Gathered Together for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday to decorate for. In daily life I gravitate to warm cozy colors like browns, golds, deep greens and burgundy. So it's natural to enjoy using my wool blankets and brown transferware vintage dishes to celebrate the Holidays now that the weather has turned nippy It's just begging me to cozy up and enjoy family gatherings with favorite comfort food and a comfy fire in the hearthroom. 

October Garden Room and the Baker's Rack

We're at the final stretch of October, and I'm sharing my Garden Room wicker sitting area with fall seasonal color. This flying geese patterned vintage quilt is one of my favorites with golds and autumnal hued fabrics. It almost always ends up on the settee at some point in Fall.

Late October Lookback on the Farm Table

I wanted to have a little fun this week with one of my vintage birdcages and a sassy little blackbird that I've had for a few years. He didn't fare very well during the move, as his cute little paper hat became unattached. I did the easy thing and used some transparent tape to get it back on. Don't look too close. He's almost good as new.

Fall Vignettes with Faux Flowers and a Sweet Floral Gift

This little mishmash post came about because of an empty orange Du Monde Chicory Coffee can. We bought this chicory coffee several years ago and when emptied out, my husband mentioned I might want to save it because of the advertising and pretty orange color. Good call, Hubby! When this fall rolled around I was excited to see how I could use it in a small floral arrangement.  

Elevating Autumn Decor with an Elegant Cloche

A few years ago glass cloches were a big trend in vintage and French Country Décor. I fell in love with the idea and enjoyed how a glass dome could elevate a single small piece or grouping in almost any setting. Large and small, they found their way into my seasonal décor. Trends come and go, but this elegant glass piece has stayed a constant with me throughout the years. 

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Creating a Fall Cupboard

Do you love displaying dishes and accessories with a vintage theme? Creating a new seasonal cabinet display is one of my favorite ways to decorate for the current season. It's wonderful if you have a hutch or cabinet, but if not, a tray, counter top, or bookshelf also works. The idea is to group seasonal colors and themes.

I gathered brown transferware bits and pieces, vintage decorative pieces like clocks, pitchers, and crocks, with seasonal silk flowers. Let your vintage china be the backdrop and build from there. 

We've had a few cooler days and nights and it's really got me going for fall. I know it will warm up again and maybe have a few 80's until the end of October, but it's so wonderful to know that fall is truly here.

The one thing I really look forward to seeing come together each season is the Holiday Cupboard. As I've said before, I really really love a theme. I guess it comes from being in the antique and vintage market biz for years. And, I do have a lot of vintage stuff.

I don't think I've shared any of my vintage alarm clocks for ages, so as I was thinking "It's Time for Fall" just popped in to my brain; so that's the perfect way to share my clocks. I remember when I was growing up I had a "Baby Ben" that I kept on my bedside nightstand. It was a dependable little companion that woke me up each morning for years.

Fall is the time that the Brown Transferware and ironstone really take center stage. It's my favorite color transferware and what I have most pieces of. The brown mixes and matches with the colors of fall. Sometimes I use orange as an accent (usually closer to Halloween). but mostly golds, neutrals, and rusts. 

I used a few of my English advertising crocks, pitchers, teapot, and creamers along with a sprinkling of mini sheep for interest. A couple of mini Baby Boos made it into the mix. The white milkglass cake stand was my mom's and it's perfect for elevating a few pieces.

I still have my dried sunflower twiggy wreath up on the cupboard. I hang on to the sunflowers till later in the season. I added the orange plaid Tartan ribbon a few years ago; I love a good plaid no matter what the season. 

Here are a few more fall scenes from the Holiday Cupboard. 

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September in the Holiday Cupboard

Savoring September in the Holiday Cupboard

Sweet September in the Cupboard

Romancing October in the Holiday Cupboard

Have fun and Enjoy the change of season. 

Hello Again: Let's Celebrate the Beginning of Fall

Hello friends...

Well, it's been a minute ... or months to be truthful, since I've shared here on the blog. So in all honesty this is me sticking my toes into the water to see how it might go to share a bit of my current life and a few pics for some Fall Inspiration.

I've been taking a sabbatical of sorts to rest and try to understand my life and health and really just who I am. I haven't set down at this computer for literally almost a year. Earlier this month I had some blog maintenance to take care of and it surprisingly ignited a little spark in me. Fall has always been my favorite season and I start thinking about it in August. Here are a few posts from early fall from  past posts. 

Welcome to Fall in the Kitchen Niche