December 8, 2011
by jennifer
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Restful, calming, inviting. Adding beautiful greens to my bedroom mantel gives the entire room a new feeling. I love this view from the top of the stairs. It makes me look forward to unwinding, finishing the day peacefully. During the … Continue reading
December 8, 2011
by jennifer
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The stockings are hung. I smile as I watch our younger children standing beneath them, trying to spot theirs. It’s a really short mantel, especially for ten stockings. I placed my all-time favorite nativity scene above the stockings. I get … Continue reading
December 6, 2011
by jennifer
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One room, at least, is ready for Christmas. I enjoy decorating the dining room for holidays because it’s the room that stays most like I left it. My children cheerfully redecorate everything else they see but for some reason they … Continue reading
November 15, 2011
by jennifer
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Every November I try to provide a place for our family to write down the blessings we’re thankful for. This year’s version is definitely the biggest one yet. Using branches from one of our cherry trees (which is dying), I … Continue reading
November 9, 2011
by jennifer
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An old metal bench. An oversized acorn hanging from burlap and embroidered ribbon. A simple wood plank declaring “A Day of Thanksgiving and Praise”. A lantern with a pumpkin and some battery operated candles enclosed. A couple more candles on … Continue reading
November 8, 2011
by jennifer
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Today I cleared my dining room table of its pile of Halloween decorations and began unpacking a few Thanksgiving and fall items. Right now there are candles glowing on my front porch and it makes me happy to peek out … Continue reading
October 31, 2011
by jennifer
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The kindergarten Halloween party is over, and two of the children are playing upstairs while my three year old naps on the couch. The party must have worn her out. I listen to her quiet breathing, combined with the muffled … Continue reading
September 8, 2011
by jennifer
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I realized when I posted about my new kitchen sign that I’d never taken pictures of the valances I made for my kitchen windows this summer. I previously had vintage white linen in the windows but wanted some pattern in … Continue reading
September 6, 2011
by jennifer
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I scored this old dresser for $15 at a yard sale in Denver early in the summer and it took me a while to rehabilitate it enough that it could be used. Now it’s done, and I’m so pleased with … Continue reading
September 2, 2011
by jennifer
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Are you like me? Do you flip through magazines, catalogs, or even blogs and websites and sigh sometimes because what you’re looking at is so beautiful, clean, tidy and stylish and your life feels nothing like that? There are so … Continue reading
