Under the Autumn Moon

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I'm linking up with Liz over at Savvy Seasons for an Autumn linky party....



Go check out her beautifully decorated house, along with many others,
for some great Autumn inspiration!!!!

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Hey there, my friends!!

I honestly don't know what "under the autumn moon" means,
but I do like the way it sounds (I'll google it).............

Apparently, I was really excited about Fall last year..................

and we celebrated with {pumpkin} cupcakes!!!!

and I decorated every flat surface - horizontal & vertical - in the public areas of our home..........

the fireplace mantel............

the kitchen bar............

the guest bathroom candelier...........

the bathroom vanity..........

even the back of the toilet!!!

Of course, the entryway.............

 - and the front door!!!

It didn't end there, my friends!!

I hosted a girls' night soiree for a few of my favorite peeps,

so the decorating actually began in the front yard..........

and continued onto the back patio........

OH, but this year - NOT SO MUCH!!

This is it..................

 

 pansies and mums in the original, black, plastic pots from Lowe's -

I did place them inside cute containers....

(the picnic basket below is actually one of my treasures from my recent road trip)

When I saw it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it............

(and it was only $12)

and a couple of pumpkins purchased at Wal-Mart............

LOVE the colors of the picnic basket!!

rickety, old Adirondack chairs my mom was going to throw away

 (what???!!!! I rescued those babies!!)

and a couple of other treasures found recently.........

a wooden barrel and a metal bucket - perfect!!

No fall decorating has taken place inside the farmhouse this year and

No pumpkin cupcakes have been served!!

But I did cook chili for dinner last night, so I think it really is Fall here in my world!!

Happy Fall, my wonderful friends!!!

The Gallery Wall - Take Two.............

Still not able to upload my pictures from my camera the "normal" way, but The Man

was kind enough to walk me through it - again, so this time I took "notes".

Hopefully, I can do this! Wish me luck!!

I've been tweaking the gallery wall, plus I was able to find enough "stuff" around the house

to decorate the bench below the gallery.

So here it is...........

 I'm sure I'll continue tweaking it,

'cause that's just how I am and I'm not sure I'm happy with the bench now.

I think it may be "too country" for me. I want rustic, farmhouse, french country,

but not necessarily "country".  I know there's a fine-line between them,

(and I think I crossed it!!) but I'll keep looking at inspiration photos 'til I figure out

what can stay and what needs to go!!

I'm totally open to suggestions!! Help a girl out, friends!! I lose sleep over things like this!! 

 Everything on and under the bench is either from the antique store or thrift store,

with the exception of the glass pitcher and the dried leaves.

The pitcher is from Pier One and the dried leaves are from a flower arrangement

that my co-workers sent to me two years ago after I had surgery. Such thoughtful friends!!

Lots of vintage books, cigar boxes, small metal tacklebox, vintage baby shoes,

more cigar boxes and books, and a vintage glass door knob.

a vintage picnic basket, more books, a new burlap sack tucked inside the basket.....

I'm linking up to another party I found..........

Go check out the awesome ideas over at this linky party!!!!

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my blog!!

It truly is amazing to me that y'all want to see what I'm posting about!!

Thank you so much for your support and fun comments!!

The Gallery Wall

As with many design ideas, Pottery Barn was definitely my inspiration for

creating a gallery wall or wonder wall in my hallway. 

I've been collecting items for a few months to create this wall, but was a little nervous

 about actually hanging the items on the wall and actually liking it

AND doing it without putting a million nail holes in the wall.

The following three photos are from Pottery Barn.

In the photo above, I like how the bench is used in place of a table,

(and I happen to have a bench!)

I love the stacked books and the potted lavendar plant.

I really love the mis-matched frames, photos and artwork.

Same with this one. I'm really drawn to the mismatched frames, photos, and artwork.

Love the wooden signs at the top.

This photo also uses a bench below the artwork. I love this, but I don't know how

practical it is to stack firewood in my hallway.

While I do like the photos and artwork in this one, it is a little too "matchy-matchy" for my house.

The plank wall had me at "hello" - now if only I can convince The Man to let me have a plank wall!

Well, here is how mine started..........

I put all my items out on the floor in the entryway to get an idea of the layout.

I wanted to incorporate family photos, random destination pictures/artwork,

a number sign, and the letter D.

 It took me a couple of hours to be satisfied with the layout and

if you'll notice I didn't use all the items I had on the floor - I found other things

laying around the house that I liked better. 

Looking into the hallway from the entryway..............

This is a chalkboard from Hobby Lobby that I painted and

distressed - then tied on a photo of my kids using jute.

I made the 1510 sign using house numbers and an address plate/board from Lowes.

I just painted and distressed it, then tacked on the numbers. Cheap and easy!!

Did you notice the farmhouse picture??

1510 and a farmhouse - love it!!

The long narrow sign says "in everything give thanks".

I'm not sure about the brown frame on the bottom right hand side.

 I tried a black frame, but didn't care for it either.

Maybe a wood frame?? What do you think????

I'm happy with how it turned out and I think I ended up with only 900,000 nail holes.

Still though, The Man doesn't need to know!!

 Now I need to work on the bench. Maybe a potted plant, some candles, and a stack of books.

Any suggestions??

Have a great evening my friends!!