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Saturday, December 23, 2023

It's Looking A Lot Like Christmas {Christmas Cards}

J and I headed to our local favorite, Scriptura, for our annual Christmas cards again this year. Yes! We do still sign and address our own. It is a small gesture, and we love sending and receiving cards each year. This year's card featured a peppermint martini with the slogan, "Cheers to the Holidays!" Perfect!

2023 Christmas Posts

Jingle All the Way, y'all!

Thursday, December 23, 2021

Merry, Merry! {Christmas Cards: Sending You Holiday Cheer}

Annually, J and I head to our favorite stationery shoppe, Scriptura, for our holiday cards. This year's card is a great one, Sending You Holiday Cheer! Including confetti and two stir sticks, the card is a perfect way to send our sentiments for a joyous and spirit-filled holiday season.

2021 Merry, Merry! Christmas posts:

Chateau Lapeyre {Daytime} | Chateau Lapeyre {Night Fall} | Acorn Cottage {At Night} | Acorn Cottage {Daylight} | Acorn Cottage {Courtyard} | Acorn Cottage {Living Room} | Acorn Cottage {Living Room @ Night} | Acorn Cottage {Sunroom: Daylight} | Vintage Ornament Wreath & Tree | Acorn Cottage {Dining Room} | Acorn Cottage {Kitchen} | Christmas Favorite Photos | More Christmas Favorite Photos | Christmas Cards |

Sending You Holiday Cheer, y'all!

Monday, December 24, 2018

From Our Home to Yours {Christmas: It's a Wrap!}

The gifts are wrapped and ready to be delivered to family and friends. This season, I chose wrapping paper from Emily McCarthy of Savannah, GA. I adore the Southern-inspired look of the palm fronds and oyster shells in the traditional reds and greens.

Sources:

Satin ribbons - Scriptura

Gift tags - Streetcar {mca studios, Hazelnut}

To/From {Watson Kennedy, Seattle}

Happy Christmas Eve to you and yours!

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All Wrapped Up, y'all!

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

From our Home to Yours {Scriptura Christmas cards}

All of my Christmas cards have been mailed, and I hope the glitter fell all over your floor. I love a greeting filled with glitter!

Again, J and I headed to Scriptura on Magazine Street for our annual Christmas cards. This year's version is classic, a NOLA-inspired mantlescape and festooned French mirror, Merry and Bright. It is perfectly New Orleans. And the stockings are hung by the fireplace with care.....

I am also enjoying using my newest return address stamp custom made by Natalie Kilgore of NattyMichellePaperie on etsy . She did an ink rendering of the Acorn Cottage and added the return address. I was very impressed with her professionalism. The stamp did take a while, but she did keep me informed throughout the process.

Wishing you a season filled with warmth and cheer!

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Merry and Bright, y'all!

Monday, November 12, 2018

Acorn Cottage {Open House: Flowers}

No soiree at the Acorn Cottage would be complete without a couple of arrangements from Mitch's Flowers on Magazine Street.

For the living coffee table, my pumpkin dish was used and filled with autumnal blooms of hydrangeas, okra, and even persimmon branches. I also love the scented geranium leaves.

The dining room tortoise-shell vase was filled with antique-hued hydrangeas and eucalyptus which will dry do well.

Thanks to my friends at Mitch's Flowers for a couple of beautiful autumnal arrangements.

Flowers, y'all!

Monday, August 6, 2018

The Acorn Cottage {Progress in Tiles and Lighting}

Progress continues to be made at the Acorn Cottage.

Penny tiles in white and black are being installed today.

The electrician was also at the home this morning installing lighting and sconces in the sunroom as well as a chandelier in the guest bedroom. Have I told you how much I am in love with the Visual Comfort lighting purchased through Rivers Spencer on Magazine Street?

I love to see progress at the end of the day. The siding guys were back after a week off. I hope I see some progress on their end this week too.

Progressing, y'all!

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

The Acorn Cottage {Sun room Fabric}

With the help of Patricia from Fairfax Fabrics on Magazine Street, I think that J and I have finally settled upon the fabric for the drapes in the sun room. The colors -green, blue, corals - will look great with the planned art work and furnishings for the room. The wallpaper will be a neutral grasscloth, the sofa is an off white herringbone print, and accents will be in greens and blues. There will be a natural fiber area rug covering the brick floor.

Choosing fabrics is fun, but there are way too many to sort and look through. I make decisions pretty easily but finding the perfect fabric is always a difficult one. I am happy with this decision. Check!

Here is the sun room:

Woodland Fabric, y'all!

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Looking like Spring on the Mantle

There's always a lull after the Mardi Gras decorations are put away. So with guests coming to town and temperatures in the 80s, I decided to add a couple vases with bunches of tulips from Dunn & Sonnier.

Each vase features a gold leaf stripe affixed with an agate. The brass bunny and fox from Timothy DeClue Collection are fun to use. Two New Orleans door trays exclusive to Hazelnut make a nice backdrop, and a Baobab Pearl candle from Sotre sets the sense of smell.

Spring on the Mantle, y'all!

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Laissez les bon temps rouler {Dining Room}

Simply, the dining room is set up as a buffet for the numerous goodies (Popeye's chicken, Cane's chicken tenders, egg rolls, crawfish pies, jambalaya, chili, and more) we serve during the two week Mardi Gras festivities.