making room for a few new things I want to share. And.Ā I have to undecorate first.Ā It feels like itās been so long since I have bought anything new. Ā Iām still decluttering and downsizing, but all the āmaking […]
Saturday we rounded up the posse, met in Scottsdale and attended a free Pottery Barn Design Class. PB offers in-store design classes most Saturdays before the store opens. Evon, Denisse and I discovered that is just perfect because we can attend class, peruse the store (very carefully!) and then snag an early lunch before the […]
We had a tiny project going on here this week.Ā We spent some time and money converting the home office.Ā To what, you ask?Ā A man cave! Itās been quite some time since weāve done any projects. The summer just didnāt lend itself to any household improvements. But hubās desire for a recliner (different than […]
Itās time for some new art in our bedroom, but spending a lot of money for it isnāt too appealing. But. I found budget art and Iām going to share it with you. Because. I love it. I recently shared some free art I found online, printed it off, used a frame I had and […]