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Design and decor lover, mom of 5, teacher, blogger, businesswoman. I believe that home is where the heart is...where we raise our families and build memories.
It happens to me every year. About this time. The bins of Christmas decor stacked in any available space. The in-process crafts to “refresh” my Christmas decor covering the kitchen table… and the floor of my Mom Cave. The growing to-do list and dwindling bank account to accommodate it. The knot in my chest [...]
Happy Thanksgiving, Fancy Friends! In the spirit of giving thanks, I’m sharing something near and dear to my heart today. I’ve posted here on FLT several times about making your home decor more than just beautiful to the eye. Making your surroundings beautiful to your heart and mind, too, promotes the best sense of well-being [...]
Hello, Fancy Friends! I’ve spent some time thinking about our November theme and how I could apply it to our homes. The idea of transformation and creation in our homes is pretty obvious in the home decor “world.” But I wanted to dig just a bit deeper. Sometimes I think the longer you live in [...]
This month I’ve shared some simple ideas for taking chances in your home decor. And I shared one of my scariest DIY decor projects ever — my dining room light fixture. Today, I’m sharing with you another challenge I met head on when redecorating my dining room: drapes. And not just ANY drapes, but stenciled [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I gave you a couple of tips on how to stretch your comfort zone and conquer your fears in decorating your home. And then Ruth commented, asking the question about how to go bold (simply) when you’re living in a rental. Great question!! When my reply to her comment went [...]
Hello, Fancy Friends! Last week, we addressed that pesky fear in home decor that keeps us in a box we’re not happy with. I gave you a couple of simple steps to help overcome that fear, like starting small with bold choices and collecting images that inspire bold choices for you. This week, I wanted [...]
Fear in decor? You bet. It probably sounds ridiculous, but I can’t tell you how many times I read comments or hear people say: “I would never be that brave to try THAT in my home!” It’s scary to make bold choices. It’s safer to keep those solid fabrics, those matching pillows, that one large [...]
Hello, friends! I’m so excited to share a bit of my home with you today as part of our Celebrating Friendship month here at Fancy Little Things… First of all, I want to encourage you to invite and welcome friends, no matter what the state of your home… I can assure you, I have welcomed [...]
If you decided to go “treasure-seeking” in your home, were you surprised by what you found? Hopefully you saw family treasures and memories with fresh eyes and new-found appreciation! So what now? How do we honor those treasures in our homes? Certainly not by keeping them under lock and key, in the basement storage room, [...]
We’ve spent this month together talking about the treasures in our homes — artifacts of our heritage, our marriages and other relationships, our children and their artwork. Today I want to talk about the treasure of words in our homes. They are nothing tangible, and yet they persevere, they stay with us. We all have [...]
Hello, Fancy Friends! Let’s continue our conversation about “rare and beautiful” treasures in our homes. One of the things I love about conversation is that you can’t always predict where it will go. I sat down to write this post with a plan. I’m a planner! And I know that must amuse God endlessly, because [...]
This summer we did yet another bedroom switcheroo. My college-age daughter decided she was ready for her own Girl Cave in our basement (and her own bathroom!), so of course, the boys decided their current rooms were no longer “working” for them either. Hence, the bedroom switcheroo… the grass is always greener, you know. In [...]
