Sunday, March 21, 2021

A Touch of Easter in the Dining Room

I did a light touch of Easter decorating in the Dining Room this year. I wanted to bring in more "Spring" decor than all out Easter decor. My sheep and lambs were let loose to roam in here in late February after I put away all the winter elements. I've mentioned before that much of the time I don't really take it all in until after I've taken photos and I'm sitting down to edit them.





Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Pretty Pastels and Forcing Tulip Tree Branches

I'm enjoying decorating with a few pastel pieces this early spring, and Easter is the perfect excuse to gather up the pinks, yellows, and blues and have at it. I never plan to go all out for holidays, but often once I get things out and start putting vignettes together I just get carried away. I'm sharing a few soft sweet pastel bunnies here on the Baker's Rack, and my first attempt to force some branches from our Tulip Tree out front.



Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Spring Inspiration at All About Home #83

Hi Friends, 
 Welcome to the All About Home Link Party.
Thankyou for taking the time to come by
and share your week with us.

March is a busy month for Spring!!
With St. Patrick's Day this week
and Easter at the beginning of April,
there's a lot going on with Spring Inspiration.
I hope your weather has warmed and you're getting ready
 for some Spring inspiration wherever you might be!





Sunday, March 14, 2021

Using Vintage Dishes in Seasonal Decorating Hop

Hello friends, I'm so happy you've come by today and I hope you'll be checking out the fun that we're having at this bi-monthly Hop, Lifestyle of Love. Cindy from County Road 407 is our hostess with these wonderful vintage themed Hops. If you hopped over from Amber's blog, Follow the Yellow Brick Home, I know you loved her wonderful collection of vintage ironstone, pottery and dishes.

This month our Hop theme is "dishes" if you haven't guessed already, and I can guarantee that you'll find tons of inspiration on using dishes in seasonal decor. Whether you're a die-hard tablescaper and dish collector, or someone like me who just loves using them in vignettes and vintage decor, I know you'll love all the ideas from our group. 



Wednesday, March 10, 2021

French Country Spring Dining Room

Hi Friends, how's your March coming along? 
It's my Birthday month and a transitional time for spring inspiration.
I'm slowly but surely getting some spring things out
and it's lifting my spirits after a long winter.




Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Early Spring Vibes at All About Home #82

Hi Friends, 
 Welcome to the All About Home Link Party.
Thankyou for taking the time to come by
and share your week.

March is a busy month for Spring!!
With St. Patrick's Day next week
and Easter at the beginning of April,
there's a lot going on with Spring Inspiration.
I hope your weather has warmed and you're getting ready
 for some Spring inspiration wherever you might be!





Friday, March 5, 2021

Springtime Holiday Cupboard with a Wee Bit O' Irish

St. Patrick's Day isn't a holiday that I go all out decorating for, but having said that I DO like to give a nod to my Irish, Scottish, and British ancestors. Since I've had the Holiday Cupboard back at this house, I've found that I can go a bit crazy with the holidays and seasons. Of course "dishes" and a few odds and ends are always the base for my decorating obsessions.




Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Welcoming March at All About Home #81

Hi Friends, 
 Welcome to the All About Home Link Party.
Thankyou for taking the time to come by
and share your week.

I hope your weather has warmed and you're getting ready
 for some Spring inspiration wherever you might be!





Friday, February 26, 2021

A Touch of Spring in the Garden Room


With all the frigid weather we've had this last few weeks, I've spent a lot of time wandering through Pinterest seeking a little inspiration for Spring. It was hard to get moving in that direction when it was still in the teens, but once the thermometer hit 50 I knew it was time to get off the sofa, put away a few of those electric blankets, and get busy bringing in some sunshine.





Tuesday, February 23, 2021

All About Home Link Party # 80

Hi Friends, 
 Welcome to the All About Home Link Party.
Thankyou for taking the time to come by
and share your week.

So many of us were impacted by the country's
deep freeze this last week.
I think most of the country, even if you didn't lose power,
has suffered with a way below normal arctic cold spell.
I'm hoping you all have your power back
and will soon be on the road to "normal".




Sunday, February 21, 2021

Not Quite Spring in the Hearth Room

Most times, I go from Valentine's Day directly into Early Spring decorating. But this year we've all had a strong blast of winter that just sidelined me (you guys too) With temps below 0 for about a week in a row and several good rounds of snow I just wasn't up to getting out the spring-y stuff. As I said, I'm sure next week when it hits 50 I'll be more in the mood, but for now it's still "February" and the tail end of winter.



Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Not Quite Spring Mantel and Hearth Room

I want to be transitioning to "all things Spring", but I'm finding it difficult when the temp outside is 5 degrees and there's 8 inches of snow. It's too cold to go into the garage and search thru the spring flower tubs, so I'm making do and sharing what I'm living with this last couple of weeks in February. 





Tuesday, February 16, 2021

All About Home Link Party #79

Hi Friends, 
 Welcome to the All About Home Link Party.
It's February, and before we know 
it Spring will be knocking on our door!
We so appreciate you taking the time to come by 
and join in on the fun and inspiration of
 Valentine's Day and the Winter Season! 




Sunday, February 14, 2021

Valentine Botanical Farm Table Vignette


Hi Everyone, I hope you're having a sweet Valentine's Day weekend!
A few weeks ago I was part of a fun blog hop where we each shared our ideas for Winter Botanicals and Gardens. It gave me a real emotional lift to be thinking about Spring during this long and cold stretch of winter. I've had that farmtable vignette out in the Garden Room since the hop, and last week I decided to tweak it a bit and give it a Valentine's Day spin with a few vintage postcards.




Thursday, February 11, 2021

Vintage Valentine Postcard Vignette

I've had a love for antique and vintage paper goods and ephemera for many years; old post cards are a favorite. Photos, cards and personal notes, botanical specimens, book illustrations and so many other bits of odds and ends have found their way into my possession. Often old books are literally falling apart or have suffered some sort of damage to the point they cannot be kept, but let me look through them first to remove any pages of art or illustration that I can hang onto.



Tuesday, February 9, 2021

All About Home #78

Hi Friends, welcome to the All About Home Link Party.
It's February, and before we know 
it Spring will be knocking on our door!
We so appreciate you taking the time to come by 
and join in on the fun and inspiration of
 Valentine's Day  fun and the Winter Season! 




Sunday, February 7, 2021

Vintage Valentine's Day Entry

Hi Friends, are you having a cold weekend? Wow, we are and some of our coldest weather of the year is still ahead of us. This last week or so I've been using Valentine's Day decorating to bring in a little sense of Spring. I've put away most of the evergreen stems and have concentrated on a few late winter florals that give a feeling of the warmer weather that will eventually come.




Thursday, February 4, 2021

Valentine's Day in the Holiday Cupboard

Hi Friends, I cannot believe it's actually February
and in a little over a week it will be Valentine's Day...
So I wanted to do my monthly/seasonal "restyle" of the Holiday Cupboard.
I have so many little odds and ends that it's always fun
to give them all someplace to go hang out.



Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Valentine's Day DIY at All About Home #77

Hi Friends, welcome to the All About Home Link Party.
We're stepping into February and before we know 
it Spring will be knocking on our door!
We so appreciate you taking the time to come by 
and join in on the fun and inspiration of
 Valentine's Day  fun and the Winter Season! 




Saturday, January 30, 2021

Winter Botanical Tabletop Garden

Hello Friends and Welcome to a very fun 
and a bit different Blog Hop
that my friend Amber from Follow the Yellow Brick Home
has put together in this very cold and dreary month of January.

Yes, you read it right, it's a Hop where we're sharing 
our "Winter" Botanical and Garden ideas.
Thanks so much Amber, for putting this all together
to share some fun ideas and inspiration for winter into spring.






Thursday, January 28, 2021

Romantic Valentine Review

Hi Friends, are you doing any Valentine's Day decor at your place? Well, I'm still decorating around here and putting away a few of the Christmas holdouts, so today I thought I'd share a few pics from previous posts. This first one is from last year on the Cookbook Nook with some Valentine fun. 




Tuesday, January 26, 2021

All About Home Link Party #76

Hi Friends, welcome to the All About Home Link Party.
We hope you're having a great January.
We so appreciate you taking the time to come by 
and join in on the fun and inspiration of the Winter Season! 




Sunday, January 24, 2021

Deer on the Winter Baker's Rack




We may have put all the Christmas decor away, but we still want to enjoy the natural winter landscape. I've brought out some soft neutrals and pale floral pastels
to bring it all together in the January Garden Room. Deer have been a favorite theme this January and I'm sharing a few of mine out here on the Baker's Rack.


Friday, January 22, 2021

Sitting Area in the Winter Garden Room

Hello everyone, today I wanted to share the rest of my Garden Room sitting area. With windows on three sides, the sunroom always has good light, and with a separate heating and air system to itself, it stays warm and cozy in winter and cool in summer. This is such a wonderful home-y spot with my white wicker pieces, the Holiday Cupboard and Baker's Rack. 




Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Winter Fun at All About Home #75

Hi Friends, welcome to the All About Home Link Party.
We hope you're having a great January.
We so appreciate you taking the time to come by 
and join in on the fun and inspiration of the new year!