Holidays · Interior Decorating

Neutral Fall Decor With “A Little Christmas”

When I thought about my fall decor this year, I decided to channel Auntie Mame. Because, if there was ever a fall that “we need a little Christmas right this very minute!” it’s the fall of 2020. Let’s face it, it has been a really tough spring and summer and unfortunately, fall feels like it’s… Continue reading Neutral Fall Decor With “A Little Christmas”

Interior Decorating · Interior Design

Why My Family Room Decor Is Always A Work In Progress Or: How To Play Decorating Whack-A-Mole

You can redecorate some rooms you rarely use, like guestrooms or formal dining rooms, once in a blue moon. In these spaces, you may add an accessory or a seasonal decor item here or there. But otherwise once decorated, you can walk away satisfied that they will need little or no updating for some time. Not… Continue reading Why My Family Room Decor Is Always A Work In Progress Or: How To Play Decorating Whack-A-Mole

Interior Decorating · Interior Design

Inexpensive Kitchen Updates And Camouflage

The Dog Days of Summer are here. It’s mid-July in North Carolina, and, as my darling Step-Dad used to say, “it’s hotter than a $2 pistol.” Days on end of 90+° have driven me inside where I worship the air conditioning gods and pretend that I don’t notice the proliferation of weeds sprouting in my… Continue reading Inexpensive Kitchen Updates And Camouflage

Interior Decorating · Interior Design

Black Magic–Using Black To Punch Up Your Decor

I am not a witch (at least not most of the time), but I do believe in black magic. No, not the black hat and broomstick kind of magic. I am speaking of the magic of the color black. As women, we all know that the “Little Black Dress” has magical properties. It makes us… Continue reading Black Magic–Using Black To Punch Up Your Decor

Interior Decorating · Interior Design

Spring Has Sprung-A Spring Home Tour

If Alfred Lord Tennyson had been a home and lifestyle blogger, he would have written, “In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love (of throw pillows.)” Let me be honest here. I put an enormous amount of time and effort into decorating my house for the holidays, but I have never… Continue reading Spring Has Sprung-A Spring Home Tour