Have you figured out that I’m so excited about gardening yet? I feel like I talk about it all the time but it’s becoming my new hobby! Right now, our yard won’t accomodate a large garden so I have two raised beds, a little room for expansion and lots of garden dreams. Here’s some of my inspiration. Currently my raised …

Decorating flat surfaces has been rather difficult for me. We use our surfaces hard. Sunday night pizza on the couch in front of a British mystery show. Game nights with friends at the dining room table. Cake baking across the kitchen island. For a while it was easier to decorate them extremely simply or not at all since we usually …

Oh sweet spring, how we have been waiting for you. April promises all the flowers and the wide open windows and the mild dusky evenings of spring. Not to mention all the garden dreaming. Funny how a new month can refresh a soul so much. Click below for the April printable! CLICK FOR PRINTABLE

Can you smell it? Spring is just on the horizon. Our hearts are ready to burst and bloom like the nature around us. But until then, here’s a quote about March to add to your Spring decorating. CLICK FOR PRINTABLE

We’ve lived in our house four years this spring and in four years, my style has really been evolving. One thing that’s emerged is my art leanings. I found that I love landscape paintings. The blurry abstract kind. The kind that makes you feel free like when you’re out in the wide open spaces. The beauty above is from Target and …

Ahh February. The month that’s all love and roses. There are so many kinds of love in our lives and February seems an appropriate month to celebrate them all. The romantic loves, the familiar loves, the preference loves, the fondness loves. Download this printable on pink paper to really catch the Valentine’s vibes. CLICK FOR PRINTABLE

If you’ve been reading my blog long, you know that I thrive on free printables. Or rather, my wall art thrives on free printables. They’re one of my favorite ways to decorate my home in a thrifty way. So I thought I would try something different this year. Each month, I’m going to give you a free printable for your …

Decorating is so much fun! Ever since I’ve had my own home, it’s been such a learning process for me… and Dearest Carl. We have both learned to trust my “inner eye” when making decorating decisions and this old house has blossomed for it. I have also learned how to weigh those decisions to best fit our home. There are …

Ever since I began decorating my own home, I’ve struggled with the desire to fill my surfaces with pretty little vignettes and clear them of basically everything. But I’ve found a way to indulge myself in beauty and practicality in my decor and that’s with candle votives. I’ve collected several, mostly in neutral colors, that I can add to all …

Throw pillows are wonderful things. The extra cushion on your sofa or bed are just light hanging curtains. They bring that feeling of home. Because I love to decorate and redecorate and change things around, I quickly discovered the secret to cheap throw pillows. Two words: pillow covers. By keeping the same pillow insert, you can easily amass a collection …