There are a bazillion ways your Christmas decor can go. Traditional, color scheme, industrial, metallic, glam, themed every which way. This year I decided to embrace my life now. I have a 5 year old, a 2 year old and a 7 month old. For Christmas I pictured something out of the Holiday. You know--the part where Cameron Diaz snuggles up with Jude Law's kids in that snowflake fort? So that mixed with the fun that is Land of Nod. Then I was talking to my friend Ann Marie from White House, ...
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A Spooky Halloween Mantle
While the kids were asleep, I had fun playing with my Halloween "mantle" -- aka: dining room console table. This year we reused a lot of things and added a few new fun things from American Crafts available at Target. For this mantle we used the bunting and the fun label stickers from the American Craft line at Target. This fun banner is one of three kits available. There are also the mini witch hats and paper wreath (you can see below). Target is carrying a wide ...
How to Paint Stripes & Our Dining Room Wall Update
It happened. The shelf has come down. As much fun as that shelf was, it was time for a change. Kind of like when you just decide to chop off your hair--randomly, one day. Or am I the only one who does that? We are kind of in love with stripes around here. We painted them in our living room when we first moved in (those are long gone), we also painted them in Eleanor's room, which is now Hudson's room. We actually covered this once before (here), but I still get questions about it a ...
Spring Mantle With Nest Specimen Art
Yay! It's spring! Okay, not really. We have a fresh 7-9 inches of snow outside and the ten day forecast doesn't even hit 40 degrees. In my head: December, January & February are winter, but that is it. After that, I am all about spring. Four seasons, 12 months means each season only gets three months (cue laughter from every.single.person who lives in Wisconsin). Needless to say, regardless of the weather, Easter is right around the corner so it was time to get my Easter/spring shelf ...
My Ever-Changing Dining Room Shelf
Ever since we put this dining room shelf up (Christmas of 2011) a little over a year ago, it has become my go-to place for decorating. I love that I can see this shelf from the kitchen, dining room and living room. It makes my whole house feel festive and focusing most of my efforts on one wall gives me a lot of bang for my buck. I thought it would be fun to go back and check out the shelf's many transformations. Christmas Shelf Shelf Decor My Valentine Wall Eleanor's First ...