It's officially Autumn - Show and Tell Friday!

  



Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  It's official! It's now Autumn! 




It's
been another busy but fun week! My birthday was yesterday (September 24th) and I've been celebrating all week so I'm just sharing a
fall tablescape from the past!  I hope you enjoy...














Thanks to all of you that join in on Show and Tell Friday every week and thanks
to all of you who leave such

50+ Insanely, Brilliant Parenting Hacks

Parenting can be difficult at times. Check out these simple tips and tricks to make life a little easier.













Cut a sticker in half and place it inside you child's shoes. To get them on the right feet they just have to match the stickers up. {via - One Creative Housewife}







Place a fan in the opening of a duvet cover
to make

Marie Callender's Comforts From Home Project

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Many of you already know that I am a huge supporter of our military troops. I myself, am prior military and my husband is as well. We also, still keep in touch with many of the men and women that we served with. So It is no surprise that I get excited when I discover that a product I enjoy is

Parade Of Homes: Inspiring Living Rooms

We are in the middle of changing our living room. 

You can see what we've done so far

 HERE.

The Salt Lake Parade Of Homes was back in August and I found some very "inspiring" living rooms!
Here are a few of my favorites...

 This living room is neutral, yet bright!  I loved the furniture too...the chairs are adorable!

 The fireplace was AMAZING!!  

The woodwork is so beautiful and I love the built in bookcases on each side.

 I like the bright colors in this room.  Once again, the couch and cute chairs made the room! I'm also surprised by the blue color of the fireplace, it's not traditional, but it looks pretty.

 I loved the vaulted ceilings and windows in this room!  

The tufted couches and the striped chair in the corner were so dreamy!  If it was in the budget for new living room furniture, this is the style I would pick!

 I thought the accessories in this room were great! 

 The pillows pulled the room together and brightened up the neutral couch.

 This was a long narrow living room and they really used the space well. 

 I love how they put the bench as a "center piece" between the two coffee tables and couches.  

The fireplace was also very unique!

 This room felt a little more modern.  I really liked the coffee table and mirror.  

I loved the pillows in this room too.  

They are such a great accessory because they are easy to change, but can change the whole style of a room!

This living room feels cozy!
I loved the planked fireplace with the shelving on the sides, it's so charming!

This room was so pretty!  I love how it had the beach house feel, but was still elegant!

 I thought the mantel on this fireplace was gorgeous!  

I LOVED the windows on each side of the fireplace too, I wish it wasn't getting dark when we were there, so you could see the view of the mountains out on the deck...beautiful!

I also loved this fun color combination with the orange and black patterned pillows.  It was different, yet it all pulled together!

I hope you have been "inspired" by these living rooms, I think they were all so beautiful!

I've been trying to get rid of all the "brown" in my living room. 

Here is what it looked like a few months ago...

 We painted the walls and added new trim.  Then this last weekend, I painted the mirror you see in the picture above a gray color. 

I also found a clock to go above my piano. It was the perfect shape and style, just the wrong color.  I also sprayed it gray and sanded the edges to give it an antique look. 

It's starting to come together!  

I hope to show you next week!

Here are a few links to my other posts about the Parade Of Homes:

Beautiful Bedrooms

Fun Family Rooms

Color

Home Tour

I'm sharing with these blogs:

Just A Girl & Her Blog

Savvy Southern Style

Love Of Family and Home

Chic On A Shoestring

Little House Of Four

cherished Bliss

A Little More Autumn Decor - Show and Tell Friday

 



Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I saw these mini white pumpkins at the grocery store this week and decided to buy a few!







I wasn't sure what to do with them but then I decided to put them on some mini pedestals.  I pulled out some of my little ceramic cherubs...


 



I added some faux autumn leaves and a little moss...



I still have my shells out in the jars but I will

Living Room Transformation

One project leads to another...

All of our baseboards and trim are new in the kitchen... 

So, it was time to make our living room match.

I had to take a break from projects for a few months, but I'm finally ready to finish it all up!

We ripped out the old trim & baseboards, painted and added the new trim.  We still need to fill holes, paint, and caulk around all of the new woodwork.  

Before we remodeled the kitchen, I loved the paint color in my living room!  

You can click the link below to see more of it...

Living Room

 It was so weird, but after the kitchen was complete our living room looked a mustard color & seemed so DARK!

I painted the walls the same color as our great room...

The color is by Benjamin Moore and is called Pelican Gray.  

I just color matched it at Lowe's with their paint with primer.

I LOVE this color! 

It's neutral & bright!

I've been having such a hard time trying to figure out how to make this room bright with all of the "brown" furniture and decor I have!

Then I moved the bench from my kitchen into the living room...

It looked good and has some of the lighter colors I want to use.

Then I found fabric at Joann's that matched the bench! 

I was going to make pillow covers, but for some reason the fabric didn't look too good on my couch.

So, I decided to make covers for my baskets...

Then I took the lantern that was above my staircase and put it on the table.

I already had the mirror and initial and decided to try them above the table.  

I did buy the cute hook at Hobby Lobby for $5.00 and hung a wreath I already had.

I like switching around things that I already have, it makes it feel new!

I really like how it's coming together...

It's feeling bright and fresh!

This is what my table originally looked like...

I stained it a walnut color a few years ago to match the rails on my staircase.

You can see that makeover HERE.

 Last week, I found these bird pulls at Hobby Lobby and they were 50% off...

It was a cheap and easy way to change the look of my table!

I can't wait to show you the rest of the living room when it's done...I need to either hire someone to paint the trim or get off the computer and get started!!

{UPDATE}

Click HERE for the link to our Living Room Reveal!

I'm sharing with these blogs:

Savvy Southern Style

Chic On A Shoestring

Love Of Family & Home

The Idea Room

Tatertots & Jello

Little House Of Four

SNAP

Cherished Bliss

Not A Trophy Wife

My 1929 Charmer

Thrifty Decor Chick

The Dedicated House

Monthly Calendar - Half Page

I have had such great feedback on my Ultimate Planner Printables that I have decided to make them half page. These fit perfectly in any A5 planner.

These half page calendars print out two on one page. 

Check out my tutorial to print double-sided on any printer.




 Calendar Half Page - Print & View


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