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Green Finds Shopping Guide – It’s Easy Being Green!
February 24, 2021If you love green hues, don’t miss this shopping guide of green finds for your wardrobe, home, and tabletop! *Affiliate links used.* St. Patrick’s day is just around the corner, which means it is time to add some green to your home and wardrobe! But who am I kidding? I… Read more
Decorate with Green Grandmillennial Style
February 23, 202110 Tips to decorate with green in the grandmillennial style, using traditional decor and a mix of high and low! I have a confession to make…I’m KEEN on GREEN! I’m partial to pink. I dally with blue, but I always come back to green. It truly is my favorite color… Read more
Perfectly Pink Finds on Amazon & Etsy
February 8, 2021Shop affordable pink decor, textiles, and tabletop in this edit of perfectly pink finds on Amazon & Etsy! Have you noticed a theme this week? Yes, we are all about pink on Pender & Peony…year round really, but we are giving it a special focus this February. Don’t miss my… Read more
When Grandmillennials Decorate with Pink
February 8, 202110 tips exploring how to decorate with pink when you are a grandmillennial and lover of traditional decor! Whether you adore big bold intense doses of the hue or favor a more subtle approach there is a certain charm to pink that is undeniable. Even at its most subtle pale… Read more
5 Decorating Solutions For Design Challenges When You Cannot Renovate
January 26, 2021Renovating not an option? Here are 5 decorating solutions to tackle those pesky design challenges that will help you live with the eyesore. When you find yourself staring down a particularly ugly design challenge in a house you are redecorating, what do you do? Sometimes money is short and design… Read more
DIY Williamsburg Inspired Magnolia & Citrus Christmas Wreath
December 11, 2020Learn to make a magnolia & citrus Christmas wreath inspired by Colonial Williamsburg in this 7 step tutorial! Feeling inspired by the gorgeous fruit filled, natural wreaths of Williamsburg? Me too! So I whipped up this magnolia and citrus wreath with a big pink and green plaid bow for my… Read more
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A Green & White Springtime Table with Wedgwood
March 2, 2021Set a charming green and white springtime table with Wedgwood, tulips, cabbage ware, and lace to celebrate the season and highlight spring’s delightfully fresh foods. I come by my love of dishes quite honestly! My grandmother bought dishes constantly. Never anything really fancy or antique, but she had special plates… Read more
A Sunday Supper Menu Idea
February 17, 2021Sunday suppers were one of those Southern traditions we adhered to with dependability when I was growing up. My whole family would amass at grandpa and grandma’s house for a feast she miraculously assembled somehow between shaking the preacher’s hand and a 20 minute drive. It was always a feast… Read more
Love & Toile Tablescape for Valentine’s Day
February 3, 2021Get inspired by my love & toile tablescape to create a romantic setting for your at home dinner this Valentine’s Day! Mix faux florals, candlelight, red toile, pink plaid, and Dresden style china for an elegant table that celebrates all things love! Toile Tablescape with a French Provencal Vibe I… Read more
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
February 3, 2021Feeling in the mood for a decadent dessert? Make these easy red velvet cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese frosting! If you like red velvet cake, you are going to adore these cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese frosting! It adds just the right amount of fruity sweetness to the tanginess of… Read more
Tips for a Delightful Winter Tea
January 11, 2021The clink and shine of silver and china loaded on a pretty tray. The piercing song of the kettle when the water is a bubble. The unfurling of dried leaves when the hot water hits the tea. The heavenly aroma as the steam wafts up out of the spout and… Read more
Recipe for a Grandmillennial Christmas Table
December 13, 2020Gather round in big ways and small. We’ve got a feast for ALL from the littles to the tall. Christmas is nigh and celebrations afoot — let the halls be decked and delicacies cooked! Longing for memories past is true… for present tribulations are deep and blue. Yet sweet moments… Read more
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