Posts Tagged ‘Home Decor’
For Love of Dogwoods: A Simple Spring Mantle
Bring spring inside with fresh dogwood blooms for a stunningly simple spring mantle. *This post contains affiliate links.* Dogwoods are truly one of the most beautiful flowering trees in my opinion. Their simple white or pink blooms are elegant, and I could not be more thrilled to have these lovely trees gracing my yard. They…
Read MoreDIY Reversible Door Tags: Valentine’s to St. Patty’s
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…
Read MoreThe Staffordshire Spaniel: The Best Mantle Accessory since 1840
Decorating mantles since the 1840s the Staffordshire spaniel is a winsome figurine adding charm and style to any room. Southern Heirlooms Series Part I In collaboration with my college chum, McKenna, P&P will be featuring a new post series about Southern heirlooms. We will be delving into attics, rummaging in our grandmothers’ china cabinets, and…
Read MoreA Gracious Traditional Dining Room
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…
Read More5 Holiday Storage Hacks
Try these 5 holiday storage hacks to organize your Christmas decor We leave our Christmas decor up until after New Year’s Day. I don’t decorate until after Thanksgiving, and I’m just never ready to take it down right away. I love the festive feeling it gives our home too much! The week and weekend after…
Read MorePreserved Boxwood Wreath Tutorial
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…
Read More8 Hassle Free Holiday Decorating Tips
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…
Read MoreOpen Concept Decorating: Lessons from Fixer Upper
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…
Read MoreBring Chinoiserie Chic Style to Any Space
Are you a fan of the collected interior, de Gournay accessories, and rooms by the likes of Bunny Williams and Dorothy Draper? Well then, you are sure to love Chinoiserie chic style – a design aesthetic evident in all of the above. What is Chinoiserie? Chinoiserie /shin-wahz-ree/, French for Chinese-esque, is a design and décor…
Read More8 Tricks to DIY Wainscoting
Progress is finally being made on our renovations! Progress you can really see! Over the weekend S. and I completed our dining room DIY wainscoting and chair rail project. Who am I kidding? S. did most of the work; he is a jack of all trades: a mechanic, a carpenter, and one hell of a…
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