Out and About at Leola's Fall Open House

Last weekend kicked off the Fall Season here in the area

 with several Fall Open Houses.

One of my favorite stores, and bunch of favorite people,

 Leola's Antiques

in Ozark, Missouri.

More photos of Leola's later, full of Fall Fun!

Today, I'm linking with Kathleen at Faded Charm

And don't forget,

Vintage Inspiration Friday

 is every week!

link up Thursday evening Sept.16

Let's see what's inspiring you this Fall.

Hope you're having fun this week and getting in the mood for Fall.

I know I have been!

love,

Debra

Vintage Inspiration Friday #2

I'm inspired by bringing the themes of nature indoors....

(image: me and picnik)

(image: Celebrating Home)

One of my favorite decorating books gave me inspiration for today's post.

Celebrating Home,

 Decorating for the Holidays and Seasons

is a book I will be sharing a lot with you, especially for the Fall season.

From the creative experts at Midwest of Cannon Falls and Country Living,

this book takes you through each season in their gorgeous River House in Minnesota.

Today I found the sweetest harvest vignette to share.

Birds and nature are always a favorite theme of mine to incorporate into my seasonal decor.

 

 

Setting on my Dining Room table, I'm really enjoying the bittersweet and little bird.

And speaking of bittersweet, I bought several bundles of vine,
I worked for several hours on clipping it...
now I know why this stuff is soooo expensive!

Just a reminder...

if you link up, please be sure you have a link back

to Common Ground in your post,

so that others can come by for the fun!

Thanks for joining in.

I've mentioned before how I want everyone to feel comfortable about joining multiple parties.

I have a few favorite of my own, that I don't want to miss,

so if dear Beth, Miss Gypsy Fish won't mind,

I'll be linking up with her wonderful Silver Sunday Party

Thank You, Beth, I'm speechless!

(doesn't happen very often!)

love,

Debra

                         

Fall Fun in the Ozarks

This weekend is the kick off for all the Fabulous Fall Fun here in the Ozarks!

Leola's Vintage Home and Garden

 is having their Fall Open House

starting Tonight, Thursday  Evening... a must attend!

September 9th-12th.

Leola's is located in Ozark, right behind Lambert's

Spring Creek Tea Room is always a must for lunch.

my space is full of Fall goodies!

And Pheona's Vintage Market

 is having their Saturday Sale

again this weekend!

Located on Hiway 60 in Billings

So if you live nearby come for a weekend of Fabulous Fun!

We're all ready for FALL!

love,

Debra

White Wednesday in the Cupboard

Hi Everyone,

My "Holiday Cupboard" in our lower level family area recently received it's makeover for fall.

That's why I call it my "holiday cupboard".

 It's a place I love to decorate for whatever season it happens to be.

I'm posting over at the French Cupboard today,

at the Vintage Journal,
For Faded Charm's White Wednesday

so hit the link and come on over for a visit!

see ya there,

love ,

Debra

Fall Nesting

Today I thought I would share one of the ways that I get ready for Fall. One of the very first things that I do to get that inspiration for Fall is to change out my flower arrangements for the upcoming season. There are so many little hints in nature here in the Midwest that prepare us for the arrival of  Autumn. The air feels and smells different with the cooler temperatures, the light seems to change and take on a "slant" and a golden hue, and the tops of the trees now have a change in color.

I use this old wicker flower basket in my entry hall year round. This time of year I've added some fall leaves and berry stems to the dried hydrangeas that were there in August. I like to make a subtle transition in the seasons. Adding a little each day; changing one thing, then another.

In my Dining Room, I'm really enjoying seeing how "Fall" brightens up my French iron basket. I painted and wallpapered my Dining Room earlier in the summer. The cream and damask paper really reflect the warm colors of the fall leaves and flowers.

Bringing out the Brown Transferware is another sign that Fall is on it's way.

On the new "white" console table further into the entry that just had it's metamorphosis,

the iron urn now holds golden Aspen leaves.

And the front door's wreath is now a colorful blend of black eyed susans and sunflowers.

Bringing nature indoors with my decor in arrangements is just the start of the Fall Nesting Season for me. Sometimes when the weather is still warm (OK...hot!) we can get in the mood by just seeing what others are up to. We still have warm weather here, but usually in about 2 weeks we can start to think about sweaters and jeans again, yay!!

Please visit the Fall Nesting Party at the Inspired Room

for much more inspiration for Fall!

And I'm joining in at A Stroll Through Life with Marty for

Tabletop Tuesday

My Romantic Home

Get your Fall On!!

So much more to come.

Have a great week everyone,

love,

Debra

Great Inspiration!

Honestly, I was amazed.

You all know how to make someone feel loved.

I was so happy to see so many of you turn out,

and comment on the first

Vintage Inspiration Friday

(image:  Country Living British Edition)

I met so many new people and visited some wonderful blogs,

Thank you for taking the time to link up to the party,

and for making my first time to host this, such a wonderful experience.

I hope you'll join in on a regular basis.

You all had some great inspiration out there!

Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us.

Have a great Monday!

Hope to see you all again next Thursday evening for Party Time.

Be Inspired!

love,

Debra

Vintage Inspiration Friday #1: Sunflowers

I'm inspired by...Sunflowers

Some think of Sunflowers as a Summer flower, but here in the Midwest, their blooms and maturity are all signs that Fall is almost here. Cornfields edged in the brown eyed beauties, bursting forth seeds to feed the hungry birds, can be found in abundance and variety.

(Midwest Living Magazine)

I love to have my home and decor reflect the seasons and nature,

 so for me, this time of year is expressed perfectly

 in a sunflower's brilliant colors of golds and browns.

(Midwest Living Magazine)

The perfect way to transition from Summer into Fall

(Country Home Magazine)

My white ironstone pitcher's bouquet changes with each season.

I'm even enjoying my "Sunflower" candle from White Barn Candle Co.

The hallway sideboard's old seedbox has transitioned

 from Spring, to Summer and now to Fall.

And as much as I'd love to have the luxury of fresh flowers,

my kitties are a deterrent.

I've learned there's a huge difference between silk faux flowers

and plastic fake ones...

you know what I mean?

My old mason jars that held hydrangeas this summer,

now find that the sunflowers have taken over.

Hope you're having a great first week of September!

Kids getting back to school,

decorating for fall and then Halloween,

cozying up our nests...

 So how about some Fall inspired goodies for a giveaway!

Sunflower Soap...

Orange Bar Striped kitchen towels

and stack of fall inspired notes.

So, thanks for coming by,

 and I hope you'll join in on this new weekly party,

all about finding and sharing our inspiration.

Please link back to Common Ground in your post,

and Let's have some Inspired Fun!

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!

love,

Debra