Sunday, October 20, 2024

Finding Inspiration in Nature-Cottage Decor

We recently moved into this three bedroom cottage on the outskirts of a northern suburb of Dallas. It has taken us some getting used to as there is a lot of development planned for this area that may be finished within the next year or two (lots of dust). We moved from North Richland Hills where we lived in an urban type development where you live, work and shop in the same area.  I miss it.  I miss walking around the beautiful park like setting and having so many conveniences around. Lots of food options that were not chain restaurants or fast food and we could walk to a beautiful pond with our pooches.  I could also walk to the library, office supply store and major grocery store if I so chose to do.  Here, you have to drive everywhere.  But, we moved here to be closer to our parents and family.  We chose this small cottage with a private little yard so our dogs could have a peaceful place to lounge around without all the city noises and distractions....

DIY Window Treatment-No Sew Roman Shade

Happy Fall y'all Although it feels anything but fallish here in Texas I woke up today feeling crafty! Which is quite the feat since I've been in a rut lately. Anyone else? We recently moved into a new place kind of out in the country. It's been a bit stressful and after a couple of weeks of (mostly) unpacking everything, I finally felt the urge to decorate the kitchen a little. I am going for a nice, clean, botanical look.  I decided to not decorate for fall and leave things clean to give me a better idea on how I wanted the kitchen to set up.   This gave me a blank slate to see what color themes I would like to go with.  I chose a botanical theme with lots of soft greens and black for a nice contrast. The kitchen is already white and I have plenty of framed art, vases and florals/greenery to play with.  I started off with my inspiration - the top of my fridge! I had that Hello, Love art in my bedroom before we moved here and the vase is from Target. The greener...

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