A few photos of the keeping room. It’s the only lady room in this house with three boys and a big strapping man. I’m lucky to have it. No red. No santas. No stockings. Not much money spent. But a warm chill has crept over this room.


Not that there’s anything wrong with red. Remember the before? I just switched out the piece of fabric from the table and shopped the house. Here’s what else I did. It took all of 20 minutes.


Vintage bells Habitat ReStore $1.69, tiny fake fall berries $4 Hobby Lobby, silver mixed with white dishes.


Texture from the Goodwill $2. This was a middle of the summer find!


Natural, from the restore 69¢.

Feathers and the pretty wings that broke off of my favorite angel. From my stash.


Silver final from the Goodwill. $2.


Shopped the house.


Cloche with glittered house: $5 Walmart last year after Christmas sale.


And the reason.


You better believe it. Nests work in every season. And don’t you worry, I’ve got red stockings and colored lights going up in another room!

You have until midnight tonight to enter to win the small words contest. Good luck. I never win anything.