Fall Decorating

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Fall is my favorite time of the year.  I love the crisp coolness of the mornings.  The air feels so fresh and invigorating.  I love watching all of God's creatures preparing for the cold weather to come.  For the past few weeks, I have watched the birds totally devour a tree in my backyard.  I don't know what kind of tree it is, I really need to find out, but in the fall it gets these green berries, that eventually turn purple and fall off.  Well the birds absolutely love them.  It is not unusual for there to be a 100 birds in this tree at one time.  Then the deer in my neighborhood begin to come out and you have to be very careful driving.  They will dart right out in front of you before you know it.

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But my favorite part of fall, (besides SEC football beginning...GO DAWGS!) is the beautiful display of color that God has so gifted us with.  Being a person that is so into color, I think the colors of fall are the most spectacular!  Not only does God gift us with color in the fall,, but he gifts us with the most amazing decorating items from nature.  Pumpkins in their beautiful shades of orange.  Squash in a variety of greens and yellows.  Leaves in the most gorgeous shades of red, yellow and orange that can only be reproduced by the one who created them.  And who would have thought that a barren tree branch could make such a statement.

I hope that you will enjoy the bountiful gifts that God has blessed us with everyday and every season, but I hope you especially enjoy the bountiful beauty that fall has to offer.  It is a season of thanksgiving and praise.  We celebrate Thanksgiving in the fall as we begin to prepare for the birth of Christ in the winter.  I see Fall as the season to rejoice in the good harvest of the summer.  Then it starts shining its glorious beauty in color before it falls asleep for the winter to rest and replenish itself for the the beauty and birth of spring.

Enjoy these fall decorating ideas, show the splendor and beauty of nature in your home, celebrate the good harvest and await the glorious spectacular color of fall.

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What a beautiful Thanksgiving arrangement this would make.  Make your guest feel special and welcome by creating a beautiful table.

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Nothing says welcome to your guest than a beautiful front entry.  

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I love the simplicity.

Guest Room Makeover

What a way to kick off the summer, making over a guest room that will make your summer guest feel welcomed!  They may never leave!  I enjoyed making over my clients guest room!  We used rich reds and golds and added in a vintage surprises.

The pillows were fun to work on.  I used a mix of stripes, solid red silk and burlap!  Yes I said burlap.  The icing on the cake for the pillows were the details that went into them.

The burlap pillow has a great wooden button a silk ruffled circle and a burlap tassel.  The stripe fabric has a great square wooden button and a burlap tassel.

The stripe fabric is accented with a silk center band and trimmed with silk prairie points.  The red silk pillow has a center band of burlap ribbon with a gold silk ribbon down the center and fabric covered buttons. 

My client found a great burlap pouf and the pillows really accent the red sofa.

A large beautiful picture above the bed really brought the room together.  I love the field of red poppies!

Window treatments in red silk with a stripe cuff.

I placed a large distressed mirror in the corner to bring light to a dark corner.  I hung a burlap drum light fixture over the table.  This gives the guest a place to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee or read the paper.  The burlap table square adds a little vintage to this side of the room.

I love creating interesting table scapes.  The iron trey was filled with moss and a few interesting objects finishes off the table.

Mirrors are a great way to add light and interest to a room.  Oversized mirrors make a great statement.

I would be very happy staying in this room!

Having a nice place for guest is a great way to show your hospitality and make your guest feel welcomed while they are away from home.

Now that summer has arrived, go ahead and create a space for the guest that makes them feel at home.