texture and depth

If you want to add some texture and depth to a room, consider hanging a basket or hanging plates on the wall. They typically have a different shape than a standard picture and visually I think they add a little life to a room! I hung a round basket tray above our pantry door to add warmth and texture to our kitchen and in our breakfast area hung three plates. The best part is that these items generally can be found at a low cost at a variety of stores like TJ Maxx, Target and even Walmart. 

Happy Thursday! 

easy chocolate mousse

I have a super easy dessert recipe for you. Chocolate Mousse. I decided that I would try to make this for our New Year's Day dinner and it was a big hit with the kids. My kids are not big cake, pie or cobbler lovers like myself so I am always on the hunt for other dessert options. It is delicious, easy and makes for a nice presentation for adult guests as well. 

All you need:

1 pint Heavy whipping cream

10-12 oz package of milk chocolate morsels

Any fruit you want to add for garnish (we have used strawberries and raspberries)

1. Beat the whipping cream in a bowl on medium speed for about 2-3 min or until peaks begin forming (has consistency of mousse)

2. Melt your chocolate morsels. I literally poured mine in a microwave safe bowl and heated it for 1 min. 45 sec. 

3. Pour the chocolate into the bowl with the whipping cream. 

4. Fold the chocolate into the whipping cream (do not over-stir)

5. Refrigerate for 1 hour (if you can wait that long:)

I poured mine into ramekins before I refrigerated them so they are ready to serve. I would say it serves 6-8 people easily. 

Top with garnish and enjoy!

soft earthy tones

The older I get, the more I notice myself gravitating to soft earthy tones. This home featured in Southern Living is so lovely and full of calming, coastal colors. We are all dreaming of anything coastal at the moment as it is freezing just about everywhere! Enjoy this home tour! Stay warm out there!

seedling

Have you heard of Seedling? My sister told me about this website around Christmas time and I was able to get my kids a couple of really neat gifts.  It is a great site full of unique and affordable gift ideas for kids. I am already starting to think about a few goodies for my kids' Easter baskets. I always stick to pretty simple Easter baskets and my go-to stores typically are Target dollar bin, Walmart and Hobby Lobby, but Seedling has some great activity centered gifts too. Below are some toys that are on my radar for Easter. Currently they have 20% off the entire site thru 3/12 using code green-17. Enjoy! 

window art

As I began thinking about this post about hanging art on a window, all I could think of was Lil Jon's 'To the Window, to the Wall'. I was either in high school or college when that song came out and it just makes me laugh. Hopefully, I took you down memory lane for a second!  Anyways, back to the good stuff. When we first moved into our house, one thing that I really loved and still love, are the three windows in the living room. Our couch backs up to the windows. I have contemplated several times hanging art on the windows. Last Christmas, I hung a wreath between each window and I really liked how it looked. It would definitely have to be the right print or painting, but I like how it adds some color above the couch. My main hesitation in doing this though, is the little feet that inevitably end up running and jumping on the couch. I fear for what might happen to the art. For now, I will keep this idea in my pocket and will bring it out some other time! The pictures below are my inspiration! 

all via  my page on pinterest