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A Clean Slate for the New Year

By Bre

Happy New Year!! I hope your New Year is off to a great start! I have been embracing the post-holiday “slow down”, and finding contentment in doing less these days. There are a few things that I like to do at the start of every new year in our home. And as I’ve learned to embrace winter, and find comfort in the stillness, I am beginning to looking forward to this time of the year more and more. So in case you have found yourself in a post-holiday slump or fog, I wanted to share my process with you and the steps I take to create a clean slate for the new year. Today it’s all about the home, and next I will be sharing how I do this process in my life personally as well.

Christmas Living Room | 2022

By Bre

Today I’m sharing our living room decorated for Christmas. This year I chose to only bring out my absolute favorite pieces, that also complimented the neutral decor we have in our living room. Little bits of my favorite winter greens tucked in and around our living room make things feel extra festive without requiring a ton of work. I brought out my favorite white ornaments, a few table top trees, a few bottle brush trees, which all set the perfect back drop for our Christmas tree to take centerstage.

Christmas Dining Room | 2022

By Bre

This year I decorated our dining room for Christmas with nature in mind. I tucked little sprigs of cedar and juniper berries throughout my hutch and buffet. I kept things simple with just a few natural elements tucked in here and there. Come and see ~

Holiday Housewalk 2017 | Rooms FOR Rent Blog

Preparing our Hearts & Home for the Holidays

By Bre

It’s crazy to think we are already a week into December, and my heart is full of anticipation for Christmas. As I prepare our home for the holidays, I’m find myself longing to be more intentional about preparing my heart as well. Instead of feeling anxious about all of the things I “need” to get done, I pause to reflect on what really matters most to our family this holiday season. Instead of giving myself an impossible to-do list of Christmas decorating, shopping, and commitments, I’m carefully contemplating what I allow to fill our schedule over the weeks to come. So before I share the simple touches of holiday decor I’ve added around our home with you, I thought I would first share how I am preparing not only our home, but my heart as well for this upcoming holiday season.

Faux Fall Floral Arrangement

By Bre

Thank you so much for all of your kind words on this years Thanksgiving Tablescape. I shared it HERE, in case you missed it, and in my post I shared how I really let the centerpiece inspire the rest of the tablescape. I made the centerpiece entirely out of faux stems (and 1 preserved stem), and the best part is I can use it year after year, as part of my fall decor if I wish. So today I’m sharing how I made this faux floral arrangement, with fall inspired stems.

Thanksgiving Tablescape | 2022

By Bre

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is already here. I think by now we all know it’s no secret that I love creating tablescapes, but more importantly I love creating a welcoming table that inspires people to want to come and gather around it. To linger long after the last bite has been taken, and dessert has been served. Tablescapes don’t have to be tricky or complicated. Today I’m sharing the one thing that I think will make any table cozy, especially for Thanksgiving.

Update on Life

By Bre

It has been a little while since I have shared anything with you. Too long in fact! If you are new around here than you might not have noticed my absence, but I ended up taking an extended summer break. I have played out this blog post over and over in my mind of how to start, and what exactly to share, I wanted to give you an update on life, what I’ve been up to, and most importantly what has been on my heart that lead me to quietly slipping away and taking some time off earlier this summer. If we were chatting in person, I imagine we would be sitting face to face in a coffee shop, or curled up on a couch ready to dive deep into conversation. And while I would love to be able to get together with you in real life (maybe someday), today we can virtually curl up, and lean in while we pretend that we are having this conversation in person.

How to Create an Inviting Outdoor Space

By Bre

I can’t believe that summer is here, and there is nothing I love more than to spend as much time as possible outdoors. Whether it’s sitting on our porch, or entertaining friends and family, we love spending our summer months outdoors. Over the years I have learned a thing or two about creating inviting outdoor spaces that you actually want to spend time in. It doesn’t take much, and with a little creative thinking, you too can create an inviting outdoor space to enjoy all summer long. So today I thought I would share with you my 5 go-to tips for How I Create an inviting outdoor space.

A Lovely Life & a GIVEAWAY!

By Bre

Today I am joining in the celebration with my friend Melissa, from The Inspired Room, as her newest book is about to release! I’m not going to lie, I gasped out loud when I saw a sneak peak of the cover on Melissa’s Instagram stories weeks ago, and I knew if it was anything like her previous books, it would be filled with the most beautiful, heart felt encouragement. That’s just the type of person Melissa is. She exudes encouragement. So to help me friend celebrate her newest book, A Lovely Life, I’m going to share with you some of my favorite ways I like to savor every season in our home, and hopefully encourage you to as well! And be sure to scroll to the bottom, because there are some really fun GIVEAWAYS for you to ENTER as well!

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