This week in The Love Of Home Files #9 is holiday decorating in the living room and bedroom. Plus there are vignettes and dessert recipes. A Neutral Christmas In The Dining Room: Isn’t this dining room lovely? Even with all the neutrals, it’s clearly a Christmas tableau. It is feminine and elegant. And it looks…
In this milk glass and ornament Christmas display, the colors and types of ornaments are varied. I didn’t know if milk glass and tree ornaments would be a good combination for holiday decorating. But I went for it. Because if I went that route, I wouldn’t have to move my tray of milk glass vases…
Can you believe we’re already into the month of December? Christmas will be here before we know it. I’m still decorating for the holiday and going at my own pace. Latest Ivy Photo: Cats sure do sleep a lot, don’t they? Domesticated cats have evolved. But in the wild, cats needed to sleep in order…
This is the last time you’ll see my kitchen and dining room before I begin holiday decorating. I had Greg haul the Christmas bins out over the weekend. And I’ve been slowly winnowing through them. I’m trying to decide what I’m going to use and what I’m not going to use. This year’s decorating (I…
This is The Love Of Home Files #6, focusing on Christmas decor and crafts. The Christmas Living Room: You could say that the Christmas living room is where the main holiday decorating typically happens. If someone buys a Christmas tree, this is the first place they think to put it. It’s where the family hangs…
Today I’m focusing on Thanksgiving. How to create a welcome and cozy atmosphere for all. Thanksgiving is weeks away yet. But the planning begins. The menu gets written down and the ingredients to buy noted. Who is coming to dine is figured out. Then figuring out how much each person will probably eat. It’s all…