Our Mantel and Fireplace Finally Have the Look of Fall

Our living room had the look of summer longer than I normally could have bared it. Dealing with my husband's surgery and aftercare made it one of the last things, on my mind, to waste precious time on. If he was still dependent on my care it would still look like this today.

The look is finally gone, but, you can still see it  here

Now, thankfully, he's almost back to his old self and I was able to take on the project of changing the look of our living room to fall with our white tin panel as the center of attention.

The look is a mix of white with autumn tones, starting with the mantel here. The burlap banner, from last year, has the addition of faux, fall mums.

Chippy old shutters came off the wall to balance the height of the look to the right.

I love the look with the candle light!

I pulled out my letter cubes similar to the ones that I used in our summer tablescape and made a little swag banner to fill in the blank spot.

This is a close up of the look to the right with the wide, burlap ribbon that I decided to go without.

 An ironstone pitcher always looks better with pearls and perched on an upside down really old basket.

A, worn, brown novel is a charming touch to the items on top.

A pair of vintage suitcases accent the hearth to the left.

More letter cubes made another banner for the season...

and my, sweet, little mice hide among the foliage inside.

More cubes that didn't get strung, just simply set in place...

and even a few more scattered on my daddy's old Windsor chair that balances the right.

Here's a re-wind of the whole look in full view....no need to scroll way back to the top....I've just done it for you!

So, that's all for our mantel and fireplace decor. I'll be back next week to share the way the rest of the room came together with a whole lot of treasures and vignettes.

Ta-ta, for now!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP

and Gucci, too!

Can you see him? He's playing "peek-a-boo!

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A Birthday Tribute to my Mom

My mother passed away in 2002 and I wish so much that she was still here!

So, I created another ladder vignette to honor her birthday this year.

Here, on the ladder and with a pair of vintage suitcases, is where my favorite photos of her are sentimentally displayed.

This one will always stay in it's, worn and stained, photographer's, card stock frame. My grandmother hand wrote "Lovely Ruth" which is why I just can't bear to part with it.

I think this might have been her engagement photo.

Oh, how I wish that she was here to tell me where she was and with who she with, at the beach, this day...

and what the occasion was, here, that she was wearing her Sunday best.

This was last year's tribute that hung above our mantel on another ladder.

 It never stops hurting that she is gone. I hope she knows how much I miss her!

"Lovely Ruth" my "Lovely Mom"

xoxoxo

Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

and Gucci, too!

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A Little LOVE on a Banner and Vintage Suitcases in our Bay Window

We really are lucky to have found our house for it, truly, has some great features and the bay window in our kitchen is definitely one of them!

There hasn't been a display in this window that I haven't fallen in love with, yet and this Valentine's day one can be added to my list.

 A "Country Living" tablecloth was used for the decorative base.

A Valentine snow couple, a pair of salt dough hearts and faux silk roses (which come in real handy when real ones are not an option) create the vintage suitcase vignette.

The red rose, shadow box, framed heart was an Etsy find and the plaque was a $2 Goodwill score.

The shabby ribbon, adorning the votive, is left over fabric from place mats that I recently made. A flower in the shape of a heart was made from five, silk, rose petals, a tiny rose bud with a few faux leaves and a single pearl. It added a little "pop of red" to the heart, grapevine wreath.

My girls are "loves of my life!"

The "no sew" banner of Love couldn't have been easier to make. Scissors, some canvas, craft paint, a stencil and hot glue were used to make the letters...a clothesline rope suspends it and some jute twine with hand stamped ribbons accent it on the ends and in between...easy peasy!

Then I was worried that the tablecloth would fade from being exposed to the amount of light that it would be getting here, on a daily basis, and I decided to make a bit of a change.

This vintage, crocheted, table cover is in the window, now...

and I made a few changes on top of the suitcases, too.

Love birds in a winter nest and a single, faux rosebud that came from the bouquet in the milk glass vase created the final display.

And there's one last thing that I love about the change, with using the crocheted tablecloth, is that I love the way it hides a very distracting receptacle outlet!

For more of my bay window displays just use my search bar to find more seasonal inspirations.

   Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP

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Mixing Winter & Valentine's Day in Our Living Room

 It was time to decorate for Valentine's Day and I decided to let the winter theme, from Christmas, stay. I just added some hearts and love into the mix.

In most places it's still snowy and cold in February, so, it made sense to enjoy it for a little bit longer.

Our little snowman couple made it's yearly debut and sits perfectly on the window's edge.

The "sock snowmen" cuddle up together to show a little bit of "love!"

Grandma and Grandpa's vintage, brass heart is my favorite part of this little vignette.

A rustic banner of love with a little glam hangs in just the perfect spot.

The winter sled stayed as did our Christmas tree....the first time past the 6th for me!

Strands of pearls and red, silk rose petals are the perfect addition to our Valentine tree.

My cherished, red satin, chocolate box found it's own special place under the tree.

And a simple, boa heart tops the tree.

Off to the corner of the room is our 2014 " Ladder of Love"....I'll be sharing that and a few more things from around the room in my next post.

Time for me to relax and enjoy me some "American Idol!"

 To see more of my Christmas decor...check out my November & December 2013 and 2012 archives that can be found the left of this page!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

and Gucci, too!

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