Fall Sitting Room

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Come on in to our *Fall* sitting room!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soooo, I've recently changed things up a bit in here to welcome the new season.  For starters, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I painted one coat of Old White on top of my recently painted bookcase (BM White Dove).  I then distressed it and added clear wax.  I also removed the ottoman and replaced it with a super inexpensive higher table, which I then covered in drop cloth and then added a piece of burlap on top of that:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgFfoMK59pD69J_Ho_IRwJmGYN15AjQcWepTETADeo2ls9kA-YUCTYR8-zy2UDd1tF9iMWlnZm2LmaM6ou-NxZNeHlWECzOuNcbwr5gQkvz5btQ6NRQmHbXaVV2YKiz7GDv5YqoTBpJE/s1600/fallsittingoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgFfoMK59pD69J_Ho_IRwJmGYN15AjQcWepTETADeo2ls9kA-YUCTYR8-zy2UDd1tF9iMWlnZm2LmaM6ou-NxZNeHlWECzOuNcbwr5gQkvz5btQ6NRQmHbXaVV2YKiz7GDv5YqoTBpJE/s640/fallsittingoverall.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A simple Fall floral bunch sits in the red pitcher on the table:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0Apn3vpTvaydAZ0DczX2QW77_0yc09ffWMY8-zEGshInnUYJ1RexnfMnm9pMzxtfzpNIdblYi9lxFYI88FXQCD3k7PttH3epP-3ZYJhtqhoqbkYnGKRX6xyhDb9eIMi2vbdZYzZwnzw/s1600/fallsittingthrufloral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0Apn3vpTvaydAZ0DczX2QW77_0yc09ffWMY8-zEGshInnUYJ1RexnfMnm9pMzxtfzpNIdblYi9lxFYI88FXQCD3k7PttH3epP-3ZYJhtqhoqbkYnGKRX6xyhDb9eIMi2vbdZYzZwnzw/s640/fallsittingthrufloral.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also added a bit of warmth and contrast to the bookcase by lining it with craft paper that I had on hand (pretty pumpkin courtesy of Pier One):</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyR9Sv0aptpaKyvGvmxpKFqApOBqHhGLBLSvXHjTFre7fgarnka7cSgLorXDeTXpjaHP9T1uFNzOtSzanF1M-KSlBVprSOdbJFBCfUK1HnGdpceyRdigy2MXyEeKZFzhCgVbXDwUkjJw/s1600/fallsittingorangep.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyR9Sv0aptpaKyvGvmxpKFqApOBqHhGLBLSvXHjTFre7fgarnka7cSgLorXDeTXpjaHP9T1uFNzOtSzanF1M-KSlBVprSOdbJFBCfUK1HnGdpceyRdigy2MXyEeKZFzhCgVbXDwUkjJw/s640/fallsittingorangep.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A super inexpensive pillow from years past was added to the white slipcovered sofa to spread a bit of warmth over there, too:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsG0LiBM6lCVYTV6AAPWCdJtTQdDJWW12ImOZ8cBGUsGIBcOPYgYIWBT8qDNall64f_ziDg7tZXZ3yap1ifdK4BNAlPfaiHq1GErbQjt3lpMMf27zOz7AVnWkOTtfFRTush7ScrFGVAg/s1600/fallsittingside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsG0LiBM6lCVYTV6AAPWCdJtTQdDJWW12ImOZ8cBGUsGIBcOPYgYIWBT8qDNall64f_ziDg7tZXZ3yap1ifdK4BNAlPfaiHq1GErbQjt3lpMMf27zOz7AVnWkOTtfFRTush7ScrFGVAg/s640/fallsittingside.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A leaf married a book page ... moved into a frame I had on hand and now they lay comfortably on an itchy piece of burlap:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wAAngbdXKj9hnHi9IR1vkpf5j0au3voXmgJjA7-3GADHn0E47mmtKjmXi8lU8NB_RDlcFpZmbloIkB3aJfkY8P8vH_fivzPteSB3UlipMMwk3yBMnCFDV5yd7OVuKvPomydSOuIcuKU/s1600/fallsittingframedleaf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wAAngbdXKj9hnHi9IR1vkpf5j0au3voXmgJjA7-3GADHn0E47mmtKjmXi8lU8NB_RDlcFpZmbloIkB3aJfkY8P8vH_fivzPteSB3UlipMMwk3yBMnCFDV5yd7OVuKvPomydSOuIcuKU/s400/fallsittingframedleaf.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In my IKEA pots, I replaced the greenery with pumpkins and raffia, and then I painted little discs "AS Old White," hot glued glittery brown numbers on them and then hot glued those onto the pots:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iOOFsARqrwiCzS1Nvv3qG0PYnARqnI3mI6_xuizcTz-g6TLGttDuWcGUDDnqtzZVtfwwh0VTJasQWl739mPS6kZZ1726ii6FYlVTk1rSsjV2sDrzTKk5C5e5-_Mjd92hltSSv3LlMM4/s1600/fallsittingpumpkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iOOFsARqrwiCzS1Nvv3qG0PYnARqnI3mI6_xuizcTz-g6TLGttDuWcGUDDnqtzZVtfwwh0VTJasQWl739mPS6kZZ1726ii6FYlVTk1rSsjV2sDrzTKk5C5e5-_Mjd92hltSSv3LlMM4/s400/fallsittingpumpkins.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love the afternoon sunlight streaming in:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSie_NnsmgAu42bJpCFcjnkZHMXSi4z9hGK9HtIfQttZDhuJaJTELjLIrYrrFF1DfXJwf69nfQ6cY5V4wLwI_tPjPvOI8z7nZT1luteh0ckAzYB3j__DG1jl4giltjOhoHBrLdeTPdyg/s1600/fallsittingbookcaseclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSie_NnsmgAu42bJpCFcjnkZHMXSi4z9hGK9HtIfQttZDhuJaJTELjLIrYrrFF1DfXJwf69nfQ6cY5V4wLwI_tPjPvOI8z7nZT1luteh0ckAzYB3j__DG1jl4giltjOhoHBrLdeTPdyg/s640/fallsittingbookcaseclose.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, off in the background, two leaf placemats (purchased a few years ago from Home Goods) have been attached to my mirrors:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GIJCLUXWVaoegNoZgJA2ZVtv-cijh9G5ygjAqYbBp3xK0a6agmr-3L5VLojJDDaoNplcqwZKcR8TOk22Fbm47K59LxpwuJhpAg_gbRSxuscYU5-s10nr4zJtEJ2ZorBsuyxstc6oHhY/s1600/fallsittingpumpkinsilver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GIJCLUXWVaoegNoZgJA2ZVtv-cijh9G5ygjAqYbBp3xK0a6agmr-3L5VLojJDDaoNplcqwZKcR8TOk22Fbm47K59LxpwuJhpAg_gbRSxuscYU5-s10nr4zJtEJ2ZorBsuyxstc6oHhY/s400/fallsittingpumpkinsilver.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, LOOKIE, at my new piece de resistance!  I've been looking ... and looking ... and LOOKING for a mirrored chest, withOUT the expensive price tag.  So, I was more than thrilled to have recently spied this beauty at Tuesday Morning, at an affordable price ... couldn't get it home fast enough! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOQrX4BDeYpnH0eYyF9bIbLs3BqFOvpACt-EloYuo47-QKa83S2U8CBTHiYOCgJ5KEKLZdXwzKM-Jdpu-8CculdeGzJJvcyn0iHmEVRHKrQK3I0PGOJLL-vxoWHn0CJsZVj4P44sow94/s1600/fallsittingchest1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOQrX4BDeYpnH0eYyF9bIbLs3BqFOvpACt-EloYuo47-QKa83S2U8CBTHiYOCgJ5KEKLZdXwzKM-Jdpu-8CculdeGzJJvcyn0iHmEVRHKrQK3I0PGOJLL-vxoWHn0CJsZVj4P44sow94/s640/fallsittingchest1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Isn't she perty ... angles and all(?) ... bounces the light beautifully!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOu3U1ODtrZP1pkJ0ojg9KFaxechkLZU_aj6k-EoWkiJSR0KCPf4qZkPFoarM4rsjbv1SA-PUppTjA31xyuFBMbo5ABCIaTuIiFimjpEL4vDztlS7efwWKPczE2phiwiitAM1NbKKJWM/s1600/fallsittingchestclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOu3U1ODtrZP1pkJ0ojg9KFaxechkLZU_aj6k-EoWkiJSR0KCPf4qZkPFoarM4rsjbv1SA-PUppTjA31xyuFBMbo5ABCIaTuIiFimjpEL4vDztlS7efwWKPczE2phiwiitAM1NbKKJWM/s400/fallsittingchestclose.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, there you have it ... for *now,* anyway.  LOL!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFf43_AEais3YRI0i2ApWVMneyKxk-JF2P9qhpiYNDkMu6uhd3wd-UScXuBZiwVqdJ2ieVYsv5z1dj9vzDXwLwV3XHZvATViEg5JfaktUtDL9p7A8D5X0XwvJS95qNdcKIc3MEoBk5HaU/s1600/fallsittingoverallnew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFf43_AEais3YRI0i2ApWVMneyKxk-JF2P9qhpiYNDkMu6uhd3wd-UScXuBZiwVqdJ2ieVYsv5z1dj9vzDXwLwV3XHZvATViEg5JfaktUtDL9p7A8D5X0XwvJS95qNdcKIc3MEoBk5HaU/s400/fallsittingoverallnew.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you so much for stopping by!  Come party with me:</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dittle Dattle/<a href="http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/2011/09/amaze-me-monday-41.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DittleDattle+%28Dittle+Dattle%29">Amaze Me Monday</a></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">BNOTP/<a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/09/bamboo-rug-for-upstairs-family-room.html">Metamorphosis Monday</a></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/2011/09/tuesdays-treasures_19.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MyUncommonSliceOfSuburbia+%28My+Uncommon+Slice+of+Suburbia%29">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">YATTM/<a href="http://youaretalkingtoomuch.blogspot.com/2011/09/yattm-linky-party-3.html">Linky Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2011/09/wow-us-wednesdays-32.html">WUW</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">No Minimalist Here/<a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/2011/09/open-house-party_21.html">Open House Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">French Country Cottage/<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2011/09/feathered-nest-friday_22.html">Feathered Nest Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">At the Picket Fence/<a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2011/09/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-33.html">Inspiration Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Savvy Seasons/<a href="http://www.savvyseasons.com/2011/10/autumn-arrives-party-link-up.html">Autumn Arrives Party</a></span></div>

Fall Sitting Room

Come on in to our *Fall* sitting room!  Soooo, I've recently changed things up a bit in here to welcome the new season.  For starters,  ...

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