I had a super day at home today.
I puttered.
I played and had fun!
I played and had fun!
I tweaked the house for fall by changing some tablescapes.
My decorations are very simple.
I used items from around the house along with things that I have slowly collected over the years.
Nothing is the same from year to year.
Canadian Thanksgiving is one month from today!! {October 11}
So I am celebrating Fall & Thanksgiving.
{It is too early for Halloween for me. I don’t decorate for Halloween until Thanksgiving is over.}
The tablescape below for the coffee table is my fav so far.
I started with the piano top.
I find the piano top the hardest to make look interesting without making it too ‘granny’.
Does anyone else have this problem?
My piano is old….over 100 years old. It came with me from Nova Scotia.
I picked up the ‘Give Thanks’ blocks from the Real Canadian Superstore on sale last year for $2.94.
The black candle sticks and candles are also from Superstore.
The books are turned around so that the different colours of the book spines don’t make it look ‘busy’.
I put away the glass bottles on top of the martini bar and it went from this:
To this:
And I changed out the little table by the front door from this:
To this:
I am going to ‘tweak’ this a bit. I think it needs something else.
And then I put the shells and candles on the tray on the coffee table away. It went from this:
To this arrangement of items. The apples are fresh. They smell wonderful!
Fall leaves tucked into a white pitcher.
The white pitcher was a previous ‘makeover’ project. You can read about it here.
The cozy corner in the living room went from this:
To this:
A fall wreath went on the door of the pantry in the kitchen.
All small changes to reflect the season.
And then I used my new pictures to make a new fall banner for my blog!
Super fun day!
Finally, I would like to share with you this very special homemade decoration.
It will stay the same from year to year.
Yes.
You see my son’s name carved into the coffee table.
t.y.l.e.r.
The little stinker.
I told him that the next time he wants to carve something in this house… be smart about it and carve
h.u.n.t.e.r. {his sister’s name.}
{There is a story here which I will share on another day. But it was so out of character for him to do something like this!}
We won’t mention how this was the first new coffee table that I ever owned.
It was only a few months when this new decoration appeared.
But we will mention how this table is going with him to University some day.
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Not ready for fall decor just yet but I am loving all your additions especially the wreath on your pantry door!
Nice changes, I love the white lattice lamps, beautiful! When my son was 2, he decided to naw on my MIL's coffee table, little teeth marks on one side. 🙂
I love your home Angie! It is so warm and beautiful. You are very creative with your vignettes. I laughed at the term "looking Granny!" very funny but the white lamps give it such a contemporary feel…great place for them.
I only have one fall arrangement…no wreaths got rid of everything when we moved sadly.
I could sit and visit in your home all day…it is so inviting and really reflects who you are.
Love the Tyler on the table!
Pamela xo
I still chuckle when I see the inscription on your coffee table! I love everything that you've done…very cozy!
I like your fall touches…so warm and cozy!
I have a vintage oak arts and crafts chair which has a tombstone carved on the arm which says R.I.P.
another "stinker" I suppose…it was on the chair when I purchased it at an antique shop for the pricely sum of $500..over 10 years sgo!
Your son may have increased the coffee tables' value!
All of your changes are so fitting! I think the piano top is decorated perfectly, and the lamps are so cool. My favorite is the martini bar decor… Well and Tyler's autograph of course lol. You've done well 🙂
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I love all of your changes – I've only done one thing so far. I know they are technically part of the fall decor, but I love the lamps on your buffet.
Lovely! I love everything you've done. Makin' me think it might be time to begin 'autumn-izing' around my place. Although, I have to say, its hard to get into the spirit of things when it is still 105 degrees outside. sigh. (This time of year I have to keep reminding myself how much I love AZ in January. LOL)
I love all the little changes you made, it looks so cozy!
XO
Lenore
Very pretty! This is making me want to take out my fall decor!
LOVE your wreath…and glad to see Tyler is as creative as you are 🙂
All your changes are wonderful. And you know, when Tyler goes to university you won't want to part with that table! I just sent my baby boy off to college two weeks ago, so I know of what I speak 🙂 Linda
Looks great. Very Pottery Barn-ish. 🙂 Really like the coffee table display/bowl. I cannot imagine what I would have done to my daughter had she carved her name in to my coffee table. Lord.have.mercy!!!
Hello there….found you thru French Buttons…..what a warm inviting space you have here.
I'll come again.
Xo
jo
Lovely touches! I seriously LOVE the color of your living room! TDF! Love the aqua mixed with it in the pillows as well. Beautiful and so inspiring.
xx,
Autumn Clark
Looks lovely! I need to do the same around here. I'm still trying to get ready for summer!
xo Erica
Beautiful Fall decor. Thanks for sharing.
You have a beautiful home. I love your fall decor! Thanks for stopping by my blog, I appreciate your comment!
Image two is just precious! Kellie xx
Gorgeous Angie!…oh if you could make my place look like yours…heh heh….be warned when you come over, you may just come through the door and run back the other way…hahahaha
Your fall home is beautiful! Perfect little touches everywhere. No "grannie" in sight.
New follower, off to read some past posts.
Londen
Your decorations are beautiful!! I love what you did with the top of your piano. 🙂 Thanks for the visit!
Your house is so cute! I love all of the fall additions. Very pretty! My son wrote his name on the outside of our house on the siding once. Then he tried to say he didn't do it. haha! Yeah, someone else wrote his name.
Hi! I just found your blog through DIY Showoff and I love it!!!! Your fall decor is gorgeous and everything looks so inviting. I have to say that your "before" picture of your martini bar gave me such a great idea for what to do with a space I have been stuck on! Thanks so much for the great inspiration and I'm now a follower!
Vanessa
http://southerninmyheart.blogspot.com
Beautiful home you got there. I love the interiors! And your kids' names are so beautiful.
I am SO ready for fall decor! Truth be known, I am actually always the first on the street to rip out my flower and put mums and decorative cabbage outside. I'm usually very anxious to decorate inside too. I am loving your simple and elegant decor. Your home really looks beautiful. I'm going to look through your other posts as well.
Nice to meet a fellow Canuck!
Will be a regular reader! Thanks for dropping by today.
Lisa
Your home is beautiful!
-FringeGirl
oh how i love days like that when i can putter & play. they are the best.
everything you changed into FALL looks fantastic. although, it looked fantastic before as well. beautiful home. carved name in table & all. 😉
thanks for linking to the FALL FESTIVAL!
hope to see you next week as well.
kellie
Stumbled upon your blog from the link over at This Blessed Nest's Fall Festival – and so glad I did. I love your decorating style – so simple and elegant! And Tyler's name scratched on the coffee table – well, that brings back some memories of what my now-grown son did to a brand new upholstered chair when he was only 2 years old. So, I laughed when I saw that part of your post – and I realized how sorely I miss those days of young children wreaking havoc in the home! LOL. Great blog! I'm a fan!
Jane
~visiting from Janie's Porch
All of your fall touches look great, so warm and cozy. And, I love that your coffee table is going with your son someday 🙂
Your home is beautiful! Love the Fall decor and you did a great job on the Piano set up.
Thanks for stopping by!
Loving your fall decor!!!
I'm following!
just the right touch of Fall, I don't really liek the bright bright colors of fall but you've got it down to pure awwness & inviting! love it!
Helen
Came via Emily Clark. Glad to find another Canadian. Will add you to my blog roll! Love the changes to your home. I am always a bit slow. Love the coffee table graffiti as well, can so relate:)
It's so warm and inviting! I definitely have to get out my fall decor now! Thanks for sharing!
oh my goodness, i love all of your little touches of fall. i loooove your mantle with the books stacked like that. absolutely fabulous!
All so pretty. Autumn is such a lovely time of the year..such rich colours!
Warm South AFrican Blessings
Shel
You did a beautiful job in your fall nesting! You have inspired me. I am going to our superstore to look for those.
Carolyn
Angie,
Very inspiring how you made sutle changes to welcome Fall!
I, too, have two red heads with freckles(now grown). . .so, I'll be waiting to hear "the rest of the story" on Tyler's engraving skills! Hubby & I loved hinting to engrave his sister's name! Keep your keen sense of humor.
Fondly,
Pat
Pretty vignettes. I wish I had the talent to stage and decorate like that, but I don't. I love the subtle changes.
Visiting from the Strut Your Stuff party.
I love your twig basket with the bright berries wrapped around and in it – lovely!
I love your fall changes. All so simple and elegant. And, your suggestion to your kid is simply genius. I'm always telling my kids if they cleaned up their "messes" I'd never know they did anything wrong! Duh. I'd love it if you joined my Friday link party tomorrow! alittleknickknack.blogspot.com
Your little tablescapes have certainly made a big difference, how quick and easy to change the decor of your home to suit the seasons.
Wonderful table top displays! You have a good eye for design.
Awww… the scratched in name. That's when you don't know whether to hug your kid, or stick him in a corner to contemplate his wicked ways. My brother Lindy once wrote "KIRBY" in pen on a wall — blamed Kirby, too, who was only 8 months old at the time!
Yeah, he didn't think that one thru.
As for sending it with him when he goes off to college, as the veteran of kids who've been to college I'd recommend waiting till he gets his post-grad apartment. A glass top table and undergrad? You are an optimist!
Cass
Very nice all around! You are truly ready for fall! And I have to applaud the way you handled your son's "art project."
YAAAAY!!!A fellow Canadian blogger! (I'm in BC)It is no nice know the stores you talk about and relate to the prices! As well, your decorations and blog are beautiful! I also felt you might be a "kindred spirit" in that I have those same Pottery Barn books and now that I see what you have done, I plan to do something similar with them. LOVE your take on the little "Tyler" decoration!! So funny! I'm a new follower and off to check out some more of your posts!
DD
Ooh…the tabel with the signature….you're a good mama! I particularly like the tray with the white pitcher. The piano vignette tells me that you and I have something in common….we're both Miss Symmetrical Girls! Thank you for sharing your charming designs. Cherry Kay
Oh your home is so lovely! I enjoyed this fall tour, so cozy. I love your mix of colors and pops of white, just beautiful!
xo
Kate
I love your home -the lamps in your home are beautiful
I love your changes! What a deal on those blocks – wow!
I have to tell you that I was born and raised in Alberta. I "went south" 10 years ago.
I found your blog from The Idea Room.
Found your blog from Centsational Girl and love your fall decorating. Your the first blogger I've found from here in Alberta too! Thank you for sharing! 😀
So excited to have found your blog. I found it through TheInspired Rooms FB! I will be checking back often! Thanks for showing us the beautiful ideas for fall!
Found you at Julia's decorating party- Nice fall touches in your home… I especially like the shot of the tray and the addition of the books and the bowl of apples! Great pitcher, too, all filled with autumn leaves.
~Sue
I love your tables! I saved a couple of the pics so I can refer to them again. I like that they are festive but not too busy!
I love these! I really like the idea of turning the books around. Great changes! Thanks
Your fall decor looks beautiful! What a lovely home you have. Thank you for sharing all that beauty!
I'm sorry about your table, but I laughed out loud when you said it would've been smarter to carve his sister's name into the wood! Ha.
Your house looks beautiful. Thanks for joining my party and inviting us in today. 🙂
Hello fellow Canadian! I just wanted to tell you I love the warmth of your home. It's so inviting. I think my favourite part was the "Give Thanks" letters. Stop by my blog Reckless Bliss, anytime for a chat!
Heidi@RecklessBliss
xoxo
Great additions, thanx for sharing!
Love this! Especially the child added touches-we've got more than a few of those around our house too.
Hi,
I found your link over at This Blessed Nest while looking for fall inspiration. Your home is warm and inviting and ready for fall. That table will be a family treasure I'm sure!
I’m hosting a CSN Stores Giveaway as well as a “console table” linky party. I’d love for you to link up one of your vignettes and enter the giveaway!
http://keeninspirations.blogspot.com/2010/09/csn-giveaway-linky-party-and-question.html
It’s open til Friday the 8th at midnight.
Happy Fall!
Sharon
I like all the things you've added for fall, especially the wreath and coffee table arrangement. Makes me want to go decorate for fall.
Oh no. My Tyler did the same thing. It was fun seeing your before and afters.
You have a beautiful home. Love the changes you made. Those two white lamps are so pretty!
Kids, what are you going to do with them? My oldest wrote his name on the side of our house! And we were in military housing at the time!
I love the give thanks on top of your piano, with the sheet music behind. Lovely!
Great room! It's so warm and cozy.
It looks so Pottery Barn. I love it. Nice job.
Great fall decor! I love all the different textures and how you've incorporated vintage books throughout your vignettes 🙂
You are so talented at mixing pieces for your vignettes! Thanks for linking up to The "Autumn Décor" Talent Scouting Party at WhisperWood Cottage!