Today I'm back with part 2 of Danielle's spring home tour. If you missed part 1, featuring her Easter dining table, it's {here} and you won't want to miss it.The rest of her home is also picture-perfect and ready for spring. Enjoy the tour! We are right in the middle of … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to Decorate a Rental Home for Spring
March 21, 2019 by 39 Comments
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Our family is just finishing up our second year of renting a quaint 1400sf cottage that's about a hundred years old, and while we have loved the location, it's taught me quite a bit about decorating smaller spaces and how to make a rental house feel like home. For those of you who … [Read more...]
How to Mix and Match Kitchen or Dining Chairs
March 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
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As you may remember from last week, I updated a vintage cane bench and am using it at our kitchen table as banquette-style seating: That got me thinking about how I've mixed and matched my seating arrangements around my table for quite some time, and I thought it might be worth … [Read more...]
Holiday Decorating: Dining Room and Bedroom
November 11, 2018 by 8 Comments
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This post was sponsored by Home Centric. All opinions are my own. Christmas decorating is going on in full force around here! I used to be a diehard never-decorate-until-the-day-after-Thanksgiving person, but a few years ago I realized that it actually allows me to have a more … [Read more...]
The Bedrooms of 11 Magnolia Lane
January 30, 2018 by 2 Comments
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We just got a new mattress (finally!) and that got me thinking about making a few updates in my bedroom. When my husband moved out to Kansas, I generously let him take our marriage-saving sleep number bed out there with him, because he's the one with the bad back. I started using our guest room … [Read more...]
The Decking of the Halls Begins
November 17, 2017 by 1 Comment
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I mentioned this on Facebook the other day, but I started putting my Christmas tree up on November 1st this year. My neighbors, who have no idea that I'm a blogger, think I'm a lunatic. They might have a point! I do have an excuse; we're so excited to be working with Balsam Hill again this … [Read more...]
Fall In the Dining Room
October 6, 2017 by 5 Comments
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Today I thought I'd give you a mini-tour of our dining room dressed up for fall. Since my decor is rather neutral anyway, it's so easy just to tuck a few faux pumpkins and gourds into the nooks and crannies. On the table, I don't like to put away my blue and white dishes, so I just … [Read more...]
New Artwork from Minted + A HUGE Sale
March 28, 2017 by 3 Comments
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One of our very favorite online resources for printed invitations and artwork is Minted. In fact, during the early days of this blog I was an invitation and event designer, which is how 11 Magnolia Lane originated if you have read about our backgrounds you know originally this was a … [Read more...]
How to Decorate Your Home When You Don’t Have a Budget for It.
February 24, 2017 by 4 Comments
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I have been thinking about writing a post about this topic for a while now. I think in this current age of blogs, Pinterest and Instagram it seems that everyone out there has a beautiful custom home and a HUGE budget for decorating. Since that isn't always the case, in fact most of us have … [Read more...]
Staying ‘Organized’ in the Home Decorating Process
July 14, 2016 by 5 Comments
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Monday's post about everything we've accomplished in our home in the last two years made me think about just how hard it is to decorate an entire home in a short period of time. I think the huge success of shows like "Fixer Upper" and the like are due to the fact that with the magic of TV a … [Read more...]
Black and White Bowtie Ball
February 16, 2016 by 29 Comments
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You all know that sometimes I work on events, because decorating for a party is just as much fun as decorating a house (you can imagine how crazy I went over my wedding; thank goodness it was before Pinterest!). Last weekend was our school's first annual Valentine's Day "Bowtie Ball." This … [Read more...]
Decorating With Antique Farmhouse
December 5, 2015 by 11 Comments
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We partnered with Antique Farmhouse on this post because you really need to know about them (!); all opinions are 100% mine. | Hot Chocolate Bar with Antique Farmhouse Tray | | Vintage Tulip Crate | If you follow us on Facebook, then you know that I often share links to gorgeous … [Read more...]
