Good morning friends!  Thank you so much for joining us.  We cannot wait to show your our living room decked out for Christmas.

In this room I wanted to bring in more of the traditional Christmas colors that we’ve all grown up with.  Red, green, white, and silver dominate the color palate.

To give the tree a more relaxed feel I placed the tree in a vintage basket I found while thrifting.  Doing so is a great alternative to tree skirts that were placed around all of the other trees in the house and it gives the room and unexpected pop of rustic, cottage charm. I planned on using this colorways gallery knitted tree skirt around another tree here in the house but when I saw it paired with this tree I loved the softness it gave!

These Mr. and Mrs. Clause pillows by PocketFullofPaint.com bring that whimsical feeling of Christmas cheer to the space.  I love how they add little pops of color to our bright room.  We set the table with a more relaxed feel since this is the table we eat at every night.  I’ll be sharing more on this later.

This White Shanty designed barn door brings so much warmth and texture to the space.  It’s also highly functional too!  It allows us to close off this part of the house for a cozy movie night without waking up our girls.

This amazingly soft and warm blanket is made by Royal Scout and can be found here.

We love our King of Christmas trees and wreath.  I have to write that putting up Christmas trees is not at the top of my husband’s list of favorite things to do, but even he said these trees were easy to assemble.  He loved how they were so smartly designed that simply adding on the next layer of the tree connected the lights.  No 30 minute struggle to find cords buried in itchy faux pine branches.

This amazing chunky blanket is by Colorways Gallery

This view is my favorite in the room.  I love how the windows above create a picture canvas of the outdoors.  Since the room has all windows we don’t really have any place to hang artwork and I love how the windows bring in the constantly changing ‘artwork’ of mother nature.

Thank you all for coming by.  It’s always such a blessing having you.  Don’t forget to check out the other talented bloggers below for endless inspiration.

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And our Featured Guest: Beneath My Heart

We are so excited for Christmas around here! The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, the trees are glowing and we have some pretty items that tie the space together from one of our favorite sponsors, Grandin Road, that we can’t wait to share!

This year for our living room I really wanted a playful, relaxed, colorful vibe to greet Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick after he shimmied down the chimney.

As soon as I spotted these pretty stools from Grandin Road I knew they would be the perfect spot to place Santa’s milk and cookie! I seriously love these quirky little Finn ottomans and the way the knitted top goes perfect with the carved wooden legs. They’re too sweet!

Next I added these faux fur pillows from Frontgate, Grandin Road’s sister store. And you guys I can’t even put into words just how comfortable they are!! You know how some pillows LOOK good but that’s about it. Not these ones, they’re so soft and cozy I even took a nap here and slept on them. They’re up there with some of my favorite things!

On the other side of the room we added this darling little acrylic and gold table. It’s darling and I love that the top comes off so that you can easily transport your hot cocoa to the coffee table across the room.

These sweet light up trees gave our sideboard that whimsical, quirky feel I adore and I love that they tie in with our awesome sign above. (More details on that to come!)

And lastly, let’s talk about this faux fur rug. It is amazing! So soft and cozy and adds just the right amount of texture and warmth to the room.

Christmas is such a magical time and I love that I am able to team up with such great sponsors to bring more warmth and magic to our home this season.

As always, thank you for stopping by! We are so greatful for each and every one of you.

Please make sure to stop by these other talented ladies homes on the tour, trust me, you’ll be so happy you did!

Welcome back for part II of our Farmhouse Holiday Series Tablescape with Homegoods!

As promised on our last post here is a look at our tablescape with Homegoods this morning! I didn’t change a thing but I think it’s fun to show the space with two different personalities. One dark and moody, the other sweet and bright.

Like I mentioned earlier most everything was purchased at Homegoods! I can’t get enough of that store, and around Christmas it’s even worse! I can literally spend hours browsing and shopping through all their goodies!

These large Mercury glass candle sticks were the start of inspiration for the space. I knew I wanted to play around with rose gold and these were just the sort of thing I was looking for!

Next came the plate chargers, plates, wine glasses, wooden deer, metal ice bucket (used as a vase) and silver and rose gold trees. It was so fun shopping for these Homegoods items!

The chunky knit blanket is from Colorwaysgallery and it is just as fabulous as it looks!

And just when you think you’ve seen it all, just wait until I show you THESE Homegoods finds…

AHHHH! Yes! Both of these bookcases were found at Homegoods as well! This wall has always been a tough space for me to decorate since it is long and awkward but as soon as I spotted these bad boys I knew that was about to change!

I took out a few shelves for our Christmas decor which was also found at, you guessed it, Homegoods! These soldiers had me at hello, they’re just so cute!

I hope you have enjoyed our tablescape as much as I’ve enjoyed creating it!

(Gorgeous flocked Christmas tree is the Prince flocked from King Of Christmas.)

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Welcome back to one of our favorite Holiday tours to date, The Farmhouse Holiday Series! Thank you for stopping by as we share our part I of Christmas tablescape with one of our favorite sponsors Homegoods!

Tablescapes are some of our very favorite things to create, and this one with one of our very favorite sponsors, Homegoods, is no exception!

Most everything you see from the wooden deer to the rose gold candle sticks were found at Homegoods!

 Now if you’re anything like me, it’s nearly impossible to pass by a Homegoods store and not stop in! Every single time it is a new adventure and you never quite know what you are going to find! Which makes shopping there more than half the fun!

This evening, I decided to share evening shots of our space to show off the pretty glow this room radiates at night. Everything from the crystal chandelier to the warm candles gives this room such a cozy feel! And at Christmas time especially, because once you add that glowing Christmas tree, it’s pure magic!

Mixing and matching textures and new items with the old is by far one of my favorite things to do when creating any space, and a tablescape is no exception! Don’t worry about following the “rules” when creating a space for the Holidays. Instead, follow this one rule of thumb and remember, as long as you adore it, that’s all that matters! Somehow staying true to YOUR style always helps a space to come together in the end!

Some of my favorite details of the tablescape are these rose gold plate chargers, this wooden and white woodland deer, the rose gold Mercury glass candle sticks as this rose gold crushed metal ice bucket, turned floral vase, all from you guessed it … Homegoods!

Thank you for stopping by! Make sure to check back the afternoon for a whole new take on this space in the daylight! It is just as magical, only with an entirely different feel! But right now, don’t forget to check out all of the other lovely bloggers participating in this tour below! Be prepared for endless inspiration!

xo Susan

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Our bedroom just got a whole lot cozier!

I am so happy that The Farmhouse Holiday Series is back! A few weeks ago we shared some of our favorite spaces decorated for fall and now that it is Novemeber we are kicking off the tour with our Christmas decor! Don’t worry, we still celebrate Thanksgiving around here, but ever since I was a kid we always had our Christmas tree up for our Thanksgiving dinner and that my friends is a tradition I’ve carried on, although not quite this early before! Hey, our posts will hopefully inspire you to create some cozy, Christmas spaces in your own home so why not share them a little early? 🙂

On the first stop in this cozy series we are sharing our bedroom reveal! And we are so blessed to have been able to team up with one of our favorite sponsors, Birchlane! I can’t wait to show you the item that inspired this entire room makeover! But first a little backstory on our bedroom!

To be completely honest, our bedroom was my least favorite room in our house. (Well bedsides the basement!)  It just never felt ‘complete’ and a huge reason is that I never was able to pick out the things I loved to complete it.

Upon moving in, we were (and still are) on a budget.  Given that we bought a fixer upper and have two kiddos, well, what do you think was the last priority when it came to decorating? If you’re like me, then you guessed our room. 😉 I’m not complaining at all, as a mama it is just how things worked out, and I got much more fulfilled by giving our girls their own dreamy rooms first. All that said, now it was our turn! And I was so excited!

When we moved here two years ago, I honestly, just didn’t have time to think about it. Our room just was what it was: an awkward space that used to be an upstairs living room when we purchased our home.  We actually created our bedroom and the hallway outside of it when by adding walls to the space when we moved the stairway.  Our theory is that the previous owners moved the stairwell from its original (and current) position to create a mother-in-law unit upstairs.  Our room was actually the living area and the kitchen of this awkwardly laid two flat apartment.  Yes, we had two kitchens in our house, some days I wonder how we said yes to taking on this home when I think back to how it was! All that said, this month thanks to Birchlane, and the help of these terrific brands below I was able to change all of that and create a space we actually look forward to!

Our closet used to be the only stairway entrance to the second floor apartment.  This was a winding, cramped, kind of creepy segue that was the first thing we decided on when we were faced with the overwhelming options of remodeling our house. Now it is a walk-in that isn’t complete but it is defintly better than it was! Although, we do have big plans for it, stay tuned!

In our previously decorated bedroom, I had bought an extra-large sleight bed off of craigslist that I loved but when it arrived it just wasn’t right. It was too big, too bulky and too masculine for our tiny room.  And although my husband wasn’t happy to have to move the 367 pound headboard down the stairs a year later, he quickly got over it when he saw our new Birchlane bed. 🙂

That’s when this glorious Birchlane bed came to save the day!! I adored it from the moment I saw it! The creamy upholstery and beautiful shape was exactly what this room needed! We rearranged the room so that once you enter it, the bed is front and center and it sure is a show stopper! Once we replaced our old bed everything just seemed to make sense and I can’t tell you how much I love our new bed!

After we rearranged the room to make it more welcoming I decided on this beautiful dresser. (More on that later!)  I love how the style compliments the room while allowing my husband to enjoy a masculine piece to offset his side of our otherwise soft room.

We added a rug, this amazing bedding, these pillows (more details on both of these to come!) We also added some Christmas decor and one of my favorites, this refinished this antique vanity (which was floral, green and in need of some of my hubby’s refinishing charm, it turned out amazing!). I am so proud of how our bedroom came together so beautifully!

I can honestly say, I really looked forward to coming home after trick or treating to this escape. As funny as that sounds it’s so true. (Being a blogger is quite ironic sometimes isn’t it?) I truly believe God made me one so that I could say I was actually early for once in my life! 😉  I mean, who else has Christmas decorations up in October? However, my kiddos don’t seem to mind one bit, they’re now asking me when trees are going up in their bedrooms, ha! (Here’s our oldest sweetie checking out the decor with her darling doll.)

Well folks that’s a wrap on our Christmas bedroom! As always, thank you so much for coming by. It means tons and tons to me to have you here. Xoxo Please check out the other taleted ladies below, you’ll be so happy you did!

Susan

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This post is sponsored by All Modern.

I would just like to start out by saying this has to be one of the most fun tablescapes I’ve created. What started out as a $10 garage sale find transformed into a glam dinner party for the autumn season.

About a month ago my mother and I were at a garage sale when I found this beautiful 9 foot workbench. As soon as I spotted it I knew I had to have it. We brought it home, sanded it down, cleaned it up, stained it and whala, here it is now! I love the industrial metal legs paired with the farmhouse feel that the old wooden planks give the table. So when this opportunity arose for us to create a fall tablescape I without a doubt knew I wanted to use this workbench, turned farmhouse table, we had found. The warmth that it provides the space is everything that I could’ve wished for!

When setting the table I wanted it to be warm and rich in fall colors but I also wanted it to have a glam factor. By adding in some of the mirrored trays that I have collected throughout the years it immediately did the trick! As soon as I laid them down the light they reflected and their daintiness up against the warm, rustic tones of the table immediately set the tone for the rest of the decor.

In addition to the mirrored trays, I added in the dried hydrangeas in a copper pot, my fancy gold trimmed vintage glassware, and this amazing rose gold flatware set! It is weighted and completely gorgeous! I never knew how amazing having stunning flatware at a dinner setting could be!

This gorgeous cowhide rug I found completely tied the entire look together. I cannot tell you how much I love it. I was under the impression it would come a with brown and cream tones and when it arrived my jaw literally dropped. Not only is the hide itself a soft cream but the speckles throughout are actually a rose gold tone that shimmer when the light hits. It’s beautiful.

Thank you all for stopping by this morning! I hope you enjoyed our Autumn tablescape. Make sure to check out the other lovely bloggers involved in the Farmhouse Holiday Tour! I promise you, there is endless inspiration to come.

xx
Susan

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and our lovely featured guest this week- Buckets of Burlap

Good morning, friends!

Welcome! I can hardly wait to share one of the coziest spots in our home today, our living room!

There are so many reasons why fall is one of my very favorite seasons.  The weather becomes crisp, the colors of nature begin to change to beautiful warm tones and it is the beginning of so many beautiful holidays to come.  Once September hits I am so ready to bring out the cozy knits, the faux fur, the plaid blankets and snuggle up on the couch with my family! That said, I am so happy to share our very favorite snuggle spot with you this morning, our living room.

Since our living room has 17 windows and a french double door there is not much available wall space for décor.  The two walls without windows hold our television, our huge barn door and the vintage wardrobe.  So as you can imagine decorating in this room has to be kept minimal which actually doesn’t bother me at all. The windows in here allow me to decorate naturally as the seasons change by bringing the outdoors in with nature’s beautiful backdrop.

Watching the world around us change colors and textures is one of my very favorite things to witness and as I sit here typing the evening sunset is casting a golden glow on the world outdoors.  These are the kind of autumn nights I cherish most, the golden evenings where the warm sunshine floods our home just before slipping away for the day.

Many of the tours I am in are photographed during the day but tonight, which will be last night by the time you read this :), the glow of the evening sun was just too perfect not to capture. I love evenings like this, evenings when we open the windows as the cool air fills our home and the sunshine casts the perfect shade of golden light throughout our home. It truly is breathtaking and makes me want to do nothing more than lite some candles, grab a cozy blanket and snuggle up on the couch with the ones I love.

The windows in this room allow for so much natural color to fill the space so this fall I chose to decorate with subtle touches of autumn. Touches that compliment the gorgeous, colorful, outdoor canvas instead of competing with it. A few simple grocery store pumpkins, some warm candles, a cozy fur blanket and some freshly picked hydrangeas is all it took to transform this space from summer to fall.

Picking fresh flowers and then arranging them into pretty centerpieces is one of my favorite things to do.  And these flowers make my heart sing, they’re perfection, and it’s even better that they were free. 😉 I love our neighborhood and the generous people we get to call neighbors.

Speaking of bringing the outdoors in, I seriously cannot get over the perfect shades of ivory, blush and green that these beauties have! And I love the warmth and texture they bring to the room. I plan to dry the hydrangeas out so that I can savor their antique floral tones throughout the season.

Thank you all so much for visiting this morning, it was such a treat having you! Make sure to check out the other lovely ladies on today’s tour, you’ll be so happy you did.

xoxo-Susan

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And today’s featured guest – A burst of Beautiful

Styling tables and creating cozy environments is one of my most favorite things to do!  I love to mix fancy elements with rustic ones every chance I get! For instance this old, worn farmhouse table paired with our fabulous chandelier is a prime example of my decorating style. Therefore, you can gather that it was second nature when styling our table to mix glamorous elements such as this beautiful, dainty gold ware with this big rustic, metal bucket. 🙂

I brought in soft natural tones through pumpkins, wheat and flowers in pale greens, whites and oranges. Then added in layers with a lace table cloth (psst, it’s actually an ikea curtain panel folded in half!), some vintage gold ware and glassware, some candle stick holders mixed in silvers, woods and glass tones and one of my most cherished decorations of all, that lovely white lantern from one of my favorite online retailers, Painted Fox! Isn’t it just gorgeous?! See our shoppee page to find more details about them!

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