I'm in the middle of messy packing mode, but I'm still looking for Fall Inspiration. Nothing over-the-top, but some subtle color changes and natural vignettes. I thought I'd share some classic French Country Autumn seasonal decor with you today from previous Septembers. I like to look back through the archives and see what I was doing "this time of year" from years ago.
Showing posts with label Dining Room. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dining Room. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Thursday, August 16, 2018
New House Journal: Dining Room Chandy
We're making progress through the process of buying this house. This last week we've negotiated the inspection results; nothing major or deal breaking, just little things that need to be taken care of. This is an older home, built in the 60's, and even though it's been partially renovated there are still lots of updates we need to finish. Looks like it needs a small amount of roof repair, some tree limbs hanging on electrical lines... the things I never wanted to worry about again. We realized a while back that to get the usable space on one level we need, we have to go with an older home. We've researched the new custom home route and that's not something we want to go through now. We don't want to be further out of town, and that's what we'd be getting with a subdivision of new builds. I talked some about our decision making process in my last post. I'm excited about all that's ahead with this big project, but I still feel I need to explain our decision. Maybe I'm still trying to convince myself, haha. I know that sometimes our big life choices are not so easy to make. But then again, that IS life isn't it? Stepping out in Faith to do what we feel God is directing us to do.
Labels:
chandelier,
Country French,
Dining Room,
lighting,
New House Journal
Friday, March 23, 2018
Spring Home Tour 2018
Hi Everyone, and welcome to the 2018 Spring Home Tours hosted by our friend Marty from A Stroll Thru Life. Marty herself is putting the finishing touches on her lovely home and has taken us on her remodeling and decorating journey this last year. Thanks so much for including me in the tour, Marty. If you're here from Far Above Rubies, I know you enjoyed Anita's amazing one-of-a-kind vintage eclectic home filled with wonderful color and pattern. If you've missed part of the Home Tour, I have a list of participants at the end of the post.
Labels:
coffee table,
Dining Room,
Easter,
home tour,
Living Room,
mantel,
rabbits,
spring,
Spring Inspiration
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Easy Neutral Decor in the Entry
This post is about 2 or 3 weeks behind schedule, since everyone is moving on to Valentine's Day decor. I think there are a lot of us who like to use our blog as a visual diary of our projects and decorating. So even though it's time to add in a little Valentine's this week, I want to share January's Entry and Dining Room with you all.
Labels:
Dining Room,
Entry,
entry console,
Neutral Winter Home Decor,
paperwhites,
urns,
winter,
winter decor
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Layering Table Linens for a Thanksgiving Vignette
Labels:
Autumn,
Dining Room,
Dining Room table,
fall,
ironstone,
linens,
November,
pumpkins,
tabletop,
Thanksgiving,
tureens,
turkeys
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Welcome to my un"Official" Fall Home Tour
Hi Friends, this is a post from our previous home in 2017. We may no longer live there but it's still one of my favorite Fall "Home Tours".
I think I have all the photos together now to put together my annual Fall Home Tour that I will keep on the sidebar for the rest of the season. Each year, I like to bring all the Fall Decor into one post to remind myself how I decorated that year. So I'll keep the words to a minimum and let you look around. Welcome!
Labels:
Autumn,
Dining Room,
Entry,
fall,
Fall Home tours,
Fall Open House,
kitchen,
Kitchen Sitting Area,
Living Room
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Vintage Basket Refresh for Fall
Last week I shared an old basket that I found on my latest vintage market shopping excursion, but I wasn't sure what I would do with the sad state of the finish on it. I thought about just painting it with a gray wash of chalk paint, but I really didn't want to mess with the original patina too much.
Thursday, September 28, 2017
A Few Finds for Fall
Sometimes I forget to let you all see what I bring home from my vintage market shopping. But I had been looking for one of these standing vintage baskets for a while, and I just had to share it with you all. You can never have too many white pumpkins for Fall decor, so when I found a crop of these "new" metal distressed pumpkins, one had to come home with me. and... I have a Brown Transferware detector built in, so I also grabbed up this little Brown Aestheic Transferware pitcher/gravyboat that was only $5. It's a cloudy and rainy day, so I had to quickly take some pics here in the Dining Room, where the light is always good.
Labels:
Autumn,
decor,
Dining Room,
Dining Room table,
distressed,
fall,
faux pumpkins,
pumpkins,
white
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Styling My Buffet for Fall
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I've been trying to spread out my Fall decorating over the last few weeks. It's given me a chance to try out a few different ideas, and also taken the pressure off to get it all done in a couple of days. I used to make myself and my husband crazy by going into a marathon decor frenzy. Now I'm taking my time and looking for inspiration from Pinterest and Fall Magazines from my many year stash.
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Late Summer Sitting Area and an August ReView
Hi Friends, as usual, when it comes to the end of the month (or season), I find there are pics and places I had wanted to share with you all, but I never got around to posting. The Kitchen Sitting Area is a spot that changes almost weekly, since it's the spot that I hang out in the most.
Sunday, August 20, 2017
A Few Ways to Transition a Dining Room to Fall
No matter the season, I usually start the change-ups in the Dining Room. That's probably because I get an idea for a tablescape or something new to do on top of the DR table, and that kind of gives me a theme and direction. This year I pulled out a new piece of gorgeous Fall looking fabric that I bought last year but never ended up using.
Labels:
Dining Room,
Dining Room table,
fabric,
fall,
florals,
french wagon,
late summer,
metal basket,
moss,
pumpkins,
tablerunner
Monday, August 14, 2017
Topiary, Two Ways to Transition to Fall
August used to be my least favorite month of the year... well, OK, maybe it's still my least favorite month but that's only because I'm not a fan of the heat that August usually brings with it. We're having a week or two here in SW Missouri that feels like the middle of September, in the low 80's and some rain, and that is a wonderful reprieve. We've had summers that we had no rain whatsoever and the temps were over 100 for days. But in the last few years since blogging, I've realized that August can be one of my favorite months...
Labels:
Autumn,
Dining Room,
fall,
faux florals,
fruit,
hydrangeas,
ivy,
late summer,
topiary,
transition,
urn
Monday, August 7, 2017
10 Tips for Transitioning to Fall
Looking through blogland this last week, it's been filled with posts about transitioning our decor from Late Summer into Early Fall. Our individual methods may be similar, but each person has their own unique style and ideas to make this a fun and easy change-over. The fact that bringing out the Autumn decor is one of my favorite things to look forward to, makes this a special time to savor and enjoy for me.
Labels:
Autumn,
Brown Transferware,
candles,
cloches,
Dining Room,
door decor,
fabric,
fall,
florals,
front porch,
hydrangeas,
ironstone,
late summer,
pillows,
prints,
quilts,
sunflowers,
tablerunner,
vignettes
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Sunflower Botanical Cloche
I have several cloches that I keep on the Buffet in the Dining Room, and even though they usually have the same basic elements of nests, birds, and woodsy things, I like to give them a mini update with florals and seasonal elements.
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Patriotic Tabletop Vignette
My Dining Room table hasn't changed since early June and the Summer Home Tour, so I thought I'd do a quick change up for the July 4th Holiday. All the elements were within easy reach, and I still have my indigo ticking table runner here, so I grabbed my vintage flags and some red transfer ware.
Labels:
Dining Room,
Dining Room table,
french wagon,
July 4th,
lantern,
patriotic,
table runner,
tabletop,
vignette
Sunday, June 25, 2017
French Jardiniere
A few weeks ago, I took the big ivy that had been setting here outside, down to the potting bench to see if some fresh outdoor air might breath some life back into it. But it's looking like that might have not made it any happier. In any case it's outdoors now, and if it wants to be a difficult little houseplant then it will just have to be one outside. I found a new small ivy (they only had one little one) and it's now residing in a small iron jardiniere that's been in the storage room.
Labels:
Dining Room,
French Style,
house plants,
ivy,
summer
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Farmhouse Sunflower Tabletop
One of my favorite combinations for Summer is Sunflowers and Ticking... nothing fancy, just rustic and vintage. I thought I'd try something very "summery" this year on the Dining Room table, using one of my old wooden ice cream maker buckets. This old bucket had been a pretty vintage blue/green, but I painted it out in an antique white to make it more "decor friendly". Filled up with faux Sunflowers, sitting on an Indigo Ticking table runner, it says Summer Farmhouse to me.
Labels:
bucket,
Dining Room,
Dining Room table,
farmhouse,
faux flowers,
french wagon,
summer,
Summer Tour,
sunflowers,
table runner,
table top,
tabletop,
vignette,
vignettes,
Vintage,
wagon
Sunday, April 30, 2017
The Official, better late than never, Spring Home Tour
Hi Friends, after the last post, there's probably no doubt in your minds that I've been a little cray-cray this year, but I realized that I've never posted a complete Spring Home Tour. I like to keep an "Official" Tour on my sidebar and on my "pages" for each season. I just rounded up most of my photos from earlier this Spring...before Easter, so here they are, all in one spot.
Labels:
Blog Hop,
Dining Room,
Entry,
home tour,
House Tour,
kitchen,
Kitchen Sitting Area,
Living Room,
spring
Monday, March 20, 2017
Spring Dining Room with Hello, Spring Blog Tour
Spring officially arrives today, and I'm here to celebrate with the Hello, Spring Blogger Home Tour with Katie from Let's Add Sprinkles and a wonderful group of talented Ladies. I'm so glad you're here. I'd love to share my Dining Room for Spring.
Labels:
Blog Hop,
bunnies,
Dining Room,
home tour,
rabbit,
spring,
tablerunner,
tabletop,
vignette,
wagon
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Spring Forecast for Next Week
No matter what the weather might be like on the other side of the door; one week in the 80's with trees and flowers blooming, the next week lows in the upper teens ... it's Spring inside the cottage. I thought I'd share a few snaps of how Spring has Sprung this last week...
Labels:
birdies,
bunnies,
Dining Room,
Easter,
Kitchen Sitting Area,
Living Room,
nests,
rabbits,
spring,
tabletop,
vignettes,
wagon
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