Holiday Home Tour

We get a lot of questions about what our house looks like so I thought I would take this opportunity to give you a little behind the scenes tour of Eddy Street at Home, with some of our top picks for holiday decor of course. Here are our top 5: 

1: Flocked mini trees: 

These little guys have so much potential, whether it's adding the perfect touch of holiday green, embellishing table decor, or framing a mantle, these trees fit decor of all sizes. 

2. "Snowy Trees" Artwork from Silver Thistle Photography

Silver Thistle Photography's featured photo of the month, "Snowy Trees," was the perfect compliment to our holiday picture mantle. Plus, I love that she did this canvas in a trio! Even better, she took this picture in our own backyard. This image was captured near Frog Lake off of Hwy 50. She will have a variety of sizes of this image at our next sale including a greeting card.

3. Crepe Paper Flower Centerpiece from PinkCherryMama

It's so nice to have a flower arrangement that lasts the WHOLE SEASON for pretty much the same price as a live flower arrangement would cost. Plus you have it every year. Did you know that PinkCherryMama takes apart live flowers in order to replicate them in paper? Definitely worth investing in one or two of these for your home this season. The hardest part is picking from her array of styles. 

4. Meet Me Under the Mistletoe Pillows:

Loving this Meet Me Under the Mistletoe pillow. I thought it was the perfect touch for our master bedroom. This month at the shop we will have the pillows as well as a wooden sign with the same saying. You could even pickup some of PinkCherryMama's paper mistletoe. Pucker up! XO

5. Holiday Tins:

The holiday tins come in three sizes, Holiday Greens is the largest. These are perfect for throwing extra pillows or blankets in, you could use it as a tree stand if you weigh it down, or it's cute enough to stand alone. Sorry, cute dog not included.

These are just a few of my favorite items to decorate for the holidays with. Hope you enjoyed the behind the scenes tour. Come visit us at Eddy Street Vintage Market December 2nd and December 15th-17th to find these items and much much more to get your home holiday ready. If you have something specific to ask Santa for, fill out one of our Eddy Street Wish Lists and send it to your Santa. 

Hope to see you at the shop this holiday season! It's truly the merriest time of the year on Eddy Street! 

XO,

Meredith

Del Monte Living

Imagine yourself living in the countryside in a beautiful white estate with horses surrounding your property all while being nestled in the middle of the city with access to shopping, restaurants and parks within minutes of your doorstep. It's like the best of both worlds. This property has all of that. 

This single level home is 3,400 square feet, french doors lead you into this home with two master bedrooms and space for the whole family to visit.

The formal living area has gorgeous floor to ceiling windows which were initially concealed by sheer curtains as you can see below.

 This room is fairly long and narrow so instead of highlighting that, we removed the existing furniture and opted to completely re-format the furniture and remove all of the sheer panels; making it a cozier space that allows you to enjoy both the fireplace and the unobstructed gorgeous view. The formal living room leads to the perfect space for a library or study.  

The family room is another large space that incorporates the formal dining room. Again, sometimes long narrow spaces can be difficult. The best way to go about it is to define how you want to use the space. In this case, the area needed to function as two separate spaces. See the before below: 

We removed the existing furniture and utilized an area rug to define the living space. We also brought in a couch and loveseat combination. The second half of the space functions as the dining area. We brought in a dining table and chairs that complimented the space. Take a look at the after shots below:

The kitchen is spacious with tons of storage, upgraded appliances and a ton of counter top space that make entertaining a breeze. 

This property includes four bedrooms, two of which have master bedroom setups.

Another great feature of this property is the outdoor space, multiple courtyards give you numerous oasis opportunities to enjoy. 

If you are interested in learning more about this property, get in contact with Jen Colley.

Luxurious Living on Marble Canyon

With the holidays fast approaching, having a house that has enough space to accommodate the whole family, might be what you are looking for! Well, let me introduce you to this lovely property located at 6696 Marble Canyon. This property boasts 3,646 sq ft. with five bedrooms and four bathrooms. 

When you enter the house, you come into a large space which is considered the formal dining and formal living room. When we first accessed the house,  there were no furnishings throughout the entire place, only window coverings. Our plan included replacing those and bringing in furniture for the key areas of the home including the formal living room, formal dining room, family room, breakfast nook, master bedroom and master bath. 

To give you an idea of what the formal areas looked like before, here is a photo of the space:

Here are the formal areas after being staged: Valances were removed and longer curtain panels were added. The neutral tone showcases the gorgeous view framed by large picture windows. The formal sitting area and a formal dining area are perfect for entertaining and hosting a dinner party. 

From this space, you head into the family room which is just off the kitchen and includes a breakfast nook. The same scenario applied in these spaces. When we accessed the property nothing was in the space besides valences on the windows. 

Here is what the space looked like after staging:

The last area we staged was the master bedroom, which I would prefer to call the master retreat! It's on the opposite end of the house from the rest of the bedrooms, a feature I always enjoy. The space is quite large and has enough room to accommodate a king size bed (or larger) a seating area and a bench at the foot of the bed. PLUS, it has two walk-in closets!!

Here is what the space looked like before: 

After it was staged, the room definitely took on a luxurious retreat feel! This is by far one of my favorite bedroom setups to date. 

If the room setup wasn't enough, the master bathroom leaves little to be desired. The cherry on top? How about this gorgeous bathtub? I would not mind taking a bubble bath in this tub after a long day of furniture moving. 

Are you interested in taking a look at this property? Get in touch with Lori Doyle a request a showing. 

Lori Doyle, Realtor

Trans-Action Realty 500

Email: LoriDoyle@RenoHotProperties.com

http://www.RenoHotProperties.com  

775.721.3570 (cellular/voice mail)

September Signature Snack

Caramel Apple Cider Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup softened Butter
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 box (10 packets) Alpine Spiced Apple Cider Instant Drink Mix
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 3 cup Flour
• 11 oz Kraft Caramels (about 40)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone mat.
• Cream together butter, sugar, salt and all 10 packets of apple cider mix until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, cinnamon and vanilla extract.
• Whisk together baking soda, baking powder and flour in another bowl.
• Beat in flour mixture until just combined.
• Spoon out 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball.
• Flatten and place a caramel into the middle and seal dough around it.
• Place about 2-3" apart on prepared sheet.
• Bake 12-14 minutes or until lightly brown around edges.
• Gently slide the parchment with the cookies onto the counter.
• Allow to cool until they firm up but are slightly warm.
• Gently twist to remove from sheet and flip to finish cooling upside down on the parchment paper.
• ENJOY!!! 

Originally seen on cincyshopper.com

Eddy Street Signature Snack: S'mores Bites

S'mores Bites

yield: 24 BITES

total time: 30 MINUTES

Ingredients:

• 7 whole graham crackers (equals 1 cup), finely crushed
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 (1.55 oz) milk chocolate candy bars (I used hershey's), divided into rectangles
• 12 large marshmallows, cut in half

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Finely crush the graham crackers into crumbs, using whatever method you want. I used my slap chop, but a food processor would work or even putting them in a plastic bag and smashing.
3. Combine graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar and melted butter into a small bowl.
4. Evenly divide crumb mixture into each cup of a 24 cup mini muffin pan, grease slightly before using. Press crumbs down to form shallow cups.
5. Bake 4-5 minutes or until edges are bubbling.
6. While that's baking, break the candy breaks into the divided rectangle pieces. Also cut the marshmallows in half using a scissors that has been sitting in cold water.
7. Remove the pan from the oven and place one chocolate rectangle into each cup.
8. Place one marshmallow half, cut-side down, into each cup.
9. Return to oven for 2-4 minutes or until marshmallows are just slightly softened.
10. If you'd like the tops to be brown, turn the oven to broil, and broil the s'mores bites for 1-2 minutes.
11. Cool on a cooling rack for 15 minutes before carefully removing them from the pan.
12. Enjoy! These bites are so delicious you are bound to have more than one!

*Originally seen on Pinterest