This champagne dinner party was written in collaboration with Taittinger Champagne. While there is a sponsored element to this post, all opinions, photos, and words are my own. Our new tradition in #ThisRuffHouse is to host a fancy Friendsmas dinner party complete with overdressed guests, a beef wellington, and tons of champagne to wash it
Holiday Decor
Low Mess Greenery Ideas to Add Natural Touch to Your Christmas Decor
Bringing the beauty of evergreen Christmas trees into your home for the Holidays doesn’t have to come with a mess. We love how real the look of our artificial Christmas tree from Balsam Hill looks decked for the Holidays and we love that there is no mess to clean up afterward. There is no reason
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Holiday Decor
5 Creative Places to Hang Christmas Wreaths
I love decorating with Christmas wreaths. If you read our post about traditional Christmas decor, you may recall that I don’t like cleaning up pine needles so I try to stay away from large Christmas trees that make a lot of mess- which makes the addition of Christmas wreaths a great way to add greenery around
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Holiday Decor
Traditional Christmas Decor
I love decorating the house for the Holidays. Christmas is such a fun time of year to bring in natural elements and heirloom pieces to relish in the end of a year well spent. I’m showing you how I decorate our home for the Holidays with traditional Christmas decor in hopes it helps you put
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Gardening
Fall Gardening with Cool Wave Pansies
As soon as the first leaf hits the ground, I’m ready to embrace all the “fall y’all” things to do. One of those things is revamping my planters in my container garden. I generally turn to beautiful shades of yellows, oranges, and mauves to invoke autumn on the patio before the leaves officially turn. This
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Main Dishes
Chipotle Chicken Noodle Soup
This post is sponsored by Mueller’s® Pasta. The opinions and text are all mine. There’s nothing like taking leftovers and turning them into soup to make your family (or even yourself) feel like they’re getting something new. That’s what I did here with this Chipotle Chicken Noodle Soup recipe. I love a good chicken noodle
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Our Home Reno
ORC Week 2: Guest Bedroom Textiles and Products
For week two of the One Room Challenge (to see inspiration and read post one, head here), the only thing I did was connect with suppliers and order textiles. The guest bedroom had just been left to be blah and its gray and white color palette wasn’t the most inspiring. For this space, I’m imagining
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Our Home Reno
Creating a Boutique Hotel Worthy Guest Room with the One Room Challenge
This year, I’ve decided to participate in the One Room Challenge. If you aren’t familiar with the One Room Challenge, it’s a virtual design challenge that inspires you to finish that space in your home. We have a lot of spaces that have been left to hemming and hawing after our renovation and it’s time to nip those projects
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Main Dishes
Cheater Chicken n Dumplings Soup
I’ve never made Chicken n Dumplins soup at home before. This recipe was an amalgamation of what I had on hand and reminiscing flavors of dishes I’ve eaten once before. While this may be called “Cheater Chicken n Dumplins Soup” the only place we’re cheating on is the dumplings and replacing them with gnocchi. The
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Our Home Reno
Shade Garden Oasis Makeover with The Home Depot x Traeger Grills
It’s been a long 3 months of work, but we couldn’t be more excited to share the final reveal of our outdoor entertaining oasis with the Home Depot and Traeger Grills. Our condo’s courtyard had mainly been left to neglect over the past few years. However, with the help of Home Depot and a little