Shelfie

Day 6 of My Cozy Winter Home with the Nester: “Shelfie.” 

I regret the lack of foresight regarding open shelving when I designed our home, and the resulting lack of decorative shelves! We have 3. 

• One has photos of our grandparents 
• Oe has ceramic art by one of our daughters
• The 3rd I’ll share on “Vintage” day

Nothing could have more meaning than what those shelves hold, so I don’t change them seasonally. 

That means this one is the shelf I’ll be focusing most on this winter! 

My Cozy Winter Kitchen

My Cozy Winter Home (with @thenester ), Day 5: Kitchen! 

--My favorite and warmest room in our house. 




















It’s lovely and serene when clean and quiet, but full and bustling is even better!

Evergreen

My Cozy Winter Home with @thenester, Day 4: Evergreen.

The smell, the textures, the GREEN. 


We are blessed to live in area where, not only do we have fresh evergreen trees, boughs, and wreaths readily and affordably available for Christmas, but, also, to have year-round views of evergreens surrounding us. (I think my stairway garland still needs work!)

Minimal

Day 3 of My Cozy Winter Home (via The Nester) : Minimal. 

I like to allow architectural details and materials to make a strong statement, like the woodwork milled from trees cut to clear for our house, and the ‘tile rug’ in our entry. I like to see tabletops and window trim (and window views). 






With 8 kiddos and multiple pets, I never wanted to add to clutter, or to increase dusting and laundry, so my decorating style can be a bit simple and bare. Today we’ll call it “minimal!” 

Cozy!

Only day 2 of @thenester ‘s My Cozy Winter Home virtual home tours and I almost forgot! Today’s theme: Cozy. It’s difficult to choose one shot of this theme, but here is someone who always knows how to make herself cozy, and with that fluff, she can’t help but be it herself. A shelf full of books (built by Hubby) and Prince CuddleBunny doing his schoolwork are part of a cozy home for me.

My Cozy Winter Home

I am joining The Nester (and many, many others) as we host our own virtual open houses. Photos posted on Instagram for the first 24 days of this month will exhibit different aspects of My Cozy Winter Home.  (I'll share here, too.)  Mine is far from perfect, and I’m trying some things that are new for me, so come along and share yours, too!

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: Priceless (Princeful) Decor

Loving these kitchen accessories!  

I don't usually allow literal 'counter-seating.' But sometimes the rules just aren't necessary, and appreciating the view...and the blessings in it... is.  Prince CuddleBunny is growing so fast.  I'll cherish his presence while I can, and the doggies, too.