I wasn’t sure if I was going to get a second tree this year.  It’s been a little hard to really dig into the holiday decorating with it being our first year in this house, but as Christmas crept closer, I just couldn’t resist.  I mean, I had acquired an antique goat cart this summer with the idea that it would hold a Christmas tree.  So, it just had to happen. I picked out a squat spruce tree, which somehow seemed perfect for the goat cart… The tree is kept in a wooden bucket with a box and a paint bucket liner inside to hold the trunk and the water.  I also added a couple of rocks from the yard to keep the box from shifting. Because the tree is so squat, the branches rest against the wall, making it a little sturdier in my make-shift stand. It’s decorated with

Disclosure: As a part of the Seasons of Home series, this blog post was sponsored by Couleur Nature.  All words and opinions are my own. In my last house, my dining room was like old reliable.  It was a great backdrop for photo shoots and the light was always amazing.  Not to mention, I just loved that room.  It was very “me”. As I was decorating this dining room and photographing it, I found enjoyment in the process, but I had to be intentional about not doing this… Oh darn it!  I missed a letter in “refinished”.  Sigh, okay.  You get the idea. This room isn’t finished yet, so just know that.  Let’s just enjoy how far it’s come along, though. We hung my chandelier, but otherwise this is how the room started… And here is where it is today, dressed up for Christmas… Before we talk about Christmas stuff,

The Farmhouse Holiday Decor Series is back and today I’m sharing a winter tablescape.  I’m not quite ready to break out the Christmas decorations, especially since I use a lot of fresh greenery, but I like the idea of a festive winter table to fill in that decorating gap. This week’s “theme”, a holiday/Christmas tablescape, was sponsored by HomeGoods, so I drove out to the nearest one with my mom last week to stroll the aisles and pick up some goodies.  Now, when I go to HomeGoods, I need to carve out at least a couple of hours.  There is no “popping into HomeGoods real quick.”  That just isn’t possible for me.  It may be because I don’t live very close to one, but, more likely, it’s because it’s a place I need to really comb through to make sure I don’t miss anything. I had a few things unrelated to this post that