Floral Garland DIY

Create a floral table runner with this easy floral garland DIY

Set a pretty and elegant table with this faux floral garland DIY! If you’ve been cruising Pinterest lately (maybe a little too often, I admit), then you’ve probably seen the beautiful tablescapes with floral garland laid as a runner down the center of the table. I’m in love with this look, but I haven’t wanted…

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DIY Reversible Door Tags: Valentine’s to St. Patty’s

Make decorating your front door for Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day easy with these DIY reversible door tags.

Today, I’m sharing easy DIY reversible door tags that will take your front entry from Valentine’s Day to St. Patrick’s Day with one little flip and a change in ribbon. Make decorating your front door for Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day easier with these simple signs. Three cheers for multi-purpose decor! Yay! Y’all know…

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A Gracious Traditional Dining Room

Decorating a gracious traditional dining room with aqua blue walls, wainscoting, french provincial details, and luxury fabrics

We have been in our new house almost 10 months! Wow! I can hardly believe it. We have accomplished so much least of which is new wiring, new kitchen appliances (the old ones all quit within about a week-ha), and about 40% of the wallpaper is gone! I’ve been slowly working on decorating plans for…

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A Traditional Christmas Front Door

A traditional Christmas Front Door with plaid ribbon, garland, holly wreaths, and lanterns

But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be On your own front door… I really took this song to heart this Christmas and decked my front entry with holly, holly, holly! There are two fresh holly wreaths, holly branches in the planters, and holly sprigs on the lanterns. My three holly…

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Preserved Boxwood Wreath Tutorial

Christmas boxwood wreath in my Southern Christmas home tour

Is there any greenery more elegant than boxwood? Nope, not in my book, although magnolia comes in pretty close! I love preserved boxwood decorations whether its wreaths, garland, or topiaries, but I have not been willing to pay the hefty price tag for these items. As I was planning my Christmas decor this year, I…

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My Southern Christmas Home

My Southern Christmas home and mantle with pine and boxwood garland and boxwood wreath

I’m teaming up with Caroline from Organize Nashville and 27 other bloggers to share our Christmas decorating ideas in the Simply Seasonal: Holiday Edition blog hop! We are opening our doors to give you a glimpse at how we decorate for Christmas and make the season merry and bright. I’ve listed links to the other…

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8 Hassle Free Holiday Decorating Tips

Use these 8 holiday decorating tips make Christmas decorating more meaningful and effortless.

Make Christmas decorating easier and more meaningful with these 8 holiday decorating tips! Turkey day is over, and it is time to break out some Christmas cheer! Y’all know I love to decorate for the holidays. But this doesn’t mean I don’t get bogged down in the hassle of it all sometimes. I’ve found these…

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Rattan Bar Cart DIY: Inspired by Society Social

Rattan bar cart DIY in navy blue - perfect for chic entertaining

Get the charming sophistication of a Society Social bar cart with this bar cart DIY for under $40 Ask any hostess with the mostest and she will tell you a bar cart is an essential entertaining tool, especially if you don’t have a built in bar. Bar carts are functional, offering storage for your liquor…

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Autumn Feather Wreath DIY

Autumn feather wreath DIY

Welcome your Thanksgiving guests with a festive, harvest themed wreath. This autumn feather wreath DIY is simple to create but really makes a statement at the front door. The wreath is pretty and elegant, and who doesn’t love feathers? Materials for the Feather Wreath DIY: White Styrofoam Wreath Form Various Feathers – Pheasant, Peacock, Turkey…

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Open Concept Decorating: Lessons from Fixer Upper

Step 1 to Open Concept Decorating- Unify Design and Decor. Get the 4 step formula for bright and inviting open floor plan

Alright lovely peonies, let’s talk about open concept decorating. Open floor plans are immensely popular right now as we well know. There are endless examples in design magazines and if you watch HGTV, which be honest we decoristas all have a slight obsession with, then you’ve seen designers knocking down walls left and right like…

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