I’m joining some very talented ladies and sharing outdoor fall inspiration today as part of The Happy Housie’s Seasonal Simplicity Series! I’m going to be sharing my fall porch, but don’t miss the rest of the inspiring spaces everyone else is sharing down below!

Hey Everyone! Fall is definitely in full swing here in Massachusetts. The leaves are already turning a vibrant assortment of colors – and it seems to be happening much earlier than usual this year. In the last week, we’ve gone apple picking, baked pie, and drove around on a few sunny afternoons, windows down, just to see the pretty foliage.

I’ve said it so many times, but I love the seasons in New England. Each one is so different, and I’m always so excited for the little adventures they each offer for a few short months before they disappear again.

On our fall bucket list this week, is going hiking, making apple butter, and doing a corn maze. Oh, and I should also probably add getting started on some yard clean up to that. August and September were so busy, and the weeds and overgrown plants are out. of. control. around here.

But at least the porches look pretty!

This year, I decided to keep to a palette of mauves and burgundy, similar to last year’s fall porch, but then I also added in a little bit of peachy-pink to kind of flow into the decor that I have going on inside the house. (If you missed my fall house tour last week you can find it here)

I also added a few fall touches to our little side porch – my favorite place to hide out every once in awhile when the girls are being cray, lol.

I hope you find something that inspires you as you scroll through the photos! Happy fall decorating!

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XO, Laura

And today I’ve joined some of my talented blogging friends who are also sharing their outdoor spaces decked out for fall. You can hop around and check out their posts by clicking on the links below their image.

The Happy Housie ** Tatertots & Jello ** Craftberry Bush ** A Pretty Life

Lolly Jane ** Rambling Renovators ** Cassie Bustamante ** My Sweet Savannah

The DIY Mommy ** Willow Street Interiors ** Cherished Bliss ** Amidst the Chaos

Finding Silver Pennies ** Life is a Party ** Chrissy Marie Blog ** Life is Better at Home

Modern Glam ** This is Our Bliss ** She Gave it a Go ** Clean & Scentsible

This week, I’m joining 30 amazing bloggers to share our homes all decked out for fall, as part of The Happy Housie’s Seasonal Simplicity Series! Don’t forget to check out all of the beautiful homes being shared down below!

I read a poem somewhere once that said something like, the best kind of love feels like hot cocoa, rainstorms, sitting by a warm fire in a small house. It was much more eloquent and beautiful sounding than that, but all that I could think while I read it was, that just sounds like home… Or at least how I want home to feel, anyway.

It’s that cozy feeling that I’m always aiming for when I’m decorating, no matter what season we’re in. Blends of colors and textures that just kind of wrap you up and feel like a hug.

For fall this year, I brought in lots of natural textures, dried flowers and wood tones to warm things up, and I stuck to a palette of mostly greens and peachy-pinks.

I bought this beautiful art over the summer and I wasn’t ready to part with it, so it ended up being the inspiration for everything that I pulled out for fall too!

I swapped my summery flowers for mainly dried, but also picked up some of the pretty, faux thistle-like flowers at Michaels for color.

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I have a few pumpkins here and there, but my favorite way to decorate seasonally is to kind of just make things ‘feel’ like whichever season we’re in. So for fall, I brought out lots of chunky, soft textures, candles, along with lots of warm wood tones and neutrals. And, of course, I had to incorporate a bit of color too, because I love it!

If you remember my tour from way back in the spring, I mentioned that the coffee table that I’d ordered had gone missing somewhere on its way to our house, and then was backordered and I couldn’t get a replacement… It was quite the fiasco. So I ended up ordering this beautiful piece instead, and I’m SO happy with it. The quality is incredible and it’s definitely something we’ll keep for a looong time to come!

I also got a replacement cover for old faithful (our ten year old IKEA chaise) – on Amazon of all places! It’s so soft, and it made the coziest spot in the living room that much cozier.

Ok, brace yourselves, Guys. I have so many photos to share, and I’m just going to let you scroll through them from here on out! Wishing you all a Happy Fall!

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And that’s about it, Guys! Let me know what you think about this year’s tour – I always love to hear from you! And don’t forget to check out the beautiful homes being shared down below as well!

XO, Laura

Sharing today with me…

Wednesday

Finding Silver Pennies ** She Gave it a Go ** The Tattered Pew

My Sweet Savannah ** Willow Street Interiors ** Taryn Whiteaker Designs

And don’t miss the rest of the amazing homes being shared the rest of this week…

Monday

The Happy Housie ** Modern Glam ** This is Simplicite

House by Hoff ** Maison de Cinq ** Inspiration for Moms

Tuesday

The Turquoise Home ** Clean & Scentsible ** A Pretty Life

Chrissy Marie Blog ** Colleen Pastoor ** Jennifer Maune

Thursday

Cherished Bliss ** Life is Better at Home ** The DIY Mommy

Cuckoo 4 Design ** Life is a Party ** Rambling Renovators

Friday

Deeply Southern Home ** Tatertots & Jello ** Two Twenty One

Love Create Celebrate ** Homemade Lovely** Maison de Pax

Today, I’m joining the super talented Bre, of Rooms for Rent, and seven other amazing bloggers to share some pretty fall tablescape ideas with all of you! Don’t forget to check out the gorgeous inspiration everyone is sharing below!

Hi Everyone! It’s so hard to believe that fall is just around the corner. The branches of our apple trees are starting to bend under the weight of ripening apples, and we’re just a couple of weeks away from apple butter, apple sauce, apple pies, apple everything, over here.

I love this time of year. I always pretend that I don’t have a favorite season, because there are definitely things that I really look forward when a new one starts, but secretly, I’m all about fall.

Sweaters, cool weather (that sometimes still feels like summer), the foliage and the leaves changing. I think fall always feels like the briefest season here in New England. If you blink, you’ll miss the beauty of the vibrant trees.

Before you know it, those magical, colored leaves are rusting and getting crisp around the edges, and I think that’s partly what I love most about fall. The feeling that I need to run headlong into it, with a sort of excited desperation. There’ll be frost on the window panes soon, and I don’t want to miss a single moment of pumpkin patches, crunching leaves, apple picking, or the feeling of a latte warming your, still mitten-less, fingers.

I started to warm up the decor around here last week, and I think whenever I decorate, even in winter, I like to keep a little bit of summer – if that makes any sense! I always love to have flowers around, and I also like to keep some color in my decor, even in the cooler months. I just pepper in different textures to make things feel cozier. I think I kind of carried that philosophy into this tablescape too, now that I’m looking at the photos!

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And that’s about it! I hope this table helps inspire your next fall soiree! I think I’ll be keeping it simple and will pretty much do the same thing for Thanksgiving this year. I am so obsessed with the lidded baking dish!

Don’t forget to check out all of the beautiful posts below for even more inspiration! Happy Fall!

XO, Laura

Rooms For Rent | Modern Glam | Nina Hendrick | Craftberry Bush

Crazy Wonderful | Almafied | Willow Street Interiors | The Happy Housie

Hey Guys! I hope you’re all enjoying the long weekend! I’ve actually been working on wrapping up multiple projects the last few days because we’re taking off for a few days next week for one last summer hurrah before the girls start school. I’m popping on tonight because I had the pleasure of working on a really unique space recently, and I’m so excited to be sharing the reveal with you!

My client Janelle, owns Nellie Brows, an eyebrow studio, and when we initially met, she told me she was graduating into a larger space and was looking for help figuring out how to fit three chairs instead of her then-current, two. Aesthetically, she was hoping for a bohemian-inspired space that would feel both down to earth and luxurious, and would leave her clients feeling pampered.

She’s located inside Hairaholic Salon in Mansfield, and she wanted her new space to flow with the look of the salon (black and white color scheme), but also have its own unique aesthetic. I found the perfect wallpaper that couldn’t be more on point with the Nellie Brows logo and branding, and it also flowed super well with the space outside!

Here’s the front of the space ‘before’:

And here’s the front of the space ‘after’!

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‘After’!

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Isn’t the wallpaper perfect?! I’m so thrilled with how everything turned out, and can’t wait to follow along on Janelle’s IG to see this pretty space being used!

Anddd I actually plan to also see it in person, because Janelle is crazy amazing and I need her to work her magic on my brows, lol.

At our first meeting, Janelle also told me that she’d love a pampas grass chandelier for the space, because she absolutely adores how ethereal and textural pampas grass is. We had a quote come in at $1,500 which was more than she wanted to spend. I told her I’d make sure I’d find a way to fit pampas grass into the design, so I ordered a bunch of stems from a wholesaler that I work with, and made this arrangement for her the day before we finished styling the space.

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Isn’t it just the cutest space? You can see it for yourself, and have your brows shaped while you’re at it! Nellie Brows is located at 54 Pratt Street, Mansfield, Massachusetts. If you go, tell Janelle that I said hello! She’s the sweetest!

XO, Laura

I’m kicking off fall with some of my blogging friends as part of the Krista over at The Happy Housie’s Seasonal Simplicity Series today! We’re all sharing some of our favorite cooler weather recipes, and you don’t want to miss what everyone is sharing down below. They all look so delicious, and I want to try them all!

Years back, my husband and I went to Quebec City for my birthday, which is in January. We’d gone years before to ski Mont-Sainte-Anne and Le Massif with my brother and sister in law, and knew we wanted to go back in the winter again at some point, so we used my birthday as an excuse and headed north. It’s just the most magical city in the winter. All of the restaurants and store fronts are lit up with twinkle lights, and everything seems to be permanently dusted in snow.

…None of which has anything to do with fall, but it has everything to do with this recipe!

I can really geek out over history too, and Quebec City is like a giant living history museum. It’s one of the only cities in North America that’s preserved its ramparts, and is full of old beautiful gates and bastions.

We stayed in the upper town, at the Hotel Manoir Victoria, which was right in the center of the historic district, and walking distance to so many incredible restaurants. My favorite dining experience was at a quaint, little corner restaurant called Portofino.

I’d just recently found out that I had celiac, and needed to eat gluten free and was super bummed to find out that they didn’t have a gluten free menu. The waiter said he’d go back and talk to the chef, who came out to ask me exactly what I couldn’t eat. He told me not to worry (in the most endearing French accent) that he’d make something delicious for me, and he left!

It caught me a little off guard to have him walk back into the kitchen without giving me any sort of clue as to what I’d be eating that night, but his confidence commanded my trust, so I went with it lol.

He came back out with the most incredible salmon dish I’ve ever had In. My. Life. The fish was succulent and crispy, and laid over a bed of mashed potatoes and wilted spinach. And then was topped with silky, velvety, saucy perfection.

I worked at recreating it when I got back home, because there was no way I could live without this meal in my life. I can’t say it’s as perfect as his was, but it’s pretty darn heavenly! When we feel like something lighter, I substitute the cream for equal parts coconut milk and coconut cream, and substitute a few tablespoons of nutritional yeast for the parmesan, which is also super delish! (Just add a little extra salt and red pepper flakes if you make this version) This is one of our favorite comfort food meals, and I hope you all love it as much as we do. Tag me and let me know what you think if you try it! (You can find me here on Instagram and here on Facebook!)

XO, Laura

Crispy Salmon with Sherry Tomato Cream Sauce

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• 4 – 6  salmon fillets, skin on
• Salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 9 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper or red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup jarred roasted red peppers, drained of oil and chopped chopped (you can also use a jar of pimiento peppers, drained)
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 cup sherry
• 4 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups fresh spinach
• 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano Regiano, plus more for garnish
• 1 bundle fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

• Season the salmon filets with salt and pepper, and sear in a very hot pan, flesh-side down, for 5 minutes, or until cooked about 1/3 of the way through. Flip carefully and sear skin side down for another 5 minutes, and set fish aside.
• Over medium low heat, melt the butter in the pan juices. Add in the onion and sweat until it’s translucent. Add the garlic until fragrant (about one minute). Season lightly with salt and pepper, add red pepper flakes, and thyme bundle (you’ll pull all of the thyme out later, so you don’t need to chop it. Add the sherry, scraping the bottom of the pan to loosen the dried on bits, and reduce for 2 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low heat, add the cream, and bring to a simmer. Don’t boil or your sauce may separate. And season lightly with salt and pepper to your taste (you’ll add parmesan later, which is salty, so keep this in mind). Let reduce about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• The sauce should be thick at this point but, but if it isn’t, reduce a few minutes longer
• Remove all of the thyme and discard
• Whisk in the tomato paste, dijon mustard, and garlic salt.
• Add the roasted red peppers and the spinach leaves and allow it to wilt.
• Gently stir in the parmesan until it melts. Check for seasoning.
• Add the salmon back into the pan, simmer one minute longer, and serve over a bed of mashed potatoes and sautéed spinach!

Don’t forget to check the rest of these yummy recipes! Pin now and make them later!

Low-Carb Keto Blackberry Muffins at The Happy Housie
Goat Cheese Stuffed Figs at Finding Silver Pennies
Almond Twist Bread at Place of My Taste
Slow Cooker Apple Butter at Life is a Party

Puff Pastry Apple Tart at Modern Glam
Easy Pumpkin Dessert at Clean & Scentsible
Sweet Potato Casserole at She Gave it a Go
Easy Apple Spice Bread at Jennifer Maune

Easy Apple Muffins with Crumb Topping at The DIY Mommy
Rustic Mini Apple Galettes at Tatertots and Jello
Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake Bars at Maison de Cinq
Pumpkin Sheet Pan Pancakes at A Pretty Life in the Suburbs

Delicious Beef Bourguignon Recipe at Paint Me Pink
Hearty Autumnal Yam Soup at This is Simplicite
Apple Pie Chia Pudding at Cherished Bliss
Baked Brie with Blueberries and Bacon at This is Our Bliss
Salmon with Sherry and Tomato Cream Sauce at Willow Street Interiors

Fall Pumpkin Coffee Cake Muffins at Inspiration for Moms
Baked Zucchini Donuts with Vanilla Glaze at Satori Design for Living
Pecan Spice Biscotti at My Sweet Savannah
Best Homemade Lasagne Recipe at The Handmade Home
Crispy Parmesan Fried Zucchini at Two Twenty One

We wrapped up this sweet and stylish girl’s bedroom last week, and I’m so excited to be sharing the reveal with you guys!

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When my client and I first discussed the project, she told me she’d be transitioning her daughter out of her crib soon, and wanted me to create a space that would be sweet enough for her daughter’s current, adorable toddler self, but also stylish enough to transition into her teen years. Smart mama! Those days really do come up on you quickly!

My oldest has been begging for a more sophisticated bedroom, and we’re going to get that on our to-do list soon, even though I feel like we just painted and decorated it yesterday. The last ten years flew!

But I digress. Back to this adorable reveal.

My client already had the bed frame, fur bean bag chair, dresser, and had recently painted the room, so those four elements all needed to stay.

I decided on a pair of large scale dahlia prints to anchor the room with just the right dose of color and energy, and set a fun, cheerful vibe right off the bat.

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I went with neutral bedding, to keep the earthy, cali-girl vibe (as my client put it) going. But I also made sure that I included playful touches that added just the right amount of sweet. PS that comforter is as soft and fluffy in real life as it looks in the photo!

I can’t even with the little peacock vase. I picked it up at World Market when I was shopping for accessories, and now I wish I had bought the rest of them because there were only 2 left, and they’re no longer in stock online. Sigh.

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The whole room is a gentle play on textures and soft colors, and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.

My client texted me her daughter’s reaction, and it was the. cutest. thing. to see her come into her new room for the first time. All the heart eyes.

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Don’t forget to follow along on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, so you don’t miss what’s happening around here! Happy Weekend!

XO, Laura

PS The gorgeous prints are from Juniper Print Shop but I’m unable to link them in my look books. The bean bag chair was from Pottery Barn, but isn’t sold anymore. Dresser is IKEA, and wall color is Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray!

It’s time for a spring recipe post, and I’m excited to be joining some amazing bloggers for another week of The Happy Housie’s Seasonal Simplicity Series! We’re all sharing some of our favorite spring recipes this week. Don’t forget to check out all of the delicious-ness everyone is sharing below!

Hey Guys! I have to say, we’ve been doing a lot of baking and recipe making the last few weeks, with everyone being home alllll of the time. The girls have been LOVING all of the extra time here, because it’s meant they have endless hours to do the things that they love most.

We raise chicks to add to our flock pretty much every year, and taking care of them is essentially the girls’ favorite thing in the spring. We first raised chicks when my oldest was a toddler, and every time my husband and I had another toddler running around the house (for those of you who are new here, we have 4 daughters), we felt like it wasn’t fair to not give them the chick raising experience too. And here we are, ten years later, still adding chickens to our flock!

We also bought the girls a few bunnies this year, and they are completely enamored with them. And I have to say, I am too! They are the sweetest, calmest, little creatures. I’m not going to lie- I go outside just to hold them whenever I can. They’re like adorable, floppy earred puppies that never grow up. I keep calling them my therapy animals, lol! #covid-19

But anyway, I digress. Baking!

We have been baking so much lately. I’ve made banana bread three times in the last two weeks, and I thought I’d share one of my favorite recipes with you guys. I’ve actually shared another banana bread recipe in the past- my ‘healthier’ version. This one isn’t healthy (can banana bread actually ever be, though?) but it is pretty much the moistest, most amazing banana bread recipe out there, in my opinion!

A couple of years ago, I accidentally over baked my banana bread. It wasn’t burned, but I was pretty sure it wasn’t going to be really luscious and moist either. So, I decided to make a quick, banana simple syrup to pour over the top, to see if I could salvage it. Well, it ended up being the best banana bread I’d ever made, and I’ve been doing it ever since, minus the over baking part. It’s SO FREAKING GOOD.

One little caveat, though. This recipe is super delicious and moist without the simple syrup (so long as you don’t over bake it like me, lol), and if you’re going to eat the banana bread hot out of the oven, adding the syrup and eating it right away won’t work. It needs at least an hour to cool and absorb the liquid. So, if you don’t want to wait, don’t do the syrup. This bread is still amazing without it, BUT the simple syrup just brings it over the top, and I highly recommend! Let me know what you think if you try it!

Super Moist {Gluten Free} Banana Bread

Yield: 1 Loaf

Batter Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 2/3 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup sour cream

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2 cups King Arthur All-Purpose Gluten Free Baking Mix*

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon cardamom

1/2 teaspoon salt

Demerara sugar, for sprinkling

Cooking spray

Banana Simple Syrup Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

1 banana, roughly chopped

How to Make It

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350°.

Step 2: Combine sugar and butter in bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment until well blended. Add banana, milk, vanilla, sour cream, and eggs; beat until combined, and set aside.

Step 3: Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt; stir well. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, beating until just blended.

Step 4: Spoon batter into 9 x 5 loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Step 5: Simmer sugar, water, and chopped banana in a sauce pan for 5 minutes, or until sugar is dissolved. Strain through a mesh sieve into a measuring cup. Set aside.

Step 6: Once banana bread is baked, place on cooling rack on a cookie sheet (for easier clean up). Drizzle banana bread with simple syrup until top is saturated. Let cool 2 minutes, loosen edges with knife and turn out onto cooling rack. Sprinkle top with Demerara sugar for a little sparkle and crunch. Let cool completely on wire racks and enjoy!

Let me know what you think if you try this, and don’t forget to check out the amazing recipes my blogging friends are sharing below!

XO,

Laura

This week I’m joined by some of my talented blogging friends who are also sharing their spring recipes with you. Be sure to see what they are sharing by clinking the links below the images.

Keto Raspberry Lemon Bars at The Happy Housie
Gorgeous Springtime Desserts at Craftberry Bush
Blueberry Gooey Butter Cake at Two Twenty One
Lightened Up Lemon Poundcake at My Sweet Savannah

Gluten Free Lemon Glazed Blueberry Donuts at Cassie Bustamante
Easy Food Processor Scones at Life is a Party
Lemoniest Lemon Pound Cake at Maison de Cinq
Easy Fruit Salad with Fruit Dip at She Gave it a Go

Mom’s Classic Green Chili Egg Casserole at Tatertots and Jello
Spring Chicken Pesto Pasta at Inspiration for Moms
Devilled Eggs Three Ways at Finding Silver Pennies
Easy Egg Salad Recipe at This is Our Bliss

Classic Belgian Waffles at Nick & Alicia
How to Make Homemade Lemon Curd at Jenna Kate at Home
Raspberry Coconut Chia Breakfast Pudding at Satori Design for Living
Super Moist Gluten Free Banana Bread at Willow Street Interiors
Classic Tea Scones at Life is Better at Home

Today, I’m sharing lots of beautiful spring decorating ideas, as part of the The Happy Housie’s Seasonal Simplicity Series! Don’t forget to check some of my blogging friends’ beautiful home tours being shared down below as well!

Hey Guys! I’m coming to you from Massachusetts, where most everything is closed due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The Governor activated the National Guard tonight, which certainly isn’t a sign that normalcy is on the horizon either.

To be perfectly honest, I’ve been a little torn as to how to go about sharing this post. Talking about decorating at a time like this feels kind of frivolous. But at the same time, with all of the uncertainties plaguing us right now, I think a little escapism might be just what we all need. And honestly, organizing and sprucing up, long untouched corners, and making things feel cozy has kept me sane these last few days. So I’m hoping this post, and all of the beautiful tours you’ll see below, will do that for all of you too. We’re all certainly spending more time than usual at home right now.

By the way, I’m actually going to be sharing some of my favorite images from my previous tours in this post. I was SO EXCITED to share some of the changes that we’ve made around here, but with all of the unexpected closings and craziness that unfolded last week, I wasn’t able to get the last few things that I needed. And then I found out that our coffee table, that was due to arrive last Friday, wasn’t coming either. So, I’ve decided to do this instead. But I promise that as soon as things get back to normal, I’ll share this year’s tour, so check back!

Until then, I’m wishing you all health, safety, and a peace that passes understanding.

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Home Made Lovely
Willow Street Interiors
Sincerely, Marie Designs
Rooms FOR Rent

House by Hoff
The Tattered Pew
Summer Adams

Sharing the rest of this week…

Monday

The Happy Housie
Grace in My Space
Life is Better at Home
She Gave it a Go
Amidst the Chaos

Tuesday

Cassie Bustamante
All Things With Purpose
Modern Glam
Lemon Thistle
Zevy Joy

Wednesday

Amber Tysl
Life is a Party
Town and Country Living
Finding Silver Pennies
Joanna Anastasia

Thursday

Cherished Bliss
Tatertots & Jello
Deeply Southern Home
Rambling Renovators
The DIY Mommy

Hey Everyone! We had such a quiet, *almost* snow free, winter this year – it was so odd! To be honest, these kinds of winters kind of bum me out. I love to watch the landscape change at the start of each new season, especially winter. We fill up our bird feeders with seed, and watch winter birds flit in a snowy frenzy outside our windows.

The world is different when it’s blanketed in snow- somehow calm, and foreboding all at once. Mother Nature’s way of giving permission to hunker down indoors and rest. Which is probably part of the reason that I love it so much- permission to be lazy once in awhile!

But I am completely ready for longer days and open windows, and I’m excited to be sharing my first spring blog post of the season today, as part of The Happy Housie’s Seasonal Simplicity Series! I shared a sneak peek of this post in stories on Facebook and Instagram this week, and I’ll be sharing bits and pieces of my full tour next week too, so stay tuned. If you missed my little preview a few days ago, this week is all about how we’ve styled our mantels for spring.

Make sure you check out the beautiful mantel styling ideas my blogging friends are sharing down below too! They are all completely stunning!

I’ve been slowly lightening the decor around here, bringing a little bit of spring inside, before it’s time to head out and start the yard clean up.

Here is our mantel, freshened up for spring!

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I honestly didn’t change all that much, since I last shared this area over Christmas, but it’s amazing what a few swap outs can do. I’m loving the fresh, sunny vibe! Bring on the sunshine and flowers!

Don’t forget to check out all of the gorgeous mantels below too!

Today I’m joined by some of my talented blogging friends who are also sharing their Spring Mantel (or vignettes) with you. Be sure to see what they are sharing by clinking the links below the images.

Simple Pink Spring Mantel Decor (with free printables) at The Happy Housie
How to Style Kitchen Shelves for Spring at Cassie Bustamante
Propagating Pothos as Simple Spring Mantel Decor at Grace in My Space
Spring Mantel Decor Trends at Hallstrom Home
Spring Bulb Centrepieces at Craftberry Bush

Early Spring Mantel at Finding Silver Pennies
How to Decorate Your Mantel for Spring at Modern Glam
Simple Spring Flower Mantel at Tatertots and Jello
A Traditional Spring Table Vignette at Sincerely, Marie Designs
Farmhouse Style Decor Idea for Spring at She Gave it a Go

Minimalist Spring Mantel Decor at Cherished Bliss
Neutral Spring Mantel at Two Twenty One
Serene Living Room and Mantel at House by Hoff
Seasonal Simplicity Spring Mantel at Willow Street Interiors
Butterfly Spring Mantel at Life is a Party

Spring Vignettes & a Hyacinth Printable at Deeply Southern Home
Free Spring Coffee Bar Printable at My Sweet Savannah
How to Decorate for Spring for Free at This is Our Bliss
Easy Spring Decorating in the Living Room at Maison de Cinq
Spring Mantel with Large Floral Art at Place of My Taste

Neutral Spring Mantel at Taryn Whiteaker Designs
Light and Neutral Spring Mantel at Life is Better at Home 
Spring Mantel at Rooms FOR Rent

XO, Laura

I had the pleasure of wrapping up a home office/sitting room for the sweetest family this week, and I couldn’t be happier with the results. If you’re following me on Facebook or Instagram, then you’ve seen quite a few sneak peeks of this space this week, because I just couldn’t resist sharing a few as I went through the photos. It was such a beautiful transformation!

When my client first got in touch with me, she said that she’d recently started working from home and was in need of an office space, that would also function part time as a guest room/adult hang out spot.

She’d already purchased a small, sleeper sofa and desk for the space that she wanted to incorporate. Thankfully, both of the pieces were really pretty, but the fact that the room is quite small presented a challenge – how to create the feminine, study-like vibe that I was envisioning, with so little space left to work with?

After playing around with the floor plan a bit, I decided that a wall of shallow, glass display cabinets would give us the perfect dose of study-esque ambiance, while taking up precious little floor space.

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And I have to say, they did just that!

I chose the adorable, rattan stools to live in front of the glass front cabinets because they were scaled perfectly for the room, and also because I adore the texture and warmth that they add.

It truly is the best feeling in the world to see a project go from an onscreen concept, to completion in real life, and this project was no exception.

Every little detail – from the concrete coffee table, to the fabulous artwork, to the sweet, little olive tree, have a big, and yet somehow understated, impact. I am so smitten with this room, Guys.

But enough of all of the talking, let’s get on to these photos!

Actually, no, one more thing. Ha!

I’ve added in a 3D rendering of my client’s desk area, because I didn’t want to disrupt her work space when I came to style. She was going to be jumping back into work, and I didn’t want to be responsible for ruining her day! So, because I didn’t photograph that area, I’m using the 3D rendering instead! You’ll see it down below.

Before Photos

New Floor Plan to the Rescue!

After!

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3D Rendering of Desk Area

Isn’t the rendering so realistic?! I work with such an amazing team of people. If you’re someone who’s contemplated hiring a designer, but feel a little bit nervous about loving the end result, these renderings can be added on to any of my design packages, and they really take all of the guess work out!

Well, that’s about it. I’m closing out Friday with homemade Margherita pizza, wine, and a movie night with my love, and I couldn’t be more excited. It’s been a week! Happy Weekend, Everyone!

XO, Laura