Winter Decorating At Our Fairfield Home & Garden
December now and time to think of outdoor winter decorations to match the season. I dismantled the fall window boxes, keeping the dried seed pods and flowers for crafting and set the pumpkins and gourds behind the shed for feasting by the squirrels. Cut greens from our property line the base of the new window
DIY ~ Thanksgiving Cornucopia
It’s Thanksgiving time. In addition to having that lovely home-cooked dinner, make a gorgeous centerpiece to complement it! And, if you aren’t the cook this year, this cornucopia of plenty will make the perfect house gift for your hosts. Best of all, you can put this centerpiece together for a fraction of the cost
Restaging ~ Our Country French Dining Room
Did you ever just feel like a change? After a decade of using the same kitchen valances, in our last home and this one too, I wanted something different! And, while I liked our country-style dining room, a more Country French look was what I was really after. Lucky for me, one of my best
Fall Is In The Air!
Fall is in the air at Our Fairfield Home and Garden! A little chilly now in the morning and evening and turning into “Sweater Weather”. The garden is winding down and it is time to start decorating for the autumn season. So here are a few little outdoor touches and some Fall blooms to
Livingroom Makeover ~ Grandma to Grandeur!
As you know, I am a much better gardener than decorator! However my friend, Lorraine Edwards, has taken me under her capable designer wing, and is transforming our home . For years I have loved our furniture and the wonderful artwork and accessories we have collected, but not how they were arranged. No matter where
Bedroom Makeover ~ From Frumpy to Fabulous!
How lucky am I? One of my dear friends, Lorraine Edwards, is starting a home staging and redesign business and offered to makeover some rooms in our home! Every room in Lorraine’s home looks like it popped out of HOUSE BEAUTIFUL magazine, so I jumped at the chance. She needed
DIY Project ~ Country Flower Basket
For the last arrangement in TheDCH Floral Workshop series, “The Nose Knows” was the theme. A country basket filled with free form meadow wildflowers, garden cuttings and fragrant florist flowers was created by instructor Brenda Tunis. Incorporating scent into your flower arranging was the focus. Brenda had clipped samples from her own yard for us
DIY Project ~ Repurposed Rakes
At a recent rummage sale I picked up two vintage bamboo rakes. Of course, Len asked me what I was going to do with them. My standard answer is ,”A project”. So here the project is! A floppy rose needing a trellis and some drain pipes I wanted covered gave me the opportunity to
DIY Project ~ Gather Flowers for a May Day Basket!
May Day Baskets were something we made of construction paper in elementary school back in the day, but I haven’t seen much about them for years. If I get a vote, we should bring this neighborly rite of spring back! Very simple and fun besides: just gather fresh blooms from your spring garden, insert
Mid-April ~ Spring Blooms in the garden
Here we are in mid-April and spring is in full swing now! Flowering trees, shrubs, bulbs and the fresh green of new leaves are emerging. It has cooled back down into the 50’s and 60’s during the day with cool nights, which is a blessing. Those high temperatures shortened the bloom time of
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