Decorating for Thanksgiving

This weekend I was a total city girl. Hubby got the stomach bug going around so we were home bound. I did have a few projects at the city house so there was no worry that I would be bored today. My main order of business was getting the house ready for Thanksgiving.

This is what I assembled to do today.

I got busy last night with candlesticks. I found these candlesticks in Onalaska, near Star Hill, for 25 cents each. I purchased the round bases at Michael's for 68 cents each after the discount.

  I am a fan of the E 6000 adhesive.  It works great.

 

Here they are connected together.

 



 I used Valspar Whipped Apricot spray paint to unify the wood colors.I am really addicted to yellow right now. I love this yellow particularly. For just over a dollar a candlestick including the paint, I ended up with a something I really like a lot.

I used the spray paint on a frame that I got for  25 cents.  sprayed the liner of the frame with chalkboard paint but I should not have tried to write on it yet.  I will be repainting. 

The frame started out in a maroon color.  It is a good thing I used primer.  Here is after the first primer coat.

There was a lot of pink bleeding through the primer.

I did convince hubby to go with me to get some youpon holly from the ditches near our house even though he was sick. As the roads get busier this is not as easy as it used to be. Here is my table before I got busy and here it is after.

I need to bring my white plates home for the table from Star Hill.

 



  Here is my buffet finished.

 This is what my farmhouse table looks like.

I had a very productive weekend. More to come.

Finished Yellow and Grey Guestroom

Finally.  Last night we put the finishing touches on the guest room.  I hope you like what we did. Here are pictures of the finished room.  Final cost $154.63 Click on all the hyperlinks below to go to the projects that we got accomplished. 

One day I am going to actually hit my cost goal, but this is not too bad for a great guest room.  You will see that I added a cute pillow to the bed.  I love the color and graphic.  I got it on Etsy.  The lamps make me happier than the globe lights.  I love them but the chain was too busy for the wall.  I am giving them to Sweet Amanda for the lovebird room.



Remember that it all started with a end table I picked up on the side of the road. I started looking for inspiration to get the table painted.  Then it hit me.  I had a whole room needing love.

Yuck.

This is the inspiration.  A bedroom from The Hills Blog


I stenciled the wall.

 I thrifted a milk glass lamp then made the shade.
 

I thifted and crafted this chalkboard.

 

I made these owls.

 

 

I love these owls.

 

Easy Artwork

 

I used a lot of my finds to create a mirror wall.

 

More thifted and crafted items.

 

A reused armoire is going to be my craft cabinet.

 

 

I tried these lights.

 

But I did not love them in this room.

 

 

 

I like this one so much better.  I found some curtains I can live with. 

 

I hope you like the room.  We are proud of our hard work.

 

 

 WE LOVE IT!  Now bring on the guests.



The Southern Girl's Style

I wanted you all to see what great decorating style the Southern Belle has. I am not allowed to show everything because some rooms are still under decorative construction.

Here is the outside of her home:

This great tree grows in her front yard.  No idea what type conifer it is. 

 

The Living Room

Simple Elegance.

 

Her amazing table.  A friend built this table.  It is so pretty.  The chairs are from Craig's List.  They are mid century modern and came already upholstered.  The white cabinet holds her grandmother's china and crystal.

 

 Her bedroom furniture is recently painted.  It really adds light to the room.

 

 West Elm headboard.  I wish I had taken a better picture.  She is still thinking about how to dress the wall.

This is her first curbside rescue.  She drug this home when she was in junior high.  I am glad it still has a home with her.

 

My art made the cut in the bedroom.  I am proud that she would display it.

 

This really is how clean her counters are all the time.  She could teach me a thing or two.

 

A recently rescued curbside find.  She did good here.

 

Her whole home has a navy similar theme.  Her guest bath is pretty.

 

 

Fall.