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Materials and Design Elements I Would Not Use in My Home

December 31, 2025 in Bath, Kitchen, Products, Trending, Remodeling

I am definitely aware of the pitfalls of certain materials and design elements. I recently started making a mental list of which ones I would likely not use in my own home, and I thought I’d share with you today.

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Tags: remodeling, materials and design elements, materials, finishes, flooring, countertops

Holiday Home Tour at My House!

December 24, 2025 in Color, Decorating, Holiday

I’m sharing photos of my house, decorated up for Christmas. I pulled out all the decorations this year, every ornament went up on a tree, so come and see how it all turned out.

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Tags: Christmas, holiday home tour, home tour, holiday decor, Christmas table, Christmas decor, Christmas decorating

The Best Holiday Home Tours to Watch on YouTube

December 16, 2025 in Holiday, Trending, Decorating

Some people like the Lifetime network’s holiday romance movies at this time of year. I prefer holiday home tours on Youtube.

I’ve seen some good ones lately and I’m sharing my faves today.

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Tags: holiday home tour, Christmas decor, Christmas decorating, Christmas tree

Colors of the Year 2026 and Design Trends

December 13, 2025 in Color, Designing

Pantone just recently released their Color of the Year 2026, Cloud Dancer, and designers are all going crazy in the comment sections on social media.

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Tags: COTY, COTY 2025, color of the year

Dining Table Decor Ideas For Holiday Entertaining

December 06, 2025 in Antiques, Decorating, Holiday

I love to change things up every year at the holidays for my table settings, it gives me great joy to have a pretty table! Come and see some of my past holiday table settings along with how I use the same dinnerware, flatware and glassware as basics and change things up in other ways to achieve different looks.

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Tags: holiday, holiday decorating, holiday decor, tabletop, table decor, table setting, Christmas tables, Thanksgiving table, table settings, entertaining
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