One Turtle Dove, Four Calling Birds and a Partridge on a Faux Tree

One Turtle Dove

Four Calling Birds

And a Partridge On a Faux Tree!

Still decorating....

Follow with me to these fun parties:
The Charm Of Home
LaurieAnna's Vintage Home Christmas
Feathered Nest Friday 

Over The River and Through The Woods...

One of my must-do things this time of year is to go pickin' for my Christmas greenery.  I have my route figured out, my favorite spots have been scouted, and I hop in the pick-up and off I go.  

 

 Today, I even managed pick a few trash piles!

 

Old metal step ladder...white, chippy and rusty!

 

I love this willowy pine(?).  How about these tiny pinecones?

White drawer (I had to leave the workbench behind) with arborvitae and check out the purple berries.  These berries will not dry...but their color is so striking, I had to pick 'em.

Pepperberries grow prolifically here in Florida, and the berries turn a lovely shade of red the first of December...just in time for decorating!  I'm always jealous of those who have bittersweet readily available in the Fall, but here we have pepperberries.  I have listed a few bunches for sale in my Etsy Shop.

And lastly, this rusty old thing.....perhaps a plant stand?

Well...this post is not 'all white', but I'm linking up for White Wednesday hosted by the talented Kathleen of Faded Charm.  Be sure to stop by as she is offering a great giveaway too!

 Blessings,

Susie

Lighting Up White Wednesday

White Wednesday Lighting

Featuring some of my lamps...

I'm always looking for vintage white lamps...hard to find, I think!

This lamp isn't old, but it's the heaviest wood!

I change the shades around alot...

 This is the kitchen lamp...it stays on 24/7

I'm linking up for White Wednesday, hosted by Kathleen at Faded Charm
She lights up my life!
This week she has featured my blog... Thanks Kathleen....

Living Room

I have been trying so hard to get my home in order.  

Finally, today...I feel like I can show my living room with a few new items.

How fun is this rug?

Another  Craigslist find!  

It was never even used..

It's a really nice wool rug and I paid about 1/5 of the purchase price.

When I tire of it (which I'm sure I will), I should have no problem selling it....maybe even at a profit!

 

I've had the fabric to make the pillows for the longest time.

About 3 hours...and the pillows were done.  Why did I wait so long?

If you saw my previous post, this pic was taken before I found the leather recliner.

 

My favorite crow...vintage paper mache' with glass eyes.

 One of my 'strange' collections.....Pumpkin stems!

The cutest little white fan.  

Someone painted it a long time ago.

It works great!

So....that's the tour around the room.

Michael asked me the other night where we are going to put the Christmas tree?

"Rutt Ro"

It's White Wednesday again!

Linking up with Kathleen at Faded Charm for the 125th WW!

The Great Recliner Hunt

 My latest obsession:

Pottery Barn Manhattan Leather Recliner

$1,999

Craigslist

$75

I'm linking up with Tuesdays Treasures
Head on over for the party~

Birds and Toile

Birds and Toile.....

When I found this quilt on Ebay, I knew it was 'the one'.

It is from Pottery Barn a year or so back....I don't remember it, do you?

Soft blue background with the deeper tans and browns, the botanicals, birds and butterflies

Just perfect!

I had the hardest time trying to capture the colors in the quilt in my pics?

Here's a better shot:

 

 

I've been debating whether I should paint the bed a creamy white or not, especially after looking at the pics.  The cannon ball posts seem to stick out like a sore thumb.

What do you think?

 

And lastly, my wonderful Grandson...whose
'room' I've taken over.  He likes it though.

It feels good to finally have a project complete....well, I'm sure I'll still tweek a thing or two.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend...I am!

Susie

Things Are A Changin' Around The House

A new cupboard

A new idea.....

Just a little peak at what I've been up to in the dining room

AFTER

BEFORE

Tried these chairs....Nope!

(Notice, I finally painted the french doors white...much better)

And these French chairs.

I love this style....but just wasn't quite right.

So I'm sticking with the antique plank bottom chairs.

We moved my fav old shutters from the studio to the dining room...

I took a few pics late this afternoon to determine the best light for getting a good shot.  I need to experiment with lighting.

I'm real pleased with the shutters as it sets off the dining room from the living room, rather than having all 3 large windows with the same linen curtains.  I just added the panels from the dr to the lr to make them a little fuller.

 (Older pic of the living room)

Well hopefully I'll finish my tweeking of the two rooms for a post later in the week.

That's my goal anyway.

I'm  just saying.....