Something Old; Something New

I guess it is the change of seasons, but I have been in a mood to change things up.  I rearranged my living room furniture, changed out my decor to more subtle colors and have even started changing out to some fall clothing, even tho it is still in the 90s here.   I have also visited some vintage shops and estate sales and came away with some treasures - old  and new  

One of my favorite new items is a sweet throw pillow handmade by Judy at a wonderful blog called http://20northora.blogspot.com  Judy has an Etsy shop where she sells some of her wonderful needlecraft creations.   https://www.etsy.com/shop/20northora.  I am totally in love with this pillow.  It is a beige linen fabric with a vintage doily sewn on the front and a precious pink rose shaped button in the center.  I just redid my bedroom in pink and white so this pillow is perfect!  Check out her shop and her blog!  This is not a sponsored post -- I saw the pillow, bought it and then asked her if I could share on my blog so everyone could see her beautiful work.  

She also tied a bit of vintage silk as a tassel on the top right corner.  Very sweet

In my living room I added this vintage wood and iron piece along with my urn filled with my daughter's bridal bouquet that I dried.  They were cream colored roses and they dried into this beautiful soft creamy pink.  

I also changed out my china in my breakfast room hutch to my grandmother's Johnson Brothers Olde English Countryside transferware.  This is such a warm, beautiful scene and it is perfect for Fall.  

Found this fabulous chippy wood mirror at an estate sale!

Bought some faux hydrangeas for the galvanized watering can that I found at the side of the road a few weeks ago.  

My next project is to find some little white pumpkins, acorns and pine cones for a table centerpiece.  I don't use orange in my decor cause I have so much pink in my house.  I prefer to stay with creams, greens and browns - always with a touch of pink.  

I am really enjoying seeing how other bloggers are changing things for the new season.  Whether we call it nesting, fluffing or, as I like to say - preparing my den to hibernate - this season seems to bring out a need to create a comfy, nurturing indoor space in preparation for the winter ahead. 

Do you feel this change in the air?

Need Help with a Design Dilemma!

I am struggling with a design dilemma in my 1960's ranch style home that has a living room/dining room combo so it is a long, narrow room.  Because I don't use my dining room for anything except storing odds and ends of furniture, I have put a Shoji screen up as a room divider.  Some day I plan to make the dining room a functional space that can be open but right now, I need to "hide" it.  

A Shoji screen is a wooden frame - mine is a natural color - with rice paper as the screen part.  Because I am on a very tight budget I would love to figure out a way to make it look better as my room divider.  

I have been searching Pinterest for ideas on what to do to somehow make it look better - maybe even pretty - but not having any luck.  I have thought about painting the entire thing white but not sure how that would work on the rice paper part.  I have thought about trying to remove the rice paper (not an easy task) and replacing it with a pretty fabric or paper.  I have also thought about simply stapling some lacy curtains or fabric on it.  

So I thought I would turn to my blogging friends for ideas and thoughts on what I might be able to do.  

Have any of you ever repurposed a shoji screen?

Any other ideas - i.e. hanging a curtain rod, etc. as a divider rather than the screen?  

I am open to ANYTHING. Except - sewing -- cause I don't sew.  lol.   I realize it isn't the greatest option - but it is what I have and what I can afford.  

Thoughts?  Ideas?  Please forgive the mess -- I didn't "stage" these pics so there are a few random wires, etc. hiding in there.  lol.