It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... Since tomorrow is December first, I thought I'd get in the holiday spirit by snazzing up our house. I really wanted to go all out this year since it is our first married Christmas (and in our first home). My mom always told me I had champagne taste on ...
Yellow = Happy!
I was loving the yellow roses in my kitchen. Every time I looked at them I felt happier! All good things come to an end, I had to give the blooms the old heave ho. During my travels to Tar-Jay yesterday, I searched endlessly happened upon these decorative lemons smiling back at me! I scooped up ...
Get sleek vases in a pinch
Well, you all saw the Pier 1 console table I bought because it was 50% off to accent the kitchen. My mother-in-law gave me a dozen of yellow (my favorite color!) roses. The green paint in our kitchen (Benjamin Moore Fernwood Green) is the perfect backdrop for the yellow blooms. This created a ...
The impulse buy
We all have our faults. One of my many personality flaws is that I am impulsive. I was in Pier1 looking for an end table for my living room. Then, I saw a console table that reminded me of one I saw from West Elm! At that point I was completely sidetracked (end tables? what end tables?)and I was ...
Au Natural part deux
Well, to keep the natural textures flowing in our home, I like to mix it up. If things are found together in nature, than they'll go together in my house (which is actually something to take into consideration when choosing color and texture palettes for each room and the whole house in ...
