I took a little drive the other day to drop off a few Christmas gifts to friends. I grabbed my camera and wanted to snap a few pictures of the gorgeous New England style homes that catch my eye every time I drive around my neck of the woods in Connecticut. When we first moved here I had the kindest girl offer to drive me around the area and show me her favorite spots and why she loves Connecticut. It was so fun, I learned a lot and also appreciated our new town so much more. I hope to pay it forward one day. I accidentally drove down this road that was a dead end. These amazing ... Read More
Christmas Touches, Kettle Corn and Enter to Win
I wasn't going to decorate this room. I had already added a little Christmas touch to every other room in our house. I was all dried up with decor and the desire. But this room is where the girls spend a lot of their time and all of us as a family for movie night on the weekend. It needed a little bit of a glow. I have had this tree for a few years now and it is is one of my favorites. I really don't even remember where I bought it. This is the first year I added the lights and I love it even more. And the darling tassle basket from Prairie St Mercantile Easy Shop just completes ... Read More
Christmas Favorites of 2015
I was SO excited to see that Jen from City Farm House picked a picture from my Christmas Tour as one of her Favorite Holiday Ideas for Better Homes and Garden Style Spotters Page. She shared the above photo of my kitchen. And said this... "Ahh, antlers! My favorite use of antlers comes from Nesting With Grace. Adding it above the vintage inspired chalkboard, in the kitchen of all places, genius! You can find antlers that animals have shed while walking through a wooded area or purchase them new, either way it’s a great styling idea for the holidays." Oh I just love Jen, she is so sweet ... Read More
Christmas Home Tour and Holiday Drink
Welcome to our Cozy Cape Cod home Christmas tour...take 3! If you follow me or have read any of my other posts you know we have a little quant house in Connecticut, that we have lived in for less than a year. But that hasn't stopped me from packing our place full of large furniture and a lot of our favorite things. That includes Christmas decor. I am partnering up with some of my other favorite bloggers for Winter Bloggerland Tour, hosted by The House of Silver Lining. If you found me from Haneen's Haven welcome! And thank you for following along for the tour. I recently shared our front ... Read More
Holiday Housewalk- Surprise House
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I am thrilled to be one of the surprise homes on Jennifer Rizzos Holiday House Walk with 31 other amazing bloggers and 5 Instagram surprise houses! They are all such a treat to the eyes, so much inspiration and all so unique in their own way. I have loved looking at all the homes this week in the popular Holiday House Walk. If you came from Live Sweet Blog stop #3 of the Secret Holiday Houses, welcome! I shared some of my Holiday home tour on Monday. I saved some areas for this tour. I was surprised in a 1200 square foot cape cod style house I ... Read More
Kids Space with House Seven
Excited to share another great E-magazine for the month of December! You can read the entire free magazine HERE. There are so many great Holiday ideas and the cutest sugar cookie idea I want to make with my girls! I love being able to ask some of my friends on Instagram and blogs to feature their Kids Spaces. I see inspiration daily from Anissa that always inspires me to move some things around and freshen up my home. Anissa recently shared her daughter’s bedroom on her Instagram and blog. I love everything that Anissa does and I knew that you would all enjoy hearing how she ... Read More
Blogger Stylin’ Home Tours Christmas 2015
Welcome to the start of my Christmas home tour. If you are coming from Claire Brody thanks for following along on the blog hop! I have joined 36 other bloggers for Blogger Stylin' Home Tours, the brain child of Lindsay, White Buffalo Styling Co. I am excited to get inspiration from everyone else participating this week and peek into their home tours for Christmas 2015! Here goes the Christmas tour of my 1950's Connecticut Cape Cod... I heard the other day that 10% of our happiness is based off of our circumstances and 90% of our happiness is based off of our perception of our ... Read More
Holiday Cards with Nuts and Bolts
"These are the wonderful things we will remember all through our lives." Our Holiday cards had to be at the beach, because this was something new and wonderful to us this year. Our move with our little family from UT to CT has been something that we will remember all through our lives from the friends we have made and the experiences we have had. Holiday card should reflect the past year. I loved both of these styles when I browsed through Nuts and Bolts Etsy site. I sent them these showing the style and gold color I liked and what I wanted our cards to say. It helps ... Read More
Girls Bedroom Tour
It is crazy to me that we have almost lived in this house for one year, time needs to slow down! When we moved in I was most excited to get my hands on my girls bedroom. They didn't share a room in our Utah home. We had to maximize every inch of this Cape Cod home. And can I just tell you how glad I am that we have them sharing a room? They sing each other to sleep and play for hours together in this space, such a blessing. I created a play area opposite their beds. They love dolls and all the little toys. I had these Ikea bins that I made a simple ... Read More
Christmas Countdown with Tiny Prints
I started a Christmas Countdown with my girls a few years ago. They look forward to starting it right after Thanksgiving. It helps us all focus on the real meaning of Christmas, Christ and giving. It is really a fun short activity to do every day to create memories and enjoy this wonderful time of year. You can make the gifts as elaborate as you like. I like to give them a little treat to eat while we read the coordinating scripture for the day or a little gift to go along with the message or action. I collaborated with Tiny Prints on some of the unique gift ... Read More
