Mom and Dad Knapp gave me a beautiful wrought iron quilt rack for Christmas. It lives in my living room where it currently displays my Caer Sullivan quilt and the shoe quilt that Grandma Leibbrand made for me for my high school graduation.
The linen ship fabric is from Ikea and will some day upholster the back of a bench we bought at the Woodstock Antique Mall.
Thanks, Mom and Dad!
Love,
Tiff
For February, I have my ceramic cupcakes displayed on my dining room table with an aqua tablecloth.
pretend I iron my linens 
On the dreary winter days, it’s nice to see my sweet and cheerful tabletop display.
Love,
Tiff
We went with red and white lights and hung a variety of ornaments. I realized I could do multiple (smaller) tree themes: trains/cars/planes, shoes, birds, carousel horses, Star Wars, or Rudolph. I like them all together though, at least for this year. I bought several silver bells at the dollar store and hung them on the tips of the boughs.
I already had a wreath on the door, so I put some garland, lights, and ribbon on our porch step railings. I think I’m doing a red theme this year.
I also did garland and ribbon with red lights on our balcony railing.
I like it, but I hope to get more garland after Christmas when it’s all on sale so I can really decorate next year.
Love,
Tiff
Target had these cute little baskets for $2.50. The lining is a boring, cheap synthetic, so I decided to do some sewing.
Our front porch was looking a little sad, especially after our neighbor put out fall flowers, a wreath, and even a scarecrow. After decorating the bank for fall, I was definitely in the mood to make my home festive, too. Thankfully Hobby Lobby and Michael’s had their fall decor items on sale.
I purchased the little pumpkins at Hobby Lobby along with a garland of fall leaves that I cut up for the wreath. The mums are from Mom Sullivan purchased through Lee’s school. And everything else is from Michael’s.
The bathroom off of the kitchen is the same gray as the upstairs bathroom.
Brendan also installed similar brushed nickel hardware
Mom and Dad Sullivan generously gave us their old kitchen table and chairs. I LOVE having a real dining room. We actually sit at the table and eat! Brendan and I have rarely done that in our five years of marriage; in the UP we didn’t even have a table! Anyway, one of the best parts of having a table is the decor. Since the table needs to be refinished, tablecloths are a must. In the three weeks of living in our new place, I’ve already purchased that many tablecloths (black, cream, and aqua). The aqua one is probably my favorite. I bought it at Target and then promptly went to my fabric stash to find some coordinating fabric for six placemats.
