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The tree is trimmed, the stockings are hung, the gifts are wrapped, the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day meals are planned, the table is set. Today is full of joyous anticipation, the excitement of children, the tradition of the Christmas Eve candlelit service to celebrate the Holy Night that ushers in Christmas Day. Our Christmas
As I pulled out my Christmas china this morning, I was very thankful for my kitchen designer’s suggestion to incorporate storage into my kitchen island for holiday items. The process of switching out the everyday dishes with the Christmas china takes only a few minutes! My entire family loves the tradition of using Christmas china
The tree is trimmed, the stockings are hung, the gifts are wrapped, the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day meals are planned, the table is set. Today is full of joyous anticipation, the excitement of children, the tradition of the Christmas Eve candlelit service to celebrate the Holy Night that ushers in Christmas Day. Here is
In my old house, It was easy to make a festive first impression with my holiday décor, as the front door opened directly into the stair hall. Every year I would use either fresh or artificial garland on the bannister, punctuate it with a few bows, and weave white lights throughout. It was so pretty
One of my favorite holiday posts from years ago, updated with new pictures as many of the links were broken. To see full post, please visit http://www.thingsthatinspire.net/2013/12/wreaths-and-bows.html I have always dreamed of placing wreaths on the windows of my house, but I have never lived in a house that allowed for this – until now. I
Every fall, I always research the latest and greatest book offerings in the décor, landscape, and art world and think about which ones I would like to add to my personal library. Some of these books are well known; others are obscure. I do not own any of the books on this list, but am
To see full blog post, with large scale pictures, please visit http://www.thingsthatinspire.net/2012/12/christmas-trees-2012.html This is our second Christmas season in the house, and we decided to get two trees this year. We have the traditional live tree in the living room, and we also have an artificial tree in the library. I would have liked two
There are people out there who think that big beautiful coffee table books are a thing of the past, with the digital revolution that has taken place in the publishing industry. However, I strongly disagree. There are some books that simply don’t translate to the digital world as well as they do to the physical
This time last year, when our house was just framed, I dreamed about Christmas 2011. I planned to go all out with the decorations during our first Christmas in the new house. However, that did not really happen. Because the kids’ Christmas vacation ended up being very long this year, we decided to spend a