We made a flying trip down to Tennessee last weekend.  I briefly mentioned that fact in the post where I updated the house progress.  Which I will be sharing the progress from this past week shortly.  Anyway, I have been sharing in our newsletters (sign up here) over the past several months that we needed […]

Did you see my reel on Instagram when I was decorating this fireplace mantel area?  Don’t let all of these photos fool you.  This mantel was the ONLY thing that had any type of organization.  The rest of the place was a complete and total disaster.  You know how it is when the Christmas tubs are […]

The holidays are quickly approaching.  I cannot even believe it how time travels.  The Christmas tubs are out of storage and sitting here in the entryway of the cottage.  Deb grabbed everything the last time she ran to the storage unit, but she left the larger trees.  Because I wanted to get everything else decorated […]

  I already told you we were getting ready for a baby shower here in the cottage.  One of the girls is due on November 5.  I know it’s probably not the most ideal thing for the mom to have a shower, BUT, she hasn’t been around this area for YEARS.  And, I didn’t want […]

Do you remember when we ran to Alabama the summer before last, right before our move to the rental?  We fell in love with this HUGE antique fireplace mantel.  And, made plans to build our fireplace around it.  Well, you know how the house building idea wound up.  ????   So, into the Woods and Ivy […]

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 […]