Today, folks. Today is a pretty cool day. Today, the epic “Swap It Like It’s Hot” Flea Market Swap is happening. Twenty-six bloggers. Twenty-six crazy-cool upcycled and repurposed projects. I mean, does it get any more awesome than this!?
How does it work? Well, it’s sorta like a Secret Santa for swapping junk! Except, you know who has your name. Buuut, the twist is that you don’t know what you’re getting!
I like color. I’m generally not afraid of it. But for a small moment, I seriously wondered what in the world I’d do with our orange dining room. Tom’s been on a mission to re-paint it since the last coat dried. But I asked him to give it a chance.
Let me get my decorating hands on it and see what I could do.
So, we started with a big, shiny, neutral mirror. Then we added a trio of abstract paintings.
And now, a few finishing touches later, the dining room decor dilemma doesn’t seem so daunting.
Orange, meet Teal. I think you two will really hit it off…
Have you seen some of the recent tours through Blogland? It’s been a fun sort of get-to-know-you round robin, with one blogger sharing another, then that blogger shares another, and so on. It’s a neat way to get to know more about each other and to show what goes on “behind the scenes” of our blogs.
I’ve enjoyed getting to know more about some of my favorite bloggers and friends, as well as meeting some fab new people! I hope you’ll feel the same way, because today I’m sharing as part of this Tour Through Blogland!
I took a slightly different approach to my Fall mantel this year. While I do love much of the traditional decor you find during the Fall season, it just doesn’t jive so well with my style. But I was still so inspired by the mantels I shared last week, that I had to change things up for the season, just with my own twist!
So I give you, my modern Fall mantel with touches of texture, neutrals and saffron yellow!
Here in Cincinnati, the air has just taken a turn into Fall. September has a tendency to go on like August for a while—hot, humid and insufferable—or to switch over to a more pleasant early Fall. With that crispness finally in the air, it put me in the mood to round up a bunch of wonderful Fall mantel decorating ideas as I start to work on my own!