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Chip and Joanna Gaines are at it again. Yesterday Target Stores officially opened their new Hearth & Hand Magnolia “store within a store”. I won’t mention who, but someone I know has been peeking inside the plastic surrounding the “store” they have been building at our local target store. I have been really excited to see the final “store within the store” so today I was at Target shortly after it opened.
I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am that our 100-year-old home is featured on the Home Bunch website. As I wrote to Luciane at Home Bunch, I still cannot believe she invited me to be a part of “Beautiful Homes of Instagram”.
As we got closer to the photo shoot day I enlisted the help of my closest girlfriend and started making a list for my pre-visit to the farmer’s market and the flower mart. Fresh flowers and greens (as in eucalyptus) are really important and since we are only 15 minutes away from the flower mart in downtown Los Angeles, I try to visit as often as I can. The pumpkins, food and fresh fruit that we needed for the photo shoot were purchased at the farmer’s market.
Today I’m keeping it simple and sharing how effective it is to decorate with neutrals! Take it from someone who used to have FIVE different prominent colors in their home… neutrals are the way to go!
Last weekend I was thrilled to host my family for a Sunday evening garden themed dinner party. My brother and his family were in town from Atlanta so I thought it might be fun to incorporate peaches into the menu. Read on to see more photos and see the menu!
Yesterday I shared the first part of my home tour which featured the dining room, butlers pantry, kitchen and family eating area. Today there’s more! So click over to see what else is in store for this home tour!
Welcome to my first ever Summer Styling Blog Tour from July of 2017. I remember this tour very well as I was very nervous! I hope you enjoy looking back into the past with me. Three years ago, I was thrilled to be invited to join six other bloggers (who I love) on a blog…
A few months ago I was asked if I wanted to participate in a Summer Home Blog Tour. There are so many bloggers that I admire participating in the tour and I can’t believe they asked me to join them. Needless to say, I am very excited and just so you know, the tour goes live on July 24th. Today I’m sharing the behind the scenes!
Yesterday I was lucky enough to participate in the #cottonstemheartshome feature with my favorite Instagram friend Erin @cottonstem. Erin was kind enough to feature a photo of the exterior of my home and so many of you left very nice comments.
I decided to feature an Instagram Story featuring the front of my house and all of the things you couldn’t see. Things like chipped paint, dead plants, missing shutter parts and lots more. I was trying to encourage all of you to share photos of your home even when it isn’t perfect. Because seldom is anything perfect!I thought it might be fun to share those here too!
I know you will be surprised to learn there is another item that I collect. I was looking for a silver wine holder in our butler’s pantry last night and I happened to glance in the back of the cupboard. Imagine my surprise when I spotted my silver water pitcher collection!
When my older sister got engaged a while back I told her I wanted to host her Rehearsal Dinner. I really wanted to make it special and I felt the best way to do that was to create the perfect setting. (Of course good food is important, but I wasn’t worried about that. Cooking for 50 is the easy part.)
A lot of us love the look of farmhouse decor. It’s simple. It’s relaxed. And a lot of it is about finding items that were once found in older homes or treasured by others before us. And the best part? You don’t have to live on a farm to style your home in this style. Farmhouse style is relaxed, focuses on the land and is based on you doing a lot of the things yourself! Which is one of the reasons why styling your house in farmhouse decor isn’t crazy expensive!
Want an inexpensive and super simple way to punch up your home with visual details and color? I’ve got the answer.
One of my favorite online stores is Save On Crafts. They promote their site as a great resource for weddings but it is also great for home decor, crafts, and faux flowers. I discovered this site last fall while searching for the chalkboard menu board I saw in the kitchen of the Magnolia House in…
HELLO, I’M LESLIE Leslie is the author of the book, A Home to Share, and the popular blog and Instagram, My 100 Year Old Home where she shares her passion for entertaining, décor, cooking, and crafts. Twenty-four years ago Leslie and her husband Dave purchased their dream home, which Leslie refers to as their My…
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