an unconventional home
Summertime is here – and so is our summer home tour.
Now that school is out, we love having my son home during the day. He loved kindergarten, but there’s nothing like sweet summertime. And in between the zoo and museum and splash pad and camp, we are spending lots of time around the house.
Memorial Day has come and gone – and that means all the red, white and blue.
I’m not mad about it. Americana decor is my jam – and it just feels right in our farmhouse.
Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner – and if you are new around here, that means I’m currently throwing red, white and blue around the house like confetti.
Oooooo….. confetti. That’s an idea.
I just love all things Americana. There’s something about summer that feels so patriotic, and our farmhouse just begs me to cover it in stars and stripes. As part of 2018’s Red, White and Blue-ing, I’ve also been cleaning and sprucing up the back porch. I thought this large wooden star needed a dose of the grand ol’ flag.
Henry and I love dying Easter eggs. We start early and often decorate dozens and dozens of eggs every spring. It’s just a fun tradition that we both look forward to. And we’ve already tried a few different ways this year.
We have eggs everywhere already. We just bought 54 more eggs yesterday. And they won’t last. All that to say, we are crazy about egg decorating.
So, I thought I’d share a few of our favorites from years’ past – including our newest favorite.
Easter is less than 2 weeks away and we are officially in full egg-decorating, Bunny-welcoming, spring-loving mode at the Woodwards. You’ve gotta start early to pack it all in, am I right?
Last week, we shared our colorful spring kitchen and dining room. Today, I’m sharing our simple mantel and living room. They provide the perfect springtime feel – with plenty of whimsical touches.
I love a colorful home all year. But there’s something about spring that makes me want to amp it up.
Maybe it’s living in the Midwest. We spend winter covered in white and early spring surrounded by brown. I’m just jonesing for a little burst of color. Yellow daffodils. Pink tulips. A bluebird. SOMETHING already. For goodness sakes.
I can’t control that. But, I can control what’s in my home. And that means plenty of color.
