christmas in connecticut house

Just watched that movie a week ago l love the homes interior and the scene as they drive up to the home. Nora's extensive stockpile of throws proves especially practical during family feasts, when she layers multiple pieces to create a casual, collected tablescape.

For example, in the master bedroom, a cozy buffalo-check wool Pendleton blanket offers a (brief!) Sleighs are pulled by horses and sleigh bells announce the guests.

Anyone would need a break from blogging. I’m glad for you (and your parents) it worked out, ha.

Your front porch and your dining nook are my favorite!

I am planning to get a few more of her books to see how it all comes out.Although I could move right into the house in the movie, it does look more like 1940’s Hollywood than Colonial Connecticut.Thanks for delving deeper into one of my favorite Christmas movies. Thanks for the article.Another great house is the one Jeanne Crain & Cary Grant live in after they marry in “People Will Talk ”I love the kitchen and the super large fireplace and the whole house. … Can you imagine seeing a Christmas menu like that published in a magazine today? ... must do the holiday hustle when her editor coerces her into hosting a Christmas party for a war hero. Most of the time I just file them to look at later, but this subject line caught my attention.Earlier this afternoon I was looking at the TMC schedule and if I’m reading it correctly, Christmas in Connecticut is on this Sunday, Dec. 11th 2 PM eastern; and again on Thursday the 15th at 10 PM eastern.I didn’t set a recording, but after reading your blog I have. Decorating for Christmas brings back so many memories. But seriously, Christmas is a special time of year, one in which you wish peace on Earth to all mankind and you partake in Christmas family traditions. Merry Christmas!Welcome back Julia, I have missed your writing! The 40s movies are just the best.Yes, I love the houses in that one, too!

This makes me want to reread more of my posts to see what unintended messages I might be sending, though! They may be a little outdated, but they are still classic in many ways, even for today.

"To this day, there's not one pattern out there that I don't like." Nora, a self-described "tartan nut" whose love of the Scottish patterns dates back to her first lunch box—and was no doubt reinforced during her career at Ralph Lauren Home and Ethan Allen—embraces the woolen woven in almost every room, from the entry presents to the kitchen lampshades. ), not always! Merry Christmas! She brings along her uncle Felix, a chef whose recipes she uses in her columns, to do the cooking.One wonders if the props for the movie are stored somewhere on the Warner Brothers lot, since the setting is an iconic never-never land and the ultimate house with the white picket fence. Nora takes an "all through the house" approach to holiday decorating, swapping out her everyday bedding for more seasonal fare.

(Nora's check affection also extends to buffalo plaids and gingham motifs. WoW!I love this movie, the Christmas in Connecticut house is my ultimate, dream farmhouse and Gladys Taber books are my go-to comfort reads. Take a peek inside her festive home below.Guests truly "check in" to Nora's country house via the checkered-floor foyer, made especially festive with tartan touches, including plaid presents atop a 19th-century papier-mâché plaid chest of drawers.Even Nora's seasonal attire—simple scarves, a tartan tote—reinforce her "mad for plaid" approach. We don’t see this style much any more, do we? Am so glad you’re back, and love that this was the post for this perfectly winter day here in Ohio.

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