Mad for Plaid Tassel House

After winning this stunning tassel from Tassel House at Susan's Between Naps on the Porch, I knew I wanted plaid to be apart of the decorating in the breakfast room this year.

See the delicious layers of ribbons including the plaid!

I hung the tassel by the desk area of the room.Over by the eating area I put two apple and pine cone hurricanes.

All three of these pictures were taken one after another.

Sigh, someday I will learn photography and my pics will be normal.

I like the beaded fruit in combination with the rustic pine cones.

The shelves above the island were decorated with a pine garland
along with some cardinal birds and plaid votives.

I thought these matched well against the woodsy feel of the room.

I'm joining Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday; A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday and From My Front Porch to Yours.

Fall Buffet

Since Friday is the first day of fall, I thought I'd spruce up the buffet.
I used my leaf runner as a base.

Anchored each end with blue urns.

Then added a few fall touches.

My new candy container found on ebay -love Mr. Squirrel

A few more pumpkins and my owl pitcher

Along with these Japanese plates.

Mr Squirrel will make it to a tabletop soon
I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch; Marty at A Stroll Thru Life;

Pineapple and Candle Urns

I finally got the coffee table cleaned off and setup a little vignette.

From the pictures this looks like a whole lot of brown going on here, but the urns are really black. I promise it looks good.

The pineapple tray is my designated remote control spot. Do you lose your remote as much as we do~it's never where I remember putting it!

These urns are filled with a battery operated flameless candle.

I also added a pineapple bucket for the mail and a new Slatkin fall scent candle to our desk area.

I'm trying to have designated spots for things to cut down on the clutter.

I'm joining Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life.

Late Summer Entry Table

Well after two weeks of moving boxes and finalizing the store, I have finally been able to focus on my house and begin to spruce things up a bit.

Too early for fall decor I decided to use sunflowers to brighten up the entry table. I apologize for this light in the pictures. It was getting ready to rain and the light outside was very strange.

These two roosters are just what was needed next to the sunflower bouquet. Varied heights add for interest.

I love this guy because he has a bee on him.

And this one has a butterfly.

Today I'm joining Marty at Tabletop Tuesday & Shelia at Notesongs.

Box Collection

Now that the Fourth of July holiday has passed, I'm settling into decorating for that in between time of late summer & early fall.I thought a few vignettes of my collections would be a nice change of pace.

This corner table has always provided a nice base of decor.
Here I've displayed three of the boxes in my collection.

I liked the difference in height & material.

The square gold box with the hand painted

man on a horse was actually the box

that a leather wallet my parents gave my son from

Italy came in. Too beautiful to discard I added it to the collection.

Composed of paper the image of the horse and man

is hand painted onto the top.

This blue toile box is decoupage on wood.
The metal clasp, handle and feet are a weathered silver.

This porcelain box and dish is actually a cigarette box

and ash tray of my grandmothers.

I have often looked for more cigarette boxes, but

they seem to be hard to find.

I love the scallop detail and the roses on top.

I'm joining the following:

Metamorphosis Monday; Tabletop Tuesday & Three of More Tuesday.

Red, White & Blue Toile China Cabinet

Every few months of so I like to change things up in the China Cabinet. Previously I had backed it with red & white toile wallpaper leftovers from the downstairs bathroom. You can see that post here. For summertime I displayed some red, white and blue dishes, including these adorable frog placecard holders.

And their friends the larger froggy salt and pepper shakers! I love the pop of this red rooster platter in the back of the cabinet.

Inside this red and white polka dot casserole dish I placed blue and white carpet balls of assorted patterns.

And finally several sets of blue and white casserole dishes and a blue vase with red toile accent on the front.

On the fold down portion of the cabinet sits blue and white tiles, which can be used for coasters and a friendly patriotic bear. Check around your house and I'll bet you already have the makings of your own red, white and blue display. Thanks for coming by to visit me today. I'm joining the following blogs: Metamorphosis Monday; Tabletop Tuesday & Ruby Tuesday.

Nautical Display

I went nautical for some of the new lobby space at the store and thought I would share a few more of the details. The tree is partially decorated, waiting for my neighbors to move into their new space and then I will put out the rest of the ornaments.

Aren't these anchors cute! I think they would make great napkin rings and tassels too.

Here's the table with the nautical items. I think the blue and white gingham tablecloth makes a great backdrop.

Adorable large, medium and small lanterns along side the table. Notice the floors of the Head House, sigh, they don't make hardwood like this anymore, so I left it with no rug at all!

Lighthouse and Sailboat food covers to protect your outdoor dining from visitors joining your party.

Isn't this accent table and lamp adorable!

Finally a few Mary Lake Thompson towels with seaside accents.

I'm joining Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life and don't forget there is still time to enter by leaving a comment each post this week for the giveaway Saturday of Gwyneth Paltrow's new cookbook!

Farmers Market Ceramics

Do you shop at your local farmers market?

Having a fresh supply of local fruits and vegetables is so important to a healthy community.

If you don't know where a market is close by check here for a listing.

This season I thought I would setup a Farmers Market tabletop display.
Feast your eyes on lovely lemons, carrots, lettuce and peppers.

Juicy strawberry, watermelon and limes await your first bite!

This is a terrific cabbage chip in dip!

A vegetable medley runner

I love these ceramic beverage servers. They keep drinks cool for summer time.

Available in yellow and orange!

This flour sack towel set of two ($16) is perfect for your summer kitchen.

Call the store for more information about item availability and pricing

(502) 384-4323

I'm joining Met Monday to share this changing tabletop display!