Christmas Comes to your Kitchen Let's face it, if we had the space, we'd probably all want a Christmas tree in our kitchen, am I right? Nothing beats the gentle texture of evergreen and a soft glow of twinkle lights. During this time of year, we spend more time cooking and cleaning and gathering in here so it makes sense to want to make our kitchens really festive! My number one tip for a cozy Christmas kitchen is an over-the-sink garland. There is no wrong way to do it, but I wanted to share a few of my TOP TIPS for achieving this cozy look. Once you get your garland up, you may ... Read More
5 Ways to Create a Cozy Kitchen at Christmas
First Christmas decor post of the year! Yippee! Since moving into this house, it has become a tradition for me to add garland around our kitchen sink before I put up any other Christmas decor. I didn't have a window in our sink in last home so putting lights and garland around it to spot light it just seemed fitting. I remember one reader shared that she wanted a window in her apartment kitchen and didn't have one, so rather than being sad about it she decided to create a "window" with some lights and garland like I did. And you know what, it instantly made her happy and made her kitchen cozy. ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with Tips for good Family Pictures on Vacation
We were in Orlando Florida this past week. We went to Disney Land, Universal and Animal Kingdom. I didn't want to do an entire post about it- but I did want to talk a little about taking Family Pictures while on vacation and getting good ones with a stranger taking them! It was an issue for us the very first photo then I learned from my mistake and the rest were much better! I will say one thing- Universal was awesome! Harry Potter World was impressive and we were able to do a lot more rides than we did at Disney because of the long lines. The vote was Ella (9 almost 10 year old) and ... Read More
Christmas Ideas in a Small Space- Holiday Housewalk- Main Floor
I am very excited to take you on a complete tour of our main level in our small Cape and share all my Christmas ideas in one post. All the twinkle lights for Christmas and how the main floor all flows together in a small space. It is perfect timing to take you on this tour with Jennifer Rizzo and her amazing Holiday Housewalk. This is THE biggest home tour for Christmas Decor on the internet, I am overjoyed to join it! It reminds me of a progressive dinner where you walk to neighbors homes and start with appetizers and end at desserts. But really the reason you go is to is your neighbors homes ... Read More
