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?

Are Seasonal Vignettes just a Southern Thang?

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"? 

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!

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  

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.

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

My front porch - and MORE white wicker!  Hey - I know it isn't "on trend" but I have always loved it and am happy when someone else has it for sale for cheap!  The pillow on the chair changes with the seasons.  My dogs, Nicki and Harley are looking out the front door . :)

Also front porch.  The galvanized watering can was sitting at the curb when I took a walk a couple of weeks ago.  Sooooo - I picked it up and continued my walk carrying it.  I'm sure I looked kind of funny - but - hey -- what a treasure!!!!  

 Nothing fancy about my home -- it is modest, small and simple.  But it is my sanctuary!