I love setting a beautiful table, especially at Christmas time! Christmas decor doesn’t have to be thematic or expensive. I set up this modern country Christmas table setting using items I already owned. The minimal and neutral palette blends beautifully with the snowy scene outdoors! Fresh Garland Ceiling Installation Last year I made an indoor […]

I love the natural element that a wood bead garland adds to holiday décor! You can buy them ready-made, or you can easily make them yourself. This simple DIY tutorial will show you how. Wooden Bead Garland Supply List These garlands are so simple to make, you will only need a few supplies: Wooden beads […]

I love adding natural elements to my decor during the holiday season! Dried orange garlands add a touch of Scandinavian style and a fun pop of colour. They also make your house smell like citrus and only cost a few dollars to make! Here is a simple tutorial on how to make a dried orange […]

Each year we buy the girls Christmas Advent calendars. They are usually the inexpensive ones you can buy for a few dollars with chocolates inside. We splurged on Playmobil calendars last year. The girls loved those! I wanted to do something a little special this year! I made this DIY Christmas Advent calendar made from […]

Welcome to our 2019 Halloween Home Tour here at The Ginger Home! Prepare to be… mildly creeped out lol. So I don’t do gory or super scary Halloween. My two little girls are way too sensitive for that. And let’s get real…I enjoy a certain calm and classic aesthetic that doesn’t jive well with garish […]

I’m not a huge fan of gory or super scary Halloween decor. I have two fairly sensitive little girls at home and I also just enjoy a bit more of a refined aesthetic. So this year we chose Halloween spider decor, but we kept it classy! These fuzzy giant spiders that we used outdoors were […]

So if you are familiar with my home and design style…you’ll know that I prefer subtle decor over anything that’s too thematic…even for Halloween! This year I added a few very simple touches to create a pretty and subtle Halloween mantle to get ready for Oct 31! Real Pumpkins I used mostly real pumpkins in […]

Fall Front Porch I put a few pumpkins from Somerset Pumpkins on the front porch with some beautiful white Mums. Then I added faux magnolia garland from last Thanksgiving around the door! If you look closely you’ll see they aren’t all the same garlands! I just used what I had! A small pinecone wreath hung […]

We bought a dated 90’s bungalow and turned it into a modern farmhouse. It’s quite the before and after if I do say so myself. Read on to see the full modern farmhouse-style exterior makeover. Tiny Bungalow Exterior “Before” We bought our house in 2008 at the end of the housing boom here in Alberta, […]