Setting the stage for Thanksgiving often feels like a performance where the turkey is the star, but the supporting cast of decorations steals the show. It’s the little touches that transform a simple meal into a memorable gathering. You can craft a warm, inviting atmosphere without a Hollywood budget. You need to know how to …
Holiday Entertaining
We’re just about to enter the gift-giving season, and some of us are either re-wrapping last year’s sweater or breaking into a cold sweat on the gifts aisle. Giving gifts can sometimes feel like a competitive sport where the person with the biggest wallet wins. But showing someone you care has little to do with …
The annual pilgrimage to the attic, basement, or local tree farm has begun. You’re on a mission to find the one. The perfect Christmas tree. It’s a decision that feels as weighty as choosing a life partner, except this one sheds needles all over your floor for a month. Have you ever stopped to consider …
The holiday season brings a certain pressure to create a picture-perfect home, straight from the pages of a design magazine. We see elegant, minimalist trees and sophisticated, color-coordinated mantels. But what about the decorations that bring a different kind of joy? The ones that might make a designer cringe but make us smile year after …
The shorter days and longer nights of winter have a way of making us want to gaze out at the snow and dream of sunshine. It’s easy to fall into a routine of watching the same holiday mushy movies and drinking gallons of hot cocoa. While there is nothing wrong with those classic comforts, perhaps …
Yes, you can absolutely unbox the Christmas tree! Seriously, where did the year go? Wasn’t it just yesterday we were making New Year’s resolutions? Now, the scent of cinnamon and pine is already in the air. If time keeps flying, you’ll soon be in a Christmas scramble, wrestling with tangled lights and feeling totally behind. …
Welcoming people into your home is a lovely gesture. You have fluffed the pillows, planned the menu, and curated the perfect playlist. You believe you have created a welcoming haven. Still, visitors have a knack for noticing the smallest things, those tiny details you have long stopped seeing. A home often speaks through the small, …
The Thanksgiving train is already whistling, and soon, many of us will be hosting loved ones for a feast of turkey and gratitude. Welcoming friends and family into your home and garden is one of life’s great pleasures. Food is excellent, and maybe the best part of hosting. Yet, hosting is so much more. It’s …