Fall Decorating

Before I start decorating for Christmas on Friday, I thought I would share my fall decorations with you first.

 

My first project back in September was to create this Jute Wrapped Monogram "Wreath" which was long overdue on the DIY Pinterest list. I got the inspiration from Chelsea who writes the Two Twenty One Blog. My felt roses don't look quite as good as hers but after a while I just wanted to be done with. I may fix them in the future but for now, they work! 

 

 

my DIY pinterest board

Back in the summer I bought two old soda crates from a work acquaintance who is an antique dealer on the side, and I found some use for this one which has shelves. My mom gave me all of these gourds and pumpkins that she bought but couldn't use. So I put the two great finds together for this fall ensemble.

 



It's like fall literally threw up on my sideboard but I love it! I just wish I had more shelves in my house to spread this stuff out on so that it's not all crammed in one place.

I went a little crazy printing out beautiful phrases and bible verses I gathered on Pinterest. You can find these on my Pinterest Board called Printables & Downloads.

Here's another one I placed on the counter top for a nice reminder...

Fave Find Friday: Thanksgiving Table Setting

Just a warning, all Fave Fridays in the month of November might be fall or Thanksgiving related. It's one of my favorite times of the year! My husband and I share some wonderful Turkey Day memories together and we both enjoy cooking our annual feast.

I also love decorating for Thanksgiving!! I will share my own personal fall décor with you in a future post. But for now, here's some great table inspiration from one of my favorite sites, Joss & Main where one of their events today is called A Festive Feast. By the way, you will have to sign in to view the event but you can easily connect using your facebook page.

What a great color combination, don't you think?

I'm a little partial to Carolina Blue so pairing it with an orange place mat can make these beautiful plates a practical set for the entire year.

Paula Deen 16 Piece Whitaker Dinnerware Set in Aqua $62.95

Happy Fall Ya'll!

Dining Room Table Reveal

**I promised this blog back in the fall but as you know, I've been a bad blogger since becoming a homeowner.**

My husband and I already came into the home with enough furniture but we needed a real dining room table. When we first moved in together in Arizona, we bought a pub table from Ikea. It was a great purchase and served it's purpose in our apartment(s). It was time for a change and something that would properly fill the space.

I scoured the internet for just the right table. I knew exactly what I wanted after seeing our house when it was decorated as a model home.
I searched all around but kept coming back to this table. So I took my husband and family with me to look at this same table. Everyone fell in love with it which made me like it even more.
What do you think?

This is a picture from when it was decorated by a professional. The light fixture has changed since this photo was taken and I don't have anything hanging on the walls just yet.
I'm still working on finding the right buy on table settings. I promise to take a photo when I do.

We also purchased the side board to match the table because we needed the actual storage. Sometimes it feels a bit crowded but it made a nice dessert serving table at Thanksgiving shown below.

Like I said, nothing on the walls.

What do you think??

Fall Decorating

As Halloween rapidly approaches (where did October go?), I thought I would get into the Fall spirit by figuring out how I'm going to decorate.

No, I haven't done this yet. New home ownership will do that to you, plus working 40+ hours a week. I haven't even bought our pumpkin yet!

I found plenty of inspiration on Pinterest to decorate this fall, and maybe in the next few days I will get to some of this.  If not, I'll save it for next year.





Pinterest

While I haven't been on blogger lately, I have been hanging out over at Pinterest gathering ideas for the new home. I joined the site in early July, and in fact started this initial post July 15th so you can kind of understand that it's been a couple of months since I had actual free time. Anyhow, Pinterest has pretty much been my go-to site ever since. Forget Facebook, this is so much more entertaining for someone like myself that could flip through magazines daily looking at home decorating ideas.
Oh, and if you didn't catch that first sentence...Yes-- we found a home! Bought it and already moved in. Until I get my workspace set up again (which should be soon), I can be found collecting ideas over at Pinterest.

Here are some of my Decor ideas I have been gathering...



Must have Fall Wreath from Etsy shop TwoInspireYou



Master Bedroom Bedding from West Elm & Colors

I love little pops of color

There's plenty more where these came from on my Boards. Go get Pinning!

Fave Find Friday: Outdoor Patio

Since it's Memorial Day weekend, I thought this outdoor dining set might get us in the mood for a cookout this weekend. I'm not really purchasing it, just dreaming. I don't even have my own home yet.

The Meridian Dining set is currently 40% off at Crate & Barrel.
Just in time for a backyard family cookout! I'm loving the yellow accents!

Spring Flowers

My stock pile of drafts is now empty that I worked on at the beginning of the month. And since I don't have much time this week to think of anything new to blog about...here's a picture of an arrangement my mom put together in her planter outside of our garage.

Inspiration: Aqua Dining Room

Never really thought a dining room should have aqua walls, it's definitely more of a bathroom color, but I like it in this dining room. Featured in this month's Family Circle, the designer used sand tones to create a soothing yet stunning dining space. I also love this chandelier which can be found at Home Depot.


Courtesy of Family Circle

While I love this dining room in aqua, I think I will actually be painting the bathroom this color. 

Inspiration: fresh flowers

I love having fresh flowers in the house and recently I have been plucking a few from the garden to livin' up the place! Check out this gerbera daisy on the nightstand...

Vase from Crate & Barrel

Kinda goes with my bouquet of daisies I held in my hands almost a year ago on my wedding day!

anthropologie home love

One thing I love in life is decorating. Or at least looking at magazines and feeling inspired to decorate. So when Southern Living Magazine featured the above "blooming filigree mural" from Anthropologie in the February issue, I went to their website to check it out.
Here are some of my other favorites that I thought I would share. 


*I heart the bud vases, they are adorable and affordable!

*How festive is that shower curtain? That would cheer me up every morning! Urban Outfitters also has a ruffled shower curtain like this also but in solid colors. 

*Anthropologie is currently sold out of the letters except for "I." So disappointing. I'm guessing they will get more in or some variation of them in the future.

*I actually have knobs like these hooks on an antique dresser my mother found at a yard sale. We painted it white and picked out green and pink flower knobs. It is one of the few things I can actually afford in the store. I love their hardware section.