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Light Blue and Mustard Yellow Thanksgiving Table Decor

Holidays, Tablescapes ·

Looking for thanksgiving table decor that is both elegant and festive? Get inspired by my light blue and mustard yellow tablescape in today’s post.

From the table runner to the place settings to the easy thanksgiving centerpiece, this thanksgiving day bring classic elegance to your dining table. With these tips to spark your creative idea this holiday season and create a festive feel for your thanksgiving meal.

The Thanksgiving Table Setting Plan

To make the most of your thanksgiving table decorations, start by considering your focal point. Then move on to the small details.

In a formal table, consider bringing in natural elements with eye-catching centerpieces.

Once you decide on what you’ll do for the center of your table, consider how to

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Easy Homemade Banana Cream Pie Recipe

Desserts + Sweets, holiday recipes, Recipes, Uncategorized ·

In today’s post, learn how to make my homemade banana cream pie recipe. It’s a family favorite and so easy to make.

It’s almost Thanksgiving and time to share one of my favorite pie recipes! This homemade banana cream pie recipe is a family favorite and it’s so easy to make. There is nothing better than a homemade pie during the holidays or any time of year.

The pie filling is your basic homemade vanilla pudding that is so much better than the store bought instant pudding mix.

You can also use store bought pie crust like I did here or you can make homemade pie crust too. I prefer homemade but if you don’t have a lot of time, frozen or refrigerator pie crusts work great too.  

The pie filling is easy to make and all you have to do is add in some bananas and top with homemade whipped cream and you have a yummy pie

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Easy Friendsgiving Ideas to Host the Perfect Dinner Party

Holidays, Tablescapes ·

Learn my tried-and-true tips for hosting the perfect dinner party for your friendsgiving this year.

A Friendsgiving dinner is a great way to bring your closest friends together around the dinner table for good food and a good time.

In case you’ve never heard of it, friendsgiving is a gathering of friends for a holiday meal.

From friendsgiving brunch to a traditional thanksgiving meal with apple pie, apple cider and cranberry sauce, it’s always so much fun and a perfect opportunity to set aside time to enjoy close friends.

These fun friendsgiving ideas will help you plan and host the best friendsgiving meal this year.

1. Come up with your guest list and send out your invites.

I prefer to send out paper invitations but you can always send them digitally or through a group

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Outdoor Christmas Decorating Ideas for the Front Porch

Holidays, My Home ·

Create an inviting front porch with these outdoor Christmas decorating ideas that are sure to add elegance to your home.

The holiday season is a great time to decorate your front porch and add some welcoming holiday decor. If you’re not sure where to begin, take a look at some of my outdoor Christmas decorating ideas for inspiration from both of my homes.

Start by adding a garland to the front door.

Adding wreaths or swags to the front doors, along with garland is always a great way to bring in a festive touch, and they’re so easy to add to your porch. I use silver command strip hooks to hang the wreaths and I use small nails to hang the garland above the doors. You can use fresh or faux greenery or both! In prefer to use faux garlands and wreaths at my Utah home because it’s a very dry climate and fresh evergreens dry

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9 Christmas Kitchen Decor Ideas for the Best Holiday Charm

Holidays, Home, Home Decor, Home Tour, My Home, Seasonal Home Tours ·

Want to give your kitchen a little holiday makeover this year? Check out my favorite Christmas kitchen decor ideas with pops of red and green.

Give your kitchen a little holiday makeover this year with some easy and elegant Christmas kitchen decor ideas.

1. Add a simple wreath to the range hood.

This will add a touch of green and Christmas cheer to your kitchen.

2. Add ribbon and a small wreath in your Christmas color scheme to the backs of your chairs.

To add the wreaths to the back of my barstools, I layered a small cedar wreath under a frosted pip berry wreath then wired them together then I tied ribbon around the chair and tied a double knot with extra left over to hang down about 10″. Then I wired the double stacked wreaths to the ribbon.

3. Add a

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