ENTRY TABLE STYLING WITH STRIPED PLEATED LAMPSHADES

I'll start pulling out some Fall decor this week and next, but I recently fluffed up my foyer a bit with some new entry table styling and wanted to share with you before the pumpkins come out.  I shopped my house for the most part except for the one thing that made a huge difference... new striped pleated lamp shades!  All through the Summer I've had white lamps and accessories on the dresser, but when thinking about transitioning to Fall I wanted to warm it up a bit.  I haven't had my Tobacco Leaf lamps out in a white so I was ready to use those again.  Here they are as I've always used them- But I recently came across these striped shades and thought they might be perfect to mix with the lamps instead of the white shades!  I'm totally on board with the patterned, pleated shade trend but have not incorporated any into my home yet.  I absolutely love these mixed with my lamps!  It just transforms the entire look.    Green Striped Lampshade ......

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MY TOP 25 PICKS FROM THE AMAZON PRIME DAYS SALE- THINGS I HAVE AND LOVE!

Happy Wednesday!  It's big sales week for several retailers and I'm sharing some of the best deals of things I personally have and love with you.  I posted late last night my Walmart Deal week list ( check it out here if you missed it), and today I'm sharing some of my favorite Amazon Prime Day sales !   I've looked through everything in  my entire Amazon Storefront  which is full of mostly things I own and recommend, and have pulled out everything that's on sale for Prime Day.  I made a new folder that is exclusively my favorites that are on sale for Prime Days-  you can see that here and it's full of way more than the items I'm sharing here with you today.  These sales can definitely be overwhelming, so I hope my curated list is helpful weeding through the best deals!   This sale is available to Prime members only, but you can  sign-up for a free 30 day trial membership here  and still take advantage of the deals.......

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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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VALENTINE'S DAY 2025 DECORATIONS AROUND OUR HOME

As I mentioned in my last post , using red, white, and pink for Valentine's Day is right up my decorating alley! This year I kept the Valentine's decor on the simple side and focused on just a few spots in our living areas.  I'll start in our Entry which is always one of my favorite spots to sprinkle in some holiday or seasonal fun.  I had a few packs of paper heart doilies from the dollar store and just lined them up in a pattern on the mirror! (Looped masking tape on the back does the trick.) Other than that, I gathered a couple of busts and you know I always have to embellish them a bit... and I can't resist throwing some disco balls in the mix too.  I ordered these tulips the other day when I didn't want to run to Trader Joe's for fresh... they were on my porch when I woke up the next morning and are SO realistic at about the same cost of a real bouquet! I separated the petals on a few of them for an even more life-like look.  Highly recommend! As much as ......

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2024 CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR || FRONT PORCH

Hello friends!  I've been a busy little bee over here decorating for days... and I'm still working on it!  I'm pretty slow... I get caught up in all of the details and just do a little at a time in between the rest of life!  Every year I intend to be done early and here were are on December 11 and I'm still working to finish up... but I do have some spaces ready to start sharing with you, so enjoys today's tour of our Christmas Front Porch!  Although I'm sure I'm too late in sharing to give you any inspiration for this year, I hope you'll pin some ideas from this post that you can use next year as you decorate.   I have a question at the end of the post for you... would love your feedback!  Honestly, my porch is pretty similar to last year.  I switched out some of the bows, make some minor tweaks to the wreath and styling but I just love this look!  It was also a huge bonus to pull it out of the tub already mostly assembled and not have to st......

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