Farmhouse Cottage Style Fall Foyer

Fall temperatures are arriving this upcoming week and I could not be more than ready! I am glad that I have all of our fall decor out. It will add to the coziness of the season. Today I will be sharing our fall foyer. I added a little bit of whimsy to it this year. 

A DIY Fall Tree Tutorial

Have you seen those gorgeous fall trees online from various companies? They have been around for years. I have always admired them but have never wanted to pay the price for one. Just one tree can cost anywhere from $70-$175 depending on where you purchase it from. 

This year I decided to make my own fall tree for a fraction of the cost! I actually made three trees for less than $85!

First you will need to purchase a bundle of birch sticks or whatever they are called. I found them at Hobby Lobby in the Christmas decor under the bows. They come in a bundle of 3. I paid $14 for the bundle because they were half off at the time. You need to wait for the sales because that is what makes the trees so affordable! 

Touches of Fall Cottage Farmhouse Style

Has it begun to cool down where you are? We were hoping for cooler weather last week but it never arrived. Alas it looks as if our weather will be taking a dip this upcoming week though. I am ready for the cooler fall temps to come and play. 

These past few weeks I have been busy adding touches of fall to our home. Today I am sharing the little open shelving area in our breakfast nook.  

Breakfast Nook Fall Cabinet Vignettes

We spent last Sunday working out in the garage. I had multiple boxes of home decor that was still boxed up from our move...almost three years ago. In all honesty most of the boxes were filled with dinnerware that I had packed extra well so there was not all that much in each box. Neighbors walked by asking if we were getting ready for a yard sale. LOL. Nope just unpacking from the move. :)

Fall 2019 Mantel

I do not know about you  but I am already thinking about Christmas decorating. Yesterday I went and picked up a few things to get started. I wanted to make sure to get what I already knew I was needing before things started getting picked over. That will happen in the next few weeks at least around here. My men have made me promise not to start decking the halls till After Halloween but I am not so sure I will be able to wait that long.LOL. 

Before my holiday insanity takes over I thought it would be a great time to share our fall mantel for this year. 

Fall In The Living Room

Fall arrived today! We went from 78 at 8:30 this morning to 54 by noon. It is wonderful! In honor of the fall weather I thought that I would share some of our fall decor with y'all starting off with the sitting area in our living room. 

Fall Porch 2019

Happy First day of October! This year has been flying by. It is still in the low 90's here and doesn't feel much like fall but we are suppose to cool down over the up coming weekend. Low 80's during the day with low to mid 60's at night which will be a much welcomed change!

To celebrate the first day of October I thought I would share with y'all our fall porch. It involved a lot of DIY from painting the pumpkin stacks to making the wreaths. 

Fall Hydrangea Wreaths

I found these beautiful fall hydrangea stems at Michaels last month. They were having a huge sale so with the stems being Buy One Get One they jumped in my cart along with a few other items for our fall porch. 

Welcoming Fall

Fall is one of my most favorite times of year! I love the crisp air and the coziness of fall. It is right up there with my favorite season to decorate for. Christmas coming in first of course. I am currently still working on adding fall to our home for this year but I could not let the first day of Fall on Monday go by  without celebrating the change of the seasons. I thought that I would share a few of my favorites from over the years. 

Chalk Painted Pumpkins

I decided to srart on my fall decorating. This years decor is a lot of DIY. I made three new wreaths for the porch which I will share in an upcoming post. I also did a LOT of painting.

French Country Fall Breakfast Nook-A Look Back

 When does a house stop being new? Tomorrow will be two years since we closed on our new house. Hard to believe it has been two years. Today I thought that I would take a look back at one of my favorite spots in our old house which is the breakfast nook. 

Fall Dining Room 2018 Part 1

  

We are a week and half out from November! That means it is time to start sorting thru all the Christmas bins and deciding which trees will go where. No worries though, I have not forgotten fall. I actually have had our dining room all cozied up for fall for over a month now but I didn't want to take pictures till I had the new curtains made and hung.

Sunday Blessings

It is a gorgeous day here in SE Texas! We could not have asked for a better one. Worked out in the yard and now we have a few errands to run. I am almost done with the Fall Dining Room blog post. I will be finishing it up this evening. Till then here is a sneak peek!
I hope that everyone is able to enjoy the last of the weekend. Be sure to stop back by. 

Pantry Door Fall Pumpkin Wreath

It is that time of year when pumpkins start showing up around our home. Yes, it may still feel like summer outside but inside we can pretend there is chill in the air. One of the first places I added some fall goodness was our pantry door since you can see it as you first enter our home.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I wanted to pop in and wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! We are spending Thanksgiving here in Texas. 

French Farmhouse Style Fall Dining Room 2017

Welcome everyone! I am excited to share with y'all our first fall dining room here at the new house. 

Last year we were in the middle of moving in thus there was no time for fall decorating. To be honest I had not planned to decorate the dining this year either since I waited so late. I was already planning Christmas but while I was working on the fall front porch some of the items I didn't use ended up collecting in the dining room. One thing led to another during my night owl hours and with just a few simple items I was able to transform the space fairly quickly.  

Simple Fall Dining Room- A Look Back

I am currently working on fall in the dining room here at the new house. I hope to have it completed to share for next week. I am missing a few items I need out of storage though. Till then I thought that I would share our fall dining room from a few years back. I have to say our previous dining room will always be a favorite of mine!

Come on in and sit awhile. 

Inviting Fall Porch Farmhouse Style- Fall 2017

Welcome everyone! I am so excited to share with y'all our fall porch for 2017. This is the first year in our new home that I have had a chance to go all out. We closed at the very end of Oct last year so decorating was not on the priority list. 

Fall Breakfast Nook- A Look Back

I will be honest we have yet to bring all of our boxes out of storage since moving in. That means I do not have all of my fall decor so I am going thru what I do have and trying to pull together some fall goodness here at the new house. Till then I thought that I would revisit fall in our breakfast nook back in 2015. This was my favorite by far at our previous home!

Throw Back to My Chalk Painted $1 Pumpkins

Hi everyone! Yeah, I know it has been awhile and honestly I had not planned to be gone so long. Recent events namely Hurricane Harvey added to my extended absence. Two weeks ago at this time we were preparing for Harvey to come ashore at a Cat 4 and NOBODY had any idea what was in store for us. We accumulated approx 50 inches of rain in a matter of a few days causing catastrophic flooding in many areas around Houston and along the Texas/Louisiana coast line. It was like  nothing we had ever experienced and we have been thru several hurricanes over the years. Our hearts broke watching hundreds of thousands of people loose their homes and towns decimated. 

My family well we were spared. Neighborhoods just a few miles from us were not so lucky. It still brings tears to my eyes and honestly I am still having dreams about it all. Watching those in Florida trying to evacuate from Irma keeps the feelings fresh from Harvey. I pray and will continue to pray for Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and any other states in Irma's path. My biggest piece of advice is to remember that everyone is going thru it together! Show love, compassion and kindness and be sure to be patient! One thing I continuously saw from Harvey's destruction around my great city is God's love. Neighbor helping neighbor, stranger helping stranger. If Harvey has taught us anything it is that God's love is still very strong!

This week we have fabulous fall like temperatures! It has part of me wanting to bring out the fall decor. At the same time part of me feels guilty that I am able to still decorate. Then there is a part of me that knows others enjoy seeing what I come up with and know it brings a little joy their way.  Over the past few days I have started putting out a few pieces indoors that I purchased over the last month. Till I decide exactly what I am going to do I thought that I would throw it back to a project from a few years ago. Back in 2014 I had some fun painting pumpkins.