Tag: decorating
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Book Review: Feels Like Home
I received a review copy of this book; all opinions expressed are mine. This book had me at the title: Feels Like Home: Transforming Your Space from Uninspiring to Uniquely Yours (Worthy Publishing). A place “uniquely yours” sounds wonderful, doesn’t it?! Why would we want to live amid the blah walls of a home (or…
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The REAL SIMPLE Method to Organizing Every Room
THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED-congrats to Marge K on winning the giveaway copy! I’m reviewing this new book on home organizing from the Editors of REAL SIMPLE, and I also am doing a giveaway for one copy of it! Continue reading below for details on how to enter the giveaway! I think I was meant…
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Fall Decorating the Natural Way
As I mentioned in a recent post, I’m wanting to move toward a simpler, less-cluttered life. And for the fall season, I’m thinking about how I can decorate and still keep things simple. Decorating with natural things is appealing to me because after you’re done decorating, you can recycle your natural decorations in a compost…
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Decorating Ideas for Next Christmas
It never fails…when Christmas is over, I come across ideas I wish I had seen earlier in the season so I could have tried them out. Well, I’m saving these ideas for next Christmas! Maybe you’ll find something here you’ll want to try next year, too! From My Picture-Perfect Life—display ornaments in a variety of…
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Shell Decor Ideas
I have always loved seashells and going to the beach! They add such a light summery touch to rooms! But I also like displaying shells year round, to help remind me of summer and the good times I had at the beach. So I keep my eyes open for new ways to do that. I…
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IKEA Inspiration
When I was on vacation recently, I had the chance to stop in at one of my favorite stores–IKEA! They have all kinds of home decor and kitchen items, wonderfully designed and so reasonably priced! I can’t walk into an IKEA store without buying anything, so it’s probably good that I don’t live close to…
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Autumn Decorating Inspiration from Pottery Barn
I found some great decorating ideas at the Pottery Barn website. It’s one of my favorite places to go idea-shopping because they always showcase their products in such beautiful ways. Most of these pictures from the site show how you can decorate with natural items (or natural-looking items), and how you can use and arrange…
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Happy Autumn!
There’s just a few more hours of summer left…and while I will miss those long sunny days, I have to admit I’m looking forward to fall. As much as I love the bright, clean colors of summer, I also love the rich, deep colors of autumn that can be seen both inside and out…from autumn…
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Inspiration from Cath Kidston
I saw some pretty fabric patterns on the Cath Kidston website. They’re perfect for spring! I really like the retro-vintage look they have. And if you like to be up on the latest trends, dots, stars, and strawberries are “in.” So is the red/turquoise color combination. To see more, you can check out the Cath…
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