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    Trick or treat & a Fall Door Way

    A Fall themed doorway and the history of trick-or-treating Found this cute decorated doorway in Austria.  I like how they’ve added what appears to be…

    Pumpkin Festival

    Pumpkin Festival 2013 at Ludwigsburg Palace in Germany Every year the Ludwigsburg Palace plays host to the “Kürbisausstellung” (aka pumpkin festival).  They have over 450,000 pumpkins…

    Owl Tablescape for Fall!

    Another Tablescape for Fall! Between now and Christmas is my favorite time of year.  I have created another tablescape for the fall… this time for…

    The Hills Are Alive!

    … with the Sound of Music! Auf Wiedersehen! I’m off with my family to a driving tour of the German and Austrian Alps!   All…

    Bed Cornices

    Bed Cornices I LOVE bed canopies and cornices.  I have been looking at inspiration recently to make my own bed cornice.  Here’s the deal, my…

    Shingle Style Meets Northwest

    I grew up in the building trade.  For fun the family would go look at construction on Saturday afternoons.  Of course when there’s a Street…

    Fall 2013

    Things I am wanting for Fall 2013 Well, the kids are back in school, the days are not as hot, and the stores are decorating…

    Early Fall Tablescape

    Late Summer/Early Fall Tablescape Well, it’s not quite officially Fall yet, but doesn’t really feel so much like Summer anymore either.  This tablescape I put…

    Macarons! Loving Laduree and Pierre Herme

    Macarons! J’adore!!! What is a macaron? It is a meringue cookie made with egg white, sugar, and almond powder.  The filling is then made with…

    The Elusive German “Swan” Tea Cup

    The Elusive German “Swan” Tea Cup I’m getting ready to fly off to Germany soon and it has me thinking… am I going to ever…

    Antique Easels

    I never was on the lookout for them, but  antique easels can solve decorating problems.   Last week I found a large Victorian brass aesthetic…

    Doc Martens back in style?!

    First Birkenstocks… now Doc Martens?! I was at Nordstrom’s last week and ran into a whole display of… Doc Martens boots.  Huh?!  I thought those…

    Mackenzie-Childs DIY napkin rings

    Mackenzie-Childs DIY Napkin Rings! I love Mackenzie-Childs.  But my budget does not.  So, I came up with an idea to get the look for less.…

    Taking Antique Prints and Framing them

    I have on my hanging on my wall a series of 16 reproduction prints of antique German landscapes.  Below I have them arranged around my…

    Birkenstocks on Vogue?!

    Vogue blog features Birkenstocks? Did I read that right? Never would I have thought I would have heard the word Birkenstocks and Vogue used in…

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