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Dressing up for Fall

by Allison on October 18, 2011 in Home, home_decorating · 8 comments

Sadly this post isn’t about fashion, but I’ll get to that later, don’t you worry.

A few weeks ago I wandered into the garage looking for all my Fall + Halloween decorations, and would you like to know what happened?  I discovered that Viktor had gotten rid of all my decorations.  He donated it all stuff to D.I.!  {that’s a local thrift store}  I wasn’t super happy about that, not one bit, but I took action.

I usually do.

fall decorating

What Viktor didn’t count on is the fact that I’d have to shop to replace it all.  One can’t go into the Fall season without a few little touches in the house, can they?

Well maybe One can, but I cannot.

decorations

I headed to Michael’s and Joann‘s, using every coupon in my arsenal to refill my stash.

fall decorations

I’m obsessed with all things glass, especially for my mantelpiece, so I just grabbed a few of my more favorite pieces and filled them with fall decor.  The cake stand is filled with real white mini pumpkins, which will last well past Thanksgiving.  The big glass jar on my coffee table is filled with adorable little gourds in all shapes and sizes, and the wreath I told you about adorns the front door.

fall decor

This big fat pumpkin {made of I know not} sits in the middle of my mantlepiece among all the glass jars in my house.

What kind of decorator are you?  Do you go all out, orange and black all over the house, or you a little more simple like me?

I forget how much I love Fall every year in anticipation of a miserable Winter!

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Home » Home home_decorating » Beautiful fall wreath

Beautiful fall wreath

by Allison on September 6, 2011 in Home, home_decorating · 9 comments

I was on my way to the grocery store today when I got completely sidetracked and ended up at Joann’s instead.  I hate it when that happens.

See, my front door was looking lonely and it needed a little sprucing up for fall.

fall wreath

As loath as I am to see the summer end, I really do enjoy fall.  Back to school, crunchy leaves, homemade salsa from my garden, school supplies, time alone.

*Ahem*

front door wreath

So I thought it only natural to celebrate with a beautiful fall wreath for the front door.  I think it’s rather pretty, don’t you?

Welcome fall!

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Home » Home home_decorating » Organizing my books by color

Organizing my books by color

by Allison on August 22, 2011 in Home, home_decorating · 24 comments

Some time ago I saw photos online of home libraries organized by color.

Naturally, I assumed people who organize their books by color have an abundance of free time in which to accomplish such a task.

books

I was wrong.

It’s okay to be wrong once in a while, as long as you own up to your mistakes.

organizing my books by color

In the space of a very short afternoon I was able to organize all my bookshelves by color.

I mean, I organize my closet by color, and I organize my shoes with photographs.

Why did I think my bookshelves should be exempt?

organizing my books by color

For someone like me, who’s just the teensiest bit O.C.D., having my books organized by color is Shangri-La.  Absolute happiness.

It makes my bookshelves look like they really have their act together, which I appreciate.  A good bookshelf is hard to find.

It adds a certain element of decor, and it makes my eyes feel happy when I rest on whole blocks of color at a time.

Have you done anything lately in your home that made your heart sing?  Perhaps your dishes are stacked in a spectacular fashion, or your keys are always in the same place.  Do share, will you?

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Unique jewelry storage solution

by Allison June 21, 2011Home
collections

It’s no secret that I have a lot of jewelry.  Perhaps too much {is there such a thing?}.  I grab cheap baubles wherever I go and periodically add a nice piece or two along the way.  Basically, my jewelry cup runneth over. I’ve been storing most of my jewelry on top of my dresser in [...]

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easy flower centerpiece

by Allison January 26, 2011Home
flower centerpiece

I made this centerpiece for a Christmas party I hosted in December and my friend Marie said to me “You have to blog about this!”, to which I replied lamely, “Really?  But it was so easy.” And I missed the entire point, because hello, I’m all about the easy livin’. Materials needed to make Easy [...]

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Customized Portrait for Christmas

by Allison December 1, 2010Home
custom portrait

It’s the season of giveaways around here, and I have a great one for you today. My good friend Mike Loveland, husband of my superbly talented graphic designer Alma Loveland {both of Ollibird}, is doing a series of portraits for the holidays and you can get in on the love. Mike did portraits of my [...]

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Cheap Thanksgiving Decor.

by Allison November 3, 2010Home
thanksgiving decoration

Halloween happened in the blink of an eye and it’s onto Thanksgiving now.  It’s one of those sort of ambiguous holidays, decorating wise.  How much more can you really do with pumpkins? A little more, I’m telling you, just a little bit more. We’re going to make cute spray painted silver pumpkins for Cheap Thanksgiving [...]

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cheap plates and bowls

by Allison October 22, 2010Home
dinnerware sets

I’m notoriously cheap.  Stingy.  Tight with my money.  Whatever you want to call it, it’s what I am.  I grew up pretty poor {sorry mom, we were poor, it’s true} and I just can’t seem to spend too much on inconsequential things. Let me amend that.  I have been known to buy dollar store makeup, [...]

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art for your home.

by Allison April 15, 2010Home

What kind of art do you have in your home? Are you a big proponent of art or do you kind of wing it like we do? We have a few paintings in our home we’ve acquired over the years, one by Mike Loveland husband of my dear friend Alma, another that was shipped over [...]

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