When you think about decorating your home – walls, furniture, paint, fabric, and accessories usually come to mind, but the list often omits the most important factor – YOU and your family's unique traits, passions, and personalities, and of course the “LITTLE THINGS” that say I care enough to add those especially personal touches that make it our home.

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Brighten your living space this winter with stylish finds sure to add a cheery accent.

Mango wood console with chevron pattern (47.25"w x 15.75"d x 33.25"h) $1,450.  Cotton embroidered pillow with trim $49.95.  Woven cotton distressed print rug with fringe (4' x 6') $132.50. Hand painted canvas with sailboat (24"w x 18"h) $74.50.  Woven cotton throw with fringe (50" x 60") $59.95

Set of gray washed wood spiral cutout candleholders $169.95.  Gray and white botanical in gray natural wood frames (34"h x 27.5"w x 1.25"d) $135.00.  Striped gray ombre vases (Grad sizes 13.5"h x 5.75" Dia.) $62.50

34.5" Gray cotton and mango wood tub chair (34.5"h x 28.5"w x 28.75"d) $1,295.  32.75" Whitewashed and gold metal 6 arm cage chandelier $787.50. 

Set of 3 honeycomb champagne mercury glass fluted vases $119.00. 32.25" Wood and metal 3 pane mirror with handles (32.25"h x 14.75"w x 3.5"d) $170.00. 

35.5" Gray linen upholstered tufted mango wood ottoman in coffee $1,250.00

THE MANOR 
COLLECTION

Reminiscent of large southern estates, the manor collection brings in details of rich wood tones, deep colors, engraved emblems, and imagery of horses and ranch living

WINTER BY THE WINDOW

After the festivities, family and friends are over and the lights have stopped twinkling, it's easy for the winter blues to creep in.  It seems as if a kind of lull spreads throughout as nature and everything in it hibernates and restores itself once again. There's a wonderful reason to decorate during this time - even more so than to just make your home look pretty.  Rearranging or renovating a room can help keep spirits up and often re-acquaint you with the simple pleasures that are sometimes a missed part of the everyday routine.  If your home is feeling a little gloomy after the holiday cheer, a simple solution like adding a window seat may offer an option for when the merry and bright have fizzled out and the view from the inside appears only gray.

Dreamy and romantic, window seats are the perfect spot to enjoy a cup of hot cocoa on a winter day, simply take in a pretty view, start a good book or make a cozy spot in the sun for your cat to nap. Window seats are inviting, creating a comfy spot to relax. It’s also a great way to add some architectural interest to your home.  Add a chunky throw, a number of textured pillows in different shapes and sizes, maybe a tray filled with fragrant candles in scents of the season, some fresh clipped greenery and before you know it you've created a perfect hide away for a snowy day.  
 

Hold off packing away the faux fur blankets and sweater pillows until March.  There's nothing like cuddling up in your window nook with a bowl of hot soup when temperatures turn frigid.  If you prefer a cooler look, surround your window space in a palette of blues, purples and even pale pinks or blush.  When paired with other decorative accessories in cool creams and grays, the purple hues create a perfect reflection of the winter skies. 
 

Some people find winter triggers a feeling of being closed in.  They get anxious, jittery.  If that's the case, add spaciousness with neutrals together with rich wood tones to warm up area - a chunky woven basket filled with birch logs, a knobby jute rug for a cozy touch underfoot and plaid pillows and throws.  Board games and challenging puzzles on a well-placed coffee table are a great boredom breaker for the whole family.  They're great fun as well as wonderfully creative accents that can save a parent's sanity as an alternative to TV and video games as the evening's entertainment.  Lastly, try lighting a candle while cooking dinner or better yet, enjoying an old movie with your sweetie while cuddling near a crackling fire.  It's a great way to keep it cozy and glow-y and adds a bit of intimate romance to a dark, blustery evening.

I guess what I'm saying is when the cooler temperatures send you inside, make your home a personal haven, a place that's comfortable and warm, where your smile is the light from your window seat telling others there's a caring, sharing person inside.

                                                                                                                         Leslee
 

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Time for Comfort

"Winter is a time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is a time for home."
- Edith Sitwell