An Art Deco Christmas

 

 

So many hotels do such a fantastic job decorating for Christmas. A local favorite of mine is the Rimrock Hotel in Banff, Alberta. Tucked into a mountainside, each room has an incredible mountain view. I also appreciate that this hotel does not get the foot traffic from tourists that some others do. It's an intimate, quite retreat. Overall, the décor of the hotel is mixed, but there is an art deco influence; especially in their stunning art deco styled ballroom! Yes, I want a tuxedo sofa exactly like this for our living room. Oh, Santa!....

 

 

It's Christmastime! I'm really in the mood this year. But it's only December 4th, and already I'm so tired. I've taken a vitamin boost for some extra energy - here's hoping it does the trick. I've got 20 more days to go!

Into the Woods - Follow-up!

Before the cooler weather really starts to catch-up with us, I thought I would post some follow-up 'after' shots of sprucing-up my brother and sister-in-law's cozy cabin on their property in Bragg Creek. You can take a look at the original post here. I intentionally had a zero budget as they already had so many great accessories and furniture around their property.  

 

Before: 

 

After:

 

 

Despite a zero budget, I couldn't resist picking up a couple of bright yellow potted mums. They were only $5.99 each so I thought, 'why not?' As a city dweller I would not have considered that the deer would eat them. They were delighted with the seasonal delicacy and ate them all up! Oops!

 

 

How was your Thanksgiving? Ours was the coldest and snowiest in 87 years!

 

~Cozy-up! Autumn has arrived!~

 

 

A Celebration!

Happy Canada Day!

 

To celebrate, I've made a strawberry shortcake with our nation's colours.

Whatever you're doing today, I hope it's safe, fun, and your weather is beautiful.