*Boo* Y'all!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Sunday, everyone ... it's going to be a gorgeous Fall day here in South Carolina ... hope you're enjoying fabulous weather, too!  I'm taking a break from my "magic trick" kitchen project, and thought I'd share our Fall mudroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This is our little space where I add a bit of Halloween, too.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamOg9LLMWU2exoCPhACdpCEErS07rtgzPOGcADAlQi2Pbm3HSvgWjbAVk5n_X83LXS1lPB-dyt1w-KYg2GWThN8wsSVk9SYmBhrV8liOyrdGIHWUneQakt1c4XhroNMZZmDCvcY5JBI4/s1600/fallmudoverallk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamOg9LLMWU2exoCPhACdpCEErS07rtgzPOGcADAlQi2Pbm3HSvgWjbAVk5n_X83LXS1lPB-dyt1w-KYg2GWThN8wsSVk9SYmBhrV8liOyrdGIHWUneQakt1c4XhroNMZZmDCvcY5JBI4/s640/fallmudoverallk.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jax loves our little mice (bought last year at Michael's).  His art is displayed on the walls, too, which makes me smile:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_LxvBO6qJC3G491Qi7K3Bz4mWoe03eMemJsxo0xHt8cE6oUQapQ7R8UhMCh2BziTNan60R6Miv5gs_zYO8KPnSE5zHmCQ-iVjnF82T4Aj1HuZ1Dj9izv5NU1knLlw1mbPwsaEFWzxMw/s1600/fallmudgarage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_LxvBO6qJC3G491Qi7K3Bz4mWoe03eMemJsxo0xHt8cE6oUQapQ7R8UhMCh2BziTNan60R6Miv5gs_zYO8KPnSE5zHmCQ-iVjnF82T4Aj1HuZ1Dj9izv5NU1knLlw1mbPwsaEFWzxMw/s640/fallmudgarage.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Command central has a few Halloween guests, too:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wmA-vOm6JEmjmy9XWY0xNbE90FzmU4XbNWhk_6mt_pe8Gg-x_eRFU1o7MpD3QXeYA6Odd6zLo0sb7GkCJlRT7sIrStko-XlODYZN9R7ikbhaGU1Hxj-4GF8wWGtvplNVrx_AyJLu42w/s1600/fallmudcenter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wmA-vOm6JEmjmy9XWY0xNbE90FzmU4XbNWhk_6mt_pe8Gg-x_eRFU1o7MpD3QXeYA6Odd6zLo0sb7GkCJlRT7sIrStko-XlODYZN9R7ikbhaGU1Hxj-4GF8wWGtvplNVrx_AyJLu42w/s400/fallmudcenter.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meet Beatrice, the good witch who sits perched on her stool, while a mice is about to be "Boo'd" in the background:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMfX9ejqBtyMT2RrVdzGsuUU2kVxV2DBUHZuX-KQZ7OVozwotROCQkfn8O8YW4I8AEXBUsLn1_fyIsbU_5Mq8qH4qz80KXkeoSdEoDM8leGCJfST4UA9Jd_phJrAssOGxSz8L6vD96_c/s1600/fallmudwitchboo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMfX9ejqBtyMT2RrVdzGsuUU2kVxV2DBUHZuX-KQZ7OVozwotROCQkfn8O8YW4I8AEXBUsLn1_fyIsbU_5Mq8qH4qz80KXkeoSdEoDM8leGCJfST4UA9Jd_phJrAssOGxSz8L6vD96_c/s400/fallmudwitchboo.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Isn't she cute?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBNXoUg_tWRET5mH681kq3oHzUzDc9N2BpH9emNAkG1qS3FqB_aCjJiiqKoO_8KZhgwnmsLkg3E6sx5cFQLQSE3blSdS_A4UvI5vb8D-WLlLZVKqByYjM28EkZz_ZKOMcCawpsLkLwgM/s1600/fallmudwitchclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBNXoUg_tWRET5mH681kq3oHzUzDc9N2BpH9emNAkG1qS3FqB_aCjJiiqKoO_8KZhgwnmsLkg3E6sx5cFQLQSE3blSdS_A4UvI5vb8D-WLlLZVKqByYjM28EkZz_ZKOMcCawpsLkLwgM/s640/fallmudwitchclose.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A tray holds canisters of yummy treats (which have been dug into quite a bit!), along with Halloween rings and scary spiders for Jax and the neighborhood kiddos to take when they want:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sTj4bYWPmwCucpyzYsP7oHy04OCa7dETlBulgSkCpx8Bop5_-_yT9kNg0jfqLDyYwJe5ylHbB5RneHfb1GnhX1JeXnDWozGUoxQjTCpKFkfNn63pRkAA_pt2FBdbv3AbtQUl9BetNMI/s1600/fallmudcandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sTj4bYWPmwCucpyzYsP7oHy04OCa7dETlBulgSkCpx8Bop5_-_yT9kNg0jfqLDyYwJe5ylHbB5RneHfb1GnhX1JeXnDWozGUoxQjTCpKFkfNn63pRkAA_pt2FBdbv3AbtQUl9BetNMI/s400/fallmudcandy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The soffit is a mix of birds, raffia and pumpkins ... oh my!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsMISlvi0HjQgZt92Reeq_-zwPay4nY0uMwUW7w9dFPNxAVdy6bArAlC76BF_aPP9AtEPfJ9rijBI-OqJHGwTw5H68lOCJk1mH79O4E2H2ln3DYEumW_DRGBVtvA-uAicq0AJcYs6zk8/s1600/fallmudsoffitfar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsMISlvi0HjQgZt92Reeq_-zwPay4nY0uMwUW7w9dFPNxAVdy6bArAlC76BF_aPP9AtEPfJ9rijBI-OqJHGwTw5H68lOCJk1mH79O4E2H2ln3DYEumW_DRGBVtvA-uAicq0AJcYs6zk8/s400/fallmudsoffitfar.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmntDKH91Fjm3gInuKZsuBTC8DCjMBMIJvQHpvdtJ1Fne06hSTLOYdk9zrHGy2uP4hW5q9umfEuC-rYtfv2OjQMubacQpsqYsI7fA28Q0_WaEHXfzf2P51ff9CvI7M_0xdqhnPKjw-SRg/s1600/fallmudsoffitcenter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmntDKH91Fjm3gInuKZsuBTC8DCjMBMIJvQHpvdtJ1Fne06hSTLOYdk9zrHGy2uP4hW5q9umfEuC-rYtfv2OjQMubacQpsqYsI7fA28Q0_WaEHXfzf2P51ff9CvI7M_0xdqhnPKjw-SRg/s400/fallmudsoffitcenter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2paRo7CM_0qNK0rb8KUAaS4YUm95upZyHSyrW7tFFTPeKG2lXU8VKAvckrabnBUKaCXH-6js7MDQoulkjYAbaqZILIgCBsCVoBshQmXA0-9ZBR-PHm_LJLtqj56MdynLI6c34QGCwqtc/s1600/fallmudsoffitleft.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2paRo7CM_0qNK0rb8KUAaS4YUm95upZyHSyrW7tFFTPeKG2lXU8VKAvckrabnBUKaCXH-6js7MDQoulkjYAbaqZILIgCBsCVoBshQmXA0-9ZBR-PHm_LJLtqj56MdynLI6c34QGCwqtc/s400/fallmudsoffitleft.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A simple grapevine swag with big ol' bow hangs from our farmhouse chalkboard:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GTu6LR6msnQw6jRn-jFdqrMJkZJHPTLoAHU6CI0q9wstpaDYgYiDhy1uL7XW_nIiFseQ3JEzQPa1WUUoKLSmoMWDDUX7wdB8XuDDTcnulURFF9VRTJzyfjJAv0TdBX36-u6Hfy6oZfo/s1600/fallmudtrick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GTu6LR6msnQw6jRn-jFdqrMJkZJHPTLoAHU6CI0q9wstpaDYgYiDhy1uL7XW_nIiFseQ3JEzQPa1WUUoKLSmoMWDDUX7wdB8XuDDTcnulURFF9VRTJzyfjJAv0TdBX36-u6Hfy6oZfo/s400/fallmudtrick.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Picture wall with a few more Halloween accents:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHKrTcgiQFrk7Ap12AIb7wgcHvg6en9etqo41voBvRiZCFvQZ5vpfQY9gXvKorAaqKj7-hDzGFZcb0N804nlH8ThV-QzIfS0wQ87e88mMLyO7vDMZptVACKdJeKJ3ydH9xsOwABQrmIs/s1600/fallmudpicturewall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHKrTcgiQFrk7Ap12AIb7wgcHvg6en9etqo41voBvRiZCFvQZ5vpfQY9gXvKorAaqKj7-hDzGFZcb0N804nlH8ThV-QzIfS0wQ87e88mMLyO7vDMZptVACKdJeKJ3ydH9xsOwABQrmIs/s640/fallmudpicturewall.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7zu83OoMHqBmsUVMSn8BAmoGLr2gxbX0LrabtbEkTJmYDDNVxL2nKSYY_8absv1e2Guu9REfvIA_enLmd1JAGpAKegBCrgtBFQ1vIaXhwSa76SA1NdJLZkGmS_fGMREMuVX_TlcMV_k/s1600/fallmudpicsclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7zu83OoMHqBmsUVMSn8BAmoGLr2gxbX0LrabtbEkTJmYDDNVxL2nKSYY_8absv1e2Guu9REfvIA_enLmd1JAGpAKegBCrgtBFQ1vIaXhwSa76SA1NdJLZkGmS_fGMREMuVX_TlcMV_k/s400/fallmudpicsclose.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love the "folkish" pumpkin men I found last year at HomeGoods:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjvN76OuS_2mTeZEtRECrEjSvt8TqemTOTn7tNN9jcJZx-1ksXLH9RrVyNdhr1XjXwuev9Oiyn7uRJZq_WqbphgVBAI5Odi6MyHhqBiufBCyiphSvUZ5xi9eFU9C477Rr1at0hTXU-ZU/s1600/fallmudfolk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjvN76OuS_2mTeZEtRECrEjSvt8TqemTOTn7tNN9jcJZx-1ksXLH9RrVyNdhr1XjXwuev9Oiyn7uRJZq_WqbphgVBAI5Odi6MyHhqBiufBCyiphSvUZ5xi9eFU9C477Rr1at0hTXU-ZU/s640/fallmudfolk.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;">And, like my Halloween wall art?  It's actually a door mat I found at Dollar Tree that I simply attached to the wall with command strip tape:</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/AVvXsEgYYqTKBHLxPxR4YrZl5oPedoHlHS874-dVdv_9mHKLsVF5-Ue8noR2Zfl_l0zOCLrmh29FErdoFITAuth3neHhmZ_EzMTy6jEtxC49leL2h-4_3diYoYvtKBkqkvlA_2GMrRBHv0llsig/s1600/fallmudowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYqTKBHLxPxR4YrZl5oPedoHlHS874-dVdv_9mHKLsVF5-Ue8noR2Zfl_l0zOCLrmh29FErdoFITAuth3neHhmZ_EzMTy6jEtxC49leL2h-4_3diYoYvtKBkqkvlA_2GMrRBHv0llsig/s400/fallmudowl.jpg" width="400" /></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;">Well, please say good-bye to Mr. Mouse who is heading back into his house, while I head back into the garage to continue my kitchen project!</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/AVvXsEh72NNSM80yVaqxMdZ9jld9PwrpbXGpT1fEvg8CaXcgXnfOjnmniFaipS1pM2HiwdhYBtSOlHNtrSToImxiMl2KXMeZD-HFwxwpkXVXHpnqVJBBNQLCtU0NVPQnn4sEE_Nlgzg6oS7G8uM/s1600/fallmudmice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72NNSM80yVaqxMdZ9jld9PwrpbXGpT1fEvg8CaXcgXnfOjnmniFaipS1pM2HiwdhYBtSOlHNtrSToImxiMl2KXMeZD-HFwxwpkXVXHpnqVJBBNQLCtU0NVPQnn4sEE_Nlgzg6oS7G8uM/s400/fallmudmice.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Come party with me at these fabulous parties:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2011/10/wow-us-wednesdays-37.html">WUW</a></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2805/<a href="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/2011/10/potpourri-party-9.html">Potpourri Friday</a></span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/248/3B01215062574D4D6FFA221C1E7FF50B.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; 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*Boo* Y'all!

Happy Sunday, everyone ... it's going to be a gorgeous Fall day here in South Carolina ... hope you're enjoying fabulous weather, to...

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A Quick Magic Trick For You ...

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now you see it (along with my sweet, handsome hubby):</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcvZHoif4fKN6e1JDYTkUwf1FJTlmFM8b4_BmlGOng3A9W4DZ7xY2JXT4MIIRLjQBGb7-UR1xiz1MFH923vmSLrSnEXlBJgDUNI83CQq0ae4wy7c8-nKGC249Z6ilz9dJ7xaxcX_lXYE/s1600/kitchencabb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcvZHoif4fKN6e1JDYTkUwf1FJTlmFM8b4_BmlGOng3A9W4DZ7xY2JXT4MIIRLjQBGb7-UR1xiz1MFH923vmSLrSnEXlBJgDUNI83CQq0ae4wy7c8-nKGC249Z6ilz9dJ7xaxcX_lXYE/s640/kitchencabb4.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>POOF</strong> ... now, you don't!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOhxrSUqU9WUJuLMt6mIPCMM9tQ6g63F_zU6gFR_BA8NNdyMYJLyPcR1XCmmRZoyelBBa8XVjLiFyEIR3QSVaA4WrKf50-b0oKhlbcMlZHwiRzG3pcxKJYT4ey80ndYw4768l8A8xpbU/s1600/kitchencabafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOhxrSUqU9WUJuLMt6mIPCMM9tQ6g63F_zU6gFR_BA8NNdyMYJLyPcR1XCmmRZoyelBBa8XVjLiFyEIR3QSVaA4WrKf50-b0oKhlbcMlZHwiRzG3pcxKJYT4ey80ndYw4768l8A8xpbU/s640/kitchencabafter.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Any guesses what my crazy decorating self is up to in the kitchen now ?!  LOL</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great day,</span><br /><br />  <br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/248/3B01215062574D4D6FFA221C1E7FF50B.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

A Quick Magic Trick For You ...

Now you see it (along with my sweet, handsome hubby): POOF ... now, you don't! Any guesses what my crazy decorating self is up to in th...

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The *Rest* of the Story ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since I shared our Fall mantel the other week, it occurred to me that I haven't shown the rest of the great room in quite awhile!  Of course, things have changed a bit in here (<span style="font-size: x-small;">I know you're shocked</span>) ... feel free to take a peek around.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's the *new* look.  When we added crown molding throughout our home, we REALLY wanted to add it </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in this room, but, because of the vaulted ceiling, it just wouldn't look right (so they said).  Bummer:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURSo8ot1Te4cLUVPEAd6KjmmFF7y_-8FUW6Y1a121yw5VGpRLky0mRrvzyHuKn8WOwMgSDx-bFzeBiLetV5wK35fn8asEq3D6Mn9enQl3ua5Tr6b1aMTLUCGXsPSz-hHJd9ZjlEdgq2s/s1600/fallgreatentry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURSo8ot1Te4cLUVPEAd6KjmmFF7y_-8FUW6Y1a121yw5VGpRLky0mRrvzyHuKn8WOwMgSDx-bFzeBiLetV5wK35fn8asEq3D6Mn9enQl3ua5Tr6b1aMTLUCGXsPSz-hHJd9ZjlEdgq2s/s640/fallgreatentry.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In my lighten and brighten *lollapalooza* that has been taking place in our home this year, I replaced our striped accent chairs with two slipcovered wing chairs that were in another room:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxk7Z7TYw1PIqXnyfwEKdsNPTceoGaxmrevzqEEOV4Hws2H7K4CsAEYMGqj_qECxlOPb2IyY3zC12FpsE0Oqfz0iXNs5ASufXZ7kMkz95qHozIM-IWHTskfKdr_TfhLOmvpl4pg_qjtoY/s1600/fallgreatoverallplay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxk7Z7TYw1PIqXnyfwEKdsNPTceoGaxmrevzqEEOV4Hws2H7K4CsAEYMGqj_qECxlOPb2IyY3zC12FpsE0Oqfz0iXNs5ASufXZ7kMkz95qHozIM-IWHTskfKdr_TfhLOmvpl4pg_qjtoY/s400/fallgreatoverallplay.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pillows on sale from Pottery Barn add a splash of Fall colors ... the French pillow is from TJ Maxx:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdfu67U-R52DvbDwLUIDnkJShO9YqIq_yLb0H2fJWeYwam45MozAJYqxOSyB75JXceQlhXRp1oPqLFyUuw55OLHqhCKJqECA0CODzk8JNF7VqDb8FD5r69f8oJ5s0OLsMVmj-Clh0cQU/s1600/fallgreatsofa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdfu67U-R52DvbDwLUIDnkJShO9YqIq_yLb0H2fJWeYwam45MozAJYqxOSyB75JXceQlhXRp1oPqLFyUuw55OLHqhCKJqECA0CODzk8JNF7VqDb8FD5r69f8oJ5s0OLsMVmj-Clh0cQU/s400/fallgreatsofa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVW9QY1h3laL0v5iNzQR0NSQsFgH08JmUZSjKDGadd0T6WtE8b2ssahAe-z21JQ45pYjAxyAIQEiC5TVJLfGCj_HwMYiJHif5uliHVCe7fDnELrFbTADh1P78XVZV4KSa0BS_jed17fI/s1600/fallgreatpillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVW9QY1h3laL0v5iNzQR0NSQsFgH08JmUZSjKDGadd0T6WtE8b2ssahAe-z21JQ45pYjAxyAIQEiC5TVJLfGCj_HwMYiJHif5uliHVCe7fDnELrFbTADh1P78XVZV4KSa0BS_jed17fI/s400/fallgreatpillow.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I placed my old faux fur rug from IKEA on the ottoman for added texture and coziness.  Oh, and I totally copied my buddy, Carrie, at <a href="http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/">Dittle Dattle</a> and raced to Big Lots to buy two of these rusty/orange pillows after she featured them in her fabulous Fall great room.  Thanks, Carrie:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmn-FwYymbTBezmmcAxe7lFzF4FZMfgoL7lKh_FDQa0DuFfSbOvH9b5UIZaza0kNJNIWikHaGbDMdZQQkmTwwIvvUurNHkeOElvDHUlf_ObTbhSZO7w263NVEi8l6hx82c6mnvyy23Sc/s1600/fallgreatottoman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmn-FwYymbTBezmmcAxe7lFzF4FZMfgoL7lKh_FDQa0DuFfSbOvH9b5UIZaza0kNJNIWikHaGbDMdZQQkmTwwIvvUurNHkeOElvDHUlf_ObTbhSZO7w263NVEi8l6hx82c6mnvyy23Sc/s400/fallgreatottoman.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Leftover fabric that has been sitting in my closet forever is now scrunched up and serving as a base for my coffee table vignette (created with things I already had ... I LOVE free decorating):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlgz7A4lobQShEE4LS4tR8aSZROOjRSu7DDXxsWkflYP_l9F43U3Gqx8hmRoaW-qei1-S3RICklvsAJdSredGU3TG03ci6y25cNEu7Ee_ADISpABxtGERW-lWqBRQrzr1xF5K8ipMmGU/s1600/fallgreatcoffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlgz7A4lobQShEE4LS4tR8aSZROOjRSu7DDXxsWkflYP_l9F43U3Gqx8hmRoaW-qei1-S3RICklvsAJdSredGU3TG03ci6y25cNEu7Ee_ADISpABxtGERW-lWqBRQrzr1xF5K8ipMmGU/s400/fallgreatcoffee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, I had to mix in a few feathers:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonEol74r_cwASNwju_44NXyYqXagNuB9bL7Da0VbJvWJzHsASd2q0u98USdu3RN_MZ8qaC-ORNWrqfm6LZF2B2Zq9Os75sRrXNuXH3wfdyG19avbl0nS1JubKM0ioz3FPBHYapKftgJI/s1600/fallgreatcandle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonEol74r_cwASNwju_44NXyYqXagNuB9bL7Da0VbJvWJzHsASd2q0u98USdu3RN_MZ8qaC-ORNWrqfm6LZF2B2Zq9Os75sRrXNuXH3wfdyG19avbl0nS1JubKM0ioz3FPBHYapKftgJI/s640/fallgreatcandle.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduOYAhwBaepb_MhzxX99JbGKpTBbrnEDlH84moudEaU9gWvx3z1jYBNWqBv1q6mdH24_mV9oHHO8kOIk2ldFAv0dZhVZuIbPV6YqDLOnjbDOV3weqzHbE8VcMEbY_YwumQAts8-PRtDs/s1600/fallgreattableclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduOYAhwBaepb_MhzxX99JbGKpTBbrnEDlH84moudEaU9gWvx3z1jYBNWqBv1q6mdH24_mV9oHHO8kOIk2ldFAv0dZhVZuIbPV6YqDLOnjbDOV3weqzHbE8VcMEbY_YwumQAts8-PRtDs/s400/fallgreattableclose.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's the Fall mantel a-GAIN (that I recently added one coat of Annie Sloane's Old White chalk paint and distressed a bit):</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI_NcPDQ6hVTyzUGT8finGbKzLPkEU6brPrOXuvaYFBeeVlmQhbjh4SqaxJiatYjFq7mLXBWir59hvMf_WdcD2Rd40oGPJicYDIGWRQvbsP6iDtWGJrNZ6nCHCxGYTKQN_FEs9ATiaFE/s1600/fallgreatfireplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI_NcPDQ6hVTyzUGT8finGbKzLPkEU6brPrOXuvaYFBeeVlmQhbjh4SqaxJiatYjFq7mLXBWir59hvMf_WdcD2Rd40oGPJicYDIGWRQvbsP6iDtWGJrNZ6nCHCxGYTKQN_FEs9ATiaFE/s640/fallgreatfireplace.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another painted piece (AS Old White/Chateaux Grey) has a touch of Fall on top:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetLapT78jKuZiDU2vRatQ_7RYTuYkaHJMr7uO92dIUyfDs3EIqUTNPQaXfqRkySQtfXWXVtK9w6DpOk0rNK4pNHKZ7AXcJ-6uX9VYPona3EbwX_TO_0XwSTXZRG_8b5aMOMMqca-hcIo/s1600/fallgreatchest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetLapT78jKuZiDU2vRatQ_7RYTuYkaHJMr7uO92dIUyfDs3EIqUTNPQaXfqRkySQtfXWXVtK9w6DpOk0rNK4pNHKZ7AXcJ-6uX9VYPona3EbwX_TO_0XwSTXZRG_8b5aMOMMqca-hcIo/s400/fallgreatchest.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A-NOTHER victim of my paint brush ... fun seeing the reflection of the mantel in the mirror:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi011kulofUpHlsodkm8N8iZUT1GUqa3DEiobGrkKdacI0gMIoUCLC7bbdmWA2iM9iO5_TzavMe3Nk-6YOrEjDWmsCb7AIOC0LzlVgeUtOgxb2hA3Fkxs4LT2XbsDB_PKQfHANJfUfnEs8/s1600/fallgreatbuffet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi011kulofUpHlsodkm8N8iZUT1GUqa3DEiobGrkKdacI0gMIoUCLC7bbdmWA2iM9iO5_TzavMe3Nk-6YOrEjDWmsCb7AIOC0LzlVgeUtOgxb2hA3Fkxs4LT2XbsDB_PKQfHANJfUfnEs8/s640/fallgreatbuffet.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I picked up these fun envelope prints from Marshalls this summer:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZAXIdgMBmYslwzR2wFLI8wSxRgCiXpBUlMHFVWy5VPv5SmSZ9XFmcM2rwhl43LVhT0tcNCSBmuADEtT4kH_6-QQSiZ0h9CdPTEy5o8xxhBNCTi7Pfkta53iWKzHCi2JOBuO0JAmBf9c/s1600/fallgreatprints.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZAXIdgMBmYslwzR2wFLI8wSxRgCiXpBUlMHFVWy5VPv5SmSZ9XFmcM2rwhl43LVhT0tcNCSBmuADEtT4kH_6-QQSiZ0h9CdPTEy5o8xxhBNCTi7Pfkta53iWKzHCi2JOBuO0JAmBf9c/s400/fallgreatprints.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love the vibrant pumpkin from Pier One (so much so that bought three of them on sale), which is paired with a lamp I recently scored at a consignment shop ... only $19!  I saw a lamp very similar to this one at Home Goods for $49!  And, hey, who says you can't use your remote as part of your vignette!  LOL.  </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I also scored these mirrored tables this past summer at Tuesday Morning.  And, for an inexpensive touch of Fall, I added burlap bows to the lampshades:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9r3ybp6vTj4K2gC4NLmn6cL-0JNjZnMhv0TFRXjWdex6IDC8AtlQDZvIh-RIaBEJZ5xT-icG74drfMHeQAdWXc62n85rUUdb6VukJJq8zeCmpZ72F2f6bhaXhcZIvhN63TFf-MMKyyk/s1600/fallgreatmirrortable1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9r3ybp6vTj4K2gC4NLmn6cL-0JNjZnMhv0TFRXjWdex6IDC8AtlQDZvIh-RIaBEJZ5xT-icG74drfMHeQAdWXc62n85rUUdb6VukJJq8zeCmpZ72F2f6bhaXhcZIvhN63TFf-MMKyyk/s640/fallgreatmirrortable1.jpg" width="360" /></a></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/AVvXsEhMdPcR3Xo_iHPCUqZle_kw9sZ0DQ5v-ODtuACCFNixMoooBMmhhI3E3MEBTmfKbK8NQgJC4VQ1nrVcRx98lMzingoyVrJQCIRS2e53ga_MwPdihnOoCGGePjDyAllminD1LWYSxDFb_n8/s1600/fallgreatmirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdPcR3Xo_iHPCUqZle_kw9sZ0DQ5v-ODtuACCFNixMoooBMmhhI3E3MEBTmfKbK8NQgJC4VQ1nrVcRx98lMzingoyVrJQCIRS2e53ga_MwPdihnOoCGGePjDyAllminD1LWYSxDFb_n8/s400/fallgreatmirror.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yup, another Pier One pumpkin, this one nestled in greenery and feathers, all of which is perched on a small white pedestal:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQSviGkX9mr8wbExAblKfGR2rHun3vJFSxpljIpDQbMClX0hu06G1ZCYUPNhYzgxNLKS1sgni_EpP2k29f3-QqAeV5IRqt9z1jvFiac2eFyYmwrHO5_4-7vPiLm829Xu9T6WumroKnSk/s1600/fallgreathorse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQSviGkX9mr8wbExAblKfGR2rHun3vJFSxpljIpDQbMClX0hu06G1ZCYUPNhYzgxNLKS1sgni_EpP2k29f3-QqAeV5IRqt9z1jvFiac2eFyYmwrHO5_4-7vPiLm829Xu9T6WumroKnSk/s640/fallgreathorse.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">View from the breakfast area ... it's funny how the afternoon light makes the paint color (Sherwin Williams Restrained Gold) looks so much darker and gold than it truly is ... I plan on continuing the Manchester Tan in this area, as well ... SOMEday</span>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEVLKpebB_SYJQT_CTdG8chmyTWRS_zZ3Qt-N4fxyX51JnoKA1PHuwG5rfiIVhfVniDRCpu_Dm9yWI-UELM4kEN4JRO59KigiicbY7MPqZ5LfstcIpHfFUNwku6JZHdc1CocD3txPZ4g/s1600/fallgreatoverallkitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEVLKpebB_SYJQT_CTdG8chmyTWRS_zZ3Qt-N4fxyX51JnoKA1PHuwG5rfiIVhfVniDRCpu_Dm9yWI-UELM4kEN4JRO59KigiicbY7MPqZ5LfstcIpHfFUNwku6JZHdc1CocD3txPZ4g/s400/fallgreatoverallkitchen.jpg" width="225" /></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;">And, since it's Fall, you *know* what that means in this house ... time for the Fall "Family" tree, which I'll share next time:</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/AVvXsEiKIGFiPsyBWM9WPUhLF_gijXk7g6n4mnOABI1ZgT4OGZHqLZ3Dl04RVW8xkiH0hmVP2-uW5DtAb9DI8wcJScUDXU4-2t-ApFwy0witksmsXlvNI6YBzVrRwNVoPoo41MOwl55ElqAJFbs/s1600/fallgreatfalltreepeek.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIGFiPsyBWM9WPUhLF_gijXk7g6n4mnOABI1ZgT4OGZHqLZ3Dl04RVW8xkiH0hmVP2-uW5DtAb9DI8wcJScUDXU4-2t-ApFwy0witksmsXlvNI6YBzVrRwNVoPoo41MOwl55ElqAJFbs/s640/fallgreatfalltreepeek.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous weekend!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The *Rest* of the Story ...

Since I shared our Fall mantel the other week, it occurred to me that I haven't shown the rest of the great room in quite awhile!  Of co...

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Our Fall Dining Room ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Saturday !!  For those who may have missed my guest post yesterday at <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-adventures-in-decorating.html">A Stroll Thru Life</a>, I thought I'd post it here as well so that I could share our Fall dining room.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, please, come on in (you may click on pics to enlarge)...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_IZF8VJlqJGGBfVlD_t72NKHbY7YgkBoxlXVURoqUtgkbgJlElQmVmMfqwBpWb1pm58DQ4zZ29euTNO3hyu21PJbbRIlAItP2kGy1bKVmOPffsrV-WqWu0TLX8Qwpbh92dItPRU4U5Q/s1600/falldiningoverallclose1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_IZF8VJlqJGGBfVlD_t72NKHbY7YgkBoxlXVURoqUtgkbgJlElQmVmMfqwBpWb1pm58DQ4zZ29euTNO3hyu21PJbbRIlAItP2kGy1bKVmOPffsrV-WqWu0TLX8Qwpbh92dItPRU4U5Q/s640/falldiningoverallclose1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since painting all of the furniture in this room earlier this Spring BM White Dove (followed by distressing, sanding and glazing), I decided to do this year's Fall tablescape in mainly neutral tones, but with a few pops of color here and there.  I also added several mercury pieces because I'm loving the look of that right now, too:</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxKsmZjVYIAnPPGNrS211VrmVmlfI5499VSH5MhD-e3DtCA-3v-6aRAlkdMSMHQb1S1RDBEZFBDpyWd6Oq26pHYImKfZpzwKWomKgEe2IAyJc6anlmtRvYc8FNyAWjr8eBhw36q4DiQE/s1600/falldiningoverallclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxKsmZjVYIAnPPGNrS211VrmVmlfI5499VSH5MhD-e3DtCA-3v-6aRAlkdMSMHQb1S1RDBEZFBDpyWd6Oq26pHYImKfZpzwKWomKgEe2IAyJc6anlmtRvYc8FNyAWjr8eBhw36q4DiQE/s400/falldiningoverallclose.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">You can see that I've incorporated quite a few elements ... pumpkins ... books ... silver/mercury ... raffia ... burlap runner and antlers.  Some of these cute pumpkins USED to be orange.  Rather than buy white pumpkins (as they can be unnecessarily expensive), I simply painted a few cheapie orange ones Annie Sloane's Old White chalk paint!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvhTL9mUbbPvlhK54QCee8QApz8xPnJxxt_UMsfzto7JAJX3StnVK5j-UTySn1bEOw8H4z8pny7_w1CO22snwNgDm0j3p1UiRKcBl_fP0BTc9QdN-jFV4utbt2Tis_20PPsWdvGVu5Fg/s1600/falldiningwhitepumpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvhTL9mUbbPvlhK54QCee8QApz8xPnJxxt_UMsfzto7JAJX3StnVK5j-UTySn1bEOw8H4z8pny7_w1CO22snwNgDm0j3p1UiRKcBl_fP0BTc9QdN-jFV4utbt2Tis_20PPsWdvGVu5Fg/s640/falldiningwhitepumpkin.jpg" width="360" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My hurricanes hold munchkin pumpkins, acorns and pinecones, along with tapered candles that I placed in candlestick holders (Dollar Tree) to add height:</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDC7tEoVt9NmcFW7gTOqZJHFq774vE90XznQeVwhkcb4dYhbOYBK12SYg5VJC2DWHPle3LckRSen6s3bXIHNwJrkri5RekGpP9qCvWd1gD_5p2k6ZMAn67kn5v72mCYulDuMZGUaiKUvc/s1600/falldiningshed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDC7tEoVt9NmcFW7gTOqZJHFq774vE90XznQeVwhkcb4dYhbOYBK12SYg5VJC2DWHPle3LckRSen6s3bXIHNwJrkri5RekGpP9qCvWd1gD_5p2k6ZMAn67kn5v72mCYulDuMZGUaiKUvc/s400/falldiningshed.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And, do you want a fun and inexpensive solution to not having to look at glass hurricanes that get *cloudy* from the sun (despite cleaning them once a week!) ... just throw a few book pages (or scrapbook paper) in there, and, voila ... no more cloudiness!  (Of course, either take them out when lighting the candles or just use battery operated tapers, which I need find!)  And, how ironic that the chapter of the book I picked up to rip a few pages from is appropriately titled "The Pilgrim's Progress" ... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmv-YmeqEeKX_Bw8J8_s-WsHDed3DKbB1eKYTQ9GJkopI3ZflG__gLeFr1Kgzl4XoFHNFTduaGP-bdwzi407Cy_W5-WQ3FRdafGGbhuqROBPLwX28We2oso1LPQLYzNuPUOel28qOcE0/s1600/falldininghurricane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmv-YmeqEeKX_Bw8J8_s-WsHDed3DKbB1eKYTQ9GJkopI3ZflG__gLeFr1Kgzl4XoFHNFTduaGP-bdwzi407Cy_W5-WQ3FRdafGGbhuqROBPLwX28We2oso1LPQLYzNuPUOel28qOcE0/s400/falldininghurricane.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">As for our table settings ... the silver chargers are from Old Time Pottery, the cream dinner plates are from Wal-Mart, and turkey salad plates are from Home Goods (last year):</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqys3JiGAo3GI6dIaNZ7LvCdPerpDCbJpbJoRjtJnhdxSsoceIsXE7WgP-RGAMgx32XMByCYp21nhrhm6l_9N7izClIsWRIKvE_GyCoxuRMUN026iVj9zSTCwysHkhgItG4GwUpW1086U/s1600/falldiningturkey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqys3JiGAo3GI6dIaNZ7LvCdPerpDCbJpbJoRjtJnhdxSsoceIsXE7WgP-RGAMgx32XMByCYp21nhrhm6l_9N7izClIsWRIKvE_GyCoxuRMUN026iVj9zSTCwysHkhgItG4GwUpW1086U/s400/falldiningturkey.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Over on our sideboard, I layered a French print with a beautiful mustard floral, just to add more Fall-ish pop of color ... it also ties in with the oversized pillows on the chairs that flank the sideboard:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxndSbTDcPqEitsxiiEMg1ctA1f_py5LH0L4w_1ywhyWDKExeIsSP-59tYoPFMNbQOdUG8rSmXSluYWpOu1vD4Nqiur1RwOSvuky7LUuxQ5rVDtl_tmF9C9AGb1niPjkHFZGBaa4gbPl8/s1600/falldiningart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxndSbTDcPqEitsxiiEMg1ctA1f_py5LH0L4w_1ywhyWDKExeIsSP-59tYoPFMNbQOdUG8rSmXSluYWpOu1vD4Nqiur1RwOSvuky7LUuxQ5rVDtl_tmF9C9AGb1niPjkHFZGBaa4gbPl8/s640/falldiningart.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlymUWiovuqYP6gtX0A6WjynsbIjDTjulxJBay3bWELpYc6-FdQUR6JQ0d1GXQ27sC1soybfjZmym_GUq21u3mseXoWi_P9d6fAhVSPVNwXNQ0i95LiubhWRxbjVBzL4LGjgcNBb-krk/s1600/falldiningchair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlymUWiovuqYP6gtX0A6WjynsbIjDTjulxJBay3bWELpYc6-FdQUR6JQ0d1GXQ27sC1soybfjZmym_GUq21u3mseXoWi_P9d6fAhVSPVNwXNQ0i95LiubhWRxbjVBzL4LGjgcNBb-krk/s400/falldiningchair.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I love to mix in a few seashells with the "Fall-ness" ... have to stay true to my coastal living!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_fJierHgQWKdIedN3XZpKGsorITRE0peBc5WXnxeMbeM4TsAaP6QctaMVer9vA8bnAOgzEvPZ9sEqVY8fcCAUVaukZ0dCPV5uENyDP4XTDsC4s8exYthBYtcfZm7EmW8486LCuWYlls/s1600/falldiningshell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_fJierHgQWKdIedN3XZpKGsorITRE0peBc5WXnxeMbeM4TsAaP6QctaMVer9vA8bnAOgzEvPZ9sEqVY8fcCAUVaukZ0dCPV5uENyDP4XTDsC4s8exYthBYtcfZm7EmW8486LCuWYlls/s640/falldiningshell.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And, on the shelves, I nestled a mercury pumpkin on raffia.  FYI:  they sell these fabulous pumpkins at Tuesday Morning, too, for only $9.99!  That's wonderful compared to Pottery Barn, where they are $24 for the smallest!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiDQJ-nOnO16nyclCW32Ek3nNIv6oNcbnLH6u3rWxGFeWCXLIdpBt6zo6B6shEQcEv7LhGpsZ_NupTjmQ_Um_OEtNHIWwO-B2XCj4v7Mm98NPrg_SCWGtlxyvXkcVh1xenF8OnTkQVLU/s1600/falldiningmercuryshelf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiDQJ-nOnO16nyclCW32Ek3nNIv6oNcbnLH6u3rWxGFeWCXLIdpBt6zo6B6shEQcEv7LhGpsZ_NupTjmQ_Um_OEtNHIWwO-B2XCj4v7Mm98NPrg_SCWGtlxyvXkcVh1xenF8OnTkQVLU/s400/falldiningmercuryshelf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My plate wall remains unchanged ... still have the twine wrapped around select plates, having added a leaf and old photo for Fall.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EWgPQS-JiV-ux0PduAqBBRMsEvSeeK3_ZU6_Gm-kPQmjXoa27kbaM5W7gzC0EFE_pdGnX2tKgNeZnape_mj6lyJCN2ymxX0EexhcMcTFm8xyW9Qn7hdkM_zd0qHnycPjp9iW2r6UCZo/s1600/falldiningplatewall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EWgPQS-JiV-ux0PduAqBBRMsEvSeeK3_ZU6_Gm-kPQmjXoa27kbaM5W7gzC0EFE_pdGnX2tKgNeZnape_mj6lyJCN2ymxX0EexhcMcTFm8xyW9Qn7hdkM_zd0qHnycPjp9iW2r6UCZo/s640/falldiningplatewall.jpg" width="360" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, one last thing ... just for fun, let's look at what my dining room looked like a few years ago (pre-blogging)!  From that:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05ZsZOwAfI4AKJGzv-UXaOs1edAZmrWPXE-KBSMv5pq1FGMncN4DoWTx-SFtk1sjT3pJ17jHTx9eJuHP9yjZg5MlIjqYD1umWHLbzlkQf-dPcWOGtTVDnUuFRvEj7T6GA0CJkkw_qfHA/s1600/098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05ZsZOwAfI4AKJGzv-UXaOs1edAZmrWPXE-KBSMv5pq1FGMncN4DoWTx-SFtk1sjT3pJ17jHTx9eJuHP9yjZg5MlIjqYD1umWHLbzlkQf-dPcWOGtTVDnUuFRvEj7T6GA0CJkkw_qfHA/s400/098.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To this!  Quite a difference, isn't it ?!  LOL. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4g1jHiBu1DKhJASc7AWby-DJxYhKdTVOWBCsjusyQk6dtOG6iZocnvO69zKIapJz5HpmT3Zu38ixhuVi_wrXZSWQL0U1B0wT7ycG18SEV_vjggepxWoO0Pw3swHx_Q4AXgWsmm9N_0Es/s1600/falldiningafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4g1jHiBu1DKhJASc7AWby-DJxYhKdTVOWBCsjusyQk6dtOG6iZocnvO69zKIapJz5HpmT3Zu38ixhuVi_wrXZSWQL0U1B0wT7ycG18SEV_vjggepxWoO0Pw3swHx_Q4AXgWsmm9N_0Es/s640/falldiningafter.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, if I could just put my new blingie chandelier together (which is STILL sitting in the box) !!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm linking up to:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">BNOTP/<a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/10/decorate-your-pumpkin-with-ribbon.html#more">Metamorphosis Monday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dittle Dattle/<a href="http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/2011/10/amaze-me-monday-44.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DittleDattle+%28Dittle+Dattle%29">Amaze Me Monday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Coastal Charm/<a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2011/10/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no83-and-giveaway.html">Nifty Thrifty Tuesday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A Stroll Thru Life/<a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/2011/10/85th-table-top-tuesday.html">Tabletop Tuesday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The Stories of A to Z/<a href="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/2011/10/tutorials-and-tips-link-party-31.html">Tutorials and Tips</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/2011/10/tuesdays-treasures.html">Tuesdays Treasures</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2011/10/wow-us-wednesdays-35.html">WUW</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">DIY by Design/<a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/2011/10/fall-into-fall-its-party-35.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FIhyCb+%28DIY+by+Design%29">Fall into Fall</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">No Minimalist Here/<a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/2011/10/open-house-party_12.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NoMinimalistHere+%28No+Minimalist+Here%29">Open House Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Savvy Seasons/<a href="http://www.savvyseasons.com/2011/10/autumn-arrives-party-link-up_12.html">Autumn Arrives Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">2805/<a href="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/2011/10/potpourri-party-7.html">Potpourri Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">At the Picket Fence/<a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2011/10/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-36.html">Inspiration Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Colours Dekor/<a href="http://coloursdekor.blogspot.com/2011/10/in-spotlight-of-spooks-sparkles.html">Of Spooks and Sparkles</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Decor to Adore/<a href="http://decortoadore.blogspot.com/2011/10/permission-to-purge.html">Fall in Love</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Kristen's Creations/<a href="http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/2011/10/share-your-creations-party-8.html">Share Your Creations</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thrifty Decor Chick/<a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2011/11/november-before-and-after-new-knobs.html">Before and After Party</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Have a fabulous day,</span></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/248/3B01215062574D4D6FFA221C1E7FF50B.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; 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Our Fall Dining Room ...

Happy Saturday !!  For those who may have missed my guest post yesterday at A Stroll Thru Life , I thought I'd post it here as well so t...

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Guest Post at A Stroll Thru Life ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some of you may know the lovely Marty from her wonderful blog, <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">A Stroll Thru Life</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51znH-vBvLRnhyUb2Z_-gE2qAb46QB19v96KqRyVWclN6-9UZRUWhrwT4rOjjf8Ps6ZvO72Lg17ukbnqJLBgqhDhLkT6zFmSx0O-zIQUwIRIAszeEbvriyOWrcZsrTHTVBNvUOs4PNfg/s1600/marty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51znH-vBvLRnhyUb2Z_-gE2qAb46QB19v96KqRyVWclN6-9UZRUWhrwT4rOjjf8Ps6ZvO72Lg17ukbnqJLBgqhDhLkT6zFmSx0O-zIQUwIRIAszeEbvriyOWrcZsrTHTVBNvUOs4PNfg/s1600/marty.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Marty is not only kind, she's extremely talented ... is the queen of fabulous vignettes ... and hosts a fun linky party each week called "Tabletop Tuesday!"  You simply must participate ... it's a fun and inspiring gathering! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, it appears that Marty has been taken against her will to this *horribly* gorgeous tropical island!  ((*Gasp*))  Whomever took her will be making her enjoy long walks on fabulous beaches ... sip fruity drinks by amazing pools, AND, I think there might be hula dancing involved!  And, to top it off, someone forced her to ask little old ME to share a guest post on her blog while she's away ... poor, POOR, Marty!  LOL.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, come on over to A Stroll Thru Life, where I'll be sharing my <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-adventures-in-decorating.html">Fall dining room</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Have a great day,</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/248/3B01215062574D4D6FFA221C1E7FF50B.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

Guest Post at A Stroll Thru Life ...

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Our Fall Entry ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is it beginning to feel more like Fall where you are ?!  It's beautiful here in the mornings, but it has still been pretty h.o.t. here in the afternoons.  Not for much longer, I'm sure!  </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This year, I opted for the "less is more" theme for our entry alcove!  As much as I LOVE including bales of hay, corn/sugarcane stalks, lanterns and scattered faux pumpkins in our alcove, I thought I'd give our blower, broom and my nerves a break this year from constantly having to: sweep up/blow the *bazillion* strands of hay that wind up ALL over the entry ... clean up melted candles from inside the lanterns ... and run (while screaming LOUDLY) from scary <strike>little</strike> HUGE lizards that like to hide in the corn stalks and jump out at me while I'm cleaning up said *bazillion* strands of hay and melted candles!  LOL.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Anyhoooo ... here it is ... simplicity (please exuse the tacky orange cord):</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuOGlYbpydMDPb2Z5wxmLQWUPP4EHAs0SEIPQciAvlhlwEzGyI9hj7ks1pgrPIiKyoHDH0rlDsTE2eoj9Q6euhj-ndQBiprMC2f24g9aD992FGpg_JSryCVNozwfSbnmR-288z_NtZno/s1600/falloutdoorway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuOGlYbpydMDPb2Z5wxmLQWUPP4EHAs0SEIPQciAvlhlwEzGyI9hj7ks1pgrPIiKyoHDH0rlDsTE2eoj9Q6euhj-ndQBiprMC2f24g9aD992FGpg_JSryCVNozwfSbnmR-288z_NtZno/s640/falloutdoorway.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">One thing I *did* do again were pumpkin topiaries ... except, this time, I placed a white pumpkins in the middle for a bit of contrast and fun.  Grapevine wreaths, Dollar Tree garland and strands of raffia sit at the base of them:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAE_PaxYjxK0U8c63CMiaOM9YLbRoAXl6p9MnxgezK6i3nZoeMZMa9RkLw2RVzBU4pOpBTFlov5ioy-qGd5u6hl4X0ytpqP82o7piRLl5eGA3YPBrQ4h10ThXJiOpEnZGEYirkYUrVcs/s1600/fallouttopiary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAE_PaxYjxK0U8c63CMiaOM9YLbRoAXl6p9MnxgezK6i3nZoeMZMa9RkLw2RVzBU4pOpBTFlov5ioy-qGd5u6hl4X0ytpqP82o7piRLl5eGA3YPBrQ4h10ThXJiOpEnZGEYirkYUrVcs/s400/fallouttopiary.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Making an encore appearance (from when I recently shared the custom wreaths I've been making for others), here's <strike>our</strike> Jax's "Mr. Boo" wreath that I made ... love how the glittery silver polka dots sparkle in the afternoon sun:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsL899BXpSNFKc8L27gcFOWZY0jXTQAyhvcs56aYDCJUNJPGBfR7kVdE9VbKMLjAYDsfmNrQGusRGoTX0VrPEICEBX86W6TbT601Cs4PLND3Kdb5hYSA-s-Ezol1xIVrZl0QgneifHNg/s1600/falloutwreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsL899BXpSNFKc8L27gcFOWZY0jXTQAyhvcs56aYDCJUNJPGBfR7kVdE9VbKMLjAYDsfmNrQGusRGoTX0VrPEICEBX86W6TbT601Cs4PLND3Kdb5hYSA-s-Ezol1xIVrZl0QgneifHNg/s400/falloutwreath.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">To add a splash of Fall to our fountain, I placed natural guords and pumpkins in it (can you say "paint me" please):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr6P2ETE0QYWd68IIG4w0G6I67pVG1qmGzVqRt8xq05ICQQrkbtl-1YNNJEIp9A_0JUw0zZzI_SRuY1G_bbuchjDghzjCnNN8azBpYCGdkazxeAlumqf34Yjsxn22PFeBbsjCTAvbwys/s1600/falloutfountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr6P2ETE0QYWd68IIG4w0G6I67pVG1qmGzVqRt8xq05ICQQrkbtl-1YNNJEIp9A_0JUw0zZzI_SRuY1G_bbuchjDghzjCnNN8azBpYCGdkazxeAlumqf34Yjsxn22PFeBbsjCTAvbwys/s400/falloutfountain.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">LOVE the different textures of the guords:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjlQNwtury6UZVwLVF7XioF57qHqsaWg1_b0CSa0joHnxBo6K9pxj7aj_a1P2yN2t34hNrLKEm95CI1L2fyAhVtEH1z-CNXyUd_5OB3GLgV_n9aKi3OfnTWpMU56ZZGUhzc6Pdfo0hUM/s1600/falloutfountainclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjlQNwtury6UZVwLVF7XioF57qHqsaWg1_b0CSa0joHnxBo6K9pxj7aj_a1P2yN2t34hNrLKEm95CI1L2fyAhVtEH1z-CNXyUd_5OB3GLgV_n9aKi3OfnTWpMU56ZZGUhzc6Pdfo0hUM/s400/falloutfountainclose.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A Fall flag blows in the wind behind one of the beautiful Mums I picked up at Lowes:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1P1M_VJrSquc0itCTWe0b1Z4k20lHXgGa0nbBnYV7SmjFlcpaX-rIQnT4sNtwb_5RU3JrYiSpZdcmGtjkjHKtpTNFleUi0xSpZPBzuyj6z5GrhNGzhOie3mpJ1aFcWlGKht_BV2gpG38/s1600/falloutmumflag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1P1M_VJrSquc0itCTWe0b1Z4k20lHXgGa0nbBnYV7SmjFlcpaX-rIQnT4sNtwb_5RU3JrYiSpZdcmGtjkjHKtpTNFleUi0xSpZPBzuyj6z5GrhNGzhOie3mpJ1aFcWlGKht_BV2gpG38/s400/falloutmumflag.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Annnnnd, a few "faux" pumpkins rest on the mulch (which we desperately need to "top off"):</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbmpw52Gli_I3qlVE44dfFz6URlqfPkRrH2i0Udjs3-d4D_RZnDsPxIz8_GGRK9WJ9zsxyiM7Ib7WG-ngQKHXQgXP60Y5PGXyIzILp8PPeZPzhHKbuWUcHb7RU4I3_x5yzClZSrZ8kCk/s1600/falloutpumpkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbmpw52Gli_I3qlVE44dfFz6URlqfPkRrH2i0Udjs3-d4D_RZnDsPxIz8_GGRK9WJ9zsxyiM7Ib7WG-ngQKHXQgXP60Y5PGXyIzILp8PPeZPzhHKbuWUcHb7RU4I3_x5yzClZSrZ8kCk/s400/falloutpumpkins.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, folks, that's our humble entry ... here's to an easy cleanup and NOOOO scary lizards!  </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm linking up with:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thrifty Decor Chick/<a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2011/10/fall-outdoor-spaces-party.html">Fall Outdoor Spaces</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Kristen's Creations/<a href="http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/2011/10/share-your-creations-party-6-and-rest.html">Share Your Creations</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">At the Picket Fence/<a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2011/10/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-35.html">Inspiration Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">French Country Cottage/<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2011/10/feathered-nest-friday.html">Feathered Nest Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Coastal Charm/<a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2011/10/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no83-and-giveaway.html">Nifty Thrifty Tuesday</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by,</span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/248/3B01215062574D4D6FFA221C1E7FF50B.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; 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Our Fall Entry ...

Greetings, everyone! Is it beginning to feel more like Fall where you are ?!  It's beautiful here in the mornings, but it has still been...

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