With Halloween over and November’s arrival, my thoughts turn back to warm and cozy fall decor. Today a brilliant decorator, Dagmar Obert, is sharing some of her top style picks to help create a warm and inviting space. It’s always a pleasure to decorate for the holidays, and it’s even better when you’ve found pieces […]
Pottery Barn inspired Bone Hand Skeleton Vase.
A few weeks ago I was in Pottery Barn, admiring their Halloween decor and decided that I could make something similar at home. I particularly liked this Bone Hand Vase, but did not want to pay $100 for it… so I decided to try and make my own version for a lot less. Here’s my […]
A creepy “apothecary” bookcase.
I have several beautiful glass bottles and decanters and I like to bring them out at Halloween. Last year I showed you how to make spooky spirits and potions using items you already have in your own kitchen. I decided to set them up in my beachy bookcase and make it look a bit like […]
Halloween decor in my entryway and dining room.
I have definitely gotten the house well on its way to being ready for Halloween. I shared the mantel and the front porch this week and today I wanted to show you the dining room and one of the tables in my entryway. I love the bat wall that we put up in our dining […]
A simple black & white Halloween Mantel
The mantel. That asymmetrical beast… that off-center design challenge… that quirky non-focal point of the room… ugh. I decided that rather than fight with it this year, I’m going for super simple and uncluttered. Just an easy black and white Halloween mantel. I tend to like a classic black, white and orange color scheme at […]
A Halloween Weathervane.
I had the cutest little spring time weathervane. It was a running rabbit and I just loved it. You’re noticing the past tense? Had. Was. Loved. That poor guy had and accident and got broken. Since I am a pack-rat/potential project supply hoarder, I held on to the base of the weathervane… just in […]
Fall colors at my house.
Here in Southern California it can be kind of difficult to get into the “fall” swing of things. Sometimes it’s a stretch to deck out the house and yard with full blown fall colors and decor. I mean, it seems kind of contrived to have the thermometer read 86 degrees but have my mantel full […]
Turn boring glass vases into fab distressed glass decor.
Plain glass florist vases and jars… we all have tons of them, right? And no matter what you do, they kind of always look like plain glass florist vases and jars. But check out what Shannon from Fox Hollow Cottage did to a run of the mill thrift shop vase… I love the technique Shannon […]
Using broken and smaller pieces of coral to create a summery, coastal look.
Last Saturday, Handsome Hubby and I had lots of errands to run, including a trip to the OC Swap Meet. I found a vendor there who (among other things) sells all sorts of fabulous shells and coral at great prices! I have made “faux” coral and “faux” starfish out of salt dough, and Beth from Home […]
A beachy summer mantel.
You know I hate my mantel, right? It’s an asymmetrical beast. There’s a weird vaulted ceiling, a strange soffit and the fireplace is centered on the wall but the vault and mantel are centered off the soffit. It is so dang weird. As a result, I am constantly needing large scale decor of some kind […]
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