New Years & Winter Hello

Hello dear friends!

Happy New Year!

I can't believe I'm actually here, on the old blog, posting something.  

I have to admit, I'm a little rusty at all of this.

Winter is upon us here at Random Thoughts Home.

If you need proof, I will oblige....

this was taken this morning.

A good day to stay in with a warm blanket & a good book.

I have a few photos to share today.

The winter mantel is ready for the season.

It's always so hard to decide what to do after taking 

away all the Christmas decor.

Blue & white color palette...texture added with

fuzzy pillows, trees & pinecones.  

The dining room hutch & sitting room got a touch of winter, too.

I had a little fun with my Winter bird collection.

Wishing you many blessings in the New Year!

Christmas Home Tour 2018

Hello!  

I have been so preoccupied with the

Most Wonderful Time of the Year, 

I almost forgot to post my decor on the blog.

Shame on me!

I did something different & decorated 

before Thanksgiving this year.
I wasn't sure if I was crazy to decorate early,

but I think it has made things a lot less chaotic...

well at least as less chaotic as they can be at this

time of year.

I was going to break this tour up into
several different posts, but I decided to
give you one big tour.  Get ready
for lots of pictures!

So without further adieu,

let's begin in the living room.

This year's color palette in here...white & gold.

Moving on into the dining room & sitting room:

Next up...the kitchen:

The master bedroom:

Center Hallway:

I hope you enjoyed the tour!

As always, I am grateful for your visit today.

I know we are all so busy, so if you took

time out from your day to come along on the

tour with me, I thank you.

See you soon!

Fall Mantel & Living Room

I'm thrilled that Fall has finally arrived.

It's my most favorite season.

I went fairly simple with the mantel this year.

Are you like me?

Some years you want simple 

and others...well...you go all out & 

maybe a tad overboard?

How did we all survive before the 

velvet pumpkin was introduced?

Thanks for visiting today.

I'll be sharing more of my Fall décor in the days ahead.

Tonight,

 I am on my way to see

 the kickoff of the national tour of 

Hello Dolly with Betty Buckley. 

I can't wait.

Summer Mantel & Living Room

Summer is finally here! 

I wish I could say I was enjoying it,

sitting by the pool, sipping lemonade and reading a good book, 

but it seems between work & my son's baseball games,

there is time for little else.

I wanted to share my mantel & living room.

I went with blue & white and

I must admit, I love this color combination.

In April, I had my heart set on going

with a peach & aqua color scheme for Summer.

I was ahead of the curve, for once.

I started gathering items & sewed new pillow covers.

And then....

in May, I started clearing out my Spring décor

& began adding the peach & aqua décor.

Oh what a fail!! 

 I hated it even before I finished it!

I quickly took everything down & decided 

blue & white was the way to go.

I have to laugh because I've been seeing

a lot of blue & white around lately.

I guess I chose well. 

I'm toying with the idea of changing the curtains to 

coordinate with the blue & white theme, 

but I'm not sure if I'll be looking to change 

everything up again once Fall arrives.

Decisions, decisions.

 I rarely show this side of the room,

so here goes...

even if it is an off center picture!

I really hope you are enjoying your Summer so far!

Thanks for visiting me today. 

Easter Home Tour 2018

Welcome!

With Easter being so early this year,

I decided not to waste any time decorating.

In fact, I started the minute I took down

my Valentine's Day decor.

Here's the tour

and I promise to keep the chatter to a minimum.

The living room & mantel:

I went with a yellow & green theme in the living room.

It's so nice to see some color in the house after all the white

of Winter, not to mention all the white

the Nor'easter left us on Friday!

Ugh.

The dining room & sitting room:

That's all I have for today.

Thanks for stopping by

and I do hope you're having

beautiful Spring weather where you live.

See you soon!