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Fall decor & vintage bottles
Happy Saturday, friends!! I hope y’all are having a wonderful weekend so far! Today, I so excited to be joining some blogging friends for a fun blog hop, hosted by the very sweet and talented, Cindy of County Road 407. If you’re coming from Lora B. Create & Ponder, welcome! So glad to have you here!! When I think of fall decor, I think of cozy blankets and pillows, warm wood tones, lots of natural earthy colored textures, fires, and candles! lots of candles!! I love the way candles warm up space, and instantly create a cozy vibe. Vintage bottles are one of my favorite candle holders! These amber colored…
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Fall Mantel Decor Ideas
Happy Tuesday!!! Today there is a chill in the air, fall is surely on its way! I love this time of year!!! I wanted to quickly share a few fall mantel ideas. Dried fall leaves, pink roses, white pumpkins, and brass candlesticks Hydrangeas and eucalyptus in simple glass vases, vintage books, and ceramic pumpkins Pumpkins, vintage books, eucalyptus, sweet pink berries, roses, and candles My favorite autumn garland. Click HERE to see how I made this garland. DIY lace Pumpkin. Click HERE to see the tutorial And, of course, one of my favorite natural foraged finds for fall, seed pods from a Golden Rain Tree. I hope you all have…
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French Vintage Friday ~ a sweet little sugar bowl
Sugar and spice, and everything nice. I’d like to introduce you to the newest obsession, the sweetest little sugar bowl that you ever did see! Look at that spoon with a little flower on the end. So in love with it!! This sweet sugar bowl comes from one of my very favorite companies, Vagabond House. Click HERE to check out the Vagabond House website, and this sweet sugar bowl. Now let’s hop over and see what Tara is sharing today. Simply click on the picture below…. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!! Lots of love to you all! ~Emily
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Abundant Autumn – kitchen shelves
Hi friends!!! I hope you’re having a wonderful day! Can you believe it’s September!! Fall is almost here! Today, Tara and I, are sharing some fall decor ideas for the kitchen. My kitchen is the busiest place in the house (four boys!!!) so I like to keep the countertop decor to a minimum, and focus on decorating the shelves. This year I’m going for super simple, minimal touches of fall. Just a few faux pumpkins, that I replaced the stems on, using little twigs that I cut from a grapevine wreath. I also added warmer tones by adding these DIY bread boards (which I will post about soon) I filled…
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Thrifted Treasure – a vintage dresser beautified
Happy Monday, friends!!! Today I’m super excited because we Tara and I are hosting our first thrift store challenge since March! What is my thrifted find, you might be wondering? Well, you might be surprised, but it’s a piece of furniture, a dresser to be exact. Her she is when I first saw her. A little beat up, and in need of some serious love…. My mother-in-law found this darling dresser for me at a Salvation Army store near her home. I love the shape, and of course, the castors are an added bonus! I started by sanding down the top of the dresser and the drawer fronts. I then…
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French Vintage Friday ~ vintage oat sack repurposed
Happy Friday, friends!!! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week! Today, for French Vintage Friday, I’m showing y’all how I turned an old oat sack into a sign to hang in my kitchen. I started with a vintage oat sack, and a picture that I found on clearance at Hobby Lobby. I took the picture out of the frame. Next, I cut the oat sack to allow it to fit inside the frame. I first cut the bottom off. Then flipped the sack over, and cut up the back. I opened the sack and laid it flat on the floor, to measure it for the frame. Then placed the sack…
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Faint Touches of Fall – a cozy corner
Happy Tuesday, friends!!!! Today, Tara and I, have added a few fall-ish touches to a space in our homes. I created this little area in the family room. The slipcovered chairs and the chippy cabinet were in the living room, but I moved things around last week when I did the mantel, and brought the settee into to the living room. I love moving furniture from room to room, it makes the space feel so fresh and new! I’ve been wanting to use this antique fruit drying rack for a while, and thought it would be perfect to hang on the wall with a fresh eucalyptus wreath. To make the…
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Finding Fall – a simple fall mantel
Happy Thursday, friends!!! I hope you are having a wonderful week! Today, Tara and I added a few fall vibes to our mantels. We aren’t completely ready for fall, so just subtle fall vibes for now. Here is the space before (a complete mess)… To warm up the space, I added a couple gold mirrors, switched the furniture around, took the white slip covered chairs out of the space, added some candles, brought in moodier colored flowers, etc. I love having layered mirrors during these cozy fall/winter months. And, of course, bringing in some natural vibes with these seed pods from a Golden Rain Tree. Let’s hop over to check…
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Cottages & Bungalows Holiday Decor Magazine Feature
Hi friends!!! I’m so super excited to share some exciting news with y’all…some of my holiday pictures are in the Cottages & Bungalows Holiday Decor magazine, and it hits stores TODAY!!! I was in such disbelief when someone reached out to me to be in this magazine! I was almost certain that they had reached out to the wrong person. I’m completely overwhelmed with gratitude for all of you, for all of the kindness and encouragement that you all show me, and for the opportunities that come from all of my hard work. Thank you for sharing in this excitement with me! So much love to you all!!!!! ~Emily Check…
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Foraged – a natural fall wreath
Happy Monday, friends!! I hope your weekend was wonderful! Over the weekend, I made a wreath from dried “weeds” that I foraged in nearby fields. I started with a plain grapevine wreath. I pushed the foraged finds into the wreath, and glued the pieces that were having a hard time staying in place. I placed a few pieces, then stepped back to see how it was looking, and kept doing this until I liked how it looked. I like the simplicity of this, but of course, I added a little more and some ribbon. The only things that I purchased for this wreath…. 1. Grapevine wreath (Hobby Lobby) 2. Dried…
