This table is for the birds

I am sharing my dining room table that I decorated today.  This is the first of my Fall tablescapes.  I will probable do a couple more for the dining room.

I love these feather plates that I got at Pier 1 last year.  I didn't get to use them last year since we were moving so I thought these would be perfect for my first Fall tablescape.  I love the rust and teal colors.  I am showing two place settings as I made two different napkin holders.  The plaid napkins work well with the plates also.

I used two different colored leaf flower holders and added two different beaded holders.

I love this quail couple that I also found at Pier 1.  They go perfectly with the plates.

I love how the candle holders turned out.  I put some antler candle holders on top of some black pillar candle holders.

So I have some difficulty getting good pictures in my dining room.  I have to stand outside the patio door to try and get the whole table in the shot.

I like taking close up pictures in this room better.  Just one more of underneath the stand.

Now I need to get busy on the buffet and the corner cabinet.

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It's pumpkin painting time

It's time to get out the pumpkins and paint.  This year I am going to be ahead of the game.   I have had some plastic pumpkins stored away for a while now and I think that it is time to transform them.  Here are the pumpkins that I started with. 

I like to paint my pumpkins by hand versus spray painting them.  I choose an off white for these pumpkins. Since two of the pumpkins have short stems I am adding some real ones to them.  I just cut off some of the stem and hot glued the natural stems on.
When I go to pick out real pumpkins I not only like to find interesting ones but they also need to have a nice stem.  At the end of the season I pull off the stems and keep them to add to plastic pumpkins to give them a realistic look.

I didn't want just plain off white pumpkins so I am antiquing these.  Since I might be using these outside I have sprayed them with a protective clear coat.

I also painted a couple more pumpkins but in two different oranges.  They also started out the bright orange color and I added natural stems to these also.

Now for the finished pumpkins.  First up is the white pumpkins.

 And now the orange pumpkins.

They look great all together.  I am not sure how I will use them this year.  I might use some on the front porch.

 The before and after side by side.  I had two of each sizes of the orange pumpkins in the back so one of each went white and darker orange.

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It's all about Fall

Since the weather is starting to get a little cooler here it is making me dream about Fall.  Fall is my favorite season.   I love all the warm colors and crisp air.  I am ready to pull out the sweaters.

I thought I would share some of my past Fall decor as this is the first Fall for me to decorate my new home.  Last year I only decorated the top of my buffet and a little bit on the front porch.  We moved in the first week of October so I was more focused on getting the house set up.

All of these photos are from our previous home.  These are some of my favorites.

Now that I have seen these again I think that I might just have to start pulling out the bins from the basement storage room and get busy.  I usually wait until September but I think I will start early this year.  I have started painting some of my old plastic pumpkins that I will be using this year.  I will posting those later on.  I am hoping to get those done this weekend also.

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Sunflowers and Bunnies

Who doesn't love sunflowers and bunnies.  I for one love both.  So I combined them together on my ledge by the front door.  I love this ledge in my entry way.  It is the perfect spot to add seasonal decor.  Please ignore the furniture in the background.  This is the formal living room and I haven't gotten it organized yet.  Right now it holds left over furniture that I haven't decided if they will stay.

Here are some close ups.  I had to block the sun that is coming in from the side panel by the door as there was too much of a glare.

I love my big lantern.  It was pure white when I bought it.  I antiqued it and painted the top with metallic bronze paint. Here is the before picture.

I don't know if I will wait until next month or the end of this month to decorate this area for fall.  I am so ready to start decorating.   I have a cute wheel barrow that I think will fit in this space nicely.

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How a little paint can make a big difference

So I have been wanting to redo our fireplace in the family room ever since we moved in last October.   I  was thinking on adding some nice wood moldings.  I probably won't get to doing that until after Christmas so I did this instead.

I used some dark brown paint to the sides and down below.

I think this is just the pop of color that I needed to tide me over until I come up with a new design.

Here is the before. I had to use the one from the previous owners as I could not find where I had put my picture.

I definitely like the darker color better.  I was going to continue it to the top but thought the bottom would be enough for now.  I also painted the drywall below to tie in with the wood next to it.

I like the little bit of a curve that is next to the fireplace.  Perfect spot for my boxes.

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