CUTE AND COLORFUL NEW BARGAIN HOME ACCESSORIES

Hello friends!  I've found some new home accessories recently that I couldn't wait to share with you!  They're from the new Mainstays by Becky G & Alejandra line from Walmart, so you know they're affordable but they are SO CUTE too!  And really fantastic quality!  It all started when my good friend texted me a photo of these pillows saying "have you seen these???"  At the time I was in the middle of fluffing the patio for the season and I immediately knew they would be perfect for the new chairs I found at Homegoods.  Striped Pillow   ||  Similar Swivel Chairs   ||  Similar Rugs  The texture and detail in the design is so good!  Love the contrast piping and there's a hidden zipper if I ever want to wash the cover or change the insert.  These are not specified as outdoor pillows, but I treated them with this to repel water and hopefully prevent fading.  I've had them in place for at least a month and so far so g......

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NATURAL TEXTURES AND SOFT COLORS EASTER TABLE SETTING 2025

Greetings to you this Holy Week!  I've got my Easter table all set and ready for this weekend.  We will be at my Mom's house with extended family on Easter itself, but our immediate family will gather over the weekend so I plan for us to eat dinner together here after our Good Friday service.  This year I used a combination of natural textures and softer Spring colors, but there is still a variety of plenty of color!   To start, I used a pair of rattan lanterns and a trio of fresh flower arrangements for the centerpiece.  The lanterns were from Dillards Southern Living Christmas collection, I picked them up on clearance after the holidays.  I liked the depth that the tortoise glasses added in the mix and thought they paired well with the lanterns and bamboo flatware.  I have a mix of a few different kinds of flowers from Trader Joe's, along with some viburnum and pincushion clippings from the yard.  I used the bow folding technique again like......

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2024 CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR || DINING ROOM AND CHRISTMAS TABLESCAPE

It's the craziest  most wonderful time of the year... right??? Amidst all of the hustle and bustle I hope you are having some moments here and there to slow down and take in the wonders and small delights of the season.  Today I'm happy to be sharing this year's Christmas Dining Room and Christmas tablescape with you.  As usual, there's no lack of color or pattern!   I love adding pink poinsettias to my Christmas table, I somehow missed the medium size that I like this year and could only find one, so I filled up the rest of the center with loads of tabletop trees- I made the green ones and a friend was giving away the gold ones- love! The others are a variety that I've collected over the years.   I always add some ornaments to the teacups inside my China Cabinet, but this year I decked out the top, too!  The large "bows" on the brass ginger jars are more of the satin table runners (I bunch them up just like a ribbon bow and tie the middle with a ......

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JEWEL TONES THANKSGIVING TABLE 2024

It's so hard to believe that we're less than a week away from Thanksgiving!  Earlier this week I set a Thanksgiving Table and am excited to share it with you today.  I used some warmer tones for Fall but there are still plenty of pops of color. I had planned to get some flowers to use as part of the centerpiece, but the magnolia leaves from my friend's tree that I shared with you recently were still looking so good I decided to trim them shorter and just use them all down the center of the table.   As I often like to do, rather than fully covering the table with a tablecloth, I folded the edges of a strip of fabric under and used that for a base.  Then I layered a strip of paper with a cane printed pattern on top.  It was sold as a "paper table runner" several years ago at Hobby Lobby, I'm not sure if they still carry it or not.  However, it's essentially wrapping paper so you could use any color or pattern you like and just trim the width.  That'......

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