I've always thought of mantels as the quintessential space for Christmas decorating. When I didn't have one, I pretended. I've never had one as big as our current one before, which has brought some challenges for decorating. It's only our second Christmas in this house, so it's both a work in progress and a learning curve, but I'm really happy with how our Christmas Mantel 2014 turned out! I knew that I wanted a lot of white and gold, but I can't live without my pops of color. I wanted ... Read More
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The Accusing Parlor
When I was a teenager, I had a thing for house design magazines (I was a weird teenager). I still do, but they're much harder to find. I used to daydream about my perfect house. It would have an awesome kitchen, a sunroom, breakfast area, lots of bedrooms, a sitting area in the master… you get the idea. It would be huge and solid have a room for everything. My family would live in it forever. While a lot of rooms on my wish list came and went, the one room that never left was a ... Read More
Matilda’s Nursery
When we closed on this house, I was pregnant but didn't know it yet. We had all sorts of ideas for every room in the house except one. There was a bedroom upstairs that was smallish and, as crazy as it sounds, was just superfluous for our needs at the time. We thought about letting Scott use it as an office or as a hobby room, but it was a case of trying to invent a use for space we didn't need. Of course, once we found out I was pregnant, the perfect use presented itself and it was meant ... Read More