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I kept my mantel very simple this year. I changed out the regular mirror that was up there and used my favourite twinkle lights, wooden candleholders and some cotton twigs…of course I added some pumpkins!

I love adding candles to the space and this “spiced apple” smells good enough to eat! Throw in a few sugar pinecones and you’ve a cute little no fuss vignette!

I keep the twinklelights and this pom pom wreath up all year long, they work in every season!

Here’s another view of the family room, Bubs decided to make an appearance.

From the family room you can see into the kitchen and breakfast nook. I added a bit of greenery and birch along with a few pumpkins on my shelves with my ironstone collection.

Who doesn’t like a trough full of baby boos?

I’ll stop the tour downstairs as the upstairs is currently getting some new plank floors which are almost done and I can’t wait to share with you!

I’m so glad you stopped by and allowed me to share my simple fall home with you.

The next stop on the Canadian bloggers fall home tour is Citrine Living.

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       Northern Style Exposure

     The DIY Mommy

     Clean and Scentsible

     Echoes of Laughter

     The Happy Housie
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    Nalle’s House

     Restoration House

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Hello again!

Happy Valentine’s Day

 I know I’m a day late but yesterday was Valentine’s Day and my 28th wedding anniversary!

It was a lovely day…hubby made me a great breakfast, got me a coffee from my favourite spot and gave me some beautiful flowers.

He made dinner reservations at our favourite restaurant but I didn’t want to go out..really felt like staying in and relaxing by the fire..I know call me crazy but it’s freezing here!

 Yep thats what we did..we were both happy!

 

 

Thanks for dropping in for a visit

 and have a blessed week!



For winter decorating I’ve kept out most of my pinecones and faux fur which just adds warmth

and coziness to these long winter days.

I made this pom-pom wreath over 2 years ago and have had it up since then..

I love it!

It’s been hanging on this ladder with the sparkly lights that I’ve also kept up, along with my birch logs in the corner of the breakfast nook. What can I say, I love birch and I feel it fits in with every season.

I’ve painted a few pieces of furniture and sold the last one which was my coffee table.

This minty one is in here for now until I can fiind some new pieces.

I would love a rustic unpainted wooden piece next and am on the hunt!

Thanks for stopping by…

Blessings to you!

 If you follow me on Instagram (@rhouse) you’ll  know that I’ve had a bit of a crush on pom-poms this holiday season.



 



This year I wanted to add natural elements…which I ususally do anyway, and to make it a little more simple as well.

 



Not a lot of changes in my home since the last time I posted. This year I went with natural colours of grey, browns, burlap, a bit of sheepskin to cozy things up and some gold to spice things up.

 

 



 

Chose this spin on my usual  birch buckets this year.

 

 

I added a gallery wall over my tv this year to try and fill in some of the negative space and decorated my staghead with a festive wreath.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and allowing me to share some of my home with you! Hope to share more soon.

 

Blessings to you all!

 

Kim

Hi everyone and Merry Christmas!
Just had to share with you my anthropology inspired wreath!
I’m sure many of you have seen different versions of this anthro inspired pom pom wreath
making it’s way around blogland.
I was smitten as soon as I saw it and had to try out my own version.

Never made a pom pom in my life, but it looked so easy, just wrapped some yarn around my fingers,
tied a knot, cut the ends and voila.
I just did that about sixty more times, bahaha!
I wrapped an old foam wreath base I had with some white ribbon to hide
the green base and used floral pins to place each pom pom.
There are many different ways to make these wreaths, but this way worked well for me.
It really was easy!
 

I placed a bow on it using some scrap red toile fabric I had.
It’s the fabric left over from making the curtains you see here
in the breakfast nook.
I’ve used some red accents to liven up my Christmas decor this year and
I’m loving it…so festive!
 

The wreath looks great without the bow too and goes so well with the birch.
I’ll be able to keep this wreath up well into the winter season!

Jennifer Rizzo has done a great post on how to make mini pom pom wreaths
that are adorable, you can find it here.

Thanks for dropping by,
be blessed!

 

 

Hi everyone,
I’m hoping all your Christmas preparations are going well!
I’ve been waiting on some good lighting to be able to shoot some pics but it’s
been so grey around here and then it’s almost dark at 4!
Anyways…here are some shots I took today.

Hubby went a little crazy with the saw this year and I had a lot of space under the tree
so I used an old red toile curtain panel as a tree skirt and placed all my lanterns around it.

I placed my buckets that usually flank the fireplace in each of the bookcases. They look great there
and save some floorspace around the fireplace.

The Buckets with the branch lights on/off.

In the breakfast nook I put up some garland on the botttom shelf again. I found some lovely old tarnished spoons at the GW
and tied them with some brown satin ribbon.

I have these little mercury glass containers that I filled with foam oasis and stuck
in some winter greens. The watered oasis foam keeps them fresh.

I have a brown theme going on in the breakfast nook but couldn’t restrain myself from
putting in a little red,  It’s so bright and festive!

I’ve just added some sugar pinecones and mercury glass ornaments to the shelves.
The candle holders are all from PB that my daughters got me a couple of years ago.
They go with everything
I’ve placed birch poles all around and added some more green with the paperwhites.

Hopefully it will be brighter tomorrow and I’ll be able to show you
the mantels.

Thanks for dropping by,
blessings to you!
I

Hello everyone!
I know it’s been a while…lots of life transition stuff going on over here
and blogging had to go down on the priority list.
With so many external and internal changes  I’ve wondered whether to keep this blog
going or not.
It’s been such a great creative outlet for me and I’ve really enjoyed it,
so I’ve decided to keep doing what I enjoy and will share when I can, no pressure!
I may add some new content but nothing too drastic!
Now on to my Christmas Urn…

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It cost me all of $13 this year!
It’ so easy to do.

I simply used  what I already had from previous years such as the birch logs,
giant sugar pinecones and my twig lights.
The magnolia leaves were $8 for the bunch and the cedar was $5.
 

 This is the first time I’ve used magnolia leaves and I love the texture and colour it brings.
It’s hard to see the twig lights here but at night you can see them from across the street, it really lights up the porch!

Thanks for dropping by and blessings to you!

Hi everyone,
hope you’re all enjoying the beautiful summertime!

 

I know it’s the middle of summer and I’m just getting around to showing you my summer mantel,
better late than never I always say!

I kept the beautiful blue chinese ginger jars from my spring mantel because they were so prettty and matched
all the beautiful blue summery cushions I have out.

I’m loving this white washed wooden lantern I got at Bowrings.
The look of rustic wood against shine and sparkle is my favourite thing to play around with.

I find the whole look soft and simple with lots of texture so it’s not boring, while
keeping that wonderful beachy feel that I love.

Thanks for dropping by,

Blessings to you from RH!