Abby's Way

Halloween 2018

Welcome!

Glad that you have stopped by! I know, I am late to the party, but I wanted to share what I have set up for Halloween this year. I usually set up a crazy witchy cottage, this year I am just enjoying a few pumpkins, some glam and some random pieces. If you have been here before then you may notice some changes in my overall decorating style as well. Hope you enjoy the pictures, or even better, get some inspiration!

At the front door I've made it a little creepier then the rest of the house. Having the crows hovering around watching the door, they are mostly for the trick or treaters enjoyment.

The orange pumpkins will go at the front door for the 31st. My husband and I have decided that carving the pumpkins was an event that we enjoyed the most when the girls were younger.
Empty nesting does have some perks- winky face.

You can spot my fur baby, my shadow, I love him to bits! You will probably spot him in a few photos.

A few pumpkins here and there, very random. The creepy cloth was fun to use in selected areas.

Yes I know things aren't perfect- large TV, crooked blinds, old slipcovers, yup, I'm showing it all. Even my fur baby made the cut. But my favorite spot this year is my mantle...

Half or more of my Halloween decorations got put back in the storage box this year, and I am really enjoying it.

Hope you had fun checking out our Halloween for 2018, to see other posts of our
Halloween Cottage click HERE or last years click HERE.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Christmas 2017- Part One

Welcome!
I'm sure you have been just as busy as most everyone else this season. I always have great plans to be on point with everything. My to-do list gets bigger instead of smaller, and lately I seem to run out of steam before I get to the end of each day, which may be this merciless cold.
If you have visited before then you may be aware how much I enjoy decorating. Well the house is decorated and I'm ready to share! Come see.

First let me just say that I am a hoarder. I like to hold on to old decorations in case I can change them up and add them into nooks and crannies. Adding to that , I do have a fairly good sized storage room, and at this point in our lives there is no talk of down sizing or moving so I will continue to hoard. Yaay! This year I have really fallen away from the matchy-matchy monotone look. I LOVE that look. Love it. But my style has changed, more colour, more texture, and just an overall more is more look. It is where I am at right now, a full mix up of a bit of everything and it feels very cosy to us.
You may already know that I collect a Santa each year. Since the first Christmas my husband and I lived together and counting. So I have over twenty seven Santas around our home. This one is our pick for the year...Mr. Claus 2017!

I thought that these two would look good hanging out together. The tall Santa is from a few years ago, but I noticed him for sale still at Winners.

This mix of metals garland was purchased earlier at Micheal's. Had this mix hanging alone off the mantle but it seems to work better having the silver beads in there too.

Our tree is covered with layers of ornaments, new and old. I usually add a few balls each year, creating an evolving eclectic mix.

Some have been bought or given, and some are homemade.

When travelling we would pick out an ornament for tree. A tradition that I am so glad we've managed to continue.

We were lucky enough to get the family together, with the exception of one, for an early Christmas celebration. Christmas Part One!
As the girls get older things change and so do our holidays, and that's ok! We all had so much fun playing a LOT of board games and constant grazing!

Oh so mature! Some things never change! Really wished I checked the pictures before I thought I had a good one... oh well, jokes on them...now they are on my blog being brats!

Stay tuned for Christmas Part Two!

Mixed Paint

Welcome!

I don't know about you, but this is the time of year I

like to get busy cleaning and refreshing the inside of our home.

I write a list of the jobs I would like to see finished

come summer time and then I get busy.

I don't always get through the list, but it's usually a crazy HUGE list.

Mission impossible, kind of list.

However, this spring I have managed to make off most of

my painting projects! Wonderful feeling!

And today I am excited to share with you my freshly painted master bath.

I found a great deal on paint when I did our bedroom. And if that

wasn't enough, I managed to squeeze out enough paint

to create a fresh ensuite.

Got. To. Love. That!

I actually mixed one part Arden Forge with one part

white, making the dried walls a soft blue, with out being

too femine. I think I would name it lavender blue.

I don't know how I did it, but it matches the color

swatch I was going to have mixed.

Using up paint and supplies from the paint closet made this

paint project FREE!

As I work from room to room on my list, I like to

update different issue that we are having in each space.

This bathroom needed pretty storage. So after hanging the shelf up

I bought baskets that nestled neatly on it.

You can see our bedroom update HERE

Hope this inspires you to play in your home!

Now I'm on to the kitchen!

No painting involved, just some serious cleaning and a few 'art' projects!

Fresh Paint-getting things done!

Good Morning! I'm feeling pretty happy that we are into November. This year I was ready to take Halloween down early. Weird, well, weird for me. I'm super excited to get on with my Christmas decorating. BUT before that I have a bit of a to-do list for around the house.

First thing, the hallway.

The Hallway has felt very bland and dated to me lately. It was painted when we moved in from a ketchup red, please excuse the blurry picture, to this warm light brown. Nothing wrong with it, but I am in need of change, and it's only paint.

First the red...

then we went to a warm light brown...

and now...a fresh grey/blue.

My tastes are definitely headed into a new direction, farther away from the neutral color scheme that I was so comfortable with. Instead I am drawn to blues, purples, I am even playing with the idea of
a green and grey mix for our dining room table set. I am still on the fence with that one, but , it is in the thinking process! Again, it's only paint...and maybe a little fabric.
Back to the hallway...
I did think about stencilling this wall, but that's been dropped for the moment.

After painting I realized that some of my trays would look fun on this wall. They add the texture and playfulness I was looking for. I've hung my favourites up and now I am on a hot pursuit for a few more pieces to fill in the holes.

Maybe even working my way with the basket/tray gallery onto the living room wall adding in the large clock.

With a fresh coat of paint on the foyer walls, I've decided to switch up some of my mirrors in the house. Pulling these two mirrors out of my daughters bedroom, giving this space a fresh feel.