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Our 2024 Year in Review
What a year it's been! From the joy and blessing of becoming grandparents for the first AND the second time to our precious Forrest and Lila, to the heartache and sorrow of losing our beloved pup Jack, to the happiness of adopting our darling oup Finnegan and all the ways we've made this our home. As I sat down to reflect on 2024, I felt deep gratitude. For our family, for this home and for the many memories we've made in the past year (as well as the three years we've lived here!).
5 Ways to Welcome a Season of Wintering at Home
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” Edith Sitwell Here are five ways to welcome a season of wintering at home: 1. Embrace the Quiet Embrace simple ways to slow down [...]
Video: Our Christmas House Tour 2024
Merry Christmas from Our House to Yours! Hope you enjoy our video tour (with appearances by our two grandbabies, Forrest and Lila, puppy Finnegan and Lily, too!)
Room Recipe: Introducing our all new Step By Step Decorating Method (with a twist!)
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My Christmas House Tour 2024 (Coastal Cottage Decorating)
Merry Christmas, friends! Welcome! This is my 17th year (!) sharing our home(s) at Christmas with my friends on the internet. If anyone had told me in the years prior that this would be a thing I could do I wouldn’t have believed it, but for sure would’ve been thrilled. It’s been such a delight [...]
Lamps and Lights for a Cozier More Stylish Home (tips + lamps I love)
Lamps and lights are my favorite ways to make my home instantly feel more personal, cozy and stylish. I always opt for classic styles and even timeless statement lamps that can set the tone how I want our home to feel. Lamps can bring so much personality to a room, why choose boring styles? Today I'll show you many of my most recent additions!
Christmas Decorating with Red: Sunday Strolls & Scrolls
@hi.lovisa Christmas Decorating with Red Sunday Strolls + Scrolls is a series inspired by the interiors and exterior spaces I fell in love with while scrolling the internet. I particularly enjoy finding spaces and ideas that reflect a sense of sanctuary! I hope this series will feel as relaxing and enjoyable to you as a leisurely [...]
Christmas Bar Cart: Creating Peace with Simple Joys
This year is our second Christmas season with our bar cart! I’m still so happy with this “functional decorating” decision. It’s been so simple to style plus it’s a handy piece for serving and daily storage, too. I love pieces like this that bring peace and beauty to our home in every season. Most of [...]
DIY Dried Flower Ornaments
These ornaments are darling and so simple to make! Give them as gifts, make them with a group or enjoy them for yourself!
5 Cozy and Charming Christmas Homes: Sunday Strolls & Scrolls
@cocoshalom 5 Cozy and Charming Christmas Homes Sunday Strolls + Scrolls is a series inspired by the interiors and exterior spaces I fell in love with while scrolling the internet. I particularly enjoy finding spaces and ideas that reflect a sense of sanctuary! I hope this series will feel as relaxing and enjoyable to you as [...]
Easy DIY Salt Dough Ornaments: Santa Handprints
Looking for a simple craft to make with kids this year? My daughter Courtney made these adorable Santa handprint ornaments with her baby boy. Such a fun craft to remember his first Christmas. These would make a special gift for grandparents, too!
Make Any Room Cozier with These Handy Remote Control Outlets for Lamps and Christmas Trees!
Make any room immediately cozier with a set of these remote control outlets (on Black Friday sale!). I got them for our living room lamps so I can turn them on and off easily with the remote control. You can also plug your Christmas lights or tree into one. So much easier use a remote [...]
Early Christmas Decorating (+ Favorite Black Friday Home Decor Deals from Wayfair)
This post in partnership with Wayfair Today I’m sharing some of our early Christmas decor from Wayfair along with my home decor favorites so you can shop Wayfair’s Black Friday sale (with up to 80% off and free shipping!). Mug Source // Similar Mugs From the time our kids were little I loved to decorate with some [...]
My Quick & Easy Organized Gift Wrapping Closet
Today I wanted to show you my “use what I have” quick & easy organized gift wrapping closet. I’ve been working on organizing and fixing up small spaces in my home little by little this year. I’ve been sharing behind the scenes and progress in our HomeBody Gathering Place community (and these projects will continue [...]