WooHoo -- The Sitting Room/Dining Room Is Finish & Ready for Fall!

Hey everyone!  Well, I think I've finished tweakin' for awhile; oh wait, who am I kiddin'?  Ya'll know me better than that, don't ya'?  Well, I'll put it this way -- I've placed things where I think I want them to be in the sitting-dining room & would love to give you a tour.  You may have already seen a few of the photos in other posts, but I wanted to include them here to complete the tour.  Hope you don't mind.

I thought I'd start the tour at the front door and entry, so come on in.  It's cool inside, & you don't even have to take your shoes off.  Only the "Grands" are required to do that.....lol!

Super-Easy*Super-Quick*Super-Cheap

Hey everyone!  Are you intrigued yet?  Well, it's really not that big of a deal, ya'll.  It's just been awhile since I did some kind of "how-to," and this little project was something I needed to do for my Fall decor.  I wanted to change out a couple of summer floral arrangements, & create 1 or 2 that would be more in keeping with my Fall decorations.

This is the first one I want to change.  This is on the coffee table in my sitting room.

This one was in our bedroom, & I would like to change it if I have enough materials left after I change out the one for my sitting room.

Glad I was able to find this box of florals, because I really didn't want to purchase more.  What I like to do first is group like things together.  These florals are all at least a couple of years old, & I know I got them on sale.....LOL!

I carefully removed the old floral stems, & fortunately, all the foam and moss stayed in place.  This is part of the "Super-Easy" part & it was out of necessity, because my glue gun is still packed away!  I know, shameful.....LOL!  Anyway, I just started poking the stems into the pot, fluffing, bending & twisting as I went along.  This arrangement will be viewed from all sides, so it needed to look good all the way around.

TA-DA!  I was pretty pleased with how this turned out.  Sometimes I prefer a more stylized arrangement & total symmetry, but most often I opt for a more natural look, like this.

.........and I had plenty of leftovers for redoing this pot, too.  It's going to look great in our bedroom!

I'm only giving you a sneak peak of how this looks on the table in my sitting room.  Ya see, I've got a "room tour" up-my-sleeve.   Can't wait to share!

As always, thank ya so much for stopping by.  The "Welcome" mat is always out, 

so ya'll come back soon!

CAS

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.........And Let There Be NEW Light!

Hey everyone!  Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, but we've been getting lots of things done around our "Home Sweet Home."  It hasn't been all work and no play;  we've tried to pace ourselves between projects around here, continuing to explore the many wonderful things our new home town has to offer, & getting in some family time, too.  Anyway, what I wanted to share today is some new lighting that The Man installed.  When I shared my china hutch with you last week, I tried to be careful not to get the light fixture in any of the shots because it looked pretty bad.  It was also located in entirely the wrong position for our needs & had been hooked all the way up to the ceiling.

It's not that it's a really bad "chandy", but it isn't what we want in this space.  With some updating (& matching globes), this will find a new home -- to be shared later.

We looked all over for lighting that we liked & finally found it.  We didn't want a bunch of crystals & frills.  It has an oil-rubbed finish and looks so great with our dark pine furniture.

I am so lucky to be married to just the sweetest and very talented man.  He can do just about any wiring, plumbing, drywall, painting, etc. that I happen to add to the "Honey Do List!"

Almost finished.......

TA-DA!

I just love it!

I truly don't know what the builder was thinking when he positioned the box for the dining room fixture, but he messed up big-time.  Thank goodness for decorative chain and the ability to "swag!"

I think it looks so cozy & is so perfect with our decor.

Well, I can't tell you how happy and excited I was to get this project finished.  My enthusiasm must have been just what The Man needed, because he immediately started in doing another lighting project -- the entry.  There was only the canned light in our foyer, so we found a fixture that works really well with the dining room fixture.

This is what it looked like before.

Love this fixture and how the light plays off the walls & ceiling.

Isn't this cool?

With the light off.  This space is so cozy and inviting now.

 With the completion of these two fixture redos, I am just about ready to share a tour of the rest of the entry hallway, the sitting room & dining room.  That should be happening next week.  Bet you can't wait, right?  Anyhoo, thanks for stopping by and please come again soon.

CAS

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