Fall Vignettes

Today I'm sharing a few of the fall vignettes from around our home. This year I decided to use all natural elements in my fall decor, including real pumpkins, antlers, cotton, corn, pine cones, mums, leaves, and moss.

All of the vignettes came together from items I already had around the house and a fun trip to the local farmers market.  

For our mantel I added an aged concrete urn filled with a magnolia branch and a pumpkin along with a glass cloche filled with tiny, colorful pumpkins on one side. A galvanized bucket filled with a large moss ball and rattan pumpkin sit on the opposite side. 

A sweet corner in our foyer includes a square pine cone wreath that I've reused for years now, my antique door- turned mirror that I repurposed a few years back and one of my newly reupholstered side chairs.

A small setting on our kitchen nook table overlooks the back patio. This has become one of my favorite spots around the new house; since it has a wonderful view with large open windows and plenty of natural sunlight.

For the front porch I kept it simple. I potted burgundy colored mums and used left over magnolia leaves from my Fall Magnolia Wreath to add a little more color to the arrangement.

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Fall Magnolia Wreath

I love fall along with all of the trees changing colors, the slightly cooler weather, and the thought of wearing boots, sweaters, and scarfs really makes me happy. But it's still in the upper eighties here in Alabama as I decorate for fall. Every year I try to rush the fall decor along with my fall wardrobe. Whatever the temperature may be in your area, you can never have enough seasonal decor. 

Today I'm sharing with you how I made this simple and free magnolia wreath. 

I started out with a large grapevine wreath and just began filling it with magnolia leaves all the way around the wreath- layering in one direction, then I added hot glue where needed. 

Some of the leaves are nicely dried and have that wonderful brown on the backsides, while the majority are luscious shiny and green. The combination of the two colors have a nice contrast for a fall wreath. The wreath really makes a statement hanging in our foyer!

This week I'll be sharing more fall decor from around our home, so don't forget to stop back by!

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New House: Updated Dining Chairs

Since we are all settled in the new house, I've been able to focus more on decorating. Today I'll be sharing the progress of our dining room. I snagged these vintage cane back dining chairs for a steal at a garage sale. The chairs came with a table, but I repurposed it into a desk for my office/craft room since I already had a dining table.

These chairs were in need of serious updating. I tore off several decades of fabric to recover the seats in canvas drop cloths left over from the Updated Wingback Chairs. Then I added a fresh coat of white paint to the chairs for a totally new look.  

I added these woven wingback chairs for the head chairs of our dining room table. I love the height and casual feel of these chairs mixed with the white cane backs.

This display cabinet is temporary until I find what fits just right. I'm on the look out for another narrow piece to go on this wall and I'm also taking my time on choosing art for the walls. It will happen over time!

We recently refinished this vintage buffet for the dining room. It has plenty of storage and fits perfect on the exposed brick wall.

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Revamped Church Pew

I hope you're having a great weekend! I just wanted to share with you an old church pew we found and repurposed recently. It didn't last long in our store, a lady scooped it up the day after we put it out.

It has come a long way since the blue, velvet upholstered seat that we tore off to expose the bare wooden seat. By doing that, it instantly updated the pew along with a coat of paint.

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New House: Updated Wingback Chairs

Hey there. I haven't blogged in a while, but I have so many great projects that I'd love to share with you in the months ahead. We've been busy moving in our new house, unpacking boxes, and organizing the house this last month. The decorating is slowly coming together- a little over time. 

Here's a peek inside half of our living room with the newly reupholstered wingback chairs.

These chairs were wonderful freebies from a family member, so I decided to have them both recovered in canvas drop cloths to instantly update them for our new house. The coffee table and french dressers are refurbished, vintage pieces that I found and painted.   

Here's what the chairs looked like before...

They don't even look like the same chair! I'm so pleased with the outcome. For $250 I practically have two new pieces of furniture, knowing these sell for $500 each retail- I feel like I got a bargain! 

Now if I could only find some beautiful art for the walls- to bring in some color, the living room would be almost complete.  

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Sofa Table Update

I'm sure you've seen this style sofa table at tag sales and just walk right past them. Well, we saw the potential in this beauty and decided to give it a new life with just a little paint and distressing. 

For the table top I left the natural color since the wood was in great condition- the contrast is a nice touch.

For the brass hardware I sanded, painted, and added a clear coat. 

Now this updated sofa table is at our store waiting for a new home. 

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Our House Building Progress- Part 3

We are finally approaching the one week mark until our new house is ready to move in! 

Wow, I cannot believe it's almost here! We couldn't be any happier with the way everything is coming together. It's seems like now we are getting down to crunch time, making sure the to-do list is being checked and that everyone stays on schedule. 

We still have a ways to go, but if all goes as planned we should be moved in by late next week. My sweet husband has been working so hard to make sure we are in the house by our deadline. 

Now we have garage carriage lights. 

The front porch gas lantern is a focal point at the front of the house. 

Most of our interior lighting is installed. I've been searching for light fixtures since we started building our house. It's by far one of my favorite features in a house. We wanted to make it our own by using old, refurbished lights and new fixtures both mixed together. We also added different finishes and materials of lighting for a more collected look. Here's just a few.  

The top left is an antique crystal chandelier that I had refurbished for our garage entry hallway, the top right is a wood beaded chandelier in my office/craft room upstairs, the bottom left is a lantern style pendant for the master bath, and the bottom right is a distressed gray chandelier for the kitchen nook. 

The master bathroom shower is being completed this week along with the master bathroom flooring.

The master bathroom cabinets are installed, but we still need to glaze, add the hardware and the counter top.

Laundry room ceramic tile.

Laundry room cabinets with ample storage for bulk supplies, extra pantry space, and cleaning supplies.

Starting the hardwood flooring in the foyer.

Master bedroom hardwood.

The extra bedroom downstairs. I cannot wait to share a special architectural feature in this room!

Upstairs bathroom vanities waiting for their final touches.

The grass and landscape is almost complete.

We still have kitchen cabinets to install along with granite counter tops throughout, plumbing fixtures to set, appliances, the staircase and mantel to finish, install garage doors, put hardware on all of the interior doors, build shutters, install kitchen back splash, and miscellaneous trim work to complete and paint. It sounds like a lot, but hopefully it will all come together! Meanwhile, I'll be packing, cleaning, and trying not to stress too much. 

If you've missed any house building updates you can find them here and here.

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