When we bought our current home we knew it was a bit of a project.  We began with the detached garage and yard. It desperately needed attention. The entire yard was overgrown. The existing garage was an eye sore that took up a big chunk of the backyard. The first thing we did was remove the overgrown shrubs and trees. Our goal was create a real yard with enough room to play. The next thing we ...
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Connecticut Christmas Cottage
I'm linking up to Jennifer Rizzo's Holiday House Walk. Pop over for a visit! I'm sharing our Connecticut Christmas Cottage-- I think you'll recognize my little square--it's our front porch! Decorating for Christmas brings back so many memories. I'll always mix in a few new things, but mostly I use decorations that we've had for years. I buy fresh greenery and wreaths and snip a few branches ...
DIY Advent Candle {Wreath}
Okay, so this is not exactly an Advent Wreath, but it's our version of an advent wreath. We are still keeping an important tradition, but with a new twist. Every year we make a similar version using things we have around the house, plus numbers from the hardware store. I buy the traditional three purple and one pink candle. Growing up I never knew why the pink and purple, but this explains ...
Thanksgiving Table
One of my most popular posts ever was a holiday post about decorating with old familiar things. For our Thanksgiving table I am going back to that idea and using most everything that we already have, but in a fresh way. I did add napkins that I bought on sale last summer at Serena & Lily and four copper candle holders from Terrain. Everything else we either made (the birch tree place card ...
Studio + Garden Tour + Frances Palmer
A perfect Autumn Sunday in Connecticut. The weather is brisk and the foliage is at its peak. As I scrolled through Instagram this morning I came upon Frances Palmer's beautiful feed and an announcement. Today and today only Frances Palmer was holding a Barn Tour and Sale. We live only seven miles away so I knew I had to jump at the chance of seeing the studio, gardens and her gorgeous ...
Halloween Mantel
Our house is black and white which makes it perfect for holidays--especially Halloween. I decorated our mantel with a few bats, pumpkins and our new Letterfolk board with a simple Boo to match the message on our front door. The bats are made using this simple pattern and black construction paper, but that wasn't always the case. Twice we've had had the real thing flying ...