Welcome to Our "Fall-ized" Home

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsM-FhUTOTCsoBFfyvwTxUERouLWygMY-4gOeV3if4Xkenb4IAqqF-8wHBYG-TFeHgdMV-7sodNCwGUOEq6dSkZ0QwrwqgPBmXuRCgjPXYhTykc5At33DMiUQcm5BZ7coTE3dOiKe_iM/s1600/IMG_2544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsM-FhUTOTCsoBFfyvwTxUERouLWygMY-4gOeV3if4Xkenb4IAqqF-8wHBYG-TFeHgdMV-7sodNCwGUOEq6dSkZ0QwrwqgPBmXuRCgjPXYhTykc5At33DMiUQcm5BZ7coTE3dOiKe_iM/s640/IMG_2544.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Welcome to our "Fall-ized" home.  I added sprigs of bittersweet to a simple wreath that always hangs on our door.  The deep red-orange color of these berries has really attracted me this season, so I've used it several places in our home to create a bright pop of color against our mostly neutral palette. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpPcLREy3HqdWoNUNhH6-ctg7F7kZyp04i1MVkrPZ4zCRmRP_wmupRJ0yI0Ek-JtZ1qMOe0tmiZJ_Xw4k6XKj7oFS2zXQqleYVeWyur1Ha-_f3kOhWnct4Kp0iUPhGvkVdlZOk4A2XQY/s1600/IMG_2546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpPcLREy3HqdWoNUNhH6-ctg7F7kZyp04i1MVkrPZ4zCRmRP_wmupRJ0yI0Ek-JtZ1qMOe0tmiZJ_Xw4k6XKj7oFS2zXQqleYVeWyur1Ha-_f3kOhWnct4Kp0iUPhGvkVdlZOk4A2XQY/s640/IMG_2546.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The second pop of orange is the linen pillow I made for the sofa.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEFZ25_AdFxHG0kmYxI1T9WI0Zri92Xr9AClJWBIWR-tbG9VySt3Cv_BNqVVixXsGAVNR2Bk3SeKjokZju5G_ag2QwzBnHGE89guzXD8IUp_S5V6W3vkLWmfLpjiskZFIidUzvaDH3fQ/s1600/IMG_2553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEFZ25_AdFxHG0kmYxI1T9WI0Zri92Xr9AClJWBIWR-tbG9VySt3Cv_BNqVVixXsGAVNR2Bk3SeKjokZju5G_ag2QwzBnHGE89guzXD8IUp_S5V6W3vkLWmfLpjiskZFIidUzvaDH3fQ/s640/IMG_2553.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I've recently made a couple of new purchases for this room from a Barbara Cosgrove sample sale.  Barbara is from Kansas City and her daughter happens to be one our neighbors.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPeN4kkjZ81Ly8PvkQw26h1mWNoEhRRzUqqUfBNVm6cc4wDdZy_l_SHrPyKPPnwFCmqH7o-bRK3riAnJLiACCdMlTY_usPucUGpwLhPWbwnhAII7L1WGvXfeehqYaKF2VJHit3Nr5swI/s1600/IMG_2554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPeN4kkjZ81Ly8PvkQw26h1mWNoEhRRzUqqUfBNVm6cc4wDdZy_l_SHrPyKPPnwFCmqH7o-bRK3riAnJLiACCdMlTY_usPucUGpwLhPWbwnhAII7L1WGvXfeehqYaKF2VJHit3Nr5swI/s640/IMG_2554.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I purchased this fabulously simple and elegant brass table.  I won't tell you what a steal-of-a-deal it was... but let's just say I couldn't have purchased a knockoff from Target any cheaper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uSFEGz2_GYTiTj-bPKO5mDCjooxjhL66lhxzMTzrQeFGqHeHJz8z9a0q2qQuR8qDff9JQMZKWK2FF0NbXqNnFq6HnKcej3fyt5MeMzpE3Cs38CiraNLhp-XH55H0RLRtPOUdcZEPiGI/s1600/IMG_2557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uSFEGz2_GYTiTj-bPKO5mDCjooxjhL66lhxzMTzrQeFGqHeHJz8z9a0q2qQuR8qDff9JQMZKWK2FF0NbXqNnFq6HnKcej3fyt5MeMzpE3Cs38CiraNLhp-XH55H0RLRtPOUdcZEPiGI/s640/IMG_2557.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />My second purchase was this pair of lamps.  Barbara helped me select these based on a photo I showed her of my living room.  I love the larger scale - my old ones look ity-bity in comparison.  She said the most common mistake is using shades that are too small.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPGnnSc_53aRNuXP3MhHf7-CgpDD9FsFajLcrZ4i0rcGf9BBPQYeXwi05etcb_eIImoRUzs6k3N97diboDWcsSHEHOk7kOa5ESokXm6BDsyr-fOFn6CExwaeGVeKUiOQWD8hRaIk8O0k/s1600/IMG_2586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPGnnSc_53aRNuXP3MhHf7-CgpDD9FsFajLcrZ4i0rcGf9BBPQYeXwi05etcb_eIImoRUzs6k3N97diboDWcsSHEHOk7kOa5ESokXm6BDsyr-fOFn6CExwaeGVeKUiOQWD8hRaIk8O0k/s640/IMG_2586.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />I love a cozy sofa full of pillows.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpjWorDu1CF_XUbrQSh2KJaW-IE3SnggfhAYeMHdfy46iaf4CwNOVSxuplE0zNgVpKkyfcVzBzDuqUE-DPrpYGxzKIIAj8gge_wHApyUeRxtnPWBDlJIc1KVYRbDb_nd3T_bulVITfmk/s1600/IMG_2558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpjWorDu1CF_XUbrQSh2KJaW-IE3SnggfhAYeMHdfy46iaf4CwNOVSxuplE0zNgVpKkyfcVzBzDuqUE-DPrpYGxzKIIAj8gge_wHApyUeRxtnPWBDlJIc1KVYRbDb_nd3T_bulVITfmk/s640/IMG_2558.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I made this pillow with a half yard of "pumpkin" linen I purchased from Nell Hills. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OiCRZUda8lIlVvALWEPIIRNXVJIA3c5yzV4P0x-L9UUzZj1wNKoBTAcAWgyt3HwWlxON_RHVyF_YAbhYAMYouZYibygftropdNsFzu0hgOnomWlF1t1N2SkFiFQOiAqEcLCdyTjRcfw/s1600/IMG_2605.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OiCRZUda8lIlVvALWEPIIRNXVJIA3c5yzV4P0x-L9UUzZj1wNKoBTAcAWgyt3HwWlxON_RHVyF_YAbhYAMYouZYibygftropdNsFzu0hgOnomWlF1t1N2SkFiFQOiAqEcLCdyTjRcfw/s640/IMG_2605.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />These are a fun <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/halloween">new addition to the store for for Halloween.</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHDmcH5zwrSX_Dpznj5O4WyW5GwNZZETBl90JOdsWvqLc_r0GBK0CdaW59Dknl2PCvarKsLRIXHBTEMugHO4-8RYgb8U7WJSpFRz668LkYpNPKQsWlh-xjFzRklXoyp_O2OL3C1P8qe8/s1600/IMG_2560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHDmcH5zwrSX_Dpznj5O4WyW5GwNZZETBl90JOdsWvqLc_r0GBK0CdaW59Dknl2PCvarKsLRIXHBTEMugHO4-8RYgb8U7WJSpFRz668LkYpNPKQsWlh-xjFzRklXoyp_O2OL3C1P8qe8/s640/IMG_2560.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some of the <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2013/10/homemade-baked-cider-donuts.html">pumpkins Emma picked last weekend</a>.  We have quite the collection of small pumpkins - she loved that she could carry them all by herself.  Isn't that stem fabulous? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQ2b-fFN9MW3cfojIi4H_xMpztRmJ9jPOU6EEqLMTQGdQ7oCpdFWX5MVD093nHmp3PLXZPy2ml4XC2XB4w5P80xuZpvK5KFw-sAvORnZS6ciKQKjfYL0H59g2N8iJZ-c9QtcNbmZMP48/s1600/IMG_2562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQ2b-fFN9MW3cfojIi4H_xMpztRmJ9jPOU6EEqLMTQGdQ7oCpdFWX5MVD093nHmp3PLXZPy2ml4XC2XB4w5P80xuZpvK5KFw-sAvORnZS6ciKQKjfYL0H59g2N8iJZ-c9QtcNbmZMP48/s640/IMG_2562.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />My third purchase from the sale - I'm obsessed with this pair of artichoke lamps.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYO3MBqKpBEiZC3ToXhSS0fVjmmwQw1gXR3GsZi_euIW2stLpyj8Fu8xHSO5FFun4ehnB3hUJUxYwwKned67teIREBOpj-4HJis7TZZopFFQ2UnUOBHTA0BFdApJEHJ8gRAGeyL0M61I/s1600/IMG_2572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYO3MBqKpBEiZC3ToXhSS0fVjmmwQw1gXR3GsZi_euIW2stLpyj8Fu8xHSO5FFun4ehnB3hUJUxYwwKned67teIREBOpj-4HJis7TZZopFFQ2UnUOBHTA0BFdApJEHJ8gRAGeyL0M61I/s640/IMG_2572.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I put them on the mantle for now, but I'd love to have them on a console table at some point.  <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_E9_-9jxh5LNtGNdR5c-ElkO5zmJa8Dmlw_BQEyeLaoclv3AKQeakxnENCF1j_LGru9FlD8pLvO7QmWt3KE5b5PN6BPW2dVZkNRlNNU6fQ8x8z0Ni5ZNJeVugjItyRgqSclooOrj8i8/s1600/IMG_2584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_E9_-9jxh5LNtGNdR5c-ElkO5zmJa8Dmlw_BQEyeLaoclv3AKQeakxnENCF1j_LGru9FlD8pLvO7QmWt3KE5b5PN6BPW2dVZkNRlNNU6fQ8x8z0Ni5ZNJeVugjItyRgqSclooOrj8i8/s640/IMG_2584.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />Here is a view of the room coming back from the dining room. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcZzzQR-usfVjsMxy-jXry-yz-x6WzMgrv6U7VuhHey2eNxTzv2QM8VFPKMVdu8MmWqC5MvMPPOQBA4hXCP9NoRALP4_aMRnYaT4hr3VraIg0ra0UtjCkeZeysUY1SZ6MR3Z8YvMp8u8/s1600/IMG_2589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcZzzQR-usfVjsMxy-jXry-yz-x6WzMgrv6U7VuhHey2eNxTzv2QM8VFPKMVdu8MmWqC5MvMPPOQBA4hXCP9NoRALP4_aMRnYaT4hr3VraIg0ra0UtjCkeZeysUY1SZ6MR3Z8YvMp8u8/s640/IMG_2589.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />And the room complete with a peek at Emma's shopping cart in the corner and her lamb chair.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUa1v_5k53WzkmenMKFf8Ds9xw0yWZUeaI2KnPC4rtnW-VNpJxCE6jTo36ZLyBTu9ucCHdmnqxS-ue5CJip-O5Y4gU0tbEwi0_hyphenhyphenPT1XR-n_rOXjTT_cIN8-Daebs5c4wuQupWz8KfMo/s1600/IMG_2575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUa1v_5k53WzkmenMKFf8Ds9xw0yWZUeaI2KnPC4rtnW-VNpJxCE6jTo36ZLyBTu9ucCHdmnqxS-ue5CJip-O5Y4gU0tbEwi0_hyphenhyphenPT1XR-n_rOXjTT_cIN8-Daebs5c4wuQupWz8KfMo/s640/IMG_2575.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The dining room sporting another pop of the deep orange. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMo5yIipPEvCDKr9KKlN8rDTZkw_xLNp56f0hGlncCYNUoLqskOC6NTB7KEJOJTo6tIwlYd9AJqatrB-tTnvtP8OtcUN84W31NfTDEt1BbQf8xTLOUhGiE4PRwD0p8Eb24RI7C_zrWW0M/s1600/IMG_2580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMo5yIipPEvCDKr9KKlN8rDTZkw_xLNp56f0hGlncCYNUoLqskOC6NTB7KEJOJTo6tIwlYd9AJqatrB-tTnvtP8OtcUN84W31NfTDEt1BbQf8xTLOUhGiE4PRwD0p8Eb24RI7C_zrWW0M/s640/IMG_2580.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Our boots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5HBbIo-LizmCIIcRzqqiGiTFwwDoExwv1EjTnhCBdxAWgv3txsQpYbrezbzS_-2B8mhf3pyIqgIGzHWJnwzBbvWXaS4N-3PvHbuYcKyHjvNafHN-fjH9r9zAAJtaTpi5cBZHyAQcfRg/s1600/IMG_2581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5HBbIo-LizmCIIcRzqqiGiTFwwDoExwv1EjTnhCBdxAWgv3txsQpYbrezbzS_-2B8mhf3pyIqgIGzHWJnwzBbvWXaS4N-3PvHbuYcKyHjvNafHN-fjH9r9zAAJtaTpi5cBZHyAQcfRg/s640/IMG_2581.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>  <br />Just outside the dining room on the side porch - I've moved my herbs from the garden to make them more easily accessible.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw5yFSOMm6EQCMk2eajwm3txMMo2vRSgBOpaWjhHQKkM4pU6Gp6XL_vMizuzcvRtjC8EtyspqJTjSvyuZ0R_agbpTFCxUbc4G1Ldrj2w-ft7TcLIgqNACTQJZc311wTXtqcDoYUfvt-c/s1600/IMG_2606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw5yFSOMm6EQCMk2eajwm3txMMo2vRSgBOpaWjhHQKkM4pU6Gp6XL_vMizuzcvRtjC8EtyspqJTjSvyuZ0R_agbpTFCxUbc4G1Ldrj2w-ft7TcLIgqNACTQJZc311wTXtqcDoYUfvt-c/s640/IMG_2606.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I love this framed print of our wedding day - Mike had it done (picked it out all by himself) for our first anniversary. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrVhk31vgPfsm4vCNYaLOXSxXe1FgA61A9nz_9M-fv9JfpknhKZQCjj-W_LhQwEdOC85HrPieZNjLLxGGt-PKv2WuZURwyBHdRmrrrlY0y9UzVeYX-twnnpTx0zOsdYtezrD_5FNt13A/s1600/IMG_2620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrVhk31vgPfsm4vCNYaLOXSxXe1FgA61A9nz_9M-fv9JfpknhKZQCjj-W_LhQwEdOC85HrPieZNjLLxGGt-PKv2WuZURwyBHdRmrrrlY0y9UzVeYX-twnnpTx0zOsdYtezrD_5FNt13A/s640/IMG_2620.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The view upon entering our bedroom. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWCFbmrah6vI8xFBNWeWG6DOVEasFhTa4_hTtdqCjZgP65fToJqx0-I1pD7RWEpcu2MOs7Lia0PNGq-E9PeMsG0fdfiBJvL2mTlaEKB_oAOM6wGn0_IMuzDDtkRBzTWATd2vvaoLSQx4/s1600/IMG_2629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWCFbmrah6vI8xFBNWeWG6DOVEasFhTa4_hTtdqCjZgP65fToJqx0-I1pD7RWEpcu2MOs7Lia0PNGq-E9PeMsG0fdfiBJvL2mTlaEKB_oAOM6wGn0_IMuzDDtkRBzTWATd2vvaoLSQx4/s640/IMG_2629.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Another orange linen pillow - this one embroidered with our monogram. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Welcome to Our "Fall-ized" Home

Welcome to our "Fall-ized" home.  I added sprigs of bittersweet to a simple wreath that always hangs on our door.  The deep red-or...

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