Karins Kottage Linky Party

Welcome to Centerpiece Wednesday Linky Party #223

Hello friends! Welcome to Centerpiece Wednesday Linky Party #223. This is the place to get inspiration for DIY projects, Craft ideas, Recipes, tablescapes and really just about everything to make your house a home.

I love finding cool and amazing ideas to implement in my home without breaking the bank.

I know you will enjoy these posts I am highlighting from last weeks linky party.

Karins Kottage Happenings

I am back from our trip to Italy! WOW is all I have to say…it was the most amazing experience being there during Covid. It felt like we had Italy all to ourselves because of no tourists.

We were able to go there for business. If you are new here you can read all about our Italian Palace that we bought and are renovating here.

You can read about our crazy day of travel Day one of our trip here. A tornado was involved!!

and Day two when we got to tour the Palazzo and see the renovation in progress here.

Plus you won’t believe all the things we did and saw in one day!

On to Centerpiece Wednesday Linky Party highlights

Macrame garden lights

I for one and ready for Summer! This Macrame garden light that Howling Liz shares on her porch is awesome! I haven’t done macrame since I was a kid but I think I might try this out.

The actual tutorial is from A wonderful thought.

I think they would look great hanging from trees in my backyard at my next outdoor dinner party.

Antique sconces

How about this brilliant idea from A Loverly Life! These are antique sconces that she attached to a paneled door!

What a great way to add light and architectural interest to a room and not make a hole in the wall! You need to see the whole room.

I am totally sending this idea to my family because we are always looking for ways to add light and architectural treatments to plain walls.

We have added shiplap to a few rooms in our house. Here in the basement you can see where we added vertical ship lap. Here you can see the kitchen nook after we added horizontal shiplap to one wall.

Spring Tablescape

Isn’t this place setting from Hyacinth for the Souls extraordinary! Just look at the gorgeous stacked plates!

Just stunning!

You need to see the entire tablescape as well as the other ladies that linked up to Bee-utiful tablescapes. It is all the “buzz”!

Speaking of bees, my daughter and I did a “As sweet as honey bee” party for one of my granddaughters 1st birthday.

It turned out amazing in creams gold and black. You can see it here

Styling Cabinets

Debra from On common ground is sharing how she styles cupboards and cabinets seasonly. I love how she styled this umbrella with flowers hanging off the cabinet.

Such a cute idea! Debra is sharing tons of fun holiday ideas on how to style it.

Enjoy the blog hop over there too!

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Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!

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  • Thank you so much for inviting me to your party! So much inspiration, I'll be here all day! LOL! Your posts about purchasing a palace in Italy are so intriguing! I can't wait to read all about it!

    • Hi Christine! So happy to have you join in the fun! Our project is moving along and we are so thrilled! I will be posting updates as we go along. Thanks again for linking up!

      Hugs,
      Karin

  • Wow, your travel was something else, but you managed to get there. Such a beautiful place. Thanks for hosting.

    • Linda...yes it was a crazy way of getting there but so worth it! The trip was magical! Thank you for linking up and sharing your creativity with everyone!

      hugs,
      Karin

  • Karin, I just finished reading both days of your travel in Italy and it has me mesmerized. I just love reading about your trips, and am so glad you were able to get there for this one. I love the cooperative you've chosen to partner with (I would've definitely bought some textiles too!). How nice to be able to basically have the countryside to yourselves without all the tourists!. I'd love that, too!
    Thanks for the party again.

    • Rita it was totally mesmerizing! I would love to have you come with us next time! We are going again in September. If you are interested let me know and I will send a link to the dates and an itinerary of what we will be doing.

      Hugs,
      Karin

  • I'm so excited to discover your party, Karin! What a wonderful bunch of inspiration--I'm thrilled to be participating for the first time! xo, Kristi

    • Kristi! Welcome so nice to have you join in the fun! I love meeting new bloggers on here.

      Hugs,
      Karin

  • A trip to Italy....sigh. Soon, very soon... In the meantime, I hope you have a wonderful week!

    • Sandra start planning now! It is so worth it! If you would like to join us on our next tour let me know! We are going in September!

      Hugs,
      Karin

  • Your trip was challenging but so worth it once you got there!! Imagine having Italy basically to yourselves and being treated like celebrities! Thanks so much for sharing your trip and hosting while you're away!

    • Jenna it really was amazing to be there without lots of tourists. It will never happen again so I am relishing my memories of it.

      Hugs,
      Karin

  • Thanks so much for hosting this weekly link-up. Hope you enjoy this week's recipes from Homemade on a Weeknight!

  • I'm so glad you had a great trip to Italy. I hope you had places open to the public. What a day of travel you guys had! thanks so much for sharing my holiday cupboard this week. Rest up!

    • HI Debra! Thank you we really did have an amazing trip. I loved how you styled your cupboard!

      Karin

    • Thank you Paula..I hope you are feeling better these days. You are one strong woman!

      Karin

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