Christmas Home

(this song is beautiful, albeit somewhat depressing)

Happy Monday morning!  The countdown to Christmas is on, and I thought I’d kick off this week with some pictures of our decorations!  I never exactly finished this year… there are certain things (like the mantle) that I was never quite happy with and intended to change, but I’ve decided to accept things as they are and remember that there’s always next year. :)

Hope you enjoy!

 

          

And at night…

      

Thanks for stopping by our home!  Hope you’re all able to finish up Christmas preparations early this week and have the opportunity to slow down.  I’m off to finish up a bit of shopping and then wrap presents—which just so happens to be my FAVORITE THING TO DO.  Bring it on! :)

Have a wonderful Monday!

I decorated for fall, y’all

I know, that post title is genius. So, as promised, here are a few more photos of the little fall decor touches around my home.  I didn’t want to spend a ton on new decorations this year, so while some of it is new (from Marshall’s!), other things are just fall-colored items I already had. 

Happy Wednesday everyone! :)

 

  

Fall sneak peak!

Fall is in the air here this morning.  Or perhaps I should rephrase that and say the temperature is comfortable and mildy cool here this morning which, in Texas, is the equivalent of “fall in the air.”  We take what we can get.

I’ve begun to put out some Fall decorations here and there, and it just makes me happy to see them around my home.  I’m not quite done yet, but here’s a little sneak peak…

    

I’ll show you the bigger picture SOON! :) Hope you all have a really nice weekend! 

Bookshelf, before and after

Remember those three boxes of super awesome antique books I got for only six bucks?  Well, it may have taken me a month, but today I finally found homes for all of them!  Here’s the before and after of our bookcase in the living room…

BEFORE:

AFTER: 

 The books that were a little ugly on the outside I tore the backing off of and bundled together with some twine. 

  

Overall, I’m pretty happy with how it looks, though I have a feeling this bookcase will always be a work in progress.

Hope you’re having a nice Thursday!

Saturday Sneak Peek

I’ve been assembling my new office little by little over the past few weeks, and though it still needs a lot of work before I can show you the big picture, I couldn’t help but snap a few photos of what I have so far!

This is fast becoming my favorite room in the house—a place where I could hole up for days and be surrounded by an eclectic little assortment of all my favorite things.

Old books, maps, and sheets of music.  Botanical prints and their descriptions. A shadow box stuffed with fabulous antique finds and treasures from my rock-hunting adventures at the ranch.  My computer.  A bed.  Sunshine pouring in from a perfectly placed window.  There’s even a bathroom just steps away. 

Why leave?

Oh, maybe cause I can actually FEEL my ass expanding in the chair beneath me.

MUST. EXERCISE. (LATER).

Here’s your sneak peek.  More to come soon—hold me to it!

 

   

   

   

 

Things are coming along quite nicely. :)

Hope you have a lovely Saturday!

PS – And the winner of the Casey Wiegand giveaway is…

 

Yaaay, Nadine!! Congrats!  Email me, and I’ll get you in touch with Casey! :)