Our Christmas has all been taken down and as usual, I’m loving the clean uncluttered feel of the house. I’ve made one exception to the de-Christmasing, however: the pots on our front porch. I’ve removed the ribbon, the reddish sticks, and the big silver ornaments, but I’m leaving the rest, even the lights, for as […]
Around the House for Fall
October 11, 2019 Filed Under: Around the House, House & Home
Happy Friday! I wanted to pop in and share a few updates we’ve made around the house. First, at long last, I chose a paper for the half bath/powder room and had it hung. If we’re connected on Instagram you know I’m often taping wallpaper samples to the wall to try them out, but I […]
Peach and Blueberry Crisp
September 5, 2019 Filed Under: House & Home, Recipes
We have this great new development at our house. My daughter and her fiancee like to cook, so often when they come over for dinner they offer to do the heavy lifting. That was the case on Labor Day and since I was freed from cooking duties, I offered to handle dessert. I opted for […]
Blue and White Love
August 26, 2019 Filed Under: Favorite Things, For the Love of, House & Home
So many of us have a love affair with the classic color combination of blue and white and I’m no exception. I have blue and white all over my house. Because it’s so classic, I treat it as a neutral. I don’t worry whether there is any other blue in the room (there almost always […]
Around the House
August 7, 2019 Filed Under: Around the House, House & Home
Hello and happy August! I hope the end of your summer is going well. Here are a few little things from around our house that are making me happy right now. I’ve fallen in love with bamboo flatware, but the true bamboo pieces are pretty pricey so I started with these little corn-on-the-cob holders. They’ve […]
Some Florida Things
July 29, 2019 Filed Under: Books & Reading, House & Home, Life Stuff, Travel
We are just back from Pensacola, Florida where we went to see my sister’s boyfriend retire from a 23-year career with the Navy. It was such a moving ceremony and it was an honor to be there. The retirement ceremony took place in the National Naval Aviation Air Museum which is such an amazing place. […]
Dining Rooms as Libraries
July 1, 2019 Filed Under: House & Home
Every now and then I run across a photo of a dining room that doubles as a library and it stops me in my tracks. It’s just so unexpected to see shelves of books in a dining room. But it creates such a warm and interesting space, don’t you think? Here are some of my […]
What Are Your Thoughts on White Walls?
June 3, 2019 Filed Under: House & Home
Every wall in our house is painted a color. Most rooms, like the entryway above, and the master bath and living room below, are painted Benjamin Moore’s Stone Hearth. The kitchen and dining room are painted Benjamin Moore’s Beigewood. And our master bedroom is painted Sherwin William’s Urbane Bronze. I like these colors. We’ve lived […]
What Gives a House Soul?
April 24, 2019 Filed Under: House & Home
“Surround yourself with what you love, so that your house has soul. Collect, don’t decorate.” – Christy Ford Houses are one of my love languages. And while I love a beautifully decorated house as well as the next person, my favorite houses are those with a lot of soul. Houses that give you a real […]
What I’ve Been Pinning: Foyers and Entries
April 3, 2019 Filed Under: House & Home
There’s something about a warm, welcoming entryway that I find irresistible. I have a board full of them on Pinterest. Here are some of my favorites. I could study this picture from a North Carolina mountain home for hours. I love all the layers: the beams, the sconces, the lantern, the antique chest, and my […]
