Fall-spiration

Fall inspiration collage flatlay with floral chintz background, pumpkins, pink mums, teal goblets, leopard print shoes, and champagne

A new season is beginning! Feel energized by my fall-spiration mood board to decorate and dress for the autumn ahead! I love fall, and I always start thinking about it and how I will decorate my home for the season long before summer is over. This year inspiration didn’t come right away. Maybe it’s this…

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On My Reading List – Fall Edition

Sugar Queen book by Sarah Addison Allen on brass tray with dahlia floral arrangement and cookies

On my reading list – 12 Books to read or listen to this fall Friends, did you know I am an avid reader? In fact, probably my favorite leisure activity is reading. Give me a good book, a class of bourbon, the shade of a big tree, and call me happy! All the additional time…

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Styling a Silk Scarf 3 Ways Using the Same Square Knot

Portrait view of Katherine wearing floral silk scarf tied in cowboy bib style.

Learn 3 ways to style a silk scarf using the same simple square knot, featuring the blooming petal silk scarf from Sarah Flint! A scarf is my favorite accessory for fall! Especially, a silk scarf made in Italy, hand painted, and decorated with the most gorgeous blooms! I was literally tickled pink when the Sarah…

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Tips for Styling a China Cabinet

7 Tips for styling a china cabinet

Arrange the dishes, tableware, silver, and curios in your china cabinet to charming affect with these 7 styling tips! Recently, I updated my china cabinet with a wallpaper backing in this beautiful coral pink paper from Waverly. It really livened up my cabinet and gave it a fun pop of color. It also complements my…

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Update Your China Cabinet with Wallpaper – Easy Tutorial

China cabinet with wallpaper backing - Waverly Savoy pattern in coral

With this DIY learn how to line the inside of a china cabinet with wallpaper for an easy updated look! Take you china cabinet from ordinary to FABULOUS with a colorful wallpaper backing! Literally, the hardest parts will be choosing your pattern and unloading the shelves. We have a stately neoclassical style cabinet in our…

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Vintage Vanity Style

Bedroom corner with vintage vanity styled with gilt mirror, glam lamp, vintage boxes, and flowers.

Repurpose a bureau à gradin desk as a bedroom dressing table for an elegant vintage vanity style where you can primp at your leisure and organize your jewelry! The crinkle of a crinoline skirt… The snick of a perfectly pulled taffeta bow… The spritz of feminine perfume… The tinkle of bracelets twisted two and fro…

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Grandmillennial Bedding Under $300

Breakfast in bed is all the sweeter with grandmillennial bedding

From pretty chintz quilts to percale sheets to monogrammed pillows, shop for quality grandmillennial bedding at a great price point with Katherine’s edit. There is just something about a freshly made bed with crisp, cool sheets and a pretty quilt that makes you want to crawl right in! Am I right? The magic of new…

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My Mama’s Chicken Salad with Grapes & Pecans

Picnic table set with vintage dishes, cloth napkins, and silver. Plates filled with chicken salad and fruit.

A favorite summer dish perfect for picnics and dining al fresco — chicken salad with grapes and pecans! We all have a favorite dish from our mama’s kitchen….you know that dish that no one can make better than her! It’s one you get a craving for and can never make as tasty as she does.…

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A Romantic Picnic on the Pond

Picnic blanket and table set up for some romantic al fresco dining in the mountains

It’s a fine summer day in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and I’m in the mood for a picnic — a picnic on the pond! Let’s escape the heat and monotonous chores piling up at home and head to the farm. Grab your picnic basket, some yummy fare, and a bottle or two of wine…OK make…

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How to Curate a Plate Wall Display

Top down perspective of varied vintage plates laid out on rug with hammer, nails, and measuring tape. Great way to curate a plate wall display.

Tips and ideas for mixing and matching vintage plates for a chic plate wall display! Plates, plates, plates EVERYWHERE! Each one of these round beauties is a little work of art in my opinion, and I love to hang them on my walls to enjoy. Seriously, I don’t think there is one room in my…

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