Kelly, one of my readers, recently contacted me and asked me if I would ever consider doing a post on Powder Rooms. Interestingly enough our fixer-upper involves reconfiguring a half bath to make room for a tiny shower and vanity that will be our master bath. Not only was Kelly's request timely it got me thinking about an idea for a new series. I get a lot of emails about specific problems so I thought it would be fun to do a monthly post titled "Ask Cindy". If you would like to have a chance ...
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Nature Inspired Christmas Decor in my Home
Hi everyone, Mary Ann, Annie, and I are decided to do our own tour this year with a focus on nature and natural elements and we invited a few of our talented blogging friends to join us. I prefer a natural look to my Christmas Decor but use a base of faux for practical reasons. Let's take a look at how I create nature-inspired Christmas Decor in my Home. Let's start at my entry. NATURE INSPIRED ENTRY I don't change my decor a lot from year to year. I might change the ribbon or vary some of ...
Cornbread Stuffing and DIY Foraged Floral Arrangement
Hi Everyone! Wow, it has been a long week. Let's take a deep breath and talk about Thanksgiving Sides. I am joining five other fabulous cooks and we are sharing our favorite Thanksgiving Sides. We will have a very different Thanksgiving this year as I am sure many of you are as well. We will celebrate with our immediate family. Hopefully next year we can all get back together. Today let's talk about my favorite Cornbread Stuffing and a DIY Foraged Floral ...
How to Style a Console
I am a huge fan of a good console. A creatively styled console gives a foyer, wall, or sofa importance. When styling your table or console piece pull accent colors from the rugs, fabrics, or art in the room. If your console piece isn't big enough for the space,try adding a pair of chairs to extend the length of the piece. If you have a lot of empty space under the table consider filling it in with baskets, boxes, or ottomans. Let's take a look at How to Style a Console. I am no ...
Organic Fall Tablescape
Welcome to our latest Project Design. Today I am sharing my Organic Fall Tablescape. Fall is my favorite time to decorate so let's get this party started. Today, I am joined by my team members Mary Ann of Classic Casual Home and Annie of Most Lovely Things. We are so happy to welcome Jane of Jane at Home and welcome back Sheila of Maison de Cinq and Melanie of My Sweet Savannah We recently had our son and daughter in law over to celebrate their fall birthdays. We served a simple soup ...
Project Design-Five Tablescapes you can try Before Thanksgiving
Welcome to Project Design! If you are new to Project Design, Maryann from Classic Casual Home and I have been taking on these simple projects with different groups of bloggers since 2015. We are so happy that our friend Annie from Most Lovely Things will also be joining us on as a permanent member of our group . We love having her fresh eye and clean modern aesthetic. This month we are featuring five bloggers with five fresh tablescapes you can try right now. ...
Friday Fun Stuff Thing You Don’t Want to Miss
I would sell my soul for this Trampart Mirror from PB by San Francisco designer Ken Fulk if I had a place for it. It's on sale. How about some pillows made up in this gorgeous tone on tone fabric called Castile debuting this month from Schumacher. My new blogging friend Debra Wolfe pens the blog A Daily Plate of Crazy here. The Huffington Post just picked up "Getting Back in the Game over 50". You can read it in it's entireity here. Her posts are ...
Styling and Storage Ideas that will Make you Want to do Laundry
The next room in our house that is badly in need of an update is our laundry room. It isn’t large but it isn’t mini like some laundry rooms. As I stated in my previous post I am not about to post a before until I am ready to post an after it is that bad. This room below is my inspiration. Some of the pretty images we see on Pinterest are lovely but not necessarily practical if you know what I mean. This room is functional and looks pretty darn good. If you are thinking ...
Ten Coffee Tables I am loving Right Now
Have you struggled with styling your coffee table? It is time for another Project Design Assignment. This time 12 bloggers are going to you some tips and tricks. Come back on Friday to see these fabulous ladies at work. Carla Aston Designed classic•casual•home Cottage and Vine Emily A. Clark La Dolfina My Notting Hill Rough Luxe Lifestyle Savvy Southern Style Simple Details T & G Interiors The Enchanted Home The Relished Roost In the meantime ...
