Here’s a peek at my New Year’s table in the dining room. Once again, the disco balls made an appearance. They were the centerpiece of our New Year feast table and reflect joy all around the room all day long! Since we sat down to dinner after dark, I wanted to share a few photos… Read More
Our Haunted Halloween Home Tour continues in the dining room today! Dare to dine with us? In past years, I’ve gone for an elegantly spooky look in this space, but since this is now our only dine-in area, I decided to keep things a little more happy spooky. I change it up every year, but… Read More
I’m not sure I’ll go all out on Halloween décor once Whit heads off to college…. because let’s face it, if John is any indicator, they won’t be home much in the fall to see it anyway. (Don’t worry… Christmas is safe!) So for now, instead of adding to my Halloween collection, I’m getting creative… Read More
I am so happy with how this fun, festive patriotic table setting turned out! We’ve been enjoying it for family suppers these past few weeks, and it makes every meal feel like a little celebration. My only hesitation when I wallpapered the dining room last year was whether my holiday decor would still work with… Read More
May the Fourth has been one of our favorite days of the year for an “at home” celebration for as long as I can remember! We’ve done all sorts of snacks, treats and dinners over the years. And, it kicks off a string of days this week where I have FUN dinners on the menu!… Read More
After traveling all week for work, it was nice to be home and put together a fun dinner for the fam. I used one of the Grass table runners from my collection, arranged the roses in the julep cups I use for flowers (I have a second set we use as water glasses in the… Read More
Seeing as I had not planned on hosting a crowd for Easter, this really came together in a pinch. I can seat 10 in my dining room but 11 is really pushing it… especially when 8 are man sized. I set up two folding tables in the courtyard and collected chairs from around the yard… Read More