I
LOVE "smalls" - those fabulous treasures that are displayed so
temptingly on tables and shelves at antique stores and estate sales. I am a sucker for vintage vases, picture
frames, bowls, pitchers, statuary, etc., etc.
I have so many, in fact, that I can't display them all at one time and
because I love so many different types and colors of things, I have always
created seasonal vignettes, especially in my sitting room and dining area. I usually get the craving to do this at the
beginning of each new season - July for Summer, September for Fall, December
for Winter and March for Spring.
Recently
I was telling the girls at work that I had put out my summer decor and one of
them said "that must be a southern thing". She is from up north and she said she has only seen and heard of
changing out decor with the seasons since she has been in the South. She only does special decorating around the
holidays -- specifically Christmas and Halloween - but even then she is just
adding things to her current space - i.e., Christmas tree, wreath on door,
maybe a centerpiece on table or mantel decor.
Another woman, who grew up out west, said the same thing. The other
women, who were from the south, said they change their decor seasonally and
their mothers did as well.
I
was raised in Tennessee, grew up in Memphis and have lived in Nashville since
1979 so I am definitely a southern girl.
I don't move my furniture around much, but I do love to switch out my
"smalls" to reflect the seasons.
Below are a few pics of some of my vignettes. NOTE - I am not patient enough to "stage" so what you
see is how it is. I only have my iPhone
camera so the pics aren't great so I apologize for that.
I feel most comfortable and at
home with vintage, repurposed, junk chic decor. I adore found objects and I will generally leave them in their
original condition except to maybe add a coat of paint. My sofa has a slipcover and I am a lover of
white wicker.
How
about you? Do you change your
decor/vignettes to reflect the seasons?
Do you think this is a "southern thang"?
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| My sitting room This is my favorite spot in the house and where I sit and relax when it is not nice enough to sit outside. Summer = light green throw, green and white bird pillow. The white wicker table holding plants was $5 at an estate sale. Hey - one man's trash is another man's treasure! |
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| Also in sitting room - for summer I use my white bird bowl, a floral pillow on chair and light colored items. The mirror is an old window frame made into a mirror that I found at an antique store. I found the old sewing machine table discarded by a neighbor and painted it white |
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| This favorite of mine is in my breakfast room - $10 at an estate sale!! For summer it is outfitted with pastels, I love bunnies so my bunny items are always part of my spring and summer vignettes. Also the white frames, teapot, pink and white vintage glassware and botanicals reflect summertime. |
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This is my breakfast table centerpiece for summer. The dried roses are from my daughter's bridal bouquet. The white iron basket was an antique store find and the pink/white bowl in it is from TJMaxx! Table runners switch out seasonally. Oh - and, or course a bunny and a bird. lol
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