Fallishness 2011 Pt. 2: Here there and everywhere

Yesterday I showed you the mantel.  

Today I shall show you the 'sundry' other places I mentioned yesterday 

where I laid on some more autumnal goodness.  

Even though I'm soooo not ready to see summer fly away south.

(take me wiiiiithhhh youuuuuuu!)

Other parts of the family room (shoulda fluffed the cushions).

Picked up the above bad boys at IKEA....speaking of which, here's what I cozied up with last night.....

Lots of familar faces from the blogging world in the BH&G mag.

Here's a corner of my front living room, which I haven't finished, so this is all you get for now.

Remember, patience is a virtue.  So they say.

You can see where the old door wound up (for now).  Added a new coffee filter wreath for grins.

Copperish mercury glass from TJ Marshalls...

Last up is the hallway, again not finished but close enough.

I actually repainted the hallway, but still need to touch up the trim.

The shelf used to hang in my dining nook.

I also painted and shabbified the bench.  

I think I'll make a banner/garland/bunting for the pegs until we start using them for winter wear.

This is as close to orange as I'll get this fall.

Towards the front door.  

The little shelf thingy that used to be in the master bedroom got a coat of white paint,

and holds the only other Halloweenie thing I have.

Perfect fit for this wee space and a great place to tuck library books and other stuff that we need to remember to take with us on our way out the door.  

We still forget most days....

And lastly, a sneaky peaky of the kitchen, which is going thru a mini-reno.

Last week:

Yesterday:

And that's it for now.

I suppose I'll get into the season more, if this dark, gloomy cold rain would let up.

But some plastic folliage and warm browns help. :)

Fallishness 2011 Pt. 1: The Mantel

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So I fallified my mantel and other sundry areas of the cottage.

If you'd like to compare to last years fallification, click HERE

I used stuff I already had, except for the ceramic punkins.

Lookin' in from the dining nook.

If you saw last years fallification, you'll notice I like shutters.

I painted these ones.

I took down the big mirror for the fall to make a big 'cozy' statement.

These wee punkins are metal placecard holders.

Only new purchase, these holey punkins were from Hob Lob.

Glad we didn't take down the hooks from last year's stockings....

One of two specifically Halloweenish things, my wooden crow.

He's admiring my vintage scale and stuff.

Again, the candlesticks I've used for 2 years, made from junk I picked up at the ReStore.

Dried hydrangeas that have played a role in every room, in every season.  

Need to find me some 'limelights' to dry for a new seasonal idea I've got brewing.

You can just get a peek of the window treatment....a work in progress....

Pretend you don't see a burned out light, k?

Not sure why this shot is so yellow...

Here's how it all looks walking into the room, er, standing just outside the doorway, 

squished against the hallway wall with a bitty camera.  

Same diff.

Oh, and the rug is from IKEA, and is supposed to go into the kitchen, but I like the colors in here too.

I was just playin' and forgot to move it for the photo shoot.

Me likey.  You?

Part 2 of my fallishness will continue tomorrow.

Also taking my fallishness to these PARTIES.

What I'm working on. All. The. Time.

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You can now find me at

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So let me just say right up front that I'm a spaz when it comes to decorating projects. 

 I can't do just one project, or just one room at a time.  

I can't just do all the painting, all the sewing, all the organizing from start to finish. 

 That's just not how I roll.  

(living room got a new coat of paint, therefore furniture must be moved around. Ya know.)

So here is just a smidgen of the plethora of projects in the works.  

Please pray for my family as they don't have a place to sit and can't find anything, including their mom/wife.  

My poor dog thinks we're moving and hides on my bed dawn til dusk.

School Room/Office.  Actually almost ready for the big reveal!

 Sewed up a new shade...still needs some finishing touches though....

Organizing homeschool books on the shelves...

Gotta make labels for these...

Cra(p)ft Room.  Not even close, but at least I'm getting started on the furniture.  Finally.

Picked out and purchased wall paint and fabric too.

Dresser started as this as of this morning....

covered with citrusstrip crap and plastic so it won't dry out before I scrape the 3 layers of paint off..

See that there antique hutch back yonder?  I did the drunk person technique on it today.

(Love those old details! It'll look marvey with my crafting/sewing stuff tucked inside.)

Master Bedroom.  Getting a complete makeover.  Again not quite ready for a reveal, but I'll show ya a few things I've been working on....The walls still need painted, and a couple more things painted/sewn.

 $5 desk-about-to-be-turned-vanity...

Painted the nightstand next to it as well.  Need to sew up the stool cover as well as the closet drapes...

(how attractive)

This desk got a new paint job and I need to put these on...

Front Hall.  Repainted, including trim.  It was a mess, and I wanted it to match the office/schoolroom. The paint is an old Ralph Lauren color called Canvas Natural.  LOVE it.  Perfect warm neutral.

Other randomness.  Anyone else throw yards of fabric around the house looking for that perfect spot?

(used some of this in my master bedroom for awhile, but it will now reside in the family room)

These beauties got repainted heirloom white.  I'll show 'em to ya when I reveal the upstairs rec room.

(such an attractive chapel chair.  Eegads.)

Played around with vignettes in my spare time.  Remember the mirror?

It looked like this before:

 and now it sits on my antique walnut dresser in my living/reading room.

Everyday I start popping around from painting to organizing to decorating to sewing.  Keeps it interesting.  My daughter is moving into a smaller place, so lots of stuff I'd given her came back, and I got inspired again.  Plus I'm still cleaning out, paring down, weighing my likes and loves.  :)  

I think the school room will be done this week, and I'll do a full post on it.  We start school in a couple weeks, so it needs to be ready to go.