I think you all know how much I love Fall and look forward to it all year. I wait all year for the crisp air, brilliant blue skies, and kaleidoscope of Fall foliage. So many of us have fond memories of "Trick or Treating" when we were kids. Even though we might not "celebrate" Halloween, we still enjoy the fun and nostalgia of vintage ephemera, Jack-O-Lanterns, costumes, and decorations from our young years.
Friday, October 20, 2017
Hoo's in the October Entry?
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Autumn,
birdcage,
Entry,
entry console,
Entry Hall,
fall,
Halloween,
October,
prints,
pumpkins
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!
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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.
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Finally... the Fall Front Porch
I was beginning to wonder if I was EVER going to get things together enough out here on the front porch to actually get a few pics taken, and call it a "post". I had my mums out and planted by the first week of September, found some fun pumpkins at the farmer's market down the road, and even had my door basket decked out for Fall with some new brown plaid ribbon. And then the unthinkable happened...
Labels:
Autumn,
bench,
door decor,
fall,
Fall Home tours,
front door,
front porch,
Halloween,
mums,
pumpkins
Friday, October 6, 2017
October Fireplace and Mantel
Hi Everyone, Happy October! This is my favorite month of the year... I can't believe that I didn't come jumping smack dab in your face to announce it! Well, yes, I can... this has been a long week already; more to that later. First I want to share my little owl friends that I've had for several years. They are excited to be back taking center stage on the mantel.
Labels:
Autumn,
fall,
fireplace,
french wagon,
Living Room,
mantel,
October,
owls,
project,
pumpkins,
velvet pumpkins,
wagon
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Kitchen and Sitting Area Fall Home Tour
I think I've shared the rest of the house last week on two Fall Tours, so today I have some pics of my Kitchen and the little Sitting Area that adjoins it. It's my favorite place to decorate for the seasons, and I seem to spend most of my time here, so come on in!
Labels:
Autumn,
fall,
Fall Home tours,
kitchen,
Kitchen Sitting Area,
pillows,
quilts,
watering can
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
Sunday, September 24, 2017
ReStyled Fall Wreath and Black Botanicals
As much as I love Fall you'd think I would have a huge stash of wreaths to choose from here at the Midwest Headquarters of Hoarder's Anonymous, but no, I only had one decent wreath up till last year. I'm not sure why, other than I'm really picky when it comes to wreaths, or that I've tried NOT to overdo it with the "Faux Fall Foliage", which can at times be a little overwhelming around here.
Labels:
Autumn,
decorating,
diy crafts,
fall,
kitchen,
Kitchen China Cupboard,
Kitchen Sitting Area,
prints,
Vintage,
wreath,
wreaths
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Harvest Home Fall Blog Hop
Hello Friends, I'm here today to share some wonderful Fall Goodness with all of you. Whether you're still hanging on to the last warm days of Summer, or like me, and have jumped headlong into Autumn, I hope you'll join me and 7 other bloggers for a peek at our homes for the Fall Season.
Labels:
Autumn,
fall,
Fall Home tours,
Fall Open House
Monday, September 18, 2017
Heads Up for the Harvest Home Blog Hop and Give Away
Hey Everyone, I just wanted to pop in for a quick "Heads-Up" for a fun Fall Blog Hop that starts tomorrow. Amber Lyon Ferguson, of Follow the Yellow Brick Home has brought together nine of us bloggers who love Vintage and Farmhouse Decor for a fun look into our homes and spaces this Fall Season.
I'll be up tomorrow morning bright and early, with a Tour of my Dining Room and Kitchen Sitting Area. I hope you'll come back for all the Fall Fun!
So head on over to visit Amber at Follow the Yellow Brick Home and check out the wonderful Give Away that she will have going this week in conjuction with the Harvest Home Blog Hop, starting tomorrow, this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. See you tomorrow. I'll let her share the details...!
Friday, September 15, 2017
Fall Home Tour in the Entry and Living Room
Hi Friends, you've probably noticed that the blogging world is gearing up for Fall; YAY, my favorite time of the year! I hope you've been enjoying all the Fall Home Tours this week; so many fun ideas and inspiration for reflecting the warmth and coziness of Autumn. I'm excited to be a part of Marty's Fall Home Tour at A Stroll Thru Life. I started gathering elements in August so I could be ready to enjoy "Early Fall" without all the rush. Today I'm sharing our Entry and Living Room dressed for Fall.
Labels:
Autumn,
decorating,
fall,
Fall Home tours,
seasonal
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Hello Fall on the Silver Tray and Fall Home Tours
One of my favorite ways to Welcome in the Autumn Season is with a scented candle on my vintage silver tray on the Kitchen peninsula/bar area. I keep the tray there year round with one of my vintage silver coffeepots and a Topiary, then change up the seasonal goodies accordingly. This candle has a great font graphic that says it most appropriately... Hello FALL!
Labels:
Autumn,
Blog Hop,
candles,
decorating,
fall,
Fall Home tours,
seasonal,
silver,
topiary
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Fall Shopping at the Vintage Markets
Fall is my favorite time of the year to hit the vintage shops and markets. My sister and I try to get together every couple of weeks and see what's out there. We need to have our "junk fix". We have a lot of vintage shopping spots in the area, but usually, the one we head to first is The Vintage Peddler. It's a big warehouse type space that has been open a year, and is now pretty much at vendor capacity. Some of the best dealers in the area have congregated there, so they are constantly changing things up and bringing in new merchandise. I always leave with an armload of goodies!
Labels:
Autumn,
fall,
out and about,
shopping,
Vintage,
vintage shops
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Styling My Buffet for Fall
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 décor frenzy. Now I'm taking my time and looking for inspiration from Pinterest and Fall Magazines from my many year stash.
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Creating My Fall Mantel and other Conundrums
I really love Fall. That is an understatement by a long shot. I mark the days off the calender so to speak, until I can start decorating the house. But if there's one part of decorating that I would want to shove to the end of the list it would be decorating the mantel. Yes, you've heard it before, this is my least favorite, and most difficult to come up with ideas for, part of Fall.
It's even hard coming up with a post title for this. Let's see... "Exercise and the Fall Mantel", "How to Climb a Step Ladder for Fall", or maybe, "Scratching Your Head While Avoiding Small Animals".
Labels:
Autumn,
decor,
fall,
faux flowers,
faux pumpkins,
lanterns,
Living Room,
mantel,
seasonal,
tote
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 27, 2017
An Ironstone Pitcher for an Endless Summer Bouquet
I've been watching my Hydrangea bushes in the back yard, waiting for the right time to snip the blooms and bring them inside for drying. Several websites and bloggers say to wait until the blooms have gone to a deeper color and that their petal texture has become delicate and paperlike. Whoops... I almost waited too long.
Labels:
flowers,
gardening,
hydrangeas,
Kitchen Sitting Area,
pillow,
transferware
Friday, August 25, 2017
Olive Bucket Candleholders on the Cheap
Hi Friends... are you like me and see something you just have to have and you can't get it out of your brain? Do you obsess over an idea, thought or photo until you work it out to either make it yourself or just get it over with and buy the dang thing? I think there's a lot of that going on around blog land; it's part of out creative process, or maybe it's just some kind of Internet illness floating around. Either way, it rarely goes away on it's own...
Labels:
Autumn,
candlelight,
candles,
fall,
health update,
Kitchen Sitting Area,
lambs,
olive bucket,
sheep
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.
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Autumn,
Brown Transferware,
candles,
cloches,
Dining Room,
door decor,
fabric,
fall,
florals,
front porch,
hydrangeas,
ironstone,
late summer,
pillows,
prints,
quilts,
sunflowers,
tablerunner,
vignettes
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
ReUnited...
I have a meager collection of mix and match small vintage ironstone pitchers and creamers, that I started about 15 or so years ago. Like all my collections, they are congregations of "old things" that I value, not for their monetary value or rarity, but because they are sentimental and visually pleasing. The wonderful concept of "collections" is that a single element may not have much impact, but when you bring several pieces together, the "group" takes on new life.
Labels:
blessing,
china,
china cabinet,
collection,
family,
ironstone,
pitchers,
sugar and creamers
Friday, July 28, 2017
This and That
Time to check in with you all... there's been several things going on "in life", just nothing much that's blog worthy as far as decorating goes. I've said it before, but this is my least favorite time of the year, and even in the best of personal circumstances I tend to be uninspired and in a rut this late part of the summer.
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