Cozy Cottage Fall Porch

Hello everyone! This is the season I look forward to all year, so I love to create every little bit of pretty I can to reflect autumn in all it’s colorful glory, and the front…

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Fall Porch at Balsam Mountain Preserve

Hello friends! Thanks so much for all the love on my Fall Living Room post last week and my mother’s chat video! I love this time of year, and I enjoy decorating everything to reflect…

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Cozy fall farmhouse kitchen

Hello friends! Here we are in November already with Christmas around the corner! How can that be? I’m still here enjoying these beautiful fall days and thinking about Thanksgiving. I love November and all that…

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More fall at Balsam Mountain Preserve

I had the opportunity to go up Saturday to Balsam Mountain Preserve and shoot some photos at the main security gate. This is obviously not your everyday security gate:-) I grabbed some things from home…

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More Fall decorating at Balsam Mountain Preserve

First, I have to extend my heartfelt thanks to those of you who left such encouraging and inspiring comments on my last post about the ups and downs of blogging. As always, you all inspire…

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Rustic Mountain Fall at Balsam Mountain Preserve

I had the amazing opportunity to not only design the mantels I shared last week, but also to create some outdoor fall displays at Balsam Mountain Preserve. In keeping with the rustic aspect of the…

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Easy DIY 3-tier stand and vibrant fall color

Overnight it seemed like fall arrived here in the mountains with crisp, cool air and Carolina blue skies. I am enjoying it so much and am loving bringing the outside in. I am sticking with…

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Fall decorating ideas for outdoors

One thing I have always loved to do is use organic elements in decorating — both inside and out. Instead of heading to a big box decor store, just look around your own yard, or…

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