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I’m all about an eclectic look and mixing styles, eras, old and new, high and low for a one of a kind look. While I wouldn’t trade in my hubby after 20 years of marriage, I would like to change some of my 20 year old furniture! I’ve got my eye on some beautiful and affordable…
Aside from a Mac laptop and the iPhone 6s that my 16 year old twin girls are clamoring for, here’s what they either have and love or want desperately under the tree this year. Update: Don’t miss my latest Teen Girl Gift Guide HERE and this one too Teen Girl Gift Guide Second Edition Give one of these gifts…
Who doesn’t love quick and easy? I’m teaming up with some friends again this month to share our 10 Minute Decorating Ideas for fall and you can see all of the ideas at the bottom of this post. Filler – something that fills a space or container. Find something with interesting texture and color and…
Can you believe I’ve been featuring the most amazing home tours for four years and there are now more than 130 Eclectic Home Tours! I love pouring over every detail and hope you do too. Today’s tour brings us to a 90 year old Idaho cottage that belongs to Emily of The Wicker House. She believes that how a…
Tori of New Arrivals, a retailer of kids and nursery decor, is showing off her beautifully renovated Florida beach home today. Enjoy the tour then come back to get major inspiration from the more than 130 Eclectic Home Tours here. Spanish influence creates major curb appeal from the carved front doors to the tile around the archway. White dominates the…
Kicking off my annual Eclectically Fall Home Tour with my home decked out for fall and sharing 15 other fabulous fall home tours filled with tons of creative fall decorating ideas. Fall! It’s pumpkin spice latte, jeans and boots wearing, pumpkin pie eating and Eclectically Fall Home Tour time! Three homes decked out for fall every day…
You know what they say about a picture. That’s why I love Instagram … scrolling through photos and seeing gorgeous shots – homes, travels, cute pets. There are millions of people on Instagram and since I haven’t discovered every single person (yet), I’ve done the next best thing and started a fun new weekly hashtag project. Every Friday,…
Open shelving is a great way to display favorite things. I’m sharing my open shelving display tips. This post contains affiliate links which means if you make a purchase, I receive a small commission. A couple of weeks ago, I hopped on a quick train ride into NYC to check out World Market‘s new Chelsea store…
Aloha Maui. I returned home with amazing memories of turquoise water and waterfalls … and dreamy sunsets. A few souvenirs made their way home too … found coral collected on beautiful beaches, a carved turtle like the many we saw while snorkeling and an original painting of a scene I saw on my morning walks. My favorite souvenir…
If you’re anything like me, you’re a picture taking machine. I love my Canon camera but I’m not a fan of lugging it and all the lenses around with me everywhere I go so I usually rely on my cell phone camera to capture all those special memories. The problem … Being a picture taking machine means running…
Hi Friends! I’m taking a little summer break so over the next couple of weeks, some of my friends will be popping over here to share their favorite vintage finds and how they use them in their homes. See you soon – Kelly. Take it away Bre from Rooms for Rent … Hi everyone! I’m so excited…
Hi Friends! I’m taking a little summer break so over the next couple of weeks, some of my friends will be popping over here to share their favorite vintage finds and how they use them in their homes. See you soon – Kelly. Take it away Cassie of Primitive and Proper … Hi all! I am so…
These summer home tour decorating ideas will have you making your own home a cozy place to be in summer. Summer. The days are longer, warmer, brighter and just all around happier. Plus I love a good bomb pop from the freezer (and an ice cold margarita). It’s also the perfect excuse to decorate my house, so…
I have a thing for old things. Things with a story to tell. Things with a little bit of rust and a ding or two. So imagine my delight when I stumbled upon Eskiden, a shop filled with the most amazing vintage finds from Turkey including vintage olive buckets, dough bowls, wood cutting boards and more. Everything in…
Hooray for the red, white and blue. Need some summer porch decorating ideas? It’s fun gussying up my front porch for every season and this summer, my porch is getting patriotic with a little red, white and blue. Here’s how I took my shameful front porch from this … to this … I love these…
If you’ve always wanted a dining room wine cellar, but don’t want spend a ton of money to achieve your goals, these wine cubbies are the perfect solution. See how to get the look while being able to store all of your wine. To know me is to know I love wine. There have been…
I’m a propper. Some may call it lazy but I prefer to think of propping as looking laid back and effortless (plus I don’t have to put holes in my walls). Want a quick and easy focal point? Get your notebook and pencil ready because I’m about to share something extremely complicated … 1) gather up a few…
You know all those cute printables floating around Pinterest? Guess what – you can make your own and wow your friends, family and random strangers with your mad printable skills. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. It’s called GraphicStock and it’s the place to download over 250,000 fabulous pictures and…
It’s Saturday and time for another Eclectic Home Tour. Did you know I’ve chosen 150+ of the most amazing homes to feature over the years … with more to come so make sure to pop back and check out the gallery of Eclectic Home Tours when you’re done with this one. I have a girl…
Time for another thrilling installment of Eclectic Home Tours. Enjoy the tour then spin back around to check out some more of the amazing home tours I have collected for you. Rachel of Shades of Blue Interiors is turning her St. Louis ranch into a creative and colorful family home. She builds tables and gliders and…
I recently discovered tea. I grew up hearing the whistle of the teakettle but never drank it until recently. My girls love tea too so what better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than to invite the grandmothers and aunts over for our very own Mother’s Day tea party with the help from my favorite Command™…
Jaw Dropping House No 214
Banner from any Paper
Picasso had his blue phase. I’m having a white phase – white kitchen filled with white kitchen accessories that are functional too (that scalloped bowl just served last night’s pasta). I just realized it’s been three years since I posted a tour of my kitchen. Things have changed (including my photography skills) but the…
I’ve been on a mission to get organized. Filling bags of unwanted stuff and hauling them to the thrift store or the dump. Difficult for a self professed hoarder like myself (my basement and garage are the stuff of horror films). Like the saying goes, big things come in small packages which is definitely true…
On Tuesday, after a five year battle with cancer, my dad passed away. He was one of the best people I know so I wanted his obituary to reflect how he lived – with a touch of Kelly humor thrown in because there’s nothing my dad liked more than a good laugh (and a stiff…
Creatively Colorful
12th and White
You know I have a thing for old glass bottles and vases. My demijohns, old soda bottles and thrift shop green glass didn’t look like this when I got them. The bottles were filled with mud and crud and dirt and debris (one even hid the stiff little body of a poor little mouse). The…
I love Christmas … but I also love packing away all the tinsel and garland, the Shiny Brites and trees and starting fresh. I’m ready for simplicity. Less stuff and more of what I truly love. I’m starting with my gorgeous new Norton console table from Birch Lane that reminds me of…
I do, I do, I do believe in Christmas. Balsam Hill made me a believer. I never would have believed (until I saw it with my own eyes) how real my new tree looks! Gather around to hear my Christmas tale below and stay tuned for a special discount just for you! Once upon…
I’ve been decking and trimming and baking and wrapping … My house is holiday ready … even my guest room has gotten a revamp with the most amazing affiiliate vintage-style bed known to man. Remember when I turned my attic guest room into an office? Since I never set foot in there, the dust bunnies were…
I’ve showed you most of my decked out Christmas home tour but today I’m sharing even more as part of Lindsay’s Blogger Stylin’ Home Tour – Christmas edition. You can check out over 40 creative tours all week long. The fabulous Julia from Cuckoo for Design shared her home and if you’re stopping over from…
Wipe your feet, take off your boots and come on into my decked out Christmas home. This is the next stop after the fabulous Paige Knudsen. Once again, Jen Rizzo has gathered together over 30 amazingly creative gals and we have been decking our halls and trimming our trees and you can see lots of…
She rocks in the treetops all day long Rockin and a boppin and a singing this song Rockin robin, tweet, tweet, tweet … Well, technically a flock of cardinals have taken roost in my Christmas tree but I don’t know any songs about cardinals. My living room tree is all about family ornaments we’ve collected…