Hello friends! I hope you have finished all your preparations for the holiday season! This is my first Christmas as a home and garden blogger, and I must admit that I was grossly unprepared for what’s “expected” as far as decorating for the holidays. I figured it would be a few holiday projects mixed in [read more...]
Entryway Table Repurposed From A Coffee Table
When we moved into our new house, I had a coffee table that didn’t work in the living room in which I put all the furniture that matched it. I didn’t really know what to do with it, so I put it in storage hoping I could eventually find it a home in another part of [read more...]
Decorating for Fall in Shabby French Country Style!
I am in the process of decorating my living room using French Country décor as my inspiration. It is far from finished, which is why I debated on sharing these photos when I decorated my entryway table for fall- as you can see, it is just the table, no wall décor or accents to the [read more...]
Fall Table Centerpiece Revisited
I thought I’d revisit my fall centerpiece for my dining room table to share more ideas on how to do one with what elements you may have on hand or easily acquire depending on your location. Here in the Northern California Valley, our weather doesn’t significantly cool down until November, so our leaves don’t really start turning color until mid-October. This was the first [read more...]
Fall Entryways using stuff from nature!
(For those of you who are new visitors, this is an old post from when my blog was named Bianchi’s Barn, hence the watermarks on the pictures. So don’t worry- I didn’t steal them! ) Fall is such a wonderful time of year- mostly because you can use natural materials to decorate! Today I’m sharing [read more...]
Fall Table Centerpiece Using Natural Materials
IT’S FALL!!!!!!! If I had to choose a season, fall would be my favorite time of year. It’s a hard choice because there are things I love about all the seasons, but what pushes me over the edge for fall is the seasonal decorating… I love the bright-yet-rustic colors, the scents of fall candles and [read more...]