Let there be light! (When there is no electric outlet or electricity).
No need for electricity on an outlet to light a lamp or wall sconce.
New England Castles, Consignments, and Decorating Oh My!
Let’s get ready for the holidays. A few consignment finds, castles, and getting ready for the holidays
A cozy home project for the fall.
If you are looking for unique cozy home projects for fall, including this real gourd garland, I am going to start sharing a few New England style fall craft projects that I have used in my own New England style home, which is a 1830's antique Colonial farmhouse.
Fall home tour video of past fall decorating ideas
It’s here! Fall in New England and I have put together a compilation of past fall house tour videos until my 2020 fall video is ready to film. I hope you enjoy!
Thrift and Consignment home decor score and why I don't follow trends
Come and see a few of my home decor accessory finds I found while out shopping at thrift and consignment stores. They’re going to be perfect in our antique colonial farmhouse. I’m also sharing why I don’t follow design trends.
2020 Summer Home and Garden Tour
Summer 2020 Home and Garden tour of our antique New England Colonial Farmhouse
Consignment Store Home Decor Shopping Haul
Creating a curated New England home decor style with Consignment shopping haul fine living finds.
A New England Farmhouse Kitchen Remodel
If you are looking for products and sources for a new kitchen or a remodel, I am sharing a list of products used in our old New England Colonial farmhouse kitchen remodel.
An Herb Drying Shed Created in an Old Chicken Coop
I created a space to dry garden herbs and to store our garden tools out of an old chicken coop
One of the ways I select wallpapers, fabrics, and paint colors for a room
Tips and ideas on how to select a wallpaper, fabric, or paint color for a room or whole house and how to mix patterns successfully. Inspired by homes in New England, this video and photos show ways I like to work and that is by using an inspiration item.
2019's Thanksgiving Tree
Another year, another Thanksgiving tree! In this post, you will find a video on how I gathered live items from our yard, used dried fruit, and adorned the Thanksgiving tree in baubles and picks. I hope you enjoy the photos and video from New England Fine Living.
Selecting lanterns for our New England Home and getting approval from the historic commission
How we selected lanterns for our historic home and get approval from the historic district commission.
New England Foyers and First Impressions - What Your Foyer Says About You and Your Home
As we navigate our hectic lives, many of us don’t think much about our foyers.
Quintessential White New England Homes
A collection of white historic and antique New England homes for paint color ideas and inspiration.
Christmas in Portsmouth New Hampshire
In the summertime, downtown Portsmouth is busy, especially with tourists, but in the winter, storefront windows are decorated with holiday finery, shoppers enjoy popping in and out of quaint boutiques, and the Christmas decorations on many of the antique homes is simply magical.
No more dark spaces or ugly nightlights
We tested the Snap Power Guidelight and were thrilled with the amount of light it gave off in our dark hallway.
Gardening in May for an at-home wedding
Planting a blue and white garden in May for a June wedding.
A whale of a time using whale art
Whale art that adorns both inside and outside of homes in New England.