Saturday, December 3, 2016

Alfaro Abode: Christmas Edition 2016

Hello Everyone!

Christmas is weeks away and I am so excited to share with you my decorated home!  I am passionate about home decor in general, but something about going through all of these decorations you adore once a year is really special to me.  This is the second Christmas in our home, and since we have lived here now for over a year it definitely feels much more like home this holiday season.  I have spent the last week holed up in our house every chance I could get and spreading Christmas cheer all over the house!  November was a very crazy month for me with work, so this was such a great way to unwind and get my creative juices flowing again!  Without further ado, I would like to share with you a tour of our home decorated for Christmas :)

 
 
  
                                  
I hope you all enjoyed a peak into our home for this Christmas season! I would love to see your decorations :)

- Courtney

Monday, June 6, 2016

Welcome to our Garden: Part 2

Hello Everyone!

Thank you for your patience while I took a step back and practiced the Marie Kondo method in my own life and home! Wow what an amazing process this has been cleaning out our home of useless crap!! I plan to do a full review of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up this Friday, so stay tuned!!

Sticking with out "Home" Monday theme, I wanted to FINALLY share with you our completed garden! I say completed, but is a garden ever done?! I know I will continue to add plants and decor through the summer and years, but I am so pleased with how it has turned out this far!!


A few weeks ago, my mother-in-law and I took a trip to a garden store and we bought various plants and flowers to plant.  We ended up having terrible weather for a few weeks, so our planting day kept being pushed back.  This past week we were able to spend the afternoon planting, and I am so pleased with all of our hard work!

 
 
 
 
      


All of the items in the garden were found at various thrift, antique, and hardware stores along with my mom and mother-in-law.  The trellis was purchased last year from Home Goods and we were married underneath it.  It is such a special piece for me, so I am so glad it is able to be showcased so beautifully!

Let me know what is your favorite part about your garden?

- Courtney

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

BRB....

Hello Everyone!

I will be back next Monday with a post related to the home!! Right now if you need me I will be reading my new bible:


I will review this book further on here, but for today this is all I can focus on and discarding me and Jon's uneccesaru amount of clothes!!

Let me know if you have read, I'd love to talk about your experience.

- Courtney

Monday, April 25, 2016

Welcome to our Garden: Part 1

Hello Everyone!

I have been anxiously awaiting Spring this year, because it is the first one I will have in our home!  Last year, we moved in on June 24th and were planning our wedding, so I did not have a chance to do any gardening or yard decor.  This year I am so excited for the finished look of our backyard. In the pictures below, you can see how our backyard currently looks.  We have not added any plants or trees, so it is really amazing to see what our yard looks like natrually.  I cannot wait to work with what we already have and add in great outdoor decorations, flowers, and plants!





I am so in love with our house, and it has been so fun prepping the yard for the beautiful weather!  In about a month, I hope to be mostly done with our garden and yard, so check back soon to see the progress!  Are any of you into gardening?  If so, let me know below!  I'd love to hear and see what yours looks like :)

- Courtney