Scenes from the Late Summer Baker's Rack

I always get itchy when mid-August rolls around; itchy to start thinking about decorating for Fall. Now, I realize we have at least another month of summertime weather, but toward the end of August the signs of nature start to swing toward Autumn.

We're Celebrating at All About Home #52

Wow, we're celebrating

a year here at All About Home!

Thanks so much for being a part of the fun.

Thanks so much for coming by to visit and join in on the party. 
I'm always so happy to see what you all are doing each week. 
We've been having great parties this Summer because you all
are linking up such wonderful, inspiring posts! 

I cant' wait to see what you all have been up to.

Garden Room in August Color

Hey friends, can you believe it's August?
In some ways this year has seemed like forever,
and in other ways it's flying by.

Time for some late Summer color here in the Garden Room.

Welcome August at All About Home #51

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Thanks so much for coming by to visit and join in on the party. 
I'm always so happy to see what you all are doing each week. 
We've been having great parties this Summer because you all
are linking up such wonderful, inspiring posts! 

I cant' wait to see what you all have been up to.

Mid-Summer Inspiration at All About Home #50

Hi Friends, so glad to see you!

Thanks so much for coming by to visit and join in on the party. 
I'm always so happy to see what you all are doing each week. 
We've been having great parties this Summer because you all
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I cant' wait to see what you all have been up to.

Long Lost Crockery in the Holiday Cupboard

A few weeks ago my hubby called from our storage unit asking me if I might want him to bring home a few boxes that he'd stumbled over... literally. The problem with moving twice in 5 years is that it's easy to lose track of what's been taken to storage and when. He texted me a pic of a box labeled "crockery" that I hadn't seen in 7 years. WHAT???

All About Home #49

Hi Friends, so glad to see you!

Thanks so much for coming by to visit and join in on the party. 
I'm always so happy to see what you all are doing each week. 
We've been having great parties this Summer because you all
are linking up such wonderful, inspiring posts! 

I cant' wait to see what you all have been up to.

Mid-Summer Front Door Basket

In late June I "summerfied" the old bucket on the farmtable in the Garden Room with a wild "just picked" humongous bouquet. In mid-summer I like to have a crazy mix of sunflowers, hydrangeas, and geraniums that look like they just came in from the backyard. I shared the "Summer" ice cream bucket last week, so this week I gathered up some of the same faux flower mix and filled a gray wash wicker basket for the front door.

All About Home #48

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We've been having great parties because you all
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Midsummer Farmtable

Hi Friends, do your floral arrangements reflect the seasons and holidays?

 To me, keeping faux flowers seasonal makes them seem a little more realistic. 

July and mid-summer calls for a few sunflowers and black-eyed susans to be added to the mix of summer blooms. So the big ice cream bucket on the farmtable found some of their happy little faces joining the geraniums and hydrangeas.

All About Home #47

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Easy July 4th Decorating

Patriotic Fun at All About Home #46

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Vintage Patriotic Garden Room

I'm back today with more from the sitting area in the Garden Room.

That means More vintage goodies in shades of red/white/blue.

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Patriotic Holiday Cupboard

Hello friends, I'm ready for a little patriotic flare around here.

 I've really missed getting to go to the fleas and antique malls,

 where you're sure to get a big helping of the RED/ WHITE /BLUE! 

So I'm going to dish up a little of my own.

All About Home #45

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Potting Bench, the Back Porch and New Landscape

I got a late start on the back porch and container planters this year. My cervical spine surgery really put the kibosh on my fun this Spring. We had a cold and rainy May this year which didn't help getting things put together on top of everything else. My husband and I finally got around to doing some outside clean up and then for Mother's Day he helped me pot some sun-loving plants to get the back yard up to speed.

(cast iron rabbit on the back porch retaining wall)

Summer Inspiration at All About Home #44

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Late Spring Into Summer on the Baker's Rack

I shared a couple of pics of the Baker's Rack the week I got home from the hospital last month, but I just realized I hadn't done a post with the rest of it. Actually, I was tinkering around with Patriotic pieces when I stopped and thought about the fact late Spring/early Summer had totally missed out.

Early Summer Light and Bright Entry

Hi Everyone, time for an Early Summer update here on the console in the Entry. The last time I shared this spot was before Easter, so I thought it was time to bring it into Summer before it started sprouting the flags and Patriotic red/white/blue.