holidays & seasons

  • Winter Porch Decorating

    So we’re at that “in between” time of year for decorating. All the beautiful Christmas decorations are taken down and put away. Although for full disclosure, I did take down the Christmas chalkboard and the small tree in the entryway just last week! But now everything is looking a little drab. The mantel has a…

  • Chalkboard Porch Box

    I’m stepping away from my 31 Days of French-Inspired Style series for a moment to post a picture of my chalkboard porch box. Whaaaat?….2 posts in 1 day! For me, that’s a record! Anyways, here’s the box dressed for fall…. I found this old metal box at a local store. It was pretty beat up,…

  • Asymmetrical Fall Wreath

    It’s been a very hot September around here and it’s felt more like summer than fall. But I decided to go ahead and start decorating for fall anyways and just try to will fall to begin. I started my decorating at the front door with a new wreath. I started with a basic grapevine wreath that…

  • My House Was Egged

    My house was egged…. Easter egged, that is!   We found this sign in the front yard. I don’t know how well the writing on the sign will show up when I publish this, so if you can’t see it, it says: You have been egged!! There are 21 eggs hidden in your yard. Have…

  • A Touch of Easter

    We’ve been in the middle of a little home renovation for the past few months. It’s made decorating a little tricky and I almost let Easter pass by without getting anything out. Almost. I truly love this time of year and Easter is my very favorite holiday, so I had to get a few things…