Bar Decor – Tina's Chic Corner

Christmas Dining Room 2019 and Tips for Easy Entertaining

December 10th, 2019Tina0 Comments

This year’s dining room is probably my favorite. I lined up a collection of trees on the buffet and most of them light up, which adds a warm ambiance at night. When I use a lot of decorations for the buffet, I like to have a simple center piece on the dinner table. I used my favorite table runner and lined the center with a variety of sizes of candles. It’s so simple but I absolutely love the way it came out. I love to entertain during the holidays. There’s something wonderful about being surrounded by friends, family, and good …

Simple Winter Decor

January 9th, 2019Tina0 Comments

Taking down the Christmas decorations is bitter sweet. I’m glad that the task is done but I miss the Christmas tree lights and all of the fun decorations. I struggle to decide when to take everything down for that same reason. Leave them up longer and get sick of them or end up with pine needles literally everywhere, or take them down too early and miss them more than I probably should. It’s a careful balance. Every January I also struggle with how to fill the space after I take everything down. I want to leave the same joy in …

How to Throw a Bridal Brunch

October 26th, 2018Tina0 Comments

My baby sister is getting married in less than 2 weeks! Cue the tears (happy tears, of course). A couple of weeks ago my sisters and I threw her bachelorette party. We started the day with a brunch at my house (I’ll get more to that in a moment). Then we went to The Hopkins Vineyard where we enjoyed a wine tasting. Afterwards we enjoyed the beautiful scenery in their cafe with a bottle of wine and cheese platter. If you’re ever in the area, we highly recommend you stop by. Then we headed back to my house for a full on …

Spring Decor With Faux Flowers

April 25th, 2018Tina1 Comment

It’s finally starting to feel like Spring outside, which is good because I’ve had the house ready for Spring since late February. I start that early for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, I’m very eager for more light and warmer temperatures come late February into early March so I figure if I bring Spring inside then maybe I’ll start feeling like it really is Spring (even when we have 10 inches of snow). Second, I’m a visual person so I usually have to rearrange things 2, 3 or 4 times before I’m happy with the way something looks. …

Cheers!

December 26th, 2016Tina2 Comments

It’s almost 2017! Are you going out or staying in for New Year’s eve? Sometimes my husband and I go out for dinner and head home to watch the ball drop in Times Square. Other times we skip the restaurant and make a nice dinner at home. I’m not sure what we’ll do this year. I have a feeling that we’ll make a decision based on whether I want to get out of my pajamas. 😉 If you’re hosting a party on New Year’s eve (even if it’s a party of 2) then cocktails are a must. I wanted to …