We’ve had a busy week of Holiday installations, but the weekend highlight was the Concord Holiday House Tour where we were privileged to be a featured designer for the Christmas decor at one of the 7 homes on the tour!
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Easy Chicken Risotto
The best possible combination of weeknight gourmet and comfort food is a creamy risotto…and it is surprisingly healthy too! Risotto, in its most basic form
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Elegant Christmas Decor
Christmas decorating means different things to different people. While some don’t feel it is Christmas unless the yard is covered in inflatable snowmen and Santa’s that look a bit like a murder scene during the day when they lie limply on the ground, I prefer a more elegant approach to Christmas decor.
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Counting Blessings
It’s that time of year again - one of my favorite holidays, Thanksgiving. Not only because eating and cooking are 2 of my favorite activities, but also because it is a season of reflection and gratitude for life’s many blessings.
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Christmas Decorating Ideas - Sneak Preview
We are getting ready for our upcoming whirlwind of holiday decorating installations, and our inventory area is jam-packed with possibilities for the various projects we have on the calendar! Here is a sneak preview of some of the decor we have planned.
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Should I paint my stained wood trim?
To paint or not to paint {stained wood trim}, that is the question…
If you want to incite controversy, tackle the topic of painting woodwork! Devotees of “painting wood is a crime” will defend it with religious fervor. Often this
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Holiday Gift Guide: Games
Our first holiday gift guide of the season is all about games. The family that plays together stays together…so they say. Our family and our friends who might as well be family love to play games that challenge us…here are a few favorites
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Tales from the Kitchen: Butterscotch Brownie Recipe
These butterscotch brownies have been a favorite quick dessert recipe in our family for years! Easy-peasy because they can be whipped up using one bowl or saucepan and a wooden spoon! No dragging out a mixer or multiple bowls and beaters…it takes about 5 minutes to throw together the ingredients, and 25 minutes to bake them before you can have
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Fall(ing) Trees
Well today’s post is about what’s on my mind, or more accurately on my roof, at the moment. It gives the term “fall”, which presumably is for falling leaves, a whole new twist when the leaves come down with the rest of the tree!
Can you spot our exciting new fall exterior decoration??
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Farmhouse Style - Passing Trend or New Classic?
This is the decade of farmhouse décor. In the current American farmhouse era, you can’t scroll through Pinterest without tripping over a zillion posts on farmhouse style. This farmhouse has the iconic barn doors, tinware and rustic accessories, and an avalanche of mason jars, shiplap walls, and chalkboard labels.
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Color of the Year 2020
Benjamin Moore JUST announced their color of the year for 2020 and it is, surprisingly, a pale and complex pink shade called First Light. It is an appealing name, to be sure, and the color has undertones of gray-blue that keep it from being cloyingly sweet as pastels are wont to do.
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A Peek at the New Schumacher Wallpaper Collections
The new Schumacher library of wallcoverings just arrived and it is epic! It contains over 2000 patterns and 150 inspiration images.
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