Colorful Christmas trees

As a theory, I don't agree with discussing Christmas decorations, holiday shopping and the like until after Thanksgiving. So now that it has past, I can finally chat about what has been making me absolutely overjoyed... the new trend of colorful Christmas trees.

I have heard mumblings that black trees are all the rage this year. Personally, I am loving white, gold and silver trees. There are quite a few available that are worth checking out from pink to black to your standard old green, in many variations of course.

We went with white, mostly because I thought it would complement my love for black ornaments best.

Here are some other fun options though:

So much food fun

Check this out...

This is a ridiculously cute idea.

Working on the house so not updating enough...

I have been painting, which means my life is consumed by decor. So, here is a clue for some interesting new paint...

My favorite has been the Regent Metallics paints from Ralph Lauren. Definitely more pictures to come on those great paints but here are some of the palettes I have chosen. One note: the techniques for these paints make it incredibly difficult to perfect the look. I have been using coat after coat to prevent streaking in the effect, which can be frustrating and expensive.






In the end it is a very beautiful paint, but not for beginners. It requires a lot of patience and technique, so proceed with caution.

The photos... finally

So here are the photos of the tin backsplash project!

Getting back on the interior wagon

I have been busy carving pumpkins and prepping my Halloween costume, so I totally spaced out on my updates.

Later, I will have some great photos of my new tin backsplash that we installed this weekend. So affordable and so beautiful. It takes a lot of bravery to take on a project like this one, because while tile is easy to take care of, I wasn't sure what the upkeep expectations would be on this. So far, I love it!