I know lots of you are eagerly awaiting the reveal of my mom's room makeover. Trust me...she is, too! My design services are free, but they aren't fast! We have been making some progress, though....
master bedroom Christmas decorating
I don't decorate every single room in the house for Christmas, but our master bedroom is right off the family room, so I like to bring a few festive touches in the room. I decorated the room pretty...
Christmas room tour | family room
As a part of the Just a Girl "One Room Tour", I'm sharing my family room all decorated for Christmas. If you're coming from Decor Chick or Just a Girl for the first time, welcome. (And, of course,...
the most popular horse in blogland
You know when you're out shopping and you find a little gem? Something that screams out at you to buy it. It speaks to you. Well, I was rummaging around in the somewhat ransacked Christmas section...
ten minute Christmas decorating | pretty packages
As I've been decorating for Christmas this year, I've shared that I'm all about keeping it simple. Pretty things, fresh greenery, a few traditional touches and that's about it. I don't want to...
dressing a chandelier for Christmas with fresh greenery
Some of you noticed the greenery hanging from my chandelier in the pictures I shared of my teacup & pedestal advent wreath and asked to see more and for me to share how I do it. So, that's what...
teacup & pedestal advent wreath
Last year, I made an advent wreath out of an ironstone ring mold. I was planning to do the same this year, but my ring mold was at the studio when I was in the heat of the decorating moment, so I...
trading horses again
Remember my rocking horse? The one I bought from Restoration Hardware and then painted with MMS Milk Paint to make it look chippy and old? Well, in typical Marian fashion, I sold it. I wasn't...
Sarah’s Fireside Room
Do you remember Sarah's wood stove decorating dilemma that I posted about this summer? Well, I received an update from Sarah on her progress and her plan, so I thought I would share it with you....
freestanding kitchen
Just imagine a kitchen without built-in cabinetry and long stretches of counter tops. That's a pretty radical idea in the US in this day and age, but, for our next house, that's exactly what I...