“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God…
…All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.”
John 1:1-3
The look of winter closing in on autumn!READ MORE
“”For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”
Isaiah 55:12
Happy greetings to you sweet friends! The last few days have been cold in the Appalachian Foothills of NE Alabama. I have been trying to play catch-up as I am sure most of you are. In between playing and dancing (yes I said dancing) with Ella Mae, I am trying to finish up my Christmas decorating. Today, I am back in the dining room to show you how I have changed up the bay window for the season. I didn’t purchase anything new, I am just using the things I already have in a different way. Seriously, I have way too many Christmas collections but they all hold precious memories and I can’t part with them. I cannot see purchasing anything new when I don’t need it and storage is beginning to be a problem.
You might recall for the past years, the bay window was filled with five slim and flocked trees. It had a magical appearance and many of you commented from year to year about them. But it was time for a change!
Only one slim tree now stands in the bay window along with a pair of life-sized nutcrackers and a collection of Steinbach nutcrackers.READ MORE
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
John 1:1
Warm greetings dear friends! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and holiday weekend. I must say I love having an extra week after turkey day to get my house ready for Christmas, I certainly needed it this year!
Many of you have been asking about my dining room and when would I be sharing it. Butch and I painted the walls, ceiling, and trim in July and I absolutely love the new color. As you all know, I had very dramatic red walls that I still loved. I also had yards and yards of silk window coverings. Since I am not one to go with trends, I am more traditional, I have always kept my home in a design that I love. I only changed because the upkeep of the silk was getting hard to maintain.
The plan was new paint, window treatments, dining table, and chairs.
The walls were painted Palladian Blue by Benjamin Moore, a soft color that I have always loved. Instead of elaborate window coverings, I have simple pleated linen panels on my double front window and pleated toppers on my bay window, with no trims. I haven’t found my perfect table and chairs so there is no change yet. Years ago this would have stressed me not to have finished a room in a timely manner, but I didn’t even let it bother me.
Christmas tablescapes certainly look different in a soft blue room, I will be sharing more on Thursday. Now join me in the dining room for blue & white with tartan!
The new tartan throw that I found at TJ Maxx was my inspiration for the tablesetting.
I have loved this blue and white Queen’s Seasons Greetings Blue dinnerware ever since I discovered the six place settings several years ago at Tuesday Morning!