Purple Passion

I was so tempted to get these beauties. I just adore cake stands and could so see using them for a vintage tea luncheon...but I was good and passed them up.

Lighting Love

So loving my new lamp. Yep, it doesn't take much to make me happy.

A Touch Of Fall

I love my home & so enjoy decorating it for the different seasons. One of my favorite to decorate for is Fall. All the wonderful colors and scents that lend a hint that cooler temperatures are finally on the way. To me, it also signals time for lighting up the oven and baking...be it cookies, cakes, casseroles, breads or what have you...there is no better time to get in the kitchen & create something wonderful than when there is a chill in the air and you can see the leaves falling outside the window. Welcome once again my dear old friend, Fall!

 My little Scarecrow lady that used to grace my yard until the weather wore her out. But just because she has a few battle scars from life, I wasn't about to throw her out. Nope, instead I found a nice place inside on my front fireplace hearth for.

 "Happy Fall Y'all"

 

My tin man scarecrow that holds a tea light in the back. Pretty when lit up.

 

My metal beaded pumpkin. It's beautiful at night with a tea light lit inside it.

 

The dining room tablescape...Sometimes the best decorations are the simple ones.

Just a little something to decorate my new cast iron pot stand.

 

The family room fireplace hearth.

 

A basket of bounty

 Need I say more...

 Even the entertainment center has it's own Fall touches.

Bead encrusted pumpkin....no Fall season is complete in my home without this piece gracing the end table.
One of my favorite candle holders for Fall. Would you believe it came from the dollar store!?! Yep, they have some great treasures to be found if you look hard enough.

Before & After - Kitchen Corner Make Over

Back in February, my parents gave me a set of red cast iron pots for Valentine's Day. Unfortunately, I didn't have proper room to store them or showcase their beauty. So in between uses, they were either stored in the oven or on the floor next to my baker's rack. I love my cast iron, but this just wasn't cutting it for me. Well, the other day my Mom told me about something that she spied over at the local Marshall's department store. When I saw I fell in love with it.

 

So thanks to Mom & Marshall's, my treasured beauties now have a home of their own. Today as I finally put my Fall decorations out around the house, I was even able to add a little Fall touch to my stand as well. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures to post after it was decorated. I just adore my kitchen corner make over.

 

My Snowman Christmas Tree 2011

Fall Outdoor Decor

Great news....on my way to work this morning I didn't melt while locking my front door!! Then when I started my vehicle, I noticed the thermometer only read "89*" instead of the usual 101* and higher that we've been having. I know this doesn't sound too "fall like" but trust me, it was a huge difference from the mornings over the past few months. Fall just can't get here soon enough for my taste!! So in the meantime, I will simply enjoy my outdoor Fall decor.

Fall Home Decor

This extreme heat has got to end at some point, but until then I couldn't take it any longer. I had to get out my Fall decor.

My t.v. room...


My new table all decked in Fall style....


My t.v. room fireplace mantle...


My formal living room fireplace mantle...


Entryway shelf...


My dining room table....the crocheted doilie was a beautifully handmade gift from my best friend's sister-in-law. It's absolutely gorgeous!

Decorating For Less

For weeks now I have been thinking that I 'need' an end table for my family room. Well, it just so happened that I went by Kohl's yesterday just to browse around. Well, lo and behold what did I find??? An end table that matches my entertainment center and bookshelf perfectly. However, it was $149.99 and if you know me, I refuse to pay full price for anything!! So I walked away from it. Something kept pulling that table to the front of my thoughts so finally I went back to look at it again. This time I pulled the box off the shelf and really took a good look at it. What did I see upon further inspection??? An orange clearance tag sticker. It was marked down to $49.99!!! Best yet, I had a credit left on a gift card therefore after taxes I only paid $41.14 for the table. Now that's what I call a bargain. Well, naturally I thought about it on the way home and I knew it needed something else...a table lamp. So I stopped off at Dollar General and found a lamp that matched my decor wonderfully. So for $7 for the lamp and $5 for the shade I walked out with a perfect companion to my table. I just love bargain days!!

Simple Beauty

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It doesn't take a lot of money to dress your home up. All you have to do is look around and find new ways of using what you already have. For instance, I wanted a new centerpiece for the kitchen table, but instead of going to the store to buy something, I shopped at home first. I found some candles in the cupboard that hadn't been used before.....dare I admit, they were forgotten candles. Then I pulled out a plain glass plate and a few apples from the icebox. Voila! A new centerpiece was born.

Merry Christmas To Me!

While out shopping Saturday I picked up a little something for myself.....new living room furniture! I can't wait for it to be delivered.

Fall Spruce Up

After an all day clean spree Wednesday, I finally have our home as clean and organized as I could get it. I'm sure there are still things that I need to tend to, but for now...it's pretty good to us. I was able to get the fall decorations down from the attic and start dressing up our home. Just a few things here and there really do make a difference.

When you're decorating, remember that you don't always have to go out and buy things. As Cindy would say, "Shop at Home First!" This is exactly what I did. For our mantle, I normally place a few candle accents but this year, I decided I wanted a mantle scarf. Ok, I knew what I had in mind that I thought would be perfect and then it dawned on me...that's a good idea but I don't have a mantle scarf. Instead I did have some pretty linen table napkins that belonged to our dear, sweet Aunt B. These are the prettiest things ever to me. They have just a light accent of battenburg lace trim on one edge. So given a little fold over and voila! Instant mantle scarf. Now I could change up my fall decorations for this area. Wow! It's a whole new look than ever before.

I couldn't pass up using the sofa pillows I made last year.

We were recently re-introduced to some lovely end tables that also belonged to Aunt B, so those found new life in the living room along with a few decorated touches. I just love them. They are so beautiful & even though she is home with the LORD, it feels as if Aunt B is still with us.

The kitchen is always a place that I love to decorate. Again, with the mindset that I did not want the same old look with a lot of little touches here and there, I decided I would focus on one central area. So our baker's rack has now been turned into our fall focal point. I simply took a remnant of fall fabric and draped it on the baker's rack to provide a backdrop. Then I placed a few items of the shelves and used some of my fall Gooseberry Patch cookbooks to decorate with as well. You'll be surprised at what you have around the house that can easily be used to decorate with. My final addition was the crystal cake plate that my Mother gave me. I tied a pretty fall ribbon to the top of it and presto!

The dining room got a light touch of fall as well. Oh, how I love to sit down to dinner and see the colors of a new season.

I placed a few fall arrangements, that we had from previous years, in each of the bathrooms as well. So now when we walk through our home we can relish in the Fall feeling. It warmed up some again in our weather so unfortunately the a/c was turned back on. So even though summer is still trying to hang on outside, inside it's a cozy fall day that's just perfect for curling up with a hot cup of cocoa and the latest issue of Country Woman magazine.

Price of fall decorations...$0.00
Price of new accent tables...$0.00
Value of hearing my Hubby tell me how nice our home looks...PRICELESS!!!

This truly is the good the life!