Living Room Fall Tour

Good morning friends,
 I have been having more fun then a pig in a puddle getting the house ready for fall! Today I am going to share the Living Room with you. I am continuing with my neutrals in here and sticking with metallics for glimmer and interest.

Dollar Store pumpkins and plastic skull get a new coat of paint and a whole new look. That is my 25 cent bowl from the World's Longest Yard Sale this summer! 

 I found these little laser cutouts at Michael's and couldn't resist them

Hobby Lobby pillow covers help set the mood

 Mr Evil thinks I placed this table her merely as a cat stand so he has a better view of the bird feeder in the front flower bed. He is wrong.

 This little round table was a antique market find. The top looks pretty rough so I found these matching silver trays at the antique mall to dress up these simple tables a bit

 My RH knockoff trunk DIY can be found here

All falled up and ready to entertain! Truthfully though this room gets used most for board games and my middle child likes to lay on the fluffy rug and watch you tube videos on his phone after school. Just keepin' it real.

Rustic Glam Dining Room All Dressed For Fall

Hello my friends,
Thanks for popping in to see my dining room all dressed in it;s fall finery. As I mentioned in other posts about fall this year I am just not in the mood for bright colors this year. I am digging my whole serene neutrals with lots of metallics and textures to keep it interesting.
 I shared my fall centerpiece and table scape in a previous post so today I will share a little more of the room.

 All set for a Pumpkin Pie Martini

 The whole room has a bright happy feeling, I think

 I spray painted some fabric leaves in metallics  and hung them from the ceiling over the table for a little festive fun

 love the sparkle of my new vintage gold silverware!

That's my old buffet with it's new grey paint and walnut stain on top! I just love vintage glass decanters. I have bought them on vacation trips, our local Goodwill and even the Country Living Fair in Columbus last fall. They just sparkle so pretty with their amber colored liqours in them. Especially set on the silver tray in front of the mirror. Pictures don't do it justice, I can't catch the light refraction and glitz of a beautiful glass in the light!

I think we are all set for fall get togethers and family occasions!

To see more of my fall tablescape and those sweet vintage dishes I found check out the post on it here.
Now time for a little PSL!!

A Little Fall Sign

I posted about my shopping for fall decor  inspiration trip recently. On that trip I saw this sign.

 The day I saw this I happened to pick up a vinyl of the same words while at Hobby lobby. It was on sale for oh.....4$ and I absolutely hate doing lettering! I find it massively stressful! So I am cheating!!
 A friend recently shared some old plank cabinet doors with me from her attic. I scored 4 of the delicious little things. I will do a post on all 4 of them when I get them all done but so far I have done 2 projects with them. This sign just had to be mine but I knew I could do it for cheap, cheap once I found the lettering!
 I just printed off a sheet of leaf templates on my printer at home and got to work. A little sanding that my 11 yr old was willing to do for me, a couple coats of white chalk paint and I was ready to get to work. I traced the patterns all over and painted them in with gold metallic paint in aztec gold for that bright yellow gold hue.  Then just added the lettering! So fast and easy. I may have drank an entire pitcher of home made margaritas with the husband while I traced and painted. Wasn't it sweet of him to keep me company?! Hell, he even made the margaritas!!
 Here is my version as it is drying.

 I think it turned out well

Stop back soon for more fall decorating posts!

Fall Tablescape 2015

 The leaves on my Sycamore trees are turning bronze and yellow, the birch tree in my neighbors yard is dropping leaves all over the grass. Fall has arrived. Last week was in the 90's so it didn't FEEL like fall at all but today is absolutely beautiful. The sky alternates between light blue and cloudy, moody grey and the cool air has a bit of a breeze to it. My thermometer says it is 73 in the house with all the windows open and the fresh air blowing in. I have cookies in the oven and coffee in my hand......fall.
 This year I am just not in the mood for the warm reds, oranges and yellows in the house. Calm serene neutrals just fit where I am right now. But to keep it from being boring I gotta have a little bling!

 I decided to do greys, beiges, creams and whites with a few hints of green and super de dooper sparingly a few hints of yellow/orange. But to keep it interesting I am focusing on silver, gold and bronze versions of those colors. Last year's tablescape in the dining room was full of bright teal blue with hints of rust and bright pops of orange! Lots of feather motifs and some fabulous ikat fabric. I loved it but this year I just wasn't feeling the blue.

 Pinterest, my bestest friend, showed me some great images of how other people have done these more sophisticated color schemes. I went shopping and found some little treasures as a jumping off point everywhere from Hobby Lobby christmas section to the antique Market. Then one super awesome find on Ebay kind of brought everything together. I love a mix of vintage and new, rustic and sleek modern. I have the "new" trestle table and leather side chairs in the dining room this year which means a different vibe in there then last year's mahogany stained furniture. I am still hunting down some fabulous Captain's chairs for the ends so temporarily I have my old chairs covered with some ivory chair covers. I don't love that at all but I prefer the collected over time look and that takes....time. Go figure!

 Swoon! gold trimmed vintage salad plates with little oak leaves and acorns in the center in black and gold! Gold rimmed sherbet dishes, both from my birthday antiquing adventure and that ebay find I hinted at.......the bouquet pattern gold plated silverware! The acorn in the bowl is actually a Christmas ornament I found at Hobby Lobby and the feathers are ornaments from last Christmas! I chalkboard painted some fabric leaves to use as name cards and tucked in with the acorns. I love the combination of shiny new chargers and my simple everyday Ikea plates mixed with these treasures!

It all just came together after that!

I might add some mini boo pumpkins to the tray with the centerpiece if I can find some or if I see some little mini faux ones maybe they might need a little champagne colored rub n buff. I just haven't stumbled across any yet.

The centerpiece is this fun gold and black antlers pic I found at Hobby Lobby in a vintage brass planter I picked up at a plant sale a couple years ago and some hydrangeas from my yard. I set it on a big silver platter I scored at Goodwill and put little wine glass lanterns next to it. Easy Peasy! I think it has that rustic bling look I like.

What do you think? If you would like to see more of the room be sure to check out the post here.
 If you prefer brighter colors for fall then click on over to last years orange and teal tablescape

Now to keep looking for some fabulous captains chairs!!

(I am an) Antique Adventures

Last week was the #$%^& anniversary of my birth. The best part of that was my husband was actually home to share the day with me. When asked what I would like to do I said antiquing! Well hell, it's my my birthday! Poor husband LOVES antiquing. of course. He was a trooper as always and went right along with it. Out we went for a nice lunch at my favorite vegan restaurant and then off to a big antique mall I have been wanting to check out for ages!!! (pretty sure I dated myself with that phrase)
 In a side note I would like to state that aging sucks! I don't want crow's feet and let's not even talk about what gravity has done!!!

Lunch time photo. I love this little place. We really only go once a year because it is a bit of a drive but they have lots of options that I can eat with all my food issues!!! That is my full on vegan cheese steak sandwich and kale slaw! MMMMM yum!
 My darling husband tried hard to make me feel loved and cherished, combining my favorite things. Home made margaritas and donuts!

But this is the face I make when all we have in the house is relighting candles left over from our 13 yr old's birthday!

I considered this as an option but you know, kids! Seriously, if I hang in my drawers all day there is going to be some big expenditures for therapy for my boys! I do seriously love my tiara though!
So after lunch we headed out to this antique market. It is huge! and expanding another 5000 ft! Full of booths of vintage and antique things. Some are funky and fun, some are stunningly beautiful and you can feel the history of them when you are in their presence. Some items just feel dark and scary because of their history or things attached to them but other booths just feel warm and happy.  If I had a gazillion dollars and no debt I would have filled my trusty minivan with objects to bring home. But instead I had to choose carefully where to spend my pennies. I found some super fabulous vintage salad plates that went perfectly with the feel I wanted in the dining room this fall and going into Christmas. Then I found some sweet little sherbet cups to accent it and that was it, all my pennies invested and time to go!! I will show you my treasures in the dining room fall decor post I will write later.
Updated: Check out the tablescape with my finds and the post of the whole dining room in her fall finery 

Restoration Hardware Trunk Knockoff!

I have a sweet friend who shared this fabulous old trunk with me. It was in pretty rough shape so I decided to give it a new look. Here is how my little trunk began his journey with me.

At first I just gave him a good scrub and put him in the living room to hold extra throws and pillows but he just didn't "fit" in with the bling vibe in there. He needed a little refreash. I did a little googling of refinished trunks, diy trunk, painting a trunk etc... and was reminded of a piece I loved when I saw it last fall in the store.

Yes!!! This would fit in my living room perfectly! My beloved spray paint could fix this!! Let's be honest, spray paint can fix anything! I got right to work.

And just that quickly he was beautiful!!

I took apart a cute little paperback book called "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" I picked up at the library used book sale for a quarter and used some watered down Elmer's and gave him new interior paper which helped freshen up the musty smell. By then he was looking good!!!

voila! Now he fits right in My total expense was gas to my friends house, one two dollar bottle of silver spray paint and a 25cent book and a 30 cent bottle of glue! I already had the darker spray paint from a previous project and the tape.
I love the way it looks now!

Break Out the Pumpkins!

It's Fall Y'all!! I have started fall decorating! I really wanted to do something a little different this year and stick with my beloved, peaceful neutrals for the fall decorating. I have just not been in the mood for the reds and bright colors. The house feels calm and serene lately, well the decor at least. bwahahaha

I started with an item or two in the living room and slowly went from there. I popped out for reconnaissance at some of my favorite stores. Kirklands, Hobby Lobby, the antique mall, Home Goods. I had to see thru a lot of red, orange, turkeys and bright orange pumpkins but I spotted a few things here and there that really inspired me. So home I trotted. I shopped my house and came up with a concept and then picked up a few fun things. And of course some spray paint! And got busy, busy, busy!!! 

 These are some of the things I saw that made me feel inspired!!I will be sharing my projects and finds but first a little pumpkin spice and a little thumbing thru my favorite magazines.