Nester is having a Fantle Party today, which can also be called a Fall Mantle Party.
Since we don't have a fireplace, I thought I'd show you the side board in our dining room.
I showed it to you a week or so ago, but I've added the wheat and wanted you to see it.
I think it adds a little texture!
Here's our front door and the small Fall wreath that welcomes people to our home.
We added this shelving in our kitchen to display all of my white dishes and pitchers.
I just added my orange owl this Fall.
He came from TJMAXX, and I {heart} him.
He's now convinced me to add a few more punches of color to the shelves!
I don't know about you, but I love driving by homes and seeing the glow of lamp lights.
Is it weird that I enjoy that?
Anyhoo, here are a couple shots of our home with the lamps on...
just in case you're like me and enjoy the look of a house all lit up with lamps!
Okay..so a few of you wanted to know a little more about the shutters that we added to these windows.
In this post, I mentioned that our neighbor was replacing all the louver doors in their home.
We put them in our garage because we knew they'd come in handy.
And handy they have been for us!
My husband cut them off at the length that we needed them to be,
and then he attached a piece to the bottom part so that it would match the top part.
Does that make one lick of sense?
If you look closely at the top part of the shutter, you will see the thick band of wood across the top.
He just attached the other end to the bottom of our shutter so that it would match the top.
You can't even tell that he did it.
It looks like it was made perfectly for those windows!
They were a nasty wood stained color, so he just painted them black and aged them.
They were a nasty wood stained color, so he just painted them black and aged them.
What a lovely display, clean and simple! Love it!
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Cindy
Your home is so warm and welcoming! I love your fall display. I too love seeing lamplight through windows, especially if I get a peek at the interior of the home (not to be creepy - I just love seeing how people decorate!) :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow...all of these look so great! I love your new shelves! Where did you find them? xoxo
ReplyDeletewow! i love it! it looks beautiful...really like the buffet - and I have a dough bowl just like that!
ReplyDeleteI love your fall home. it's so cozy! I LOVE your orange owl with the grey shelves and white dishes! It's perfection~ good job tara!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I found your blog through Nester! Your home is gorgeous! And, I love your style ... you have that beautiful farmhouse-y look that I'm trying to achieve ... currently in my dining room. I must ask ... did you buy your sideboard like that or did you refinish it? I'm off to tour more of your home and am excited to be a new follower. Take care, *Becca* (Adventures in Decorating)
ReplyDeleteI like your style! Very cute! I also love seeing lamplight through people's windows... its so cozy!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! That sideboard is just stunning!
ReplyDeleteOh I new yours would be so great :)! It looks just lovely. And oh my word that picture of the two cows??? Who is the artist, I am certain I have seen his work before...and LOVED it when I saw it! Do tell.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes sweet friend...I'm praying...just lovin our blogger friendship :)!
Amy
Came over from the fall mantel party. Love your design sense. And your description of the shutters made complete sense.
ReplyDeleteokay, yours is my #1 fav so far...and I am with you, I love seeing the glow of lamps in other people's homes.
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone. I never turn on overhead lights (except for the recessed lighting in the kitchen).
ReplyDeleteGorgeous home! And an exquisit decor job! Thank you!
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LOVE the owl:). And I love lamps, too:) AND it is a favorite pastime of Momma's and mine to get an after dinner cup of coffee and hop in the car to drive through some of the historic neighborhoods in Tuscaloosa to "look inside" people's homes. I thought this was normal, but then I've mentioned it to several and they gave me a weird look, SO I am thrilled to find someone that I can associate with:). Again, I could just come in and sit and feel like an old friend. Your house is definitely a home.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! Love all your fall decor and i'm loving your wood bread bowl!!
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LuLu
I love the glow of lamps at night too, I was just thinking I could do a drive by in my favorite neighborhood to see the the glow at night, guess that makes up both strange!! LOVE the shutters.....great idea! Makes the living room so much cozier!
ReplyDeleteLove your dough bowl with the pumpkins, so pretty. I think the glow of lights at night is so nice too. It makes a house seem warm and cozy :)
ReplyDeletetara,
ReplyDeletei'm real jealous of the dough bowl. i should have one and i do not.
and our house is gorgeous. love the louvers!
love to you dear,
edie
Very lovely indeed! I found my way over here from the party. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the wheat!!!
Cheers~
e
Love the lamps, looks so cozy!
ReplyDeleteLovin that great old dough bowl!!! Happy Fall!
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linda
Thank you for the shutter story! I love them! That little owl...I saw it at TJMaxx and went home and thought about it for several days and finally went back to get it...and they were all gone. :( Wasn't meant to be so it makes me happy he is sitting at your house!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about lamplight...there is a old neighborhood in Fort Worth that we used to drive through when we were newly married and so young and everyone would have a lamp on in the window. I would make Craig drive real slow so I could stare and imagine who lived there and what the rest of their house looked like inside. Lamps just make a house so cozy. I thought to myself, when I grow up I want a little house with lamps in the window and I will leave my shutters open at night so someone can peek in at me!
Have a great day Tara!
I LOVE it all!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your sideboard's new fall accessories-looks gorgeous! We're in the same boat-sideboard but no fireplace.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the glow of lamps on in a home-something about it feels so homey and cozy. :)
You home is so warm and welcoming. Such a beautiful buffet. I also love those shelves in the kitchen. Your dishes look great on them
ReplyDeleteI just love your gray shelves with the white dishes on them in the kitchen. Is it just a painted finish or did you do something special to them?
ReplyDeletei did miss it. it's so darn cute!!!
ReplyDeletelove to you my dear,
:)
edie