She's Ready for Her Closeup!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Friday Eve!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the many fabulous things that I learned at the Southern Bloggers Conference this past weekend was that sometimes less is more when it comes to our words.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, to let the eye rest with clean space in between your thoughts.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sooo, that's what I'm going to attempt to do with this post.  But, you know what less words means, right?  MORE pictures!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm excited to share with you our revamped kitchen!  Come on in!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMamSDFkI7KS9be6a94khDaddh9rU1RwpQCNokNZrpP6-24RjCexcA7caw5WdvdjBEKYd53CZ7Noh0CAjWi0IY7sxUlWwxwlWzxTZmU7xUPRPRO9b0DJ-jF4itkXCq8KbnQkLNAlwBgA/s1600/kitchennewoverall,jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMamSDFkI7KS9be6a94khDaddh9rU1RwpQCNokNZrpP6-24RjCexcA7caw5WdvdjBEKYd53CZ7Noh0CAjWi0IY7sxUlWwxwlWzxTZmU7xUPRPRO9b0DJ-jF4itkXCq8KbnQkLNAlwBgA/s640/kitchennewoverall,jpg.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to our white and bright kitchen!  I can't tell you how much we love it!  Our walls are now BM Manchester Tan.  I painted the bottom cabinets (originally maple stained) to match the upper cabinets (that I painted white awhile back) ...</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLW5DHqAkirLy7kEK3dyMNgn9VEqKLapPmTQxKsNsHTOyuFXjlf_99eGsY5I55vbIS7XOJI1En137rjsM0bTQA-h4k4wai-Kuza3McEARLL453StIo-X5fFzn3ijoYO2D0jvnxCCR8A/s1600/kitchennewdoor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLW5DHqAkirLy7kEK3dyMNgn9VEqKLapPmTQxKsNsHTOyuFXjlf_99eGsY5I55vbIS7XOJI1En137rjsM0bTQA-h4k4wai-Kuza3McEARLL453StIo-X5fFzn3ijoYO2D0jvnxCCR8A/s640/kitchennewdoor.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we (meaning my husband and neighbor) added beadboard to the backsplash ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5c0eww-5vQQGADhonSO7S2Milb18F36hWPuUqRRGC0GhhbKQkXPX3MhtUfpFqnQKpWebQhDQeAEvZ5qfxA2bzzvRGPN_A4vrqo7tg8VBQ9deoyJZLfdiSRUiNLvhSVU7UiOGUOuJ9Pg/s1600/kitchennewcoffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5c0eww-5vQQGADhonSO7S2Milb18F36hWPuUqRRGC0GhhbKQkXPX3MhtUfpFqnQKpWebQhDQeAEvZ5qfxA2bzzvRGPN_A4vrqo7tg8VBQ9deoyJZLfdiSRUiNLvhSVU7UiOGUOuJ9Pg/s640/kitchennewcoffee.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">new cup pulls were added to the drawers ...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_8DO-mjYQAfC-iniAMo5rbewGI3JrsXcnAKEecbLEB-gt1oY1BC9Rfq_PCtH_8AVjVvF6xB5a7zaiTxsQZ7xcniOx9BlLJ0wwZfVOlDnDULqadtBXqP2XZYAVOpPEaRtek3LvqfbxA/s1600/kitchennewknobs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_8DO-mjYQAfC-iniAMo5rbewGI3JrsXcnAKEecbLEB-gt1oY1BC9Rfq_PCtH_8AVjVvF6xB5a7zaiTxsQZ7xcniOx9BlLJ0wwZfVOlDnDULqadtBXqP2XZYAVOpPEaRtek3LvqfbxA/s640/kitchennewknobs.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, we *finally* added support to our butcher block top island (which we should've done a year ago ... oops), by adding new farmhouse legs (which I painted and distressed to match the Chateaux Grey island)!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7Rvx7ShnIKE6g4XsbEMuKaEDdZ76jzhOgIrvwWc3F5evYVkualggNiJkKAK1edkp5c8vKn30Iow9Bs93A2cGIOuNNJGzwNykV289UtAej7PRL-4tkhkYWGzHqby_0J2v6mhWXhPhzA/s1600/kitchennewisland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7Rvx7ShnIKE6g4XsbEMuKaEDdZ76jzhOgIrvwWc3F5evYVkualggNiJkKAK1edkp5c8vKn30Iow9Bs93A2cGIOuNNJGzwNykV289UtAej7PRL-4tkhkYWGzHqby_0J2v6mhWXhPhzA/s640/kitchennewisland.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With our kitchen not getting any direct light, I can't tell you what a difference it has made in how "happy" this room now feels:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSw82Zzih5Bh-3jUWrG8i-QFf0Ena4E08LOdXbeg2_nUiMVIuE2rP4_TUr2zNK4kiivwRgoz2NV3tqBkvbuE2xmeSiO237PCXPafRYVgRFpDZUzMMBKZ4k5eqIp2kOfmEm0H6Xygxw2A/s1600/kitchennewbed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSw82Zzih5Bh-3jUWrG8i-QFf0Ena4E08LOdXbeg2_nUiMVIuE2rP4_TUr2zNK4kiivwRgoz2NV3tqBkvbuE2xmeSiO237PCXPafRYVgRFpDZUzMMBKZ4k5eqIp2kOfmEm0H6Xygxw2A/s640/kitchennewbed.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pretty white platters (from Home Goods) serve as simple, yet beautiful, *art* on the wall:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYgTjbVp5H2evpmVvWlZ0WpQQPCQcs49fpbg30aHktmJ06a_sAqYpHxF-5mdpaWOvOMBTRvWW_csbGQqsnO-XAA3l8qDJJ3uhHsCV9kEKc8nS5La3K_orOIXAecDlYaZXe3JtLO9bUQ/s1600/kitchennewplates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYgTjbVp5H2evpmVvWlZ0WpQQPCQcs49fpbg30aHktmJ06a_sAqYpHxF-5mdpaWOvOMBTRvWW_csbGQqsnO-XAA3l8qDJJ3uhHsCV9kEKc8nS5La3K_orOIXAecDlYaZXe3JtLO9bUQ/s640/kitchennewplates.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, white pitchers turn into a fun and functional place for utensils:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, this year, instead of using a Christmas tree, I decided to do a different take on our Fall family tree by adding branches (some of them lit) to a fleur-de-lis vase ... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-l65WZ-xcPZf8LDOw7skTm-imfoJ61rzY-nN5h1P8JaJZOiagmJ-NoqYOOAmG5Wt75Q96KaKKQ2INaC8pGnVrxqDGPqYi5dq6cXw4HIva9v5oGOlpvHRYrRor2K13LB8_RbVCwnRUw/s1600/kitchenfamilytree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-l65WZ-xcPZf8LDOw7skTm-imfoJ61rzY-nN5h1P8JaJZOiagmJ-NoqYOOAmG5Wt75Q96KaKKQ2INaC8pGnVrxqDGPqYi5dq6cXw4HIva9v5oGOlpvHRYrRor2K13LB8_RbVCwnRUw/s640/kitchenfamilytree.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and then clipping family photos and saying to the branches.  I love having it on the island so that our family is part of the "heart of our home" this time of year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5lbY9lB8HSmhQoh0RkfApSdzzgd22krgDBnkVVPwtemIPiK58eWXUgqGydZ50sKCOwE2RDcN6JSgxe_w2FyYacXgP6Y4XBcatDEZe7jIxrhGhDoyZLUFUx_9b41H2Ox3DSxKUjdy6w/s1600/kitchennewtreeclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5lbY9lB8HSmhQoh0RkfApSdzzgd22krgDBnkVVPwtemIPiK58eWXUgqGydZ50sKCOwE2RDcN6JSgxe_w2FyYacXgP6Y4XBcatDEZe7jIxrhGhDoyZLUFUx_9b41H2Ox3DSxKUjdy6w/s640/kitchennewtreeclose.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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She's Ready for Her Closeup!

Happy Friday Eve!   One of the many fabulous things that I learned at the Southern Bloggers Conference this past weekend was that sometimes ...

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They're Baaaack!

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I woke up this morning realizing that I haven't bored you all lately with pics of just a few more of the crazy mesh wreaths that I've had the privilege of creating for others lately (*gasp*)!  So, here you go ... try not to doze off! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Go, Team, Go!"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixH3dRC-9gfWL6QIN4N-VgBr3ym7BdJSN7s4nvc266f5K3BNa6HDPdrxOOJfFtUfV0RtixR7kvKlSW4lCJsCOCXoD3fLRrJhJItVPgjxRDkasT0zo3MDUvHcm-R-M-62PgQstgygjTmQ/s1600/cowboys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixH3dRC-9gfWL6QIN4N-VgBr3ym7BdJSN7s4nvc266f5K3BNa6HDPdrxOOJfFtUfV0RtixR7kvKlSW4lCJsCOCXoD3fLRrJhJItVPgjxRDkasT0zo3MDUvHcm-R-M-62PgQstgygjTmQ/s640/cowboys.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I'm sheepishly a bit proud of the "BOO" wreath that I designed last year because it managed to find its way onto Pinterest and, because of that, several folks contacted me to have a little "BOO" on their doors this year, too.  What fun!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMedvBUsYEGLnNQiTTxaXDa-m_vMMyGAa7U3ss_mIRk4dBDApp3i0vVr5sbpKA0XbyRnzbAdBg7rpYn7gIE9BI_zzoZY0WRdS0caxNxMghSv8TMZIAYXMP3W8TKCPiw3wRF0W4y9Mbg/s1600/boowreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMedvBUsYEGLnNQiTTxaXDa-m_vMMyGAa7U3ss_mIRk4dBDApp3i0vVr5sbpKA0XbyRnzbAdBg7rpYn7gIE9BI_zzoZY0WRdS0caxNxMghSv8TMZIAYXMP3W8TKCPiw3wRF0W4y9Mbg/s640/boowreath.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, I had to splash some Fall on our front door, too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8K4BLhsqyGh4JrAYoGbiVAUza-kOFE9EvFuSZRGeRbRg42WtFGVyx52NVKS4AhlM2OrXH2KnTAohhrnb_AJqMYWyl4hSuJmbXyM37dWztuQVtefKFWuydbdOLDSF0wS6S0Cn8XYXIw/s1600/fallus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8K4BLhsqyGh4JrAYoGbiVAUza-kOFE9EvFuSZRGeRbRg42WtFGVyx52NVKS4AhlM2OrXH2KnTAohhrnb_AJqMYWyl4hSuJmbXyM37dWztuQVtefKFWuydbdOLDSF0wS6S0Cn8XYXIw/s640/fallus.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigLrkcvuUFUjnNTJpb1I-fx4UL6C_YfZ-4ffxRcudNnEokGQERBrGvz6YqOJSA-s9qlQfJwETypqw60b7oYSnHpAduPFXMPkPppau_pmHi_Qjmdc7vx4jMjwXxeF2g5BxTrPhKmitYA/s1600/fallwreatha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigLrkcvuUFUjnNTJpb1I-fx4UL6C_YfZ-4ffxRcudNnEokGQERBrGvz6YqOJSA-s9qlQfJwETypqw60b7oYSnHpAduPFXMPkPppau_pmHi_Qjmdc7vx4jMjwXxeF2g5BxTrPhKmitYA/s640/fallwreatha.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you still with me?  All kidding aside, I'm beyond flattered and excited that folks across the country have trusted me to create a little fun for their doors!  I didn't expect this to turn into a little gig for me, but I'm going to enjoy it as long as I can ... hopefully, creating a website making it easier to share them all in one place for easier viewing and ordering! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Can't wait to start on Christmas orders!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Becca</strong></em></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>

They're Baaaack!

I woke up this morning realizing that I haven't bored you all lately with pics of just a few more of the crazy mesh wreaths that I'v...

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Deja Vu Decorating

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, folks ... that's right!  If I add something to our home that I absolutely love, don't be surprised if you see it appear in another space at the same time, as well.  Do any of you do that, too?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Such is the case when I recently revamped our breakfast room (shown <a href="http://adventuresindecorating1.blogspot.com/2012/09/breakfast-area-gets-new-look.html">here</a>).  I knew when I spotted the fabulous fabric for the windows in there, that I also simply *had* to add it to our neighboring great room ... especially since we have an open floor plan.  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm really enjoying seeing pattern in here against our neutral furniture:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4ettW0glNLop8zaWjwE6T4Xnuv2Cp3LEqAsTCrCtpWBUXkfHfpDAH4JxHwLQrNM_LLnnKEOi3zYZbGEkXqHWHeGJFxMpaTKWAsq01IJc5dJJH0Ust1VypX_X8ULxLUHZchTVfqjvxg/s1600/fallgreatoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4ettW0glNLop8zaWjwE6T4Xnuv2Cp3LEqAsTCrCtpWBUXkfHfpDAH4JxHwLQrNM_LLnnKEOi3zYZbGEkXqHWHeGJFxMpaTKWAsq01IJc5dJJH0Ust1VypX_X8ULxLUHZchTVfqjvxg/s640/fallgreatoverall.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4TXwx0sLrqBLV1IR2PPLzis5EKWzksKBiNBEvNM-NnKyoK57uAwSYFdiiVLhpc5Cbe0Fef4a6UMaynjzom0yLKxHryQxo58kC5wXeoOBIGIvdH_kPLsNk865KLyMhlAq6zwY1_3OMA/s1600/fallgreatcurtains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4TXwx0sLrqBLV1IR2PPLzis5EKWzksKBiNBEvNM-NnKyoK57uAwSYFdiiVLhpc5Cbe0Fef4a6UMaynjzom0yLKxHryQxo58kC5wXeoOBIGIvdH_kPLsNk865KLyMhlAq6zwY1_3OMA/s640/fallgreatcurtains.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While you're here, I'll share a few pics of our simple Fall great room.  When you enter our home, the great room is straight ahead ... with our buffet on the left side:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpLBFi4eY8QXzCN-YpQ0RLqX3ZcsZ10lZUx41p5BuJ1TCXIUmKlbCaklzLLzy-WggJj2ZUosgkCmog73zpOAnMauh-XUVyQ5oKN_RDx6C9HmCX0Wx5BB8BMn1osrX6A6ooc-gzqu7Ww/s1600/fallgreatbuffet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpLBFi4eY8QXzCN-YpQ0RLqX3ZcsZ10lZUx41p5BuJ1TCXIUmKlbCaklzLLzy-WggJj2ZUosgkCmog73zpOAnMauh-XUVyQ5oKN_RDx6C9HmCX0Wx5BB8BMn1osrX6A6ooc-gzqu7Ww/s640/fallgreatbuffet.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I pulled out our Fall pillows ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoyA58aelHTPUPyTfzwXJPv87JYpzhqTY0kaUtzLcbTh4LmWxhyphenhyphenh1inxGhxn4IOAxcn5iAOj0ubrBoo_6_KeAANUN8DFAn7ngMWRfwJ55Gj6BWbLQVIZieeUxNm-uRHhzaB3e5r0RkQ/s1600/fallgreatsofa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoyA58aelHTPUPyTfzwXJPv87JYpzhqTY0kaUtzLcbTh4LmWxhyphenhyphenh1inxGhxn4IOAxcn5iAOj0ubrBoo_6_KeAANUN8DFAn7ngMWRfwJ55Gj6BWbLQVIZieeUxNm-uRHhzaB3e5r0RkQ/s640/fallgreatsofa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">adding a couple of new, patterened ones from Kirkland's:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sDwzI302tyTYuvIR-IShVsEeolWleKq1ZaPAqXalStRSmP9bUbE8h7-SWBqMgj1r5nP6JFVrQF5HCMFbBUiTuWTKv7pdtrIcz04F1LeDuQCiuW4w_HfNlxFB8kHpf0iwtZDtrvrUAg/s1600/fallgreatpillows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sDwzI302tyTYuvIR-IShVsEeolWleKq1ZaPAqXalStRSmP9bUbE8h7-SWBqMgj1r5nP6JFVrQF5HCMFbBUiTuWTKv7pdtrIcz04F1LeDuQCiuW4w_HfNlxFB8kHpf0iwtZDtrvrUAg/s640/fallgreatpillows.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's just about time to enjoy a nice fire!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXlehsA2-aJSunYB3nvwT28izcKPvKpKZ_NnwMWZh_vnOEbKpLvzMDHARzEomBwYnyZAulFCZN_n-W_pgbqzzXVwKrA72bjOY3qd8eq1noxqU-7r-3iKTIHWd93C1PSnUf7x1UfPGMA/s1600/fallgreatfireplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXlehsA2-aJSunYB3nvwT28izcKPvKpKZ_NnwMWZh_vnOEbKpLvzMDHARzEomBwYnyZAulFCZN_n-W_pgbqzzXVwKrA72bjOY3qd8eq1noxqU-7r-3iKTIHWd93C1PSnUf7x1UfPGMA/s640/fallgreatfireplace.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After seeing lanterns on Pinterest (including my sweet friend, Kristen, from <a href="http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/">Kristen's Creations</a>) that are embellished with Fall goodies, I simply had to dress up one of ours, too:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVbRhiAY_aSaoDtPJXx2yaAeTGnvVk9BC4ZCwCduti8YwsgtGMYoYj9UXyFli6yBI7MElx8mVfa-bExxyVk4YYdAcFHlFIMydQk3BLy1t_BhmnboPxQiGRN2jI8c-u6WSi2akQ55L5Q/s1600/fallgreatlantern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVbRhiAY_aSaoDtPJXx2yaAeTGnvVk9BC4ZCwCduti8YwsgtGMYoYj9UXyFli6yBI7MElx8mVfa-bExxyVk4YYdAcFHlFIMydQk3BLy1t_BhmnboPxQiGRN2jI8c-u6WSi2akQ55L5Q/s640/fallgreatlantern.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, I must thank my sweet Mom for suprising me with this gorgeous floor lamp ... she knows my taste very well!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBoVSODusWLGQy5DN3MB-DTuVYuh_iuYrMMK4WU6viFvwpGhP_O_G0ZmmMot2EWW6LGvJNEeP8c9jYFGbs4jRwmD52i_wwl8wU_hNkjkKXfccD_c_4bHBrcdJ900CvjISNpleVm0oVQ/s1600/fallgreatlamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBoVSODusWLGQy5DN3MB-DTuVYuh_iuYrMMK4WU6viFvwpGhP_O_G0ZmmMot2EWW6LGvJNEeP8c9jYFGbs4jRwmD52i_wwl8wU_hNkjkKXfccD_c_4bHBrcdJ900CvjISNpleVm0oVQ/s640/fallgreatlamp.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A simple apothecary jar filled with pinecones, corks and pumpkins helps our faux Fall foliage pop:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4VRQ41EQFQGTnRBpXEawJ0pA0MbajI6YAEwefOz_fDRCL2h3tV7iay76oZkAghYrfI____E4bfQ69vRSxJKs_YntZFrVt5Y01zmbemzBZTKZs-R1EmP341kiB86U_RTWYbBxP18JCA/s1600/fallgreatcorks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4VRQ41EQFQGTnRBpXEawJ0pA0MbajI6YAEwefOz_fDRCL2h3tV7iay76oZkAghYrfI____E4bfQ69vRSxJKs_YntZFrVt5Y01zmbemzBZTKZs-R1EmP341kiB86U_RTWYbBxP18JCA/s640/fallgreatcorks.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hard to believe I'll be trading the orange for pops of Christmas red in a few weeks!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvccNJ82Gy8mCnUOnz8G6JA3e5CYC_7Lsit5hAPQSh1XnsAfYMLd2aoidZQzbX_0MeaD9bXcreH9eICNTypzCs19Zwl10qPnP47-palmPmrgtimXiV-MX6_a8UzFcgZgTFODMTzoyomA/s1600/fallgreatother.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvccNJ82Gy8mCnUOnz8G6JA3e5CYC_7Lsit5hAPQSh1XnsAfYMLd2aoidZQzbX_0MeaD9bXcreH9eICNTypzCs19Zwl10qPnP47-palmPmrgtimXiV-MX6_a8UzFcgZgTFODMTzoyomA/s640/fallgreatother.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As always, thanks for stopping by, sweet friends!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Becca</span></em></strong></div>

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Fall Dining Room

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've loved seeing all of your fabulous Fall decor and have enjoyed all of the great Fall linky parties going on right now!  You all are so very inspiring, from your mantelscapes ... to your welcoming entries ... to your vignettes and tablescapes!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When it came to creating a Fall tablescape in *our* dining room, once again, I was stumped.  But, after playing ... and playing ... and *playing,* I decided to include these elements:    </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A simple, ceramic pumpkin showcased in a large, glass cloche:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5o9sCDRihbXZnG5UTs0oc6XU5jIS4szSwxXQ46nSLcY9WemBD9UqN7xDgLf7D-uGHPhhfM0jz1vIzTOabnol4QPnQYvGm_GgmRTGlGhoot6j2B29ZgMRmbERbBxFCDzbycz4-8mLxg/s1600/falldiningcenter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5o9sCDRihbXZnG5UTs0oc6XU5jIS4szSwxXQ46nSLcY9WemBD9UqN7xDgLf7D-uGHPhhfM0jz1vIzTOabnol4QPnQYvGm_GgmRTGlGhoot6j2B29ZgMRmbERbBxFCDzbycz4-8mLxg/s640/falldiningcenter.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wheat, burlap, pumpkins and autumn art peeking through:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRLcojr75gXE8BLsZoPMWkZqHZGlCwtK3rcXP9u_O9AYWdxcx2KREpF9qN99pggNTqYIC1hA3lclARYy9IQ5-Et4iXr13y6frYRGI6Ka3Dx8Mx9eNkDCdQZbtObmo8_aOxuhPWBLWMA/s1600/falldiningpumpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRLcojr75gXE8BLsZoPMWkZqHZGlCwtK3rcXP9u_O9AYWdxcx2KREpF9qN99pggNTqYIC1hA3lclARYy9IQ5-Et4iXr13y6frYRGI6Ka3Dx8Mx9eNkDCdQZbtObmo8_aOxuhPWBLWMA/s640/falldiningpumpkin.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beautiful Wedgewood China from my sweet Mom:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIgsOmIqbeF-M5u1v5iXUmAAXWXfEcfYAYY7mB2ft21atUc3-xJrY4n33Zyd2mWBi5sdt9Xxtsgdt2LR0b0Uw0CU-bhSqnwE4i93hBmKRx7a_vDXsrVTPu-8fNiLvBZiwFlJUEgn9gQ/s1600/falldiningplateurn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIgsOmIqbeF-M5u1v5iXUmAAXWXfEcfYAYY7mB2ft21atUc3-xJrY4n33Zyd2mWBi5sdt9Xxtsgdt2LR0b0Uw0CU-bhSqnwE4i93hBmKRx7a_vDXsrVTPu-8fNiLvBZiwFlJUEgn9gQ/s640/falldiningplateurn.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Faux Fall florals with candles nestled in here and there:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8lXtjxQoXsaSrBFFMX4eplsC48hkna7NXfgFoi6qSOWVRnfv2hoD6tXwddmUoL0EBDeLpVEvUFgLQSt9WtT2VHwskEMb3V7CkkVVOs_wVy4Fg4O00wRIFhzWZuvQcjn7LCeEGT62tw/s1600/falldiningtablecl1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8lXtjxQoXsaSrBFFMX4eplsC48hkna7NXfgFoi6qSOWVRnfv2hoD6tXwddmUoL0EBDeLpVEvUFgLQSt9WtT2VHwskEMb3V7CkkVVOs_wVy4Fg4O00wRIFhzWZuvQcjn7LCeEGT62tw/s640/falldiningtablecl1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A beautiful soup tureen I recently picked up at a local consignment shop:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEBgi2o9OsJjt4DZQff0UdfFDzFyp84k1lb96yGffH8jsh0mWH8B2jBGL47GESTU-bzQZXIWKvcSuzV9oZC0xq02iUatmHoFKXrxtQG3e00msjS57402MHwNUik32TETGEdcZ0ZT_kg/s1600/falldiningtureen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEBgi2o9OsJjt4DZQff0UdfFDzFyp84k1lb96yGffH8jsh0mWH8B2jBGL47GESTU-bzQZXIWKvcSuzV9oZC0xq02iUatmHoFKXrxtQG3e00msjS57402MHwNUik32TETGEdcZ0ZT_kg/s640/falldiningtureen.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Festive turkey plates (Home Goods) and canvas napkins and softly detailed cream plates (Wal-Mart):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK4Odpk7tUcxlUNM2H_IhHudtJ4fcGu1NdXfE5gV91pum9USWfbu5KeJq5iNC8FD8ry3KjynHCc7pd1mYaMDjwZFgWWRgU7DUU_2E1SVvEn8YHr7Q1tRvmyGUCLq8ImLbO-GC9mvUYA/s1600/falldiningturkeypl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK4Odpk7tUcxlUNM2H_IhHudtJ4fcGu1NdXfE5gV91pum9USWfbu5KeJq5iNC8FD8ry3KjynHCc7pd1mYaMDjwZFgWWRgU7DUU_2E1SVvEn8YHr7Q1tRvmyGUCLq8ImLbO-GC9mvUYA/s640/falldiningturkeypl.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A cream urn, turned (literally) cornucopia, with Fall embellishments spilling out:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75ekY9_Xz8ZReMB_VLh1oIKFW8TZsLrp5OCVm-qdpFXPjsAbtoYO-OpwbLT2n1xi1C1KlLW_oXz0E4sKpSVrjz0cqJcB_MU6WBSWZUtWEkr82mnruXjH4WCq1keVG5PhGTslPyjGMNA/s1600/falldiningurnside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75ekY9_Xz8ZReMB_VLh1oIKFW8TZsLrp5OCVm-qdpFXPjsAbtoYO-OpwbLT2n1xi1C1KlLW_oXz0E4sKpSVrjz0cqJcB_MU6WBSWZUtWEkr82mnruXjH4WCq1keVG5PhGTslPyjGMNA/s640/falldiningurnside.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our new French seat covers, making their debut, along with our new friend, "Lucille," who we are (ah hem) borrowing from my parents.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFt_FFqNsoFr4-87Q3_8LUXHLNC_syWVCUfP8w_Dj1bGxTL7RazuGXld_CnK-vtTDUFNcqwOXD7EBurjLwIACVioBLOiPPUjI3nEqsogvLxMu9r8qVO2fw9I9sUXnjSB9jM-nNjBIaA/s1600/falldiningrug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFt_FFqNsoFr4-87Q3_8LUXHLNC_syWVCUfP8w_Dj1bGxTL7RazuGXld_CnK-vtTDUFNcqwOXD7EBurjLwIACVioBLOiPPUjI3nEqsogvLxMu9r8qVO2fw9I9sUXnjSB9jM-nNjBIaA/s640/falldiningrug.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All of it has come together to create this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCc2aqa4LBoTq-deWXLtprR1xxsaB_Ri-Nktq1HTx3UTHORHQ4EpCZPgV_D9R-Kixe6UFpz1b6rge3MKWY7-bZZpkjL4HRujETDUHWbLvRzNBQVMVqH2BNlHjWDrYdSHgfmS7AzyDmWw/s1600/falldiningtableclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCc2aqa4LBoTq-deWXLtprR1xxsaB_Ri-Nktq1HTx3UTHORHQ4EpCZPgV_D9R-Kixe6UFpz1b6rge3MKWY7-bZZpkjL4HRujETDUHWbLvRzNBQVMVqH2BNlHjWDrYdSHgfmS7AzyDmWw/s640/falldiningtableclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcizeFVf-OPB0MQFlBAA71SxUR7z2sr5_1qAY8A-mAgawHbFFpSAAHNd1mSjKpe0iEPc0pSSF7RElkYTO8Tfzum4AJpMbtNRfygdXOIK6Niqp6mkWsKlrGwC6LBx8LsrOvZ7G1xl0Juw/s1600/falldiningoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcizeFVf-OPB0MQFlBAA71SxUR7z2sr5_1qAY8A-mAgawHbFFpSAAHNd1mSjKpe0iEPc0pSSF7RElkYTO8Tfzum4AJpMbtNRfygdXOIK6Niqp6mkWsKlrGwC6LBx8LsrOvZ7G1xl0Juw/s640/falldiningoverall.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">With evening glimpses like this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34PscQ4VXMw20Ay1Xg6hpqdIZ57_3pOIUlM7vTd4Na1WF5SYBhXyy1yq2KascHFk7LXE16XQI4EfTZ3TKoCBupbXdxIQ_isZ_g_3LrCF-5H2M1Zz4TojMoccfndF7_lW4jKiuDWWumg/s1600/falldiningnightpum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34PscQ4VXMw20Ay1Xg6hpqdIZ57_3pOIUlM7vTd4Na1WF5SYBhXyy1yq2KascHFk7LXE16XQI4EfTZ3TKoCBupbXdxIQ_isZ_g_3LrCF-5H2M1Zz4TojMoccfndF7_lW4jKiuDWWumg/s640/falldiningnightpum.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, this.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-8v7jLd95QMv03PWGmIYqBs1SpM11VQ1n-kGhzwHhkuBLFUu3FXry49LtUQQQH8FFIugyp9HhpBTxzHCo6JLaYAWarS9fR3CkLGpKJMR2mlOMUa3a21JQ0VXtUUemTLFmWa7QCoOQA/s1600/falldiningnighttable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-8v7jLd95QMv03PWGmIYqBs1SpM11VQ1n-kGhzwHhkuBLFUu3FXry49LtUQQQH8FFIugyp9HhpBTxzHCo6JLaYAWarS9fR3CkLGpKJMR2mlOMUa3a21JQ0VXtUUemTLFmWa7QCoOQA/s640/falldiningnighttable.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">You know, maybe ... just, maybe ... we'll actually eat a meal in here one day!  LOL</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj627IXTLLj7B1PhMcD5jn7MSxQZiuJ6C0utPYgf_kSWQ4ZuwRW-c2CT_4sy5GO6sY4ZsiXfPibOab-HkPwhGEHjKdMtaHbSewQciimIXUjQSumImzJBahrGSR2wy1tF0Lh8mW9Mx4_Ug/s1600/falldiningnightov.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj627IXTLLj7B1PhMcD5jn7MSxQZiuJ6C0utPYgf_kSWQ4ZuwRW-c2CT_4sy5GO6sY4ZsiXfPibOab-HkPwhGEHjKdMtaHbSewQciimIXUjQSumImzJBahrGSR2wy1tF0Lh8mW9Mx4_Ug/s640/falldiningnightov.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks so much for stopping by, sweet friends,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; 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Fall Dining Room

I've loved seeing all of your fabulous Fall decor and have enjoyed all of the great Fall linky parties going on right now!  You all are ...

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