Christmas tour

Hey everyone! I'm finally getting a few minutes to write a blog post. I love Christmas time, but sometimes it can get a little too busy! But I guess we just have to try to enjoy it in the midst of the business. I want to give you a small tour of my home and some Christmas decor that I've put out this year! I'm especially excited about my new deer head this year; although, he'll definitely be staying out year-round. 

Here he is in the dining room.

Here is my dining room table. I love to keep it set this time of year just so I can look at it!

This is a small tree in the corner of my dining room. It is real 😉 I've got it in an old box. 

This is also in my dining room. 

This is the table in my foyer. My rocking horse is another favorite of mine!

I chose to just hang a plain green wreath on my chalk board in my breakfast room.

Here is my living room.

This is the shelf over my tv.

Side table

Bookshelves

Mantle

Loving my new fur stockings!

I also chose to hang small wreaths that I made on some of my windows to add to the festivity. 

 I hope you enjoyed it!!! And would love your feedback! Now, I've got to run because I've got a party to get ready for!!! It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Simply fall

My favorite time of year is finally here! I absolutely LOVE fall!! I tend to get a little obsessive with pumpkin though. Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin smoothies, pumpkin granola... You get the point. All that to say, even though I'm obsessive with all that, I do like to be very simple in my fall decor. I stick to the saying "less is more" when it comes to what I decorate with for fall. My favorite pumpkins are the heirloom pumpkins. The more unique the better! I just like the plain white ones the best! So, here are a few pictures from around the house:) enjoy!!

Furniture makeover

Ok.. So I finally had a few minutes to sit down and share my most recent furniture makeover! This particular piece was given to us by my parents soon after we bought our first house. We used it as a TV armoire. Well, recently we got a new, bigger tv that would not fit in this stand. So, I decided to take it into the dining room, and use it as a catch-all cabinet:) 

 

Here's the finished product! I painted it Silver Mist by Sherwin Williams. I also took the top doors off so I could have some open shelving to use for some cute decor. I put beadboard on the back of the opening so that it looked like it was meant to be open. I mean, who doesn't love a little beadboard! I bought some new knobs at Hobby Lobby and Voila!

Coming soon!!!

Ok... I'm super embarrassed that I haven't blogged in so long! Life gets so hectic and crazy and I constantly have an ongoing project, so blogging gets put on the back burner! But no more!! I have got so many new projects to share with yall!! So, over the course of the next few days, I'll be blowing up my blog with all of our latest projects!! I'm super excited to share!! I'll also be sharing some fall decor ideas!! Although, I do like to keep it simple 😊 so stay tuned!!!

Old sewing table transformation

I have been so excited to share this blog with you! I bought this old sewing table for next to nothing from a lady in my church. I couldn't wait to make it over!! 

Here's the before picture!

Aren't the details on the legs just beautiful?!

So, right when I got it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do to it! Chalk paint it! With my all time favorite color!! And then seal it to give it a little bit of a shine. 

Here's the after picture!

BIG transformation!

I don't think I've ever been this in love with a piece of furniture! It goes perfectly in my living room as a sofa side table:)

Spring is here!

Oh how I love spring! To me, it represents new life! Christ raising from the dead; which is THE most amazing representation of new life! Then, we see flowers starting to bloom everywhere, birds singing beautiful melodies, and everyone just seems a little bit happier this time of year. So, speaking of new life,  I really wanted to do some crafting yesterday. I LOVE birds! So, I thought it would be fun to make a bird's nest with a few little eggs in it!

I started off by finding a very small (roughly 5-6" in diameter) grapevine wreath at Walmart for around $2.

Then, I went to Dollar Tree and got a bag of moss filler.

Then, I just started putting it all in and around the wreath. In no certain order because hey, it's suppose to look like a real nest.

I, then, found some really cute eggs at Stein Mart for around $5 a bag. 

 

Lastly, you just put however many eggs you want in your nest and Voila! It's that easy! 

I put mine on a pedestal/cake stand on my table in my foyer as part of a spring display:)

Vintage finds: Part 2

So, I've already explained my love for antiques and anything vintage in the previous blog. In this post, I'm just going to show you more of my favorite finds that I've got around the house. 

 

This first picture is of an old chest that I found at an antique store in Lake Village, Arkansas. I got a real steal on it! I thought it might be cute to throw a few pillows on it and viola!

I also LOVE antique butter crocks! I have three of them and they're each unique in their own way. This first picture is of one that ( yes, I will admit it) I found on the side of the road! It still had the churn stick and everything! I use it on my mantle to keep some pretty cotton in.

This next churn is one that I bought for super cheap because it had a small crack in it. But, hey, I didn't care, I use it for decor purposes anyway:) 

This last butter churn I'm going to show you is of one that I actually found in my grandparents barn. They have so many old things in this old barn. My Pappaw used to like to collect all these antiques and store them in there, which is a benefit to me:) This is probably my favorite churn out of them all. 

The last find I'm going to show you is an old door that I love. I found it at an outdoor junk sale. The doorknob is actually worth more than the door itself.  I use it as an eye-catcher in my upstairs hallway. I just leaned it up against the wall , and made a cute shelf with hooks to put on it. It also covers the big, ugly thermostat on the wall too :)

I hope that you enjoyed the post! Stay tuned for my next blog post very soon that will be all about pillows!!