Alittle fall decor......

Well, everywhere you look.......you see a little bit of Fall! Whether you have started decorating you home or your front porch.....seeing more footballs being tossed about.....started changing out your closets (putting away anything springy or summery), fresh apples being sold at farmer's markets.....these are all signs that Fall is on its way! I have decorated the inside of our home, but I have not purchased my fall decor for the front porch yet....things like bales of straw and pumpkins.
I am sharing with you a 13 pane china cabinet in my dining room. I change out this area with the changing of holidays. The harvest plate was a bargain find a couple of years ago at Hobby Lobby during their 60% sale. The apothecary jar was a bday gift from my moma about 3 years ago. Nothing says fall to me than some apples (fake or real). The staffordshire dogs were a bday gift from my mother-in-law probably 5 years ago...don't just love these pups...woof woof! They are protecting some vintage church books and another vintage book (cant remember what kind and I am upstairs! :)

I am joining Susan from Between Naps on the Porch and Marty for Table Top Tuesday! Be sure to check out whats going on over there!

Caleb's bedroom got a "redo".....FiNaLlY

The Before Photo of Caleb's Room.......already had taken down the decorative stuff and moved furniture around.

BEFORE PHOTO

Well, after having a John Deere border up for about 9 years.....I guess it is time to tear it down and bring out the paint brushes. Well, pay someone to do all of that! I finally "bite the bullet" and redid Caleb's bedroom after him begging and begging like 4-ever! Had to have some paint color that would blend in with the custom-made curtains cause I WAS NOT REPLACING those BABIES!!!! Paint color decision making was an easy task.....Drum roll please......Sherwin Williams Dormer Brown.

AFTER PHOTO

We could not hardly wait until the next morning until we could start hammering & measuring again to decorate his room! Yeap.....football theme going on in here! Little bit of War Eagle....Auburn, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, & Steelers. Kinda got an assortment going on in here!

Some autographed photos that he has collected from the actual players.

I LOVE the pennants hanging from the ceiling! My fav.......

This was a plain ol' wall until we had our carpenter to put in a built-in bookcase! Didn't take long to fill these shelves up!

Just an added note......some reason or another, I cannot rotate my photos. Sorry! I tried! Be sure to check out what everyone else has changed on Susan's blog.....Between Naps on the Porch! Thanks for stopping by!

Metamorphosis Monday~ A new vignette in the master bedroom

I am joining Susan from Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday, Rhonda from Southern Hospitality for Thrifty Treasures and Marty from A Stroll Thru Life for TableTop Tuesday. I have NEVER taken part in sooo many parties at one time! WOW!!! I purchased a few items here and there, and of course they needed a new home. The thrifty items were purchased at a local antique store, but I thought they were good buys. Of course, I shopped around the house and inside the "secret stash closet". Well, I finally decided where these items would be placed for the time being and got busy.....busy dusting, rearranging, and snapping photos. I liked the "before" photo, BUT more is ALWAYS better RIGHT????

BEFORE.......like I mentioned before.....nothing wrong with this vignette.....BUT a little change NEVER hurts!!! My Staffordshire doggies are little sad because they have not found the "just right" spot yet! They are howling at the moon and whining a little. Bless their hearts!

AFTER........some of the same items BUT notice the new pretties.

The wall hanging.....I have had this for years. I purchased this at a local antique store for around 20 bucks. The print is nothing special as far as canvas for anything. I was paying mostly for the frame. I LOVE unique frames, but the print was a little added bonus!

I "heart" having items displayed at varying heights...don't you?

The bell jar is a new find that I grab right up at a local antique store for 3 bucks. I knew right then......cloche decorating.......another accessory for Marty's Cloche Parties. Yippee!!!! The pretty shell inside is a recent find a wonderful store that I cannot remember the name. It was a tablescaper's dream!!!!! I wanted the shell for the coloration, so my moma bought it for me. I WAS NOT going to pay 10 bucks for that thing, so she did!!! Nice to have momas around!!!! :)

This little saucer was a find a couple of weeks ago at a local antique store for $1.50. I could pass it up because of the color scheme....just what I needed for my bedroom. ......browns and turquoise

I have had this "eye candy" for several years. Until about 3 years ago (when we change the color scheme of the master bedroom), it waited patiently in the secret stash closet. (You have one of the those places right?) This was a STEAL at Hobby Lobby for between 5-7.00 bucks on clearance. I course it went right into my buggy without thinking twice!!!

Varying heights is what books are for right????? The two bottom books belonged to my MeMaw and Granddaddy Skeets. The top two books are two old New Testament Bibles from my home church. Look....I told you that I even dusted for you! See the reflection of the books.....furniture shining like a new diamond! :)

Thanks for stopping by and viewing my minor changes. Be sure to check out all the other talented blogger and see what they have been up too.


Editor's note: I forgot to add the other parties' buttons. If I had added them later when I realized it then they would have been out of order....... like TableTop Tuesday would be listed first or something like that. Oh well, please forgive me. Not use to participating in sooo many parties!!

Met. Monday~ Lights, Action, Bling

I am joining Susan from Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday. My chandelier in the master bedroom is a pretty little thing, BUT it needed a little bLiNg BliNg. Last week, I was in our local Wal-Mart's craft department and noticed the fringe was 75% off. Yes, 75% off. They are doing away with the material/cut by yard department in this certain Wal-Mart. I purchased some fringe....not knowing really what I was going to do with it.....cannot resist a BARGAIN!!!! Got to thinking about my pretty little chandelier that dear Mr. Hubby gave me for my 30th b-day. Things that make you go huuuummmm......BLiNg....It....uP.....BaBy!!!!!!

Pretty little chandelier.....BEFORE......

Lights....Action.....bLiNG....BaBy.....BlInG......

Not bad for $3.50 worth of fringe......

View of our bedroom....This is the only bed that I have EVER had except for my baby bed of course. My parents had this bedroom suit when they were married (a gift from my grandparents), and it has been mine since I was a little bitty girl. I know I kinda got carried away with the picture taking.....felt like a photographer at a photo shoot. Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to check out all the other great changes made by the other talented bloggers.

Easter Decor~ Decorating w/ Bunnies

I am joining two very talented ladies this week.....Susan, from Between Naps on the Porch and Marty from A Stroll Thru Life. These two ladies give us a reason to play with our dishes, move things around in our home, and show off our decorating talents. Give them a round of applause!!!
I am sharing the china cabinet in our kitchen. I love to decorate and change the top of this cabinet with the holidays. Easter is not exception. We are waiting patiently for Peter Cottontail to hop right on into the Barnett home. HiPpTy HoPpTy.....

BEFORE.......

AFTER.......added a few touches of Easter

Kept some of the transferware on display...just could not bare to put everything up.

This is my newest bunny....she is absolutely beautiful. She is sooo happy to be a part of the Barnett family....see it in her expression?

Yeap, you have seen this tree many times before....Christmas and Valentine's Day. This is a all-occasion tree.

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check out all the other talented bloggers and see what they have been up too this past week. I have more bunnies to share...so hOp on back later.

Metamorphosis Monday

This is my first time joining Susan for Metamorphosis Monday. I usually check out the changes that everyone else makes, but I thought I would share one of my decorating changes this time around. This is my buffet table in the living room. This is what is looked like before Christmas.....

During Christmas, Nutcrackers standing tall without cracking a smile or nut!

Alittle rearranging....alittle grabbing things from here and there....pulling things from my closet stash of goodies waiting on their turn to be displayed

Purchased the picture about 17 years ago at a local antique store. The plate were purchased from eBay about 5 years ago.

Candelabra was in the secret closet stash (purchased about 2 yrs ago for 4 bucks at Hobby Lobby). That is me in the pic while I was still in the hospital....I have very few pics of me with my daddy. He died when I was only 4 mos old. I cherish every pic of him. :)

Mr. Loppy Ear Bunny was from W-Mart last spring. That is a "goldie oldie" of Mr. Hubby and me on our 1 st Christmas together in '96. The plate is new (half price from HL). The silhouette pic is from the secret stash from about 5 years ago. It has been waiting for just the right moment.

Picture looks great with the plate...don't you agree???

Fluer de Lis was a steal this summer at HL. I think it was about 3 bucks!!! It has been in the secret closet stash waiting for its debut. The hurricane candleholder was from Wal-Mart this summer for 10 bucks. Gotta love 1/2 price and clearance sales!!! Love how all the black pieces just flows together and the bunnies just hop right along. I never know what treasures I may find in my secret stash.

Thanks for stopping by...be sure to check out all the other great changes made by everyone else.