Looking to infuse a patriotic spirit into your home decor for Memorial Day or the 4th of July? If you want to avoid the hassle of running cords across your table to plug in lights, we have an ingenious tabletop lighting hack for you. In this post, we'll explore how you can transform a silver tinsel ...
How To Take Your Christmas Tree Up a Notch
When fall rolls around are you excited to get your Christmas tree out and decorate it? Do you repeat what you have done in years past or do you think of new ways to put it all together differently every year? When you are done putting in all that hard work decorating, do you love what you have ...
Green and Gold Christmas Decor
In my family room this year I put together green and gold decor in a theme I call Santa's Stables. I used items in the green, gold, cream, brown, and white color families and used items you might find in Santa's stables. The Christmas Tree I used green and gold ornaments on the tree as my ...
How To Put Lights On A Christmas Tree The EASY Way
If you buy a live Christmas tree, have an unlit artificial Christmas tree, or you add extra lights to your pre-lit artificial trees, you might be doing it the hard way. Are you making yourself dizzy by going around the tree? That method is hard even if your tree is in the middle of the room, not ...
How To Remove Old Pre-Lit Lights From Your Christmas Tree
So, you buy a pre-lit Christmas tree for the plug-n-play convenience, but nothing lasts forever. A lot of the time you can save the lights and I talk about how to try in When Your Pre-Lit Christmas Tree Lights Don't Work. However, there comes a time when you can no longer camouflage an outage or ...
The Great Christmas Tree Take Down VIDEO
Watch me take down my 10 foot Alaskan Pine Christmas tree and I'll talk you through my process. This tree has seen us through eight Christmas' so far. I really have a love hate relationship with her. I love her when she is full of decor and looking her best, but when it's time to put her in the ...
Mom’s Favorite Things To Buy After Christmas
After Christmas is over and done with, it's time to think about next year. I already have a plan about how I am going to put it all together again. So, I know what I need to buy after Christmas at a discount. Ribbon Some ribbons get discontinued and stores may offer a different selection ...
How To Decorate With Garland
Do you decorate with garland? It is a great way to add Christmas decor to your home that isn't in the shape of a Christmas tree and it can help you balance a room and accent beautiful features of your home. It can be as simple or as elaborate as you want. This year I added more garlands than I ...
A Classic Red Christmas Tree
You will never go wrong with a red Christmas tree or decor. Red is such a classic and timeless color at Christmas. It is the color of Santa's suit and Rudolph's nose. It is extremely versatile and can be paired with almost any other color for a completely different look. Red Christmas ...
My Nature Inspired Christmas Tree Theme
In my formal living room, I have a 12' Alaskan pine Christmas tree decorated in nature inspired decor. This tree is a full tree and requires a lot of decor to make it feel full. Let me show you what's on it. Lights The tree itself has incandescent lights that are not plugged in. Over ...
How To Change Up Your Christmas Decor Without Breaking the Bank
What a year 2020 has been. Well, it's not over yet! The holiday season is upon us and I can't wait to show you all of my Christmas decor for this year. Obviously this year is going to be a bit different from years past. I began thinking about decorating for Christmas all the way back in the ...
CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR 2019 VIDEO
Every year when I finish decorating for Christmas I think I'll do this exact thing next year. And then every year I change it up. I guess I just can't help myself. Check out my Christmas Home Tour 2019 Video below to see the whole shebang! In the front of the house, you will see my formal ...