I have said so many times that we want all of our structures to look like they have been on our property forever.  For months, I have been trying to figure out what I wanted behind the antique fireplace mantel in the cottage.  I toyed with the idea of horizontal shiplap, vertical shiplap, bead board, […]

Our projects at the Woods and Ivy Cottage are well underway.  We have been WAITING for this part of the process as it’s our absolute favorite thing… finishing work.  If you have missed our IG stories, you have been missing all of the fun!  I wanted to share what we are working on and what […]

I could hardly wait to share my May fireplace mantel idea with you. If you are new here, I share a fireplace mantel idea every month.   I didn’t have a mantel for so long and have loved coming up with new ideas.  If you want to see some of my past styles, search FIREPLACE MANTEL […]

  If you are new here to this little space, I try to give you a fireplace mantel idea every month.  I haven’t been able to decorate a fireplace for years.  We had our television above it the last two homes.  So, I’m having so much fun switching this one out every month.  If you […]

  I have been decorating my fireplace mantel since we brought it here to the rental.  This will be our fireplace mantel of the new house once we get in there.  I cannot wait.  I haven’t had a mantel to decorate in any of our homes because we always had the television above them.  That’s […]

February is a weird month here in Indiana.  We can have 60 degree days and some years we have 2 feet of snow on the ground through March.  Yesterday and today were almost 60 degrees.  And it’s still so dark and dreary.  Yes, the days are getting longer but it’s going a little slow.  ???? […]

I’ve come to a decision.  I love styling fireplace mantels. ????????‍♀️  Maybe it’s because it’s a new thing.  The television was above the fireplace in the last two homes we owned, so there was no styling them.  EVER.  Since we brought this fireplace mantel back from Alabama, I have styled it so many different ways.  […]

The Christmas decor is down.  I never in a million years thought I would be unhappy about that, but all of the twinkling lights gave this turd of a rental life.  I had three larger trees with white lights in this tiny house and approximately 645 smaller ones.  ???? The space is EMPTY… and I’m […]