Keeping It Simple Summer Home Tour Hello sweet Foxes! Today I’m sharing a mini Summer home tour. If you are looking for a bit of seasonal Summer decorating inspiration, but you want to keep it easy and affordable, come on in. I’m your girl! It’s all about simple and no-fuss at our house. Now, more…
Almost Effortless Wood Floor Cleaning with The Swiffer WetJet Wood MopÂ
Almost Effortless Wood Floor Cleaning With The Swiffer WetJet Wood Mop Yes, I typed that, and I did not do it lightly. Almost effortless wood floor cleaning (even dark hardwoods) with the Swiffer WetJet. I said it again! In all the years we’ve had these dark wood floors, I like them more in the last…
Loft Guest Bedroom Makeover Reveal
Loft Guest Bedroom Makeover Reveal In today’s post, you’ll find that the loft guest bedroom makeover reveal all started with ripping out the old beige carpet. It involved some serious scrubbing to reveal the beauty of the wood floors beneath it, adding a DIY board and batten accent wall treatment, lots of fresh white paint,…
Loft Makeover Part One – Real Simple DIY Board And Batten
Loft Makeover Part One – Real Simple DIY Board And Batten Hey Foxes! I’m happy to be checking in with the completed part one of the loft makeover. We got the carpet and pad torn out, Austin (bless his heart) scrubbed as much of the drywall compound as he could off the old wood shiplap…
Cottage Farmhouse Farm Table Setting with Cherry Blossoms for Spring
Cottage Farmhouse Farm Table Setting with Cherry Blossoms for Spring How to create a light & airy cherry blossom tablescape. Today I’m sharing how I used the Better Homes & Gardens porcelain collection to achieve a soft, Spring table setting featuring the natural element of fresh Cherry branches. This pretty porcelain dinnerware & serve ware…
Ready, Set, Summer — Outdoor Entertaining Ideas
Ready, Set, Summer — Outdoor Entertaining Ideas Are you eager for Summer & sunshine? We are so ready for both here in the Pacific Northwest. In true Oregon fashion… it’s been a wet, wet, wet Spring. In fact, I had one day to share how ready we are before the rain returned. But I know…
Happenings At The Hollow 7
Happenings At The Hollow 7 Hello my foxy friends! I’ve been meaning to write this for some time, knowing that I really needed to touch-base with you all, and kind of let you know what’s going on with me. It’s been almost 5 years since I did a “Happenings At the Hollow”. Which I instituted…
How To Make And Hang A Chunky Wood Wall Shelf
How To Make And Hang A Chunky Wood Wall Shelf Hey Foxy Friends! This one has been while in coming but I finally got a few spare minutes to share how to make and hang a chunky wood wall shelf! I’m gauging that this DIY project just crosses over from beginner to intermediate. But I…
Cozy and Colorful Country Cottage Home Tour
Cozy and Colorful Country Cottage Home Tour Hello I’m Courtney, and I want to start with a huge thanks to Shannon for inviting me to share some pictures of our home with you today. Shannon has shown me so much support (and so many laughs!) in her comments and shares through the years and she…
Get Outdoor Ready With Beautifully Affordable Patio Furniture
Beautifully Affordable Outdoor Patio Furniture Today I’m sharing how-to get outdoor ready with beautifully affordable patio furniture, because outdoor entertaining season is on the way. And whether that means entertaining yourself, with morning coffee on the deck, an afternoon lounge session with your feet up, or hosting a roaring pool party… it all starts with the basics —…
Home Style Saturdays for Spring
Home Style Saturdays for Spring Hello and happy Saturday friends! I’m delighted to be a guest for the lovely Home Style Saturdays event with some of my long time blogging friends. We are sharing some little decorating tidbits to peruse while sipping your coffee, tea or perhaps even a mimosa this weekend. If you’ve still…
Collected + Cozy Cottage Living Room Makeover
Collected + Cozy Cottage Living Room Makeover How to decorate a room from scratch — Today I’m sharing how I decorate a room with old and new furnishings and achieve a cohesive look. I’m using old furnishings, paint, unifying colors and styles, and a brand new neutral slipcover sofa for a fresh living room look…
Fresh New Year Winter Home Makeover
Fresh New Year Winter Home Makeover Hello foxes!! It’s my first official post of the new year and I’m so excited to finally get to share all the results of my flipping and fluffing — I’ve got so much to show you between the living room, dining room & kitchen, and to so much to…
Best Of 2018 Highlights + Project Plans for 2019!
Top Decorating + DIY Home Improvement Projects of 2018 Hello my Foxes! It seems like we were just awakening from Winter and looking towards Springtime, and now it’s the last day of 2018. And we’ll be doing that looking towards Spring thing all over again in a blink! I don’t know how, but I think…
Happy Christmas Kitchen
Happy Christmas Kitchen Here we are, less than two weeks until Christmas! Are you ready? I think we are. Our home is as decorated as it’s going to get. This is the last part of the house I have to share with you, unless I do a last minute table setting or something fun like…
Cute Christmas Gift Ideas Under $25 (with Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart!)
Cute Christmas Gift Ideas Under $25 (with Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart!) Ho-Ho-Ho Foxy Friends! I’ve been gathering up some of my favorite, fast, easy & affordable Christmas gift ideas for holiday giving and I can’t wait to show you. As many of you know, I partner monthly with Better Homes & Gardens to…
The Little Cottage at Christmas
The Little Cottage at Christmas How to decorate a beautiful flocked Christmas tree on a modest budget, and create a soft, snowy, sparkly Winter living room filled with diy project, thrifts store finds and affordable furnishings & decor! Hello my Winter Foxes! Welcome to The Little Cottage, I can’t wait to show you around. As…
Holiday Housewalk Cozy Cottage Christmas Tour
Holiday Housewalk Cozy Cottage Christmas Tour I’ve been scurrying around like a little Christmas mouse, getting our cottage all decked and holly and jolly, just in time for Jennifer Rizzo’s Holiday Housewalk 2018. You can cozy up at home, and hop from blog to blog to see some of the prettiest holiday homes around, and get…
Little Cottage Exterior Paint + Dutch Door Reveal
Little Cottage Exterior Paint + Dutch Door Reveal Today I’m sharing how we changed the entire look and feel of The Little Cottage with new exterior paint, a gorgeous wood & glass Dutch door, and that cute little farmhouse light we all love! Thanks in part to our amazing sponsors Sherwin Williams & The Simpson Door Company for helping…
Before And After White House Paint Reveal
Before And After White House Paint Reveal I’m so excited to finally be sharing our many, many weeks long before and after paint reveal! I can’t believe how this white exterior house painting project took our home from dreary to cheery! I’m sure you were all starting to wonder if we were actually painting the…
