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All-Time Top 10 Blog Posts at Roots North & South

December 31, 2016 By Shelley 19 Comments

Happy New Year!

The new year is here! And Times Square isn’t the only place with a countdown. Today I’m sharing my top 10 blog posts of all-time!

Sometimes before you start a new year, it’s fun to take a look back at where you’ve been.

And it’s always fun to see which posts garnered the most interest on my blog.

This year it was…. home tours, Christmas and window boxes!

No real surprise. Those have always been my most popular posts in the few years I’ve been blogging.

So without further babbling from me…you can “click” on any of the titles to visit that post.

#10: My Home Style: Christmas Tree Edition

Don’t we all love Christmas posts? This was a tour with my favorite blogger friends…

Leopard Boots for Our Christmas Tree

#9: Window Boxes for All Seasons

Window boxes at our old house always made for popular posts. The new house doesn’t have them…YET. But it will this spring!

4 Seasons of Window Boxes

#8: Evolving Design Style: Tour of Popular Blogger Homes (Before and After)

This is the makeover of the dining room in our new house. It was part of a home tour with other bloggers. I’ve actually tweaked it a bit more since this… photos to come soon!

My New Look in the Dining Room

#7: Garden Tour

This is my personal favorite… a garden tour of the gardens and window boxes at our old house. We had a considerable amount of clean up and tear out in the yard at the new house in the months following our move.  So 2017 will be a time to “pretty up” the gardens!

Accessorizing the Garden

#6: Create a Garden Hose Wreath

And this project is actually about two years old. But it was featured on Home Talk so it still receives a lot of traffic!

Creating a fun garden hose wreath

#5: Creating a Fall Window Box Your Neighbors Will Envy

I just love fall! And putting together seasonal window boxes full of pumpkins, pansies and kale is a great way to dig in the dirt one last time before the snow flies…

Fall Window Box Envy

#4: Blogger Fall Home Tour

If you are looking for fall inspiration to pin to your Pinterest boards, this is one not to miss! I joined forces with some of my favorite bloggers to share a peek around our homes and gardens.

Fall Home Tour Collage

#3: Home Tour

This was a tour of the historic home we just moved from… update in progress that I will share this winter! The final tour of the old, old house.

Pressure washing tips

#2: Summer Porch Makeover

Blog hops and tours are always fun! I love joining forces with my fellow bloggers. In this post, we shared  our summer porch make overs.

Summer porch makeover

And… the most popular post of all-time on my blog…(insert drum roll here, please)

#1: Home for Christmas! Just in Time for the Holiday Parade

This remains the most popular post of all-time on my blog. I think because it was a home tour sponsored by Country Living magazine.

Getting ready for the holiday parade

And that’s it folks! I hope you’ve enjoyed my top ten…

Be sure and make the rounds to see the top 10 posts from 20 of my favorite bloggers!

And if you don’t already, I hope you will follow me on social channels so we can stay in touch in 2017…

XO

Shelley

Tour of top ten posts from variety of lifestyle bloggers

Other Top Ten Posts of 2016

Domestically Speaking ** My Repurposed Life ** Yesterday on Tuesday

Sweet Pea ** Hunt & Host ** Mad in Crafts **Roots North & South

Redhead Can Decorate ** Petticoat Junktion ** An Extraordinary Day

Cupcakes and Crinoline ** Brandywine Cottage ** StoneGable ** What Meegan Makes

Create & Babble ** Inspitation for Moms ** H2OBungalow

Refresh Restyle ** My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia ** 2 Bees in a Pod ** Celebrating Everyday Life

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  1. 1

    gail says

    December 31, 2016 at 3:24 pm

    Shelley,
    Who knew you could do so much with window boxes? 🙂

    Pinning!

    gail

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    • 2

      Shelley says

      January 1, 2017 at 10:18 am

      Thanks for stopping by… Heading over to visit your blog now… Happy new year!

      Reply
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    Malia says

    December 31, 2016 at 5:38 pm

    What a fabulous collection of projects. I really enjoyed looking through them! Happy New Year!

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    • 4

      Shelley says

      January 1, 2017 at 10:17 am

      Thank you! Have a happy 2017…

      Reply
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    Jessica says

    December 31, 2016 at 6:35 pm

    The garden hose wreath is so charming!

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      Shelley says

      January 1, 2017 at 10:17 am

      Thank you! Funny how the simplest projects become such a big hit… Happy new year!

      Reply
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    Paula says

    January 1, 2017 at 8:15 am

    I adore old homes and yours is lovely. I would love to have window boxes like yours to enjoy filling each season. Have a wonderful 2017!

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      Shelley says

      January 1, 2017 at 10:16 am

      Thank you! I love the personality window boxes give to a house… Have a great 2017!

      Reply
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    Kirby says

    January 1, 2017 at 7:51 pm

    I am crazy about window boxes, as well. We are restoring an English-style cottage, so lots of flowers are a must!

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      Shelley says

      January 2, 2017 at 5:00 pm

      How fun! (And probably a lot of work!!) Have a great new year!

      Reply
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    Meegan says

    January 2, 2017 at 4:39 pm

    Beautiful posts. It looks like you had a gorgeous year! I have to admit though, I LOVE your window boxes. Oh to design something so pretty, like you!
    Pinned. Happy New Year, Shelley.

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      Shelley says

      January 2, 2017 at 4:59 pm

      Thanks Meegan! I can’t wait to get window boxes on our new house. I missed them during the fall and Christmas holidays. Have a happy 2017!

      Reply
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    Maryann @ Domestically Speaking says

    January 3, 2017 at 7:07 pm

    Love your hose wreath!

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    • 14

      Shelley says

      January 6, 2017 at 10:22 am

      Thanks Maryann! And thanks again for including me on the tour…

      Reply
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    kim @Hunt & Host says

    January 5, 2017 at 9:46 pm

    It looks like you have had a great year! Those window boxes are fabulous! No wonder they are so popular! Can’t wait to see the new ones!

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      Shelley says

      January 6, 2017 at 10:23 am

      Thanks, Kim! I’m still debating which ones I want. So far wrought iron with a southern flair is my top choice… Have a happy new year!

      Reply
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    Mary Beth says

    January 17, 2017 at 9:46 pm

    So many great decor ideas – what a wonderful collection of your top 10 posts. Have a fabulous 2017!

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    • 18

      Shelley says

      January 18, 2017 at 7:59 pm

      Thanks Mary Beth…me glad you stopped by. Love your blog!

      Reply
    • 19

      Shelley says

      January 18, 2017 at 8:00 pm

      Thanks Mary Beth…glad you stopped by. Love your blog!

      Reply

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