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Fall Mantel & Living Room

September 25, 2012 · by Shannon · 41 Comments

fall 2012 mantel

Last week we shared our fall table and dining room as well as our fall porch decor. Today I’m totally excited to show you our fall mantel and living room. I’ve always wanted a mantel to decorate. There’s just something about that space. The ledge. The height. The creative options. Since we built our mantel [...]

Filed Under: Fall/Thanksgiving, Living Room · Tagged: aqua armoire, baby boo mini pumpkins, birdcage, black leather couch, board and batten, burlap pennant banner, candles, candlesticks, diy, down stuffed pillow, fall living room, flowers, Framed Art, mantel, modern country, oatmeal throws, old books, old gate, pears, pip berries, stitchery, tray, treenware, trencher, vignette, white lack tables, white pitcher, white pumpkins

Stencilled Wall & Fall Hutch #2

October 3, 2011 · by Shannon · 29 Comments

Wall-stencil-French-Script

How many of you love stencils? I mean the really beautiful, whole-wall stencils-that-look-an-awful-lot-like-wallpaper kind of stencils. Gorgeous. After winning Lisa’s giveaway and stencilling our master bedroom back in August, Royal Design Studio asked us if they could send us a different stencil to review for them. Um, yes please! So off I happily giddily went to [...]

Filed Under: Dining Room, DIY Project, Fall/Thanksgiving, Painting · Tagged: brass apple bell, distressed buffet, fall hutch, fleur de lis bookends, give thanks stitchery, glass cloche, old books, pinecones, Royal Design Studio, Springtime in Paris, vintage books, white hutch, white pumpkins