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Remember how I said I was going for a more relaxed look?

It’s supposed to rain all day tomorrow, so that should make for a good painting day.Those railings take forever!.

This pillar was already here, but I love it, so it’s going to stay just the same.It’s pretty small in this hall so there isn’t much room for a table or bench.This pillar gives me somewhere to put some flowers or whatever I think is seasonally necessary, decorating-wise.. That’s what we’ve got so far!

Up next, more white paint, installing the wainscotting, and then choosing some sort of contrasting color for the top half of the walls.The other night I needed a little pick-me-up.I was thinking about different decorating projects I could do, but then reminding myself that I need to tackle the bigger stuff first (which I have been, believe-you-me), but then feeling like I just wish I could be “done” one little room so I could actually just play around in it, but then realizing that it was going to take a little while and not to waste my time creating a bunch of decorations that just aren’t going to work in the final room anyway.. It’s a noisy place inside my head..

So then I came across this idea on Pinterest.

And it was do-able.They look great when they’re all hung up!.

If you find a couple of Christmas napkins that you really love, why not whip up one of these.and enjoy them everyday?.

Christmas tree shape on your wall.using different lengths of some green ribbon.