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Dressing Your Thanksgiving Table: Part 1

T-minus six days 'til Turkey day. Time (for me) to start thinking about the holiday. So while most people are rolling up their sleeves to mash the potatoes and stuff the bird, I’m preparing to roll the pinecones and sprinkle the leaves. In glitter, of course. Setting the table. Yep, that's my job.

Here’s the Turkey Day division of labor: My parents’ host the gang of 30. My mom prepares it all: from the antipasto to the apple pie. (We party Italian-style with apps, soup, ravioli and then the bird and trimmings.My brother breaks out the DVDs for the under age five contingency and babyproofs the house.

Me? I get table duty. The mission: Make the table(s) look different from the year before. Sidenote: my biggest (and loudest) critics are showing up for dinner.

This year I’m all over the place with palette and DIY details. (Check out the items I'm working with. Please note these are only a glimpse into my decorating madness.) Oh, yeah, and this is only part one. Stay tuned for Monday when I throw even more elements onto the tablescape.

Got any ideas for me? Send them before Thursday. And if you’re hosting…show your tables off. I’ll share mine, too.

Credits clockwise from top left: dye cut leaves, Paper-Source.com; apothecary jars, Save-On-Crafts.com; styrofoam balls, Michaels.com; flatware, Macys.com; linen stitch napkins, PotteryBarn.com; plaid runner, PotteryBarn.com; gold glitter, Save-On-Crafts.com; taper candles, ColonialCandles.com
Home Buying Help – Money Management Tools – Home Decorating Ideas – Free Recipes Posted by Krissy Tiglias on Friday November 20, 2009 03:34 PM
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Real Couple Home Tour: Christine & Franz

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Christine and Franz just bought their first home together in New Hampshire. Their house was built in 1841 but is still in wonderful shape! The couple has about 2 acres of land to themselves with beautiful New England woods behind them.

Step inside and take the tour!

Home Buying Help – Money Management Tools – Home Decorating Ideas – Free Recipes Posted by Lauren Le Vine on Friday November 20, 2009 12:25 PM
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Folkloric Finds

Maybe it's because winter is around the corner, but we're spotting lots of Nordic, folk-inspired finds. Done up in modern prints and classic red-and-white, these home accents will fit right in at your holiday party. But unlike last year's Snuggie blanket craze, they're sure to retain their luster well into the New Year.

Clockwise from top left: wallpaper, RoseandRadish.com; tablecloth, Anthropologie.com; plate, KitschKitchen.nl; candles, Ikea.com; pillow, UrbanOutfitters.com; rolling pin, Anthropologie.com

The Nest Editors Posted by Jen DeRose on Wednesday November 18, 2009 03:19 PM
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$10 Tuesday: 11/10

The Nest Ten Dollar Tuesdays

This week we decided to take our $10 finds into the kitchen. I mean, a pancake pencil! Have you ever heard of such a thing? Got a go-to cooking gadget?

Pancake pencil, Williams-Sonoma.com; mini colander, SurLaTable.com; reversible measuring spoon, CrateandBarrel.com; blue bench scraper, Cooking.com

Home Buying Help – Money Management Tools – Home Decorating Ideas – Free Recipes Posted by Krissy Tiglias on Tuesday November 10, 2009 01:33 PM
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Trend: Pixel-Perfect

Pixelated prints

Channel your inner graphic designer with these pixelated prints, which are popping up on everything from couches to cabinets. I even spotted an old-school pencil set covered with the digital-age dots. What do you think of the geek-chic look?

Clockwise from top left: pencils, FredFlare.com; pillow, LamaDesigns.com; gift wrap, LagomDesign.co.uk; cabinet, A2designers.se; rug, Anthropologie.com; bowl, MoMAStore.org; sofa, Dune-NY.com

The Nest Editors Posted by Jen DeRose on Tuesday November 10, 2009 10:42 AM
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