Thanksgiving Table with Spode Woodland, Waterford Araglin & Towle King Richard
Welcome to the 739th Tablescape Thursday! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! I'm not hosting Thanksgiving this year, but after the freezer was delivered yesterday, I put together a small table for four late last night that I hope you'll enjoy. This post is a mix of photos taken last night in low lighting and a few taken this morning in the natural light coming in through the breakfast room windows. Mr. Turkey is kicking off the season in his … [Continue Reading...]
Buying My First Freezer, Crazy About This Rail-Basket Organizing System!
Welcome to the 721st Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope you had a fabulous fall weekend! I was busy making the most out of my recently updated storage room. I brought down more centerpieces/decorative pieces that had been stored in my laundry room cabinets so they would all be together in one spot. I still had so much available space on the floor below the shelves, the wheels started turning. I ended up purchasing 4 more bins from my … [Continue Reading...]
Obsessed! These Are My Favorite For Errand Running & Daily Wear, So Warm, Too!
Just a quick Sunday post to share these wonderful joggers I found recently. After ordering one pair, I loved them so much, I ordered two more pairs. I just ordered a 4th pair today because I know they'll eventually sell out and I'll still want to have them available next winter. They have become my "uniform" for every day and they look so much nicer in person than they appear in this photo online. They are incredibly warm since they are fleece lined, yet not at all … [Continue Reading...]
26 Festive, Beautiful Ways to Decorate & Prepare Your Home for the Holidays!
I'm so ready and excited to add wreaths to the front of my home! I hope to get that done this weekend. I know a lot of you have started your decorating, many are already done! It's exciting and fun to have our homes all decorated and festive for the holidays, especially when family we rarely get to see visits us for Thanksgiving. In today's post, I've rounded up 26 ideas that I hope you'll find helpful as you start preparing for Thanksgiving and Christmas this … [Continue Reading...]
A Special Halloween Birthday Tea Party
Welcome to the 738th Tablescape Thursday! Selma throws the most amazing tea parties! In a recent email, Selma wrote, "I wanted to do something special for my granddaughter for her birthday, and my first thought was a Princess Tea, but when her mom mentioned how much Gia loves Halloween, I asked (Gia) if she wanted a Halloween Birthday Tea. The answer was, YES! So, you know how it goes with the grandbabies-- she got a Halloween Tea!!" Selma had a company called "Card … [Continue Reading...]
A Basement-Terrace Level Reveal, Sharing All 3 Spaces and How They Look Now!
Welcome to the 720th Metamorphosis Monday! I am so excited to give you an update reveal on the basement area. As you look at these pictures, please keep in mind that the basement is still not complete--I have many more plans for this space! You may remember when I first started this process a few weeks ago, the basement stairs looked like this. Not sure why, but when this home was built in 1982-83, the only light for the basement stairs was a light at the very … [Continue Reading...]
Gift Ideas for the Holidays & Sharing a Special Love of Mine That I’ve Never Shared Before
With Christmas just 43 days away, I'm sharing some of my absolute favorites that I know from personal experience make great gifts--either for you or for someone else. Before we go holiday shopping, if you plan to hang wreaths this year, especially outdoors, the shop where I purchased mine when I replaced all mine a few years ago, has them back in stock again this year. The bows with the longer streamers are not always easy to find and I especially … [Continue Reading...]
Not Your Usual Tablescape Thursday Post, Lantern-Centerpiece Storage
Welcome to the 737th Tablescape Thursday! Lots going on here today, I have an electrician here installing a second outlet on the unfinished side of the basement. I moved my workbench from the semi-finished side of the basement to the unfinished side. The unfinished part of the basement only has one outlet. I may eventually add a smallish chest freezer to that space, so I needed an additional outlet for my workbench area since the freezer would go right in front of … [Continue Reading...]
My October Favorites & A Sneak-Peek Look at the Basement Paint Colors
There's no such thing as sleeping-in a single day around here. Ha! With all that's been going on this week, even if I wanted to sleep in an extra hour for some painting-muscle-recovery, my mind is wide awake before dawn every day. That's the way it works with my brain when there's so much going on. Does that happen to you too when you have renovations going on? Yesterday the painters finished in the basement and I'm really happy with the colors I chose for that … [Continue Reading...]
Painting Starts Today! Also, Progress Has Been Made in the Crawl Space Storage
Welcome to the 719th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope it was great! I spent it working here in the crawl space area of the basement. My muscles are spent! When I last shared this area, I had just started priming shelves in this space for painting. I also planned to use Drylock on the walls since it's what I found recommended when I did a search for the best paint for basement walls. I've made a lot of progress. In this photo, I had … [Continue Reading...]
