A Most Fetching Friday Halloween Edition
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View ArticleI’ll Have A Blue Christmas: Decorating With Blue
Traditional red and green remains the traditional contender for the most recognized color palette of the holidays. I’m not one who normally detours (much) from established, traditional, time honored...
View ArticleThe Second Time Around: Repurposed Vintage Items
The popularity of repurposed vintage items remains deep rooted in decorative purpose. Vintage furniture, accessories, clothing, textiles, spaces within our homes and even this second time around blog...
View ArticleThe Decorative Oomph
The parallels between writing about interior design and decorating and working with interior design and decorating aren’t as different as you may think. At least four times a year I go back into the...
View ArticleWhat Works For You Is What Works
Inspiration is a funny thing. There is no hard and fast formula for what, when, how or who will light the fire. There are times when the cart does come in front of the horse, and this is one of them....
View ArticleThe Gotta Have It List Summer 2015 Edition
Making things pretty on a penny is always a subject of interest to me, clients, friends, family and judging from the emails I receive, most of my readers. The summer retail season is heating up, and...
View ArticleThe Decorating Way, Way Back: Decorating With What You Love
Lost, destroyed, misplaced. These are not the words we want associated with the photos of our lives. A couple of weeks ago I received an email from my have camera, will photograph uncle with these...
View ArticleFourth of July Inspired
Traditional colors true to the Fourth of July waving proud and sitting pretty in red, white and blue are on color parade this week. Most of us will enjoy a short work week, and hopefully all of us...
View ArticleAll Propped Up And Sitting Pretty: Upholstered Ottomans, Footstools and Benches
Upholstered ottomans, footstools and benches are not merely an all propped up and sitting pretty home furnishings accent piece anymore. New England Home Now for a few words of ottoman wisdom from Jerry...
View ArticleFor The Love Of New Orleans Architectural Styles
A mighty wind may blow, howl, scream and threaten destruction, but never underestimate the resolve of a city whose beauty and soul is rooted in its centuries-old history – a city seemingly built to...
View ArticleNot Too Far But Far Enough Away From Home: Travels to Small Southern Towns
August was a busy month of celebrations and milestones around Places In The Home. Our son’s graduation from Louisiana State University, commencement ceremony and subsequent celebration(s) made for a...
View ArticleA Most Fetching Friday
fetch·ing /ˈfeCHiNG/ adjective adjective: fetching attractive. synonyms: attractive, appealing, sweet, pretty, good-looking, lovely, delightful, charming, prepossessing, captivating, enchanting,...
View ArticleSpring Home Decor Accessories Gotta Have It List
A new season means new home decor accessories, seasonal decorating updates and a totally new and refreshed blog theme. The Places In The Home Gotta Have It List spring home decor accessories edition...
View ArticleCitrus Sugar Hand Scrub
Our latest eBay search for project materials brought forth open tabs and mounds, let me look at this one thing patience, and a DIY recipe for Citrus Sugar Hand Scrub. More on that point later in the...
View ArticleFreshening Things Up: The Decorative Oomph
The parallels between writing about interior design and decorating and working with interior design and decorating aren’t as different as you may think. At least four times a year I go back into the...
View ArticleI’ll Have A Blue Christmas: Decorating With Blue
Traditional red and green remains the traditional contender for the most recognized color palette of the holidays. I’m not one who normally detours (much) from established, traditional, time honored...
View ArticleThe Second Time Around: Repurposed Vintage Items
The popularity of repurposed vintage items remains deep rooted in decorative purpose. Vintage furniture, accessories, clothing, textiles, spaces within our homes and even this second time around blog...
View ArticleA Most Fetching Friday Halloween Edition
fetch·ing /ˈfeCHiNG/ adjective adjective: fetching attractive. synonyms: attractive, appealing, sweet, pretty, good-looking, lovely, delightful, charming, prepossessing, captivating, enchanting,...
View ArticleA Most Fetching Friday
fetch·ing /ˈfeCHiNG/ adjective adjective: fetching attractive. synonyms: attractive, appealing, sweet, pretty, good-looking, lovely, delightful, charming, prepossessing, captivating, enchanting,...
View ArticleCurated Style Comes Home: Signature Style Home Decor Pieces
In this companion piece to Do You Know What it Means to Love the Decorating Styles Characteristic of the New Orleans Garden District, we’ll look at interiors of homes in the New Orleans Garden District...
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