One thing I love to do before every holiday is setting a beautiful table. I head into the dining room and start creating a table setting. I find such joy and satisfaction in it because it’s bringing together beauty and utility, mixing old and new, and arranging combinations that work really well. I recently invited a […]
Spring Table Setting Designs
Though open concepts are the name of the game these days, that’s just not what works in this 197 year old farmhouse. I have always felt, and still do feel, that a formal dining room is a bit of a luxury. A separation from the kitchen, where let’s face it, the company always ends up […]
DIY Mason Jar Lanterns
At long last, we finally have a little heat going on outside, and that leaves me with the yearning to spend more time on the back porch and dining alfresco. The only thing that puts a bit of a damper on this daydream, is the fact that porch lights act as an open invitation for […]
