I hope everyone out there had fantastic holidays! We returned yesterday from a nice trip to North Carolina and Connecticut but are happy to get back into the swing of things back home in JP! Lots of good loot from Santa this year, including a new digital SLR camera for me to document my projects and the like! WOO HOO. Am a bit snap happy right now, I find myself taking pictures of things like half eaten christmas cookies and porch furniture.

I am going to be pouring through all the fantastic design books I received, especially these two by Vogue and Elle Decor. I’ll scan some of my favorite images and see if I can;t recreate them on a budget!

As much as I liked our festive decor, I cannot WAIT to get it out of here now and reduce the clutter! But Santa did bring us a fabulous modern fireplace screen that matches the stone surrounding PERFECTLY!

Also arriving on Santa’s sleigh- a turned leg bench for our foyer. Love it! Also, we stopped in West Elm yesterday and got these throw pillows for $20 each! They are having an amazing sale, so be sure to check it out!!


OK, I need to go de-stress and de-clutter.