Every holiday season is a new opportunity to honor your family’s cherished traditions, while also keeping the celebration fresh and fun by trying something brand new. That’s how I like to approach holiday decorating at my home and at Nell Hill’s. Today, I want to share with you a few of my favorite … [Read more...]
Together for the Holidays at Nell Hill’s
I learned early in life that it’s pretty awesome to help others make their holidays merry and bright. My folks owned a clothing store in Atchison, and as a kid, I was thrilled when they let me help make the bows for the packages we giftwrapped. It was fun to imaging those gifts being slid under … [Read more...]
Brown is the Base of a Great Space
A steaming cup of hot cocoa … logs in the fireplace, ready to light … piles of leaves, raked in the yard … a forest of twiggy bare trees, resting until spring. Brown is the story of fall. And, I think, it’s the story of a well dressed home. Mother Nature’s favorite canvass, brown is the … [Read more...]
Nostalgia is Hot for Today’s Fall Centerpieces
There is something so nostalgic about fall for me. Maybe it comes from growing up in a small, Midwestern river town, where the trees turned spectacular shades of scarlet, amber and orange. Where apple orchards were bursting with juicy fruit ready for a snack or pie. Or maybe it was the excitement of … [Read more...]
Back to School Makeover at the Pi Beta Phi House
Kate Spade and Tory Burch may not be living at the Pi Beta Phi chapter house at the University of Missouri – Columbia, but I feel confident they would feel at home there, since these designers’ fun, fresh styles were the inspiration for the makeover just completed by the Nell Hill’s … [Read more...]
Welcome to Innisfree: My Love Affair with Silver
Silver and me, we’ve been together for over 30 years, and our love affair is still shining bright. Nearly everywhere you look in my cottage, you’ll find evidence of my enduring passion for this precious metal: trays, urns, candlesticks, boxes, you name it! Like a lot of us who fall in love, I was … [Read more...]