New Year's Eve Party Backdrop with Wrapping Paper

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Happy New Year!  I know I have been missing in action since right before Christmas, but I decided to take some time off.  I am starting a new job on Monday and have been "unemployed" since December 22nd.  I used the time off to finish wrapping and enjoy the holiday with family and friends.




We hosted our second annual New Year's Eve Party on our street.  I used my trick from last year by creating a photo backdrop with wrapping paper.









Anyone who knows me knows that I can't sit idle for 3 whole weeks, even at Christmas.  The next post will clue you in on what else I have been up to.  Cheers and Happy New Year!

Gallery Wall of Mirrors

Thursday, December 18, 2014


My handsome hubby's birthday is on Saturday.  As part of his present, I am hoping to hang the gallery wall of mirrors that we have hoarded accumulated.  He wants them hung in the corner to the right of his desk.   I love a good gallery wall.  I love balance and symmetry.  How do you get that with a corner gallery wall?  



Here are some of my favorite M inspiration:


Source unknown


Source Dimples & Tangles


Source: Focal Point Styling

These are clearly unedited or staged pictures.  You can see some of the mirrors that we will use strewn all over the floor.  Here's to keeping it real!


Here is a shot of the corner for reference.


For father's day I swapped out the standing lamp for a tall Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree.  The mirrors would be hung above the chair to the left of the desk and then wrap onto the TV wall.


Any tips for me?  Should I also hang mirrors on the right of TV?



New lighting from World Market

Sunday, December 14, 2014


I am in love with some of the lamps and chandeliers at World Market.  I keep trying to think of homes for them in our house.




Sentimental Christmas Tree Skirt

Monday, December 8, 2014

If you are anything like me you have your wedding dress stashed somewhere around your house.  Maybe it is in a box in the attic or stored in a spare closet like mine.

When we moved into our new house two years ago I wanted to change up our Christmas decor without spending a fortune.


I was on the hunt for a beaded, white Christmas tree skirt.  The ones at the department stores were a fortune and even $50 or more at TJ Maxx and Homegoods.  That is not a bad price, but more than I wanted to spend.


Then it dawned on me that I had the perfect thing at home.  The train on my wedding dress was completely detachable.  It was white satin, beaded and round.  Perfect!


If your train does not detach, you could always cut apart your dress.  Insert gasps here!  Are you ever going to wear your dress again?  Do you have daughters that would actually want to wear it?  I have boys, so that isn't even a consideration.  Why not make into a new and useful family heirloom.


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