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Seasonal decorating, homemaking essays, and simple weekend projects, collected slowly.
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The Slow Home: What a Year of Slow Homemaking Taught Me
A year ago, our house ran on a schedule I had never actually chosen. Mornings were a race from the alarm to the front door. Evenings were a scroll through other people’s days. Weekends were for catching up, which meant they were spent tired. Nothing was badly wrong. The house was fine. It was simply…
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20 Dark Christmas Decor Ideas for a Moody Holiday Home
Christmas does not have to be red and gold. There is a darker version of the holiday, and it suits a country house beautifully: deep green garlands against dark wood, burgundy velvet ribbon catching candlelight, brass candlesticks glowing on the mantel. Moody, collected, and somehow more peaceful than the bright version. Below are 20 dark…
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18 Cozy Thanksgiving Decor Ideas for a Warm Gathering
Thanksgiving is the one holiday where the decorating has a real job to do. The table has to hold a feast, the house has to welcome people who are hungry and a little tired from traveling, and everything has to look calm even though the kitchen is chaos. I have hosted this dinner more times…
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21 Elegant Halloween Decor Ideas for a Spooky-Chic Home
Halloween does not have to mean plastic skeletons and strobe lights. There is a quieter version of the season, and once you have seen it, the loud version is hard to go back to: black velvet pumpkins on a cream mantel, taper candles guttering in brass holders, dried grasses catching the lamplight. Spooky-chic, my grandmother…
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12 Moody Fall Decor Ideas for a Cozy Autumn Home
There is a particular kind of October light that makes you want to pull the curtains early, light every candle you own, and settle in. That feeling has a decorating style to match: moody fall decor. Think chocolate brown velvet, deep burgundy, and olive green, all glowing under warm lamplight. This is not the bright…
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