~make a personalized mistletoe~

Tomorrow I will be showing you are holiday home tour, but today I wanted to show you a super easy project you can make in minutes. 

How to make a personalized mistletoe.

You can use real greens for this from the yard, or fake ones from a craft store.

I chose to use faux branches.

I used these 4 sprigs, and you will also need twine.

Simply bundle them up and secure with the twine, leaving a loop to hang from.

Next, make your personalized ribbon with this amazing printable ribbon kit.

I made mine say, kiss me, over and over.

This kit is seriously the coolest thing ever.

I have made personalized holiday ribbon for packages, I even used it at Savannah's birthday.

Once you've printed out your ribbon, tie around the top of your bundle of greens and make a bow.

Hang it, and you are ready for some kisses!

This is a super hard area to photograph.

If you would like to see more pictures of this closet turned nook, click here. 

I'll be back tomorrow with a holiday home tour.

To start the tour of homes today, click here.

xoxo

~eeny, meeny, miny, moe~

I recently shared with you our hallway update.

If you didn't see it, you can go here to view and see sources.

What I didn't share is how long it took me to come up with

 the perfect pillow combination for that little nook!

Here is the end result:

I tried orange with my Ballard Designs monogram lumbar pillow….

Just lots of orange for fall……

{I love orange and charcoal grey}

I tried my betwixt pillows with a grain sack pillow……

I even tried moving my pillows off the couch over to this area….

In the end, the betwixt won.

The grain sack pillow {2 photos above} was a little too small so I added this king sized grain sack in a matching mustard yellow color and a small charcoal grey pillow from Restoration Hardware.

I also swapped out the wood bins for more grey baskets.

They were perfect, but…….

 They were too small!

Boo hoo!!!

You can see how I rigged them below for the picture.

Now I am on a search to find these same Ikea baskets but in a perfect size for the cubbies here.

The tupperware containers cannot stay!

xoxo

~hallway makeover~

Remember back when we got our little baking niche in the kitchen wallpapered?

Well, that same day I also had Janet install the same wallpaper in our hallway niche.

Way back when, this area started as a coat closet.

It was always jam packed with off season coats and clothes and it drove me crazy.

I thought taking off the doors would not only make the space more inviting, but also visually open up the narrow hallway.

I added the white bead board years ago.

Then I added the bench with cubbies for hats, mittens, etc. in the winter, sunscreen, goggles, and towels in the summer.

After it was all wallpapered I went on the hunt for the perfect mirror and bench cushion.

I found the mirror at TJ Maxx.

I knew I wanted something round and I liked the shape of this one, and the color was perfect.

I went with Tonic Living for the bench cushion fabric and the cushion cover itself.

I had heard of other bloggers raving about their customer service and product.

They exceeded my expectations.

When the cushion cover arrived it was not only beautiful but it fit my existing cushions like a glove.

Not only that, but they were more than happy to answer my 5,000 emails before ordering.

Ok, maybe not 5,000, but there was a lot!

This is the fabric I ended up using. 

It's called Bristol Charcoal and you can find it here.

They sent me several samples and this one was the closest match to the color in the wallpaper.

Here are some of the other sources from this spot:

Grain sack pillow from Dreamy Whites.

Betwixt pillow covers {who are generously offering you free shipping from their site 
using coupon code: FREESHIPPING} 
from Spark Modern.

Grey pillow with lettering from Restoration Hardware {no longer available}

Baskets under bench from Ikea.

Bench from Target. {similar}

Wallpaper is Schumacher Chenonceau in charcoal.

Tonic Living is also offering all My Sweet Savannah readers 10% off their purchases, which is good on anything in their store including custom orders, and already reduced items, no minimum purchase. 
The coupon code is

MYSWEET10

and is valid for 2 weeks, running Spet. 9-23.
Thank you to Tonic Living and to Spark Modern for these great discounts!

xoxo

~finding fall home tour with better homes & gardens~

If you are new to this blog, thank you for stopping by!
And, welcome back to all of my readers!

I just have to say that fall is my absolute favorite season. I love it when the leaves change and there is a crispness in the air. I love football and soccer games, and I love the anticipation of Christmas that fall brings. It's also a time of year to slow things down a bit. Curl up with a favorite book on the couch with some hot cocoa, take a walk with the dogs dog :(
around the lake, and have family meals around the table.

Our home is pretty neutral year round, but I like to add warmth in the fall with fur blankets, richer colored pillows on the couch, lots of antlers, leaves, and natural elements.
Let's take a look around!

I ripped the doors off our hall coat closet and added breadboard as well as a little bench and cubby. This little nook changes seasonally. Right now we have gloves and hats stored in the bottom crates, and in the top we have hand warmers, scarves, and flashlights with extra batteries. In the summer,these bins become filled with sunscreen, goggles, bug spray, and extra towels.

Here is our kitchen. If you've been reading my blog a long time, you will see some changes I've made recently.

The dining room probably has the most seasonal changes, only because it is so fun to style all the shelves on the hutch in there!

And finally, the living room. I truly love this room! It's cozy and warm and has huge picture windows.

Thank you so much for taking a tour of our home for fall! I'm so glad you all stopped by! Remember if you are new, you can follow along with the follower button on the right hand side of this page. There you will also find links to my pinterest and instagram!

Make sure you check out the next two homes on the tour today. At The Picket Fence is up as well as Jennifer Rizzo!
For the full list, go here.
Sources coming tomorrow!

xoxo