A Pop of Pretty

Easy Fall Decorating {How Fall Looks Around Here!}

“FALL!”  There…I said it.  I usually walk on egg-shells this time of year as any mention of “FALL!” can drive Summer fans over the edge. But if you’ve followed my decorating blog for more than a minute, you probably know that I’m cray-cray-crazy for Fall, and I’ve actually shown great self-discipline by staying quiet this long!  I hate to wish Summer away too, but you know what?  I might as well just admit that I’m sooo not a Summer kind of girl. Fall is definitely my pace. I saw the first leaves turn color this weekend, so I’m now itching to break out the pumpkins.   I decided to flip back through some of my Fall decorating pictures for inspiration.

 

Fall Decorating Pictures

 

Here’s how Fall has looked around here over the past few years…READ MORE!

 

We’re All in the Mood for a Melody! {Decorating our *new* Piano/Sitting Room}

La la, dee dee dah, da dum…dum, dum, dum…

Oh. my. gosh.  I’m soooo tired. Over the past two weeks, we switched two main rooms in our home, the living room and the TV room, and it was completely unplanned.  Here’s a little hint why, in case you aren’t already singing Billy Joel along with me…

piano sitting room

Yup, a piano.

We finally bit the bullet and bought a piano for our 9yo daughter.  She’s been taking lessons for a couple of years, but practicing on an electronic keyboard.  We put off buying her a piano because we really didn’t think we had anywhere to put one.  Our main floor is mostly ‘open concept’ with only a few walls, and the rooms we do have aren’t that large.  But as it turns out, where there’s a will, there’s a way!

 

piano room 1

Given that I wanted to buy a good used piano, I figured it would take me months to find the right one. But the very day I started looking, I lucked into a fab deal on a used Yamaha U1 piano. Isn’t that always the way? READ MORE…

House Peeping: My ‘Dreamy’ Summer Cottage

Every year at this time, I like to visit our little summer cottage.  It’s an old two-story home in a quiet town by the ocean. The front door a pretty shade of pale pink, and the window boxes are overflowing with flowers. From the aqua-painted Adirondack chairs, you can hear the waves crash on the nearby beach. The decor is simple and uncluttered, and the worn bookcases are filled with board games and great reads.  At night, the front deck is lit only by tea lights in mason jars filled with shells, beach rocks and urchins we’ve collected.

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Haven’t I told you about this place before? Oh, um, that’s right.  I haven’t.  Well…err…that’s because it’s not actually a *real* place.  I just visit it in my dreams.  (Hey, don’t judge, lol.) But I’ve been dreaming about it for so long that it  feels real. That must count for something, right? You see, over a decade ago, we had our wedding reception in a clapboard-sided, saltbox-style B&B in a small town by the Atlantic Ocean. Ever since, I’ve been imagining a summer get-away a lot like that place.

Want to know what my dream summer cottage looks like inside?  Come along and I’ll show you!

Well, for starters, the views are stunning.

Brigus

A photo taken in Brigus, Newfoundland

Ferryland Newfoundland

A photo taken in Ferryland, Newfoundland.

 

As soon as you enter, you can hang…READ MORE

Tired of wreaths? Hang a basket. {Easy summer DIY door decor idea}

Hope you are all enjoying summer!  As you may know, I love changing my wreaths / door decor each season and for special holidays. (See A Year of DIY Wreaths / DIY Door Decor {How to make a wreath for any season}.) But I’ve been falling down on the job lately.  Our front porch has been looking a little tired. (Kinda like me, ha.) Seriously, with three kids off for the summer, I can barely find a pair of matching flip flops, let alone carve out crafting time.  But yesterday, I did manage to make something new for my front door.

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Summer Door Decor Ideas

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