Decorating « Bruce Littlefield's Life 101

Holidays – Easter

Wear a bonnet! I dare you!

Have you boiled your “Spring Spheres?” Made your over-the-top bonnet? Unpacked one of last year’s 700 million Peeps? I’m busy planning which part of the chocolate bunny I’ll bite off first. Of course, there’s a poll: 76% of Americans bite the ears first, 5% eat the feet and [...]

Decorating – Imperfectly perfect

I’ve had amazing fun decorating Edgewater Farm with vintage garage sale finds. It’s imperfectly perfect. I showcase lots of gorgeous, inexpensive, and easy decorating in my book Garage Sale America. My goal with every purchase is to buy things that make me happy and make my home feel comfortable. There’s no “get your [...]

Garage Sales – Spring cleaning

Hunting season soon to open.

Okay folks, there’s once again snow on the forecast for New York City. I’m not sure what’s going on with the weather in your neighborhood, but here’s my prediction: by two weeks from now in addition to flowers, there will be “Garage Sale!” signs popping up all over the [...]

Pet fun – Toy shopping

The crazed eyes of a bargain-hunter in Home Goods Pets

Last night, I grabbed a quick break from writing to do a little mind-clearing, a.k.a. “shopping.” Where did I end up? In the Home Goods pet section, buying a fun squeaker toy for Westminster! He was happy, and I that made me happy. [...]

Life 101 – So long Christmas

Some of you will think I’m crazy. Others will nod knowingly. I’m hunkered down at Edgewater Farm this week writing, writing, writing on deadline for my new book. And everywhere I look, there’s the “one last thing” Christmas decoration that I forgot to put away. Last night, I finally succumbed to saying “see you [...]

Life 101 – Craft box

While making my Valentine cards, I realized that every house should have a craft box, and the winter is the perfect time to put one together. I keep my crafts-from glue gun to glitter- in a variety of vintage wooden toolboxes that I found at garage sales. Having the craft supplies out and readily [...]

Life 101 – Bruce’s tips for beating the winter blues

Every winter as the snow piles up, we all start getting what I call “wacky shacky” (bug-eyed hysteria from being holed up in the house.) I’m sitting here right now day-dreaming about working in my garden! So, I thought I’d share a few of my Life 101 ideas to beat back the doldrums of [...]

Christmas History – Mistletoe

My friend singer Ann Osmond gave me some mistletoe the other night. (“With fake berries ’cause real berries are poisonous.”) And I looked up the history of Mistletoe. It dates back to Pagan solstice festivals and was once believed to have magical powers of life and fertility because of its ability to remain green [...]

Pet fun – Dogs decorating

If you’re thinking about getting a pet for the holidays, Westminster and I want to encourage you to adopt. I found him in a rescue van outside the Westminster Dog Show 5 years ago and my life was happily enhanced. The Best Friend Animal Society is the country’s largest no-kill sanctuary and has amazing [...]

What I’m Doing – Bruce in New York Times

Photograph by Marilynn K. Yee for NY Times

Sunday’s New York Times featured a story by Vivian Toy about the conundrum faced by buildings in New York City in holiday decorating. It is a Herculean effort to be fair and balanced to the variety of beliefs. The piece, The Tinseling of the Lobby, featured [...]

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