I think I've known Kelly since I first started blogging. Â We somehow "met" when I was still living in California. Â I think it was our black dining room walls that started our first email exchanges. Â I asked Kelly if she would do a Christmas House Tour on MLT and she said yes! Â I love Kelly's style and everything she does. Â It's all about the details and of course a lot of white! Â My favorite thing ...
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Friday Favorites: Not your typical gift guide . . . give the gift of wellness
Still need a few last minute gift ideas?  Instead of a typical gift guide (not that I have anything against gift guides) this is one that could change your life.  No really, hear me out on this.  This idea came to me as I was listening to Food Blogger Pro Podcasts on my way to Syracuse this week.  On Episode 124,  Bjork Ostrom interviews UJ Ramdas, one of the founders of The Five Minute ...
Writing, sending and receiving holiday cards
This year I set up a Christmas desk for writing cards . . . I love ordering our Christmas cards– I love writing them and I love receiving holiday cards. Especially the ones with photos!  Whether you send them through the mail or digitally is whatever works for you.  The one thing I did this year to make it a little easier is to set up a small desk in my living room where I can write cards.  If I ...
Central Park in Snow + 12 Days of Holiday Homes Tour Continues
How lucky to have our first snow of the season on a Saturday! Â As we sipped coffee by the fire I just could not help but think that we need to be in the city for the first snow. Â A couple of hours and a rather quick drive into the city later and we were walking through Central Park. Â A December snow that just felt and looked magical. 12 Days of Holiday Homes Tour The 12 Days of ...
Rustic Cinnamon House Ornaments that will make your house smell like Christmas
Want to make your house smell like Christmas in the best possible way? Â Well there's a couple of ways to do that. Â This candle is ahhhhh-mazing and then there's the more organic way with simple cinnamon ornaments for the tree. I tried two recipes and this is the one I preferred. Â The dough is a little more difficult to work with, but the results are prettier. The color stays dark like ...
An update on our painted stone fireplace
As many of you know, when we purchased our current home I thought for sure we would demo the fireplace before even moving in. Â After much consideration (which actually means one 10 minute meeting with a contractor who was throwing out big numbers and realizing we would still have a raised hearth) I said to my husband, "What if we just painted it white?" Well, of course that's exactly what we ...