The Christmas season sure did fly by. With my hysteroscopy surgery and recovery, I ended up being behind on all the things leading up to Christmas! I already had written this post, photographed and edited the photos of our house at Christmas - but I had so much to do getting ready for the big day I forgot to post this blog! 🤦♀️ So in the spirit of wishing it was still Christmas, I'm sharing this after Christmas home tour to enjoy before it all comes down. Grab a cup of hot chocolate and … [Read more...]
Spring Home Tour 2020
Hello everyone and welcome to my Spring Home Tour 2020. This post is actually part of a big blog hop with five other inspiring bloggers who are sharing their beautiful home tours! If you are coming over from my friend Jen's blog at An Inspiring Home, welcome! I just love her beautiful home! At the end of this post, I'll be directing you to the next stop on our Spring Home Tour - there's a total of six amazingly talented bloggers, and I hope you'll visit each of them to get a ton of spring … [Read more...]
Layered Window Mantel
One of my favorite things to decorate is my mantel! I love to switch it out for the seasons and it's a fun area to challenge my creativity. This layered window mantel for spring is by far my favorite design. Anything with vintage windows and architectural salvage makes my heart pitter patter. For your convenience, this post may contain affiliate links. I may make a commission from your purchase at no extra cost to you. Read my full disclosure policy here. Thanks for supporting Sweet … [Read more...]
The Best Place to Find Faux Greenery
Greenery completely brightens up your space and adds interest in your home decor. Today I'm sharing the secret on where to find the best faux greenery for your home decor! For your convenience, this post may contain affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Read my full disclosure policy here. Thanks for supporting Sweet Southern Oaks! I love adding greenery to my home decor, but between you and me, I have a black thumb. I try to be a good plant mom, but I just can't keep plants … [Read more...]
Five Minute Pumpkin Centerpiece
For most people, once the clock strikes midnight on Halloween, all the pumpkins turn into Christmas trees! Are you one of those people that like to decorate for Christmas right after Halloween? I love fall so I'm holding onto my pumpkins a little longer. I hope it's okay with you to share my five minute pumpkin centerpiece today! If you've got pumpkins, a bowl, some greenery and pumpkins, then you can make this five minute pumpkin centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table! For this five … [Read more...]
Lemon Yellow Summer Mantel
My home decor for late summer incorporates lots of greenery and lemons! Something about the lemon yellow mantel feels so fresh and summery. I'm soaking up the last bit of summer with this lemon decor and I love the happy pop of yellow. I guess yellow must have been my pop of color this summer since I used it on my porch, my dining room lemon centerpiece and now for this lemon yellow mantel! This summer mantel can be easy to put together and you can buy all of the supplies at your local … [Read more...]
Lemon and Eucalyptus Centerpiece
This beautiful lemon and eucalyptus centerpiece is easy to make and is perfect for summer! I used my vintage dough bowl, eucalyptus leaves and baby eucalyptus sprig picks that I got at Hobby Lobby. I bought the baby's breath flowers at the dollar store. I already had the big lemons and the baby lemons were also from Hobby Lobby and they were $2.00 for the bag! First, I arranged the eucalyptus leaves in the dough bowl. I placed two to three of the eucalyptus leaves on one side and then … [Read more...]