Valentines Day Dining Room Table Decor

I absolutely love Valentines Day!  The holiday gives me the excuse to decorate my home in pink, white, and red colors everywhere. I love sprinkling dainty hearts everywhere you look too! Hope you get inspired to decorate your dining room table this week! Take a peak at Mary’s work below!     Things To Use On Your Table: 1. Silver candlesticks 2. Silver or white placemats 3. Use red chargers or silver ones to display your plates 4. Set your {Read More}

Christmas Cookie Exchange Ideas

Do you need cookie exchange ideas ?   Tis’ The Season For Cookies! Well, I have a Christmas cookie exchange party that I am attending tonight. I need some fresh new ideas. Lucky for you, I’ve done all of the research to come up with some great ideas that you can hopefully use as well. Are You Hosting The Swap? Visit these Great Cookie Swap Websites To Get Ideas: The #1 Christmas Cookie Exchange site – They have some really cute {Read More}

Christmas Table Decor Ideas

Have A Blue And White Christmas This Year   I hung this bright blue wreath on the back of my laundry room door to add a little blue pizazz.   I just kept the table-setting very simple this year. I just set the plate straight on the place-mat without a charger, but I’m sure that a bright blue or silver charger would look super cute underneath the plate and make it pop. Add soft blue place-mats and Christmas plates  Have {Read More}

Thanksgiving Ideas

Do you need few last minute Thanksgiving ideas    Place a ceramic Turkey in the middle for a quick and easy centerpiece.  The turkey  actually serves 2 purposes (1 holds your soup and the other is for decoration).         Gallery Photos  

Pumpkin Arrangements

I absolutely love this time of the year when the air is crisp, leaves are changing colors and pumpkins are everywhere! Every year we visit a local pumpkin farm in the mountains and select our pumpkins to use all season. This year we decided to branch out from the normal perfect orange pumpkin and buy a few colorful looking ones to use on my front porch. If you don’t have time to visit a local pumpkin farm, then you still {Read More}

Bookshelf Ideas & Before & After Pictures

 Fall Bookshelf Idea Summer Bookshelf Idea   Easter / Spring Bookshelf Idea    

Welcome to our 1st Blog Post!

 Learn & Discover Welcome to MommyDecorates.com 1st blog post. I can’t believe the opening day has finally arrived. It’s exciting and humbling to look back over the last month and remember the creative blocks, stress and tears that I cried while putting this blog together from scratch. I had to discover over a short period of time that I needed more time during the day to get things done. I quickly learned that getting up 5:00 am while my home {Read More}

Decorating In Odd Numbers

If you’re having trouble finding what works for your home, then you might be trying too hard. A simple trick is to design by the numbers. Buy decor items in sets of three, five, seven and so on. Ready….Set….Start Decorating in odd numbers!   Let us know how you decorate in odd numbers !  Please leave a comment below.

Quick & Easy Fall Decor

  Decorating Made Simple If you just want to add a quick and inexpensive touch to your home for Fall, then add a cute leaf napkin holder to your table and leaf spoon ladle next to your stove. You can also add Autumn plates to your kitchen table. My mother and I change our our plates in our cabinets for every season. Take a peak at a few of our decorative plates below. If you would really want your home {Read More}

Smart Shortcuts For Easy Decorating

Fill a wooden bowl with real apples and display on your kitchen table