12 Days of Holiday Homes Today is the beginning of the 12 Days of Holiday Homes hosted by Amy & Christy of 11 Magnolia Lane and Jenny of Evolution of Style. Â Twenty-four bloggers are sharing their homes over the next 12 days. Â I'm at the end of the tour, but wanted to give a shout out to the girls that put it all together and to Lynch Creek Farm for sponsoring again this year! Todays tour ...
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The one piece of clothing you need this winter: A Bouclé Coat
I live where it's cold and so a new winter coat purchase can be easily justified. I'm sort of kidding, but when I slipped on the Daphne Bouclé coat at J.Crew, I knew it was going home with me.  It's the sort of coat that's perfect to throw on over everything.  I wore it over workout clothes for a walk on the beach and I plan to wear it to every holiday party.  Most of the coats I've tried on were ...
Simple DIY Advent Candle Display
December 3rd is the first Sunday of Advent. Â I made the simplest Advent candle display using candles from Ikea and a tray from Terrain. Â I added a little moss from the stone walls on our property and as luck would have it, the wind blew tiny little pinecones all over the patio overnight, so I added those as well. This is one from a few years ago. Â I used San Marzano tomato cans and ...
An easy make ahead appetizer for thanksgiving
An easy make ahead appetizer for Thanksgiving, because we all need that. Â I made mine today and on Thursday afternoon, I can just take these out of the refrigerator and pop them into the oven. The mini baked brie en croute is an appetizer that almost everyone will love. Â I say almost because I've learned that you can't please everyone all of the time. Â This is one that might come close! Â I mean ...
A tiny NYC apartment for 3
If you follow this blog even a little bit, you know that Madeline graduated from college and is living in NYC in a beautiful but tiny apartment with two friends. Â They searched all over the city most of the summer until they found the perfect one. Â The apartment was being completely renovated the day we first saw it. Â The floor plan was reconfigured creating three bedrooms and a small ...
DIY Checkerboard Chalkboard Wall Update + Friday Favorites
I went to a book signing/discussion at Terrain the other night for the new Remodelista book, The Organized Home.  I was chatting with Catherine who works in the corporate offices of Terrain in Philadelphia.  The diy checkerboard chalkboard wall that I did last Winter came up in our conversation. I was explaining what I learned about the difference in chalkboard paints and it occurred to me that ...