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Summer Living Room

Whenever I come across a picture of a room I like in a magazine, or on Instagram, or wherever it may be, I always imagine that whoever decorated that room conjured up a vision in their head and then went to work executing it flawlessly – just the way they had planned out in their mind.

And if that really does happen for those people, I want to know their secret, because I promise you it does not happen for me.  Very rarely, anyway.

Instead, I usually stumble my way through, working with things on the fly and making it up as I go.  Sometimes, things fall into place nicely. And then sometimes it’s a bit of a struggle.

This time around it was a struggle.

I hauled so many things up from the basement and nothing was working for me.

I think at one point I sat down amidst the pillow covers and candlesticks and vase fillers and said, “I hate decorating”.

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Subtle Spring Details

Spring?

We finally have a few nice days coming up before a return to chilly weather – but the calendar tells me spring is upon us, so I have been slowly refreshing things inside.

When the spring season comes around I usually like to introduce little pops of green and softer colors and textures around the house. I’ve never been big into pastels, but anything in the family of white, ivory, beige or even a light gray, feels light and fresh to me.

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Winter Dining Room

What’s the best way to refresh a space when your wallet is recovering from the holidays (and those hard to resist post-holiday sales)?

Move the things you already have around!

Swap an end table with a night stand.  Use that old trunk at the foot of the bed for a coffee table. Move your dining buffet lamps into the living room.  It’s amazing sometimes what giving new purpose to an old piece can do – and it’s free.

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Pretty Winter Mantel

You all are such an easy bunch to please.

In my last post I asked what you wanted to see here and based on the feedback, what I thought was boring you all to tears is exactly what you come here for.  You like seeing simple and easy ways to change things up  – no big budgets or messy renovations required.  That my friends, I can do – you are coming to the right place!

I think we all like the feeling of less clutter and open space at the start of a new year. It’s refreshing, rejuvenating, and I, for one, find it so much easier to just think and breathe when I’m not surrounded by a lot of stuff.

So every year when January rolls around I crave spaces that feel open, airy, and fresh, yet still maintain that warmth that makes you want to snuggle in on those cold winter nights.

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When is it too Early to Decorate for Christmas?

I will admit that I may have indulged in an eye roll or two when I woke up November 1st to see my Instagram feed full of Christmas trees.

But what about the rest of fall?  What about Thanksgiving?  What’s the big rush?

We always seem so eager to move on to the next big thing.

It’s not that I don’t love Christmas, or that I don’t love seeing all the beautifully decked out rooms, or even that I haven’t started gathering my own ideas for the upcoming season.  I absolutely love having my home decorated with twinkle lights, and red and green, and all the festive cozy touches.  It truly is the most wonderful time of the year and I always look forward to it.

But for me, part of what makes the Christmas season so special, is that it’s so brief. I kind of like it that way.

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Cozy Pillows and Throws Under $30

One of my favorite things about this time of year is being able to curl up on the couch with a soft cozy throw and a pile of pillows to catch up on some reading or a favorite show.

And of course swapping out a few pillows and a new blanket is a great way to quickly change up the look of your room.  I rounded up a few of my favorites to share today – extra cozy options that can easily take you through the rest of the fall season, right into Christmas, and straight through the winter.

And bonus – they’re all under $30.

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The New Bed

So here it is.

The bed I think I maybe might be regretting.  And I suppose if you think you’re regretting something, than you probably are regretting something, so… there’s that.

It’s not the bed’s fault – it’s a perfectly beautiful bed.

It’s pretty. It’s unique. It’s well-made.  It’s sturdy.

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Vintage Typewriter Stand

I’ve been keeping a little secret from you.

About two months ago I bought a new bed.

It’s been…what…two years since I first started talking about finding a new bed for my bedroom?  Something like that, anyway.  And I finally went ahead and did it. But I’m kind of wondering what the heck I was thinking, because I don’t really think the bed I chose was the right choice.   I’m blaming the poor decision making on a broken heart.  My head just wasn’t in the right place.

But today isn’t about the bed – we’ll get into that another day – it’s about a nightstand (but you’ll get a tiny sneak peek at the bed in here too).

Because as soon as I put the new bed in the room, I knew I needed new nightstands.  I also knew I wanted them to be vintage in look and feel and dark gray or black in color.  I had one stand (in the basement – of course!) I could paint, but I needed something to go with it.

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Inspire: Beautiful Fall Mantels

There are so many ways to decorate a mantel for the fall season.  You can keep it simple or layer multiple elements.  Sprinkle in fall color or keep it textured and neutral.  You can line it with pumpkins and fall leaves, or take a more subtle approach.

Your creativity can really run wild with this space in your home – so have some fun with it!

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Rustic Fall Living Room

How many Pumpkin Spice Lattes have you indulged in already this September?  I’ll admit that I have had a few.

When exactly did pumpkin spice become an obsession?  Did we all of sudden discover the deliciousness of pumpkin flavored everything in the past few years?  I swear, before then the only time you heard about pumpkin was in a pie.

Or maybe I just never paid attention.  Either way, I’m not mad.  I love all the pumpkin flavored things.  All of them.

Pretty much if it involves pumpkins, or boots, or falling leaves, or cinnamon, or apples, or really anything that would even slightly evoke the feeling of the fall season, I am all over that.

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