Right Now

We are two days in to the holiday and I've enjoyed the slow mornings so much already! The children maybe not so much, I had them help me do a marathon house cleaning yesterday and then last night my little guy came down with a fever :(

I have a few projects to show you, one being this buffet that I painted.

I can't seem to find the before picture but you can imagine, dark, speckled brown finish with lots of dings.

I put my hot chocolate tray on it. This is always a favorite in cold weather!

We are gifted every year with a large poinsettia and this year I decided to stop fighting the red and just go with it. I'm really liking the pops of red for now even though it's not something I want to live with long term.

I found this toast holder? at Goodwill. I like to put old photos or cards in it.

I had fun making this Anthropologie knock-off wreath with my daughter's help. I like it, though it does sort of look like shaggy carpet. :)

I copied this fireplace scene from Pinterest. I can't seem to link to it. Every winter I wish for a real wood fire, this is my make-believe one!

I am re-upholstering my yellow chair. I love the pop of yellow sunshine it brings and will miss that but it was getting too shabby with a hole in the cushion and some stains. 

Our local U-fab store just moved a bunch of their velvets downstairs to the discounted section and I was excited to find a lovely brown velvet for $10 a yard! (They have some really nice browns, grays and beiges for those of you who are local.)

This will be interesting as I've never worked with velvet or a channel back chair before.

The children had fun constructing these reindeer cookies - what would we do without Pinterest inspiration?

See you later...

Around our home...

Hello! Iv'e been enjoying fall lately. The weather is perfect - crisp mostly sunny days and cool nights.

We've been consuming a lot of pumpkin, and decorating with pumpkins also,

My daughter and I made over this little coffee table and I found that chalk paint is perfect for kids to experiment with. If it goes on too heavy, and causes drips and runs, you just sand it off.

I painted my master bath but didn't take any pictures because it looks the same - minus the mildew in the corners. I really hope this does the trick! Oh, here's an old picture,

And, I've been attempting to copy some of this cool chalkboard art that is all over Pinterest. I have really bad handwriting and must copy letter for letter sitting in front of my computer. But I love the finished product!

So, that's some of our highlights the last few weeks, thanks for reading! 

Ferns

Love the ferns - hope they last a long time. 

Because I like simple decorating, or maybe am just lazy, I could leave the mantel like this till fall...

We are very thankful to be done with school and enjoying low key lazy summer days...

Oh, I used lazy twice already, must be really getting in to it!

Looking forward to a few hours of Auntie time with the twins this afternoon, and then we get to have my two nieces from the other side of the family here for several days.

I'm hoping we can pick strawberries at a patch if there's any left and I've heard peaches are ripe....

the beginning... and a few projects

I'm  excited to share a bit of my life with you all! I'm not at all sure how to start this blog, so I'll start with my winter mantel. 

 

Big sister and I took down the pumpkins and had fun arranging this, though I'm not sure if the branches are quite right. The picture is an old fabric print that I found while rummaging in my mother's scrap basket. So much fun, never know what I'll find!

Just look at this little table! I found it on craigslist yesterday, it really wanted to come home with me. I'm thinking a coat of paint is what it needs. It's hard to tell in the picture but it has a lot of water rings on the top. 

Melissa