Are you gearing up for the holidays? I’ve been busy baking cookies (tons and tons), but I thought I’d pause for a moment to share what it looks like in our home for Christmas. Some decorations are new and some are from last Christmas (or past years). This year marks the third year in our home. Every year my husband and I get our tree on Thanksgiving weekend. That was a tradition that started with my family when I was kid. Nothing beats that smell of fresh pine. Every ornament has a memory or story associated with it, even the ones …
Category: Decor
Blue and White
It’s all about the blues and whites, baby. My home looks quite different since the last time you saw it at Christmas time. After I put those decorations away I had a blank slate to welcome a fresh new look. A few weeks ago I saw the blue and white floral vase (pictured below) at Home Goods and I thought it was beautiful. It put me in a cheery mood and I thought it would be a great way to welcome the warmer weather. Folks, I had found my inspiration piece for the new look. The candle, books, gold bowl and picture frame are …
A Tina’s Chic Christmas
Christmas starts early in our home. It’s tradition for us to get our tree on the weekend immediately after Thanksgiving. My husband strings the lights on the tree and I decorate it with the ornaments. Don’t you love my husband’s game ornaments next to elegant ones? 😉 It takes me most of the day to decorate the tree. Every ornament has its spot. I’m kinda finicky that way. Which now that I think of it, may be why my husband doesn’t want to help. We host lots of holiday dinner parties. It’s our thing. This year I used red accents for the dinner …
All Things Fall
As soon as the weather turns cool and crisp in September I decorate my home to welcome autumn, my favorite time of year. Not only do I love pumpkin goodies like my Pumpkin Bread, I also love to use them as decorations throughout my home. Well, you’ll see. How gorgeous is this antique candelabra? A family member gave it to me a few months ago and I adore it. I like to mix the old with new. I bought these mercury pumpkins at Pottery Barn. (I might be slightly addicted to that store and my husband points out that I’m probably also addicted to …
French Chic
Every room needs an inspiration piece, that one item in a room that inspires you to decorate around it. For our guest bedroom, it was this French tapestry. This amazing tapestry was a recent gift to me. It was bought in an antique shop in France. I wonder who owned it before me? A king and queen perhaps? 😉 I used neutral color colors for the bedding so that the focus is all on that beautiful tapestry. Plus, I just love decorating in neutrals, anyway. Just look at that embroidery detail. Gorgeous work. Yes, that’s a zebra print pillow. It’s …