picks from the new ballard catalog

white horse photo print great sepia tones     silk and linen throw in plum and gray swell colors marcelle flatware anything twiggy or bamboo...

Etsy Calendar Roundup

It's that time of year! Time to buy a new calendar. My personal favorite is the Snow and Graham Wall Calendar . I buy it every year. If ...

sophisticated mix

image found on cote de texas   I'm always after a good mix of styles. But it's so hard to get right. I thought this one was terrific...

Christmas Surprise

    I didn't even know these Pantone Christmas Ornaments even existed....   my Christmas tree   ...until I was surprised with one from ...

This Christmas I am finding myself feeling a little extra joyful. I feel like this is the first year I'm really experiencing Christmas t...

wishing you all the best...

              during the holidays and the new year.   donna    

sara ruffin costello's holiday decor

  photos by Paul Costello for the Wall Street Journal   Sometimes simple is best. Like the holiday decor of Sara Ruffin Costello in her New ...

And the winner is...

image from The Allure of French and Italian Decor  Congratulations to Patricia Van Essche , winner of Betty Lou Phillips' new books: Th...

wallpapered bookcase backs...

              a little project for after the holidays...?        

Feature Friday Holiday Homes Part 3

Today is our last installment of Holiday Homes.  I have loved seeing how each of these woman has decorated so differently. Each has their ow...