Raffia | It's Great To Be Home

Can you believe Thanksgiving is right around the corner? I love this time of year, chock full of festiveness.

One thing that is especially cool about Thanksgiving is that it causes everyone to set aside some time, if even just a few moments, to reflect upon all of their blessings and be thankful for them. In that spirit of giving thanks, I whipped up these little place cards for our Thanksgiving table:

The idea is that once everyone finds their seat, they will fill in the card with what they are most thankful for. I think it would be fun for everyone to switch pumpkins and then read them aloud, to share with one another what they are each thankful for.

Except for 10 cents worth of raffia, this project was totally free (using my polished pumpkins from Halloween) and it really adds a personal touch to the table.

How about you guys – how do you like to personalize your Thanksgiving festivities?

This post is shared with DIY Day on A Soft Place to Land.

I Love Your Personality

Ever tried to sum up your interior design personality in a word, or a phrase?

I have – you see, when my husband and I first embarked on our big remodel, my mom thought that it would be a good idea for us to sum up our design styles so that we could find common themes in our preferences. She had each of us pick our favorite thing that we had purchased together, our most-loved wall color, our dream piece of furniture, and several words that would describe how we wanted our home to feel, etc. Then we wrote each of these things on a piece of poster board so that we could compare and contrast our styles. Turns out we weren’t so different after all – I wanted a classic and comfortable home punctuated by pops of color, and my husband’s ideal home was traditional and neutral (without those pesky pops of color).

Once we knew what styles would work for both of us, we were able to create a home that fit both of our tastes perfectly – if you check out our house, you’ll see what I mean.

Of course, you don’t have to create a big poster to find out your interior design style – sometimes all you have to do is take a quick online quiz. I took a few minutes last night to try out a simple design personality quiz, and it turns out that my design personality is “Raffia.” Why it’s called Raffia, I have no idea, but the description was pretty accurate:

And while I prefer truer colors than the ones depicted above, I do love green and that picture is gorgeous – the saffron yellow lamp bases, white sofa and orange-y/coral pillows combined with dark woods and wicker are right up my alley. I guess I’m pretty predictable!

Wanna see how predictable you are? Just click here. Be sure to fill us in on your results!

Image courtesy of Pratt & Lambert.