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Gracious living - decorating a delightful home - living room in beige and pale green from the Cashiers designer show house 2018

An important part of gracious living is creating a home that delights you…

A home that provides respite…

A home that feels cherished!

Whether you live in a quaint bungalow, a 3 story walk up, or a suburban colonial, you can have a home that feels welcoming and charming!

At P&P I want to help you create a home you love with decorating tips, DIY projects, and holiday decor ideas.

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Decorating Tips

Implement a home color scheme with these 10 easy action steps!

10 Action Steps to Implement a Home Color Scheme

Woman reading magazine in comfy bed made with best bed sheets from California Design Den

Get the Coziest Comfy Bed for Autumn

Chinoiserie Chic dining room with layers of pattern, texture, and decor.

5 Chinoiserie Chic Decorating Tips

Gingham and chintz harmonize in this traditional living room for a bright and airy space that is full of Chinoiserie details and Southern charm.

A Gingham and Chintz Romance in the Living Room

5 Interior Design Secrets from the Experts

Decorating with prints - how to incorporate pattern into your home decor to reflect your personal style and create a pleasing home.

Pattern Play: Decorating with Prints

How to create a traditional mantel using boxwood topiary decor for everyday decorating.

Boxwood Topiary Decor for a Traditional Mantel

Fans of purple hues rejoice and follow these 10 rules to decorate with the 2018 Pantone Color of the Year - Ultra Violet

How to Decorate with the 2018 Pantone Color of the Year: Ultra Violet

Do It Yourself

DIY outdoor Christmas decoration - PVC joy sign lit at night by spotlight in front of white brick house

DIY Outdoor Christmas Decoration: Joy PVC Sign

Blue dining room after DIY crown molding installation

8 Tricks to DIY Crown Molding

Check out our simple powder room makeover! With a coat of paint and some serious scrubbing we made quite the transformation!

Powder Room Makeover

Create a floral table runner with this easy floral garland DIY

Floral Garland DIY

Christmas boxwood wreath in my Southern Christmas home tour

Preserved Boxwood Wreath Tutorial

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

Rattan Bar Cart DIY: Inspired by Society Social

DIY Wainscoting in the Dining Room. Learn the tricks to putting up molding on penderandpeony.com

8 Tricks to DIY Wainscoting

Liberate Your Walls! Wallpaper Removal Tips

Holiday Décor

Autumn

Autumn tablescape with budget friendly pumpkin centerpiece, Mason's ironstone, striped table runner, glass hurricanes, fall florals, and copper mugs.

Budget Friendly Pumpkin Centerpiece Fall to Halloween

Transition your blue and white mantel decor from fall to Christmas in just a few easy steps with pops of a seasonal accent color. Switch the orange for red and decorate for two seasons with little effort!

Blue and White Mantel Decor: Fall to Christmas

Decorate for autumn with a cheery blue and white fall mantle adorned with mini pumpkins, fall foliage, Staffordshire spaniels, monograms, and blue and white china!

My Blue & White Fall Mantel + DIY Monogram Sign

Welcome to my fall home tour 2017! Grab a cup of cider, wrap up in a cozy throw, and light that pumpkin spice candle...autumn is calling!

Autumn is Calling – Fall Home Tour 2017

Elevate your curb appeal by adding autumn charm at the front door with punches of purple, heirloom pumpkins, terra cotta pots, fall plants, and festive ferns.

Autumn Charm At The Front Door

Autumn feather wreath DIY

Autumn Feather Wreath DIY

Check out my fall home tour in the Simply Seasonal: Fall Edition blog hop. 9 bloggers share their fall decor ideas and seasonal decorating tips to make the season great.

Fall Home Tour with Simply Seasonal

Transition your porch from fall decor to halloween in just 3 easy steps.

Fall Décor to Halloween – Add a Little Spook to the Front Porch

Christmas

DIY Christmas wreath with fresh mixed greenery, including boxwood, cedar, and juniper hang on front door with plaid bow.

DIY Christmas Wreath with Fresh Greenery

Full view of preppy and plaid Christmas tree with traditional mantel decorated with boxwood, plaid ribbon, and blue and white ceramics

Preppy & Plaid Christmas Tree

Christmas Decor Ideas for 2018: collage of preppy trad decorations

Christmas Decor Ideas for 2018

Poinsettia, juniper, paper whites, velvet ribbon, and gold accents mingle merrily in my green & gold Christmas living room!

Boughs & Blossoms: My Green and Gold Christmas Living Room

A multi-loop bow is a decorating basic you need to know. Use these pretty bows on everything from presents to wreaths. Master this DIY in time for holiday decorating with this video!

How to Tie a Multi-Loop Bow

Looking for fresh and chic Christmas decorating ideas? Get inspired by these 3 Christmas decor trends: winter botanical, lime and sapphire palette, and oversize ornaments!

3 Chic Christmas Decorating Ideas

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

A Traditional Christmas Front Door

Try a new Christmas theme this year like blue, green & plaid! Get my blue, green & plaid Christmas look here.

Get My Blue, Green & Plaid Christmas Look

Spring & Summer

July 4th decorated front door with red, white, and blue DIY patriotic rosettes and star twinkle lights.

July 4th Front Door – $5 DIY Patriotic Rosettes

Bring spring inside with fresh dogwood blooms for a stunningly simple spring mantle.

For Love of Dogwoods: A Simple Spring Mantle

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

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

Mantle Style: Summer to Fall

Mantle Decor: Summer to Fall

American Ribbon Flag Craft Closeup

4th of July Decorations: How To