New Flowers for Foyer

This is the new floral arrangement I made for the foyer.  Just  bought an existing container with greenery from Jo Ann's for $20 and then added a little height and glam with flowers and feathers.  Mr and Mrs W seem to be standing proudly.  I guess they like the change too.

Autumn Days

I woke up this morning and was so glad to see the sun shining again after several days of rain.  Seems the sun was dancing against the wall.

I love to stand and look out through the blinds.

You can see how the rain beat down Mr. Scarecrow.  I need to straighten him up!  Our yard will probably never make it to the Home and Garden magazine, but nature smiles on us anyway.  It is awesome how you can see the vibrant colors of fall.  There are at least 5 different colors of leaves displayed.  I imagine God with a big ol' paintbrush mixing up colors that us humans try so hard to copycat.

On to the front of the house.  There's a little surprise waiting outside this window.

Do you see it?  A bird nest.  Two bird nests!  It's all I can do to not go out there and pluck them from the tree.  But they're so pretty to look at, I don't want to disturb them, yet ;)

Chalkboard Craze

Posting my version of a chalkboard at between naps on the porch.blogspot.com  Also posting to ASPTL -Do It Yourself

With all the fad of chalkboards going on right now, I had to post mine.  Sorry I don't have the before photos but this was an old frame purchased at a thrift shop which I spray painted to give an antique silver finish.  Home Depot cut a ply board to size for me.  Sprayed the plywood with chalkboard paint (was a little disappointed on the texture but what do you expect out of plywood?) and my brainsmart, not carpenter, hubby put it  all together and hung it for me.

Brownsfield Master

This is our master bedroom.  (oops forgot to turn one of the side lamps on.)  The Shabby Chic frame came from GW for $2.  I put a scrapbook paper in it to add a romantic touch.  We have a large room but have to double up for an office space, etc.  Love the furniture that the hubs and I picked out together.  I'm a romantic at heart and so a romantic bedroom was a must.  Little bit of a beach/nature theme as a reminder of our honeymoon.

The Brownsfield Dining Room

A little masculine flair to the dining room.  The carvings on this buffet table are gorgeous.  It's not an antique, just a replica. 

My new curtains which I made myself!  Well, actually it's just two panels sewn together with added trim.  That's about as much sewing as I'm capable of!  I wanted a really long window treatment to accentuate the arch.  In my previous house, I had custom made window treatments which cost around $1200.  These- less than $200!  Not nearly as nice of course, but they look good don't ya think?  Below is my antique hutch which I will never part with.  It's actually an English dresser.  They used to "dress" their food on these.

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Pumpkin and candy corns for fall!

A fall wreath to add a little holiday warmth.

These are part of my crystal collection.

Antique cake plates.  I love cake plates!

Fall 09 on Brownsfield Lane

Had to be a copycat  and paint my address numbers on the pumpkins.  Love how they turned out.  My porch is not all that big so I wanted to keep it simple, not cluttered.  Happy Fall Y'all!

The foyer

Here's a peek into my house, as promised!  This is the foyer.  Do you see Mr. and Mrs. W welcoming you into the home?  I've had these statues for a very long time and have carefully packed them on each move.  This time they seemed to work on the foyer table.  I love how Mr. W is peering around the plant after a hard day's work in the garden!  haha  (You know we are not gardeners.)