come sit awhile

everything's better with burlap

my blog gets a ton of hits on "burlap" alone

want to see more burlap? 

here you go!

burlap lamp shade...oh so cute!

invitation

bunting

decor

table runner

ruffled lamp shade

party decor

burlap tote

 

until next time...

 

 

 

{Photo a Day Challenge} day 6

Photo a Day Challenge

day 6...makes you smile

my new Vintage Bottle Drying Rack...swoon!  and yes, it definitely makes me smile!  I have been wanting one of the suckers for quite a while now and low and behold, jeff suprised me with one for Christmas!  we have looked for these babies in all sorts of places...found a couple at Scott Antique Flea Market but they are more than a pretty penny...PotteryBarn also had one before the holidays and is was $149...yikes!

i had seen this particular one online and jeff had googled and found the exact same one! 

love it, love it, love it

and i'll be adding more mugs to my collection  real soon...

 

{Christmas} Home Tour

Christmas Home Tour 2011

 

here we go...

first up is my very favorite tree of all time!  my "black and white check" tree that sits in the dining room...i found this silk ribbon at the Atlanta Apparel Mart several years ago and have loved it ever since

our "main" tree is in the living room and for some reason i don't have a pic from this season...but it's covered with red's and silver's and of course, plaid!

sitting on our factory cart is a grouping of large vintage-y silver ornaments, which i love!   i want to add some burlap underneath, maybe? 

i seem to have a 'thing' for big silver ornaments...here is the dining room table! 

and lastly, this sits behind our sofa...an antique rusty-red metal tool box with lots of green-ery!

i have much, much more (an insane amount of Christmas decor, really) but i definitely kept it simple this go around

 I hope you enjoyed this peek into our home! 

i would love a look at yours too...

 

thanks for stopping by!!

 i'm linking up with Melissa at The Inspired Room 

 

 

{Christmas} setting the table

i love dishes!  i mean, like really LOVE dishes...i have way too many, if there is such a thing and i love them each and every one of them

setting the table at Christmas-time is a pretty big deal at our house, well...atleast for me it is

here are some photos from our old home, i'm still working on our table for this year!

my favorite part of setting a table any time of the year is mixing everything up!  here i used my galvanized metal charges and topped them with a black and cream swirl plate from Hobby Lobby and then my ALL TIME Favorite black and cream check plate from Marshalls and TJMaxx!  i then placed a folded tartan plaid cloth napkin for added color...and some plaid!

the actual tablescape is made of the same tartan plaid napkins laid diagonally down the middle of the table with greenery loaded up with pinecones and berries.  in the center is a very large hurricane globe filled with a few of my favorite Christmas decorations from Potterybarn...big mercury glass ornaments!  i also placed a brown metal reindeer on each side of the hurricane globe for a little something extra!  you can see them in the photo below

here's a peek of everything put together!  gotta love me some black...

hope you enjoyed a little of our Christmas! 

i'm linking up over at Centsational Girl 

 

happy Thanksgiving!

isn't this beautiful? 

via pinterest, of course...

 

Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving!

 

{thankful for}

24. heading out of town and getting away!

25. ham, instead of turkey

 

{Christmas} via Pinterest

just sayin...

 i wanted to share some recent Christmas-y finds with you...ENJOY!

definitely a favorite!  i have a similar metal piece that i'm thinking of doing this with...just not entirely sure how yet?  jackson is pleading Christmas decor as of two weeks ago, so stay with me for this!

not your typical red and green...but i love it!  the brown buffalo check is cozy and beautiful

a simple centerpiece...with burlap

lanterns...i love lanterns anywhere!

adding some color outside...i'm liking this table too

all photos via pinterest...come check out my Christmas board!

and lastly, mason jars...does it get any better than mason jars? 

hope this inspires you to get those decorations out...personally, i'm trying to psych myself up for it!  it's a bit of a project around here, you know!

 

{thankful for}

17.  pinterest...it sucks me in everytime!

18.  time spent at home

19.  Sunday lunch with friends

20.  clean laundry

21.  pedicures and hair color

 

vingette

 

VINGETTE

This week's edition of Wednesday Window Shopping is all about 'vingettes'.  I once thought it was a funny word or a word that only decorators used in a fancy i-could-never-afford-anything-in-this-store store but now i know it's a word that i can use too!

 

"A vignette is an area (indoors or outdoors) you use to create a scene/set. It can be as small as a table top or as large as a stage area. The area is decorated in a specific aspect of an overall theme."

in other words...or in my words...pretty things grouped together in one place that look pleasing to the eye

 

via pinterest

honestly, this entire space is beautiful and very pleasing to the eye but i love the grouping on the table

 

snacks in the kitchen

 

here on a shelf, and this looks like it's doing double duty with some organization thrown in!  L.O.V.E

 

yes, please!  to this entire space...and i believe the shutters just make it!

 

simplicity...for a guest bedroom?

 

(i love this galvanized rack thing, so if anyone knows what it's called will you please let me know?)

 

via pinterest

small outdoor space

 

via pinterest

 

via pinterest

bedside tables 

 

Vingettes come in all shapes and sizes.  As you can see from the photos above most of them include a large and small piece and they range in textures.  For a smaller vingette, i prefer to use the odd number rule..."grouped items look better with grouped in odd amounts".  I'm not sure how true this statement is but it works better for me...and next time you arrange a few flowers together, check to see how many you have...3 or 5 large hydrangeas look better than 4, trust me!  

Creating vingettes can be a lot of fun but i think any decorating is fun!  Definitely think outside the box!  Group pieces together that might not necessarily 'go' together such as a vintage camera, old photographs and a container of flowers

or perhaps a stack of books or magazines and a pair of reading glasses

group similar items under a cloche or four (here, the odd number rule doesn't fit but what i believe makes it work is the difference in size) but i still might need one more cloche to make me feel better

 

via pinterest

Use what you have around the house!  Re-arrange a few pieces and group them together in a new space...or a completely different room for that matter! 

Let me know what you come up with...

 

Happy Window Shopping!

 

things i'm loving {right now}

this could be a HUGE post so i'll keep it to a minimum...though quite possibly recurring

 

Rustic Glass Dryer Rack

i can totally see my plaid and/or black and white mugs here...can't you?  this one is not too expensive, i've seen them at flea markets for $150-200   yikes!

 

via pinterest

Natural Window Treatments...i love the texture of these paired with any type of fabric!   do you have these?  if so, i would like to know your thoughts...where you found them and just how much you paid!! 

 

 
Boyfriend Jeans...

you can find them all over the internet or maybe you can just squint to see these?  but i found a pair at Gap Outlet for $7.49    

SCORE!

via pinterest

junkin and thrifing...i just love it!  i missed the Scott Antique Flea Market this past weekend so i'll have to catch it in a few more weeks.  i had my eye on several things like some large glass jars and an old drinking fountain so i'm gonna cross my fingers in hopes they are still there when i make it back...

and of course, i never know what else i might find either!

 

happy friday!

 

 

pinterest

i {heart} pinterest

this is...for sure, the ultimate in 'things i love'...i could scroll through the pages for days and days (but i don't)

 

via pinterest

 

via pinterest and one of my favorite blogs

it's pure eye candy with 'where it came from' to boot. genius!

 

if you don't know about pinterest, check it out HERE.  you have to be 'invited' so let me know if you want an invitation...i'll be happy to send you one and then you can pin away! 

and don't forget to click the button below and follow me too!

 

 

happy pinning!

 

July 4th centerpiece

i want to share with you my gi-normous July 4th or just July centerpiece...and #5 on my 10 Tasks in 10 Days list

several years ago i found this huge, black, rectangle basket at Potterybarn...not the outlet but the actual store...i believe i ran to it and bought it no questions asked (ok, not really) and i don't even think it was on sale

that, my friends is how much i was in love AND i have no regret

most of the year it sits on our table containing a boat load of green apples (don't ask how many)...then there is christmas...and july

 

i keep three terra cotta pots just for this centerpiece only, this way they stay clean

their holes are covered with duct tape

 

 

i purchased a 50lb bag of play sand and fill each pot almost full...i used about half the bag

 

 

 

i have 9 medium sized flags (bought mine at michaels, $1.50 ea) and place three in each pot

 

this sucker is heavy...so i don't move it around unless i have to (jeff is use to this and we are known to eat 'around' it...you should see christmas)

as for right now that is all that is on the table...i'm currently looking (through boxes) for my "farm fresh" dishes but those may have to wait.  and i'm NOT telling you the amount of moving boxes i have marked 'dishes' or atleast not until i count them...it's ridiculous and wonderful all at the same time! 

so there you have #5 on my list....

makes for a pretty nice ta-da!   

 

happy thursday!