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...]
Beautiful Thanksgiving Tablescape Ideas
It's finally Friday once again! Can you believe that we are halfway through October? Halloween is near and that means soon we will all gather around the table for our Thanksgiving feasts! I've got you covered for some beautiful Thanksgiving Tablescape ideas with a few tips for setting the table, too! It's blog hop day with my sweet friends Jackie, Liz, Shanna and Jessica! Get ready for all the inspiration as we help you put together Thanksgiving tablescapes. You'll see their beautiful … [Read more...]
Boho Inspired Vintage Fall Tablescape
This boho inspired vintage fall tablescape is what your fall dreams are made of! Vibrant, bold pops of color. A rare, antique china set. Thrifted and antique finds make this fall tablescape a star. I've been teasing sneak peeks of this tablescape on Instagram and you guys are loving it so much! It's actually been a long time coming because I've been collecting brass candlesticks all year long - just for the fall season! I have a thing for putting together tablescapes. They are so much … [Read more...]
Citrus Inspired Summer Tablescape
Can you believe that the summer is almost over?! For the last few weeks of summer, I like to display my lemon decor. Something about lemon yellow screams summer to me! So today, let's set the table and put together a citrus inspired summer tablescape. This will probably be the last of the summer styled posts... soon all these lemons are going to turn into pumpkins around the Sweet Southern Oaks household! So, to celebrate the end of the summer, this citrus tablescape is perfect! It's a … [Read more...]
Citrus Summer Centerpiece – Styled Two Ways!
When life hands you lemons, you make a summer centerpiece with them! To me, nothing screams summer more than lemons and other citrus fruits. I love to incorporate them into my late summer decor. Today on the blog, I'm going to share with you two ways to create a citrus summer centerpiece. I'm blog hopping with Jackie, Liz and Shanna today and our theme is all about summer decor! I decorate for the 4th, then put out some lemon decor before slowly transitioning to fall decor. For now, … [Read more...]
Stars and Stripes Tablescape
With the 4th of July coming up soon, it's time to set the table for a patriotic feast! This year the theme is a stars and stripes patriotic tablescape with lots of Rae Dunn mixed in! Tablescapes are kind of fun to put together. I like to pull from decor I already have when putting together a tablescape and the creative possibilities are endless! Stars and Stripes Table Setting To start with the table setting, I used these jute chargers to start creating layers on each place setting. … [Read more...]
DIY Stars and Stripes Patriotic Chargers
Let's step up our patriotic decor and tablescapes with these adorable and festive DIY stars and stripes chargers! It's time for the monthly blog hop with Jackie and Liz today and this month is all about patriotic decor. I'm so excited to introduce y'all to our special guest blogger joining us today! Let's welcome my sweet friend, Shanna at Our Military Home Front. As you've probably guessed, Shanna is a military wife and artist! She lives in base housing and uses temporary design ideas … [Read more...]
Simple Spring Succulent Centerpiece
It's been awhile since I shared a centerpiece with you. The warmer weather over the weekend inspired me to continue decorating for Spring and with that, a simple spring succulent centerpiece was created! Today I'm sharing a few tricks to create layers within your centerpiece. Being a blogger, I'm always planning content to share with you. I've got my planner and a notebook that I use for ideas to share with you in the future. This spring centerpiece wasn't planned - but a beautiful idea … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Tablescape
Let's set the table with a dainty Valentine's Day Tablescape. January seemed to go by so00000 very slow, and I'm excited that we are now in the second month of the Roaring 20s. With that said, Valentine's Day is near and this year Mr. Sweet Southern Oaks will actually be home for the occasion. Last year he was at a training school and had Chick-Fil-A deliver the 30 count heart shaped platter of nuggets to my my work! Then I binge watched "Gilmore Girls" with the fur babies when I got … [Read more...]
Simple Rae Dunn Friendsgiving Tablescape
It's time to set the table with this simple Rae Dunn Friendsgiving Tablescape for a holiday meal. Can you guys believe Thanksgiving will be here next week? Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I'm already so excited about the big feast! Turkey, dressing, sweet potato casserole and pumpkin pie... I'm literally hungry just thinking about all that delicious food! Today I'm sharing a few tips on how to put together a tablescape using items that I already had around my house. Decide on a … [Read more...]