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Growing up, kitchen towels were not just a tool for drying your hands or the dishes, but also decoration. They were used to convey a theme and make the room seem cheerier, like the strawberries in my grandmother’s kitchen. And since a kitchen can only be decorated in certain ways and places due to fear of getting messy with food, I always liked the idea. And so I have done the same with ours.
But this tended to cause a disagreement between between my husband and I, silly as it is. For me, the current towel in use should reside hanging from the cabinet handles in the kitchen, while my husband likes to keep it out on the counter instead, even after he is done, leaving me to assume that it is dirty, and for him to then question where it is has gone.
But he did have a point – hanging the towels from the cabinet handles blocks the drawers below. So I challenged him to find us an alternative and he has finally delivered, a new type of towel hook that we can keep on the side of the cabinet instead of the front. And they’re super easy to install!
We first questioned how well they would stand up, considering how reasonably priced they are, but after 3 weeks of using the new hooks, I must say I’m impressed. I regularly dry my hands without removing the towels, and they’ve managed just fine.
Anyone who truly knows me knows that Christmas is my favorite holiday! And while I wanted to jump on the band wagon with everyone else who has already started decorating, my husband and I have an agreement to get through one holiday before focusing on the next. I’m not judging anyone getting a head start, (especially since I’ve been ready for Christmas since July!) this is just what we do. But, those who enjoy decorating know that it takes time to get everything ready, and if you wait until Thanksgiving to start decorating, you may miss your chance to pick up any of the decorations you may not have already thought of. And this is an even bigger ordeal if there’s anything that needs to be replaced or customized, which is the case for us this year.
When we moved into our house, I had a color scheme in mind for our living room, but it still took me two years to bring it to life. I wanted a pattern for the curtains, but trying to find one to fit the color scheme and that wasn’t too crazy for traditional me proved challenging. Now that I have them, I have no intention of replacing them anytime soon, but they just don’t go with our Christmas décor and it started to wear on me last Christmas.
So I picked out new ones for the holiday season at the beginning of November and then took the rest of November to alter. Where does the time go!
I didn’t like any options I found for an alternative valance, but Chris suggested a garland, and I think it was a brilliant idea!
Can’t forget the picture window
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