Japanese Maple-inspired Autumn Dining...

<div style="text-align: center;">Welcome to my contribution to <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Tablescape Thursday!!</a>  Thanks to Susan for hosting this incredible event.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You will notice a lot of the same pieces used over and over again in different combinations. I learned from my mother that it's better to have a few "good" things than a lot of "not so good" things. Now-- that's not to say she does not have a lot of dishes, it's just that they are all "good" dishes! I inherited that love from her, I just don't have as many yet!!  I try to change things up with different fabrics and accessories.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week I'm using my Italian Countryside again, but I made a new runner out of more fabulous fabric from a local store. My inspiration was the fabric then I brought out the warm autumn colors with leaves from my mom's Japanese Maple. Hope you like it...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdw3OeKu06kLInwYJvmJHET9dyOQfcexreKjKLFgSfguhjLM2EX9uxzRx557auyBLraazm4NUriaFivIOPaoYZae77bEaj8tHbuy459crVUalmAj0hN2grlwIQdOZSA3_oj63RCXEyw/s1600-h/redandgold21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdw3OeKu06kLInwYJvmJHET9dyOQfcexreKjKLFgSfguhjLM2EX9uxzRx557auyBLraazm4NUriaFivIOPaoYZae77bEaj8tHbuy459crVUalmAj0hN2grlwIQdOZSA3_oj63RCXEyw/s640/redandgold21.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This arrangement is Japanese Maple leaves, Forsythia and dogwood branches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuIScOCmt_zWsAA0uAeMBtwhgE96XMa8x74iaoc-OB6P1nkze3Fqh3MVQuQwIbymJqtm3MTAgUPBNUvLPZFwfmwLPVA-ly6fgUeZlnG1eQwtFFOYJjteT_ltwu9jmTFXc12j_U4Ioxw/s1600-h/redandgold3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I hope you are inspired to use things you have around you inside and outside!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Italian Countryside dinnerware</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wallace "Louvre" sterling flatware</div><div style="text-align: center;">Napkins, chargers and leaf salad plates from Walmart</div><div style="text-align: center;">Amber glassware from Pier 1 Imports</div><div style="text-align: center;">Red glassware from World Market</div><div style="text-align: center;">Candlesticks from the "Slow Lane"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hull "Brown Drip" pitcher</div><div style="text-align: center;">Napkin rings from Bed, Bath and Beyond</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beaded candle holders from Pier 1</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Visit Susan at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">"Between Naps on the Porch"</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcxiz5-WE603S8fuW7L3MujHHuyrEMy-1vozY3ZjffmZw9ZQ8pm7tM7jVeW9C8tiac9ui3dz6gWgpTEzmy6LTbKSdskuG-5oiirEW8EN9OE3RMrN51Ml-0p_cXZn0wsOdGr-O-TiGcg/s1600-h/New_size_125_tall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcxiz5-WE603S8fuW7L3MujHHuyrEMy-1vozY3ZjffmZw9ZQ8pm7tM7jVeW9C8tiac9ui3dz6gWgpTEzmy6LTbKSdskuG-5oiirEW8EN9OE3RMrN51Ml-0p_cXZn0wsOdGr-O-TiGcg/s320/New_size_125_tall.jpg" /></a></div>

Japanese Maple-inspired Autumn Dining...

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Farewell Summer...

<div style="text-align: center;">Fall has come and gone leaving us with memories of beautiful, vibrant color as we await the cold chill of winter. So I decided to share our back porch for <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Metamorphosis Monday</a> as we are saying "goodbye" to lazy, summer suppers listening to the creek and the sounds of the children exploring in the woods.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivanogUU-bnLPWSEZBcv0RwvvpkoOkVOLvdY1vJIfWJ1KanXhtZY8oRMcD-fLY6auxV-GXYbGgdDBDzmtghzmLnH_pBa48H3xOVmxWEtV73M1saQrTSJnkjMLSHMlHkmU0R7TAW-i63g/s1600-h/Pic+for+Body+of+Blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivanogUU-bnLPWSEZBcv0RwvvpkoOkVOLvdY1vJIfWJ1KanXhtZY8oRMcD-fLY6auxV-GXYbGgdDBDzmtghzmLnH_pBa48H3xOVmxWEtV73M1saQrTSJnkjMLSHMlHkmU0R7TAW-i63g/s200/Pic+for+Body+of+Blog3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of our many summer projects was this porch. We wanted to add something simple that would give us a little more space in the shade. It does get hot here occasionally! Here it is...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's start with the before so you can get a really good idea what we were working with:-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNtLvABepJ8lsmAIxB3XSCoFyPkTPaOr0ZhU9zEm5xMaNuI70xZnI90GqY9io2zAO0lWmZwaQuVvzOuEgTNsFYFF9t3UaNB08eHHR4VxH8dA-PvqRUd3NMYrsvZlbGncu6CpDUAWeFg/s1600-h/backporch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNtLvABepJ8lsmAIxB3XSCoFyPkTPaOr0ZhU9zEm5xMaNuI70xZnI90GqY9io2zAO0lWmZwaQuVvzOuEgTNsFYFF9t3UaNB08eHHR4VxH8dA-PvqRUd3NMYrsvZlbGncu6CpDUAWeFg/s400/backporch.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, that's a big trash can sitting on the deck...a big trash can that was carried off by a 350 pound bear. And the big, blue tarp is covering what became a storage building and playhouse.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And this is what we got...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzY5smNULF09W7KYYu8QYwK-McvUDJsIYafo8TcyE8oDgC7LrnfcNeWo3bx7FxZItc-q5lj0DyiYN_Up0cvub57fkMGFi-ZYJVvPijTe-pFLfUS9kn8MKxAYXWRsdpsc5dLosG01gxQ/s1600-h/backporch1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzY5smNULF09W7KYYu8QYwK-McvUDJsIYafo8TcyE8oDgC7LrnfcNeWo3bx7FxZItc-q5lj0DyiYN_Up0cvub57fkMGFi-ZYJVvPijTe-pFLfUS9kn8MKxAYXWRsdpsc5dLosG01gxQ/s640/backporch1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpuAx5_pqwy5Y8RxolX4PMy3eHpWwrfnBDnFnInteyo-SEk2T4w9h4vensKKemUv5_xjuQLzrl89zMYftXjn34RngcLzg28rXZglhPgLMk1-Ybf5k3vyI-_uKywmb-YMNhD4MSeEM4g/s1600-h/backporch2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpuAx5_pqwy5Y8RxolX4PMy3eHpWwrfnBDnFnInteyo-SEk2T4w9h4vensKKemUv5_xjuQLzrl89zMYftXjn34RngcLzg28rXZglhPgLMk1-Ybf5k3vyI-_uKywmb-YMNhD4MSeEM4g/s640/backporch2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00GLgm_UPa_xGBLA6cVnS88AEfkkud53IqExyjTTAt8rwr4rHMVPVOttK_APXykOSteUF_IdHkXkyQz1AdQqI43im7kIND_VRmcIAETOV75wtvbKMNg1Trxb1Bsj8FrFfCnZk3vMeiQ/s1600-h/yardback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00GLgm_UPa_xGBLA6cVnS88AEfkkud53IqExyjTTAt8rwr4rHMVPVOttK_APXykOSteUF_IdHkXkyQz1AdQqI43im7kIND_VRmcIAETOV75wtvbKMNg1Trxb1Bsj8FrFfCnZk3vMeiQ/s640/yardback.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We used this buffet table for serving all summer. We frequently eat outside when the weather is nice and enjoyed many family meals with my parents here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH9FtyPqfXjPPX2ytpyje8a9o0orO5ZDOFngkw17AQZ5MvfElXBnrdSV-lswya4k43T6pGZXqhQCheX1cQWde2Ms0fqFqCG61Zd6YUtAgoxBApsToCnRfNKIvGURi_rkRAZiXgeOTDw/s1600-h/yardback2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH9FtyPqfXjPPX2ytpyje8a9o0orO5ZDOFngkw17AQZ5MvfElXBnrdSV-lswya4k43T6pGZXqhQCheX1cQWde2Ms0fqFqCG61Zd6YUtAgoxBApsToCnRfNKIvGURi_rkRAZiXgeOTDw/s640/yardback2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTnmZonaVJwZoWUZJdJ7jbQM-NFL3EWFlwNhC0tRwTBSHZ51L1p5vtPm2lSpImWq5nwfVc3CzzgioQndkVfJv3u5WIj5RJaacQjEQWEU2-hHcad1I7x50HoFh5g2BQsNgnZnjNaAIVQ/s1600-h/yardback3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTnmZonaVJwZoWUZJdJ7jbQM-NFL3EWFlwNhC0tRwTBSHZ51L1p5vtPm2lSpImWq5nwfVc3CzzgioQndkVfJv3u5WIj5RJaacQjEQWEU2-hHcad1I7x50HoFh5g2BQsNgnZnjNaAIVQ/s640/yardback3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_3ZdCsNDl9CNzQwiYUiqgiTSrfS6177W_BM9npChJG2HVd1XVJX8WT5pmpsZ3bgsIWySV3-jIgxBsBLGyATSPcfvt5BtkfapE13T0vuQmEcRXxgseRMu6AeUuR5zLAJJ08oxKLbZMg/s1600-h/yardtable1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_3ZdCsNDl9CNzQwiYUiqgiTSrfS6177W_BM9npChJG2HVd1XVJX8WT5pmpsZ3bgsIWySV3-jIgxBsBLGyATSPcfvt5BtkfapE13T0vuQmEcRXxgseRMu6AeUuR5zLAJJ08oxKLbZMg/s640/yardtable1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband built benches for the table so we could seat more people. As soon as we finished this project, we had the privilege of hosting a writer/producer friend of my mom's who was in town from L.A.   They enjoyed the porch!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHk9O0P4sI2ypWN-0GspywatSpHeyRKOQ2SsrWOcCE2958eoLjd-N2Mbzh6Za7UxNRluHPzj1SzdyRhiHYBaVEXn3hVJXkSvqp7z0K7sfI1BDWWrotevlBMg4mOEN02B4a7vgcMC8rtA/s1600-h/yardtableclose3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHk9O0P4sI2ypWN-0GspywatSpHeyRKOQ2SsrWOcCE2958eoLjd-N2Mbzh6Za7UxNRluHPzj1SzdyRhiHYBaVEXn3hVJXkSvqp7z0K7sfI1BDWWrotevlBMg4mOEN02B4a7vgcMC8rtA/s640/yardtableclose3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC08eu5jdB9N1heT-mKmm41IBm2iQ-qhgA1ulFlx8UrSsFI_miToG_eZntt1_B7acP6KEU4GpJ_2bpZ6-Ixcnc1B4LBFMLPcI8SCgz_oTpEPibRfXkTOGrIhwCJ1MAJWr5mnM_Lvm0MQ/s1600-h/yardtableclose2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC08eu5jdB9N1heT-mKmm41IBm2iQ-qhgA1ulFlx8UrSsFI_miToG_eZntt1_B7acP6KEU4GpJ_2bpZ6-Ixcnc1B4LBFMLPcI8SCgz_oTpEPibRfXkTOGrIhwCJ1MAJWr5mnM_Lvm0MQ/s640/yardtableclose2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At this point the porch connects to the next one...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dl9DOCKLRz3efBrXqcWEUOYneJqdmit-gdHtaZAUi_s3ZYpuZz1-FLMNPjvRpHL3vcoD89K24-Xb0QLGb1aeOn2NqVKE7VEqlov1Oy5rV4Ooi6CuQWJ7PA8qWWYFBdhvqp3iajBTiA/s1600-h/frontporch1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dl9DOCKLRz3efBrXqcWEUOYneJqdmit-gdHtaZAUi_s3ZYpuZz1-FLMNPjvRpHL3vcoD89K24-Xb0QLGb1aeOn2NqVKE7VEqlov1Oy5rV4Ooi6CuQWJ7PA8qWWYFBdhvqp3iajBTiA/s640/frontporch1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I searched forever to find these light fixtures to match the antique "Southern Railroad" lanterns hanging here. There are matching wall-mounted fixtures on the other doors. I love the seeded glass.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFo3QIt22qTEriTUa9v05CDD_InO95yk-S7_Ri-DKO4XEpXL3AEosN0_rteI7rZOdY-Md3jH0THl9grrYZ2aQA_sj3h5ZC_o-Cu9Gvi7DsqwrQ91FolL-lhnjrcp8C_rBV8mhV8ZUsnw/s1600-h/frontporch2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFo3QIt22qTEriTUa9v05CDD_InO95yk-S7_Ri-DKO4XEpXL3AEosN0_rteI7rZOdY-Md3jH0THl9grrYZ2aQA_sj3h5ZC_o-Cu9Gvi7DsqwrQ91FolL-lhnjrcp8C_rBV8mhV8ZUsnw/s640/frontporch2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then this porch connects to the side here overlooking the creek...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcIHp_WpzE7SLQKKGJH-rqarZiYrxeu03rwJMCq64yBLMy1Ljv6GtBr6eyKKE8mSaMqtcPjFHKXtQsleWGkTQllq1g8SJ4F4yLZE5A50rstjvdYQfD3TXUSkI1h-vwsHG-2nvrnhjtQ/s1600-h/frontporch3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcIHp_WpzE7SLQKKGJH-rqarZiYrxeu03rwJMCq64yBLMy1Ljv6GtBr6eyKKE8mSaMqtcPjFHKXtQsleWGkTQllq1g8SJ4F4yLZE5A50rstjvdYQfD3TXUSkI1h-vwsHG-2nvrnhjtQ/s640/frontporch3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...the creek...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkSWJTcNjrfLfl9zyQ7CYY_npaDJ0rOUNxZ8sJYJOhniMBIuVsEP7NOyKQTirEaNjUWRFVv998fCtwn6Nkv_KIM-EYIwvNuaHPW_mgCQM8UxLVMuosoZEbNk1sOS9HRBTGSMgsKce0Q/s1600-h/1yard8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkSWJTcNjrfLfl9zyQ7CYY_npaDJ0rOUNxZ8sJYJOhniMBIuVsEP7NOyKQTirEaNjUWRFVv998fCtwn6Nkv_KIM-EYIwvNuaHPW_mgCQM8UxLVMuosoZEbNk1sOS9HRBTGSMgsKce0Q/s640/1yard8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoyed our porch tour! We have enjoyed every minute spent here because we made so many special memories with our family:-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAu0t2dN1Ru_XYzbxuQTei71NR4oidCp151KnlTMX1EoqKcD7XLd0ORvq3-c6NPAR6kXMgGgoPE0-8riXbdsYHoeKj6twSqa3qJuk8v3gznOVP4fgBoza15ZxrqXieeWnB_XU9jezAg/s1600-h/yardfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAu0t2dN1Ru_XYzbxuQTei71NR4oidCp151KnlTMX1EoqKcD7XLd0ORvq3-c6NPAR6kXMgGgoPE0-8riXbdsYHoeKj6twSqa3qJuk8v3gznOVP4fgBoza15ZxrqXieeWnB_XU9jezAg/s640/yardfront.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Farewell summer...see you next year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwW4ng2qAvPpPMEIKb_U7Sjz0frVoOYdTzhXd2iXyRGUpNeeYXVPDnC1ibxuVUrqiVwQxq3JA0Y-pdeBeAPbqHCc7zNhyTP6zWNX8M5LHi92MdVuIdAkmUQiT9lLDZBAZouO0cGrgHWw/s1600-h/fallhouse1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwW4ng2qAvPpPMEIKb_U7Sjz0frVoOYdTzhXd2iXyRGUpNeeYXVPDnC1ibxuVUrqiVwQxq3JA0Y-pdeBeAPbqHCc7zNhyTP6zWNX8M5LHi92MdVuIdAkmUQiT9lLDZBAZouO0cGrgHWw/s640/fallhouse1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did I forget to mention that my husband built the porch?? He did-- and the little storage/playhouse you can see here to the right. I'll show you that later. We did all the work ourselves with some help from my dad. I stained the decks and together we painted the railings on the back side.  We have done all the outside landscaping and clearing ourselves trying to keep it as natural as possible.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please go visit the incredible craft room at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">"Between Naps on the Porch."</a>  And don't forget, Tablescape Thursday is coming!</div>

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Now it's Fall in the Smokies!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Wednesday!! I wanted to share the beautiful color we are finally getting here after rain, rain, rain. This is my favorite time when the leaves have turned their most brilliant hues of red and orange.  These are photos of our front and side yards. Enjoy!! I am participating in my first <a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/">"Outdoor Wednesday"</a> so take a peek at the wonderful fall decor there!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy00SxFzVMrRm0hKkHnxXuWtkf5GxQVBhJWJkD5PBPJqS_yvBfDGw56Vwj_zMQLATC6agBczmYuOeGRR0XhFNOmteAPHb-szwjLgAGs5OqHwixt-SyiDvL5l-0jB-GdNEMmmUrLZPwvA/s1600-h/2fall3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy00SxFzVMrRm0hKkHnxXuWtkf5GxQVBhJWJkD5PBPJqS_yvBfDGw56Vwj_zMQLATC6agBczmYuOeGRR0XhFNOmteAPHb-szwjLgAGs5OqHwixt-SyiDvL5l-0jB-GdNEMmmUrLZPwvA/s640/2fall3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWg1jtH-gU0b9Ncnv39muEsfu2GgKgeT9YaTgU64_mz1ClakYoLk3ESFTzLQkUrmKU_uhLYDXKgCIH7I324yTow6uOM7IZAiWIYJhyphenhyphenUntYjaDQN4kXxoCeQ-5dEn7VxBq6vFIOtZiBw/s1600-h/2fall5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWg1jtH-gU0b9Ncnv39muEsfu2GgKgeT9YaTgU64_mz1ClakYoLk3ESFTzLQkUrmKU_uhLYDXKgCIH7I324yTow6uOM7IZAiWIYJhyphenhyphenUntYjaDQN4kXxoCeQ-5dEn7VxBq6vFIOtZiBw/s640/2fall5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zvw2sap7urKyuzomiu3MiCZLC-M4MEuMO43_Cp5YPgcPxBnDGGaCc9peLp9gevGCC_hoJtumyDnaKERRMwGA4iF0JDqxaKcXPff94eBIWGfspNavXTgREiJSAnG2u8e7hKjWUiMPww/s1600-h/2fall6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zvw2sap7urKyuzomiu3MiCZLC-M4MEuMO43_Cp5YPgcPxBnDGGaCc9peLp9gevGCC_hoJtumyDnaKERRMwGA4iF0JDqxaKcXPff94eBIWGfspNavXTgREiJSAnG2u8e7hKjWUiMPww/s640/2fall6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WtNmkdHvDbZpqEGdKB-uyuS1JfyJ6a-7oO38aN-be7e1cwbCd5gBF_Fcji9ZGTCnMVDObjhhPN6VTMt0AgWb2huEhyphenhyphengwS_ww3Gq85e_03orKVvX6aJs_lo-Z43uk8bxfeFvzPOmAfw/s1600-h/2fall7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WtNmkdHvDbZpqEGdKB-uyuS1JfyJ6a-7oO38aN-be7e1cwbCd5gBF_Fcji9ZGTCnMVDObjhhPN6VTMt0AgWb2huEhyphenhyphengwS_ww3Gq85e_03orKVvX6aJs_lo-Z43uk8bxfeFvzPOmAfw/s640/2fall7.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHLRBTggvIA0QxDbOGhixtWscPVIZDPcFZjAGuugzYPNFLFydTAs83S3uO1EN0n3LyKq0ivVZ8q2TYsG1ISgUegfc_nazMysWVXt3fR7B6wKbo_5U0n9TJ8Y0bnMFVRmTopsdxGrtBQ/s1600-h/OutdoorWednesdaylogo5454%5B4%5D.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHLRBTggvIA0QxDbOGhixtWscPVIZDPcFZjAGuugzYPNFLFydTAs83S3uO1EN0n3LyKq0ivVZ8q2TYsG1ISgUegfc_nazMysWVXt3fR7B6wKbo_5U0n9TJ8Y0bnMFVRmTopsdxGrtBQ/s320/OutdoorWednesdaylogo5454%5B4%5D.png" /></a></div>

Now it's Fall in the Smokies!!

Happy Wednesday!! I wanted to share the beautiful color we are finally getting here after rain, rain, rain. This is my favorite time when th...

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Southern Charm...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to show not a "before and after" of my living area. I tend to change things around a lot. We moved into this house new and started with plain white walls. We added one set of french doors and hardwood floors. We based everything on neutral furnishings that we can accessorize with many different styles. We have traveled a lot, and I think I've gotten something in every country I've been! We love Spanish/Mediterranean, Cuban Colonial and Southern traditional. Really! How do we put that all together? We just keep changing things until it works:-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the same basic furnishings with different accessories, which make for a little different style with each change.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUGseSFC5I/AAAAAAAAAP0/ByQn17t-4U0/s1600-h/42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUGseSFC5I/AAAAAAAAAP0/ByQn17t-4U0/s640/42.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(ABOVE) This is the living room now. I really wanted to add some "southern" style as I had inherited some wonderful furniture and art from a dear relative who was a true southern belle from South Carolina. She also traveled extensively and brought many treasures from China.  I love these prints above the piano. They are from China in the mid 1940s.  The rug I bought in Turkey and find that it goes with everything!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUIc10u9tI/AAAAAAAAAQk/qBQbfM1Qm2I/s1600-h/8living3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUIc10u9tI/AAAAAAAAAQk/qBQbfM1Qm2I/s640/8living3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(ABOVE) This is kind of the midpoint of this room. We were using more of our Spanish accessories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUIc10u9tI/AAAAAAAAAQk/qBQbfM1Qm2I/s1600-h/8living3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUJSToCVEI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/KkUFOEvzaq4/s1600-h/livingbefore1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUJSToCVEI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/KkUFOEvzaq4/s400/livingbefore1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(ABOVE) Here is where we started from after moving in...our "before."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(BELOW) Looking the other direction...before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUGaLM8MSI/AAAAAAAAAPc/aIrA7k6fVlI/s1600-h/beforeliving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUGaLM8MSI/AAAAAAAAAPc/aIrA7k6fVlI/s400/beforeliving.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(BELOW) How it is now...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUG9SZY5pI/AAAAAAAAAQM/UFY4B_OpfeE/s1600-h/42living5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUG9SZY5pI/AAAAAAAAAQM/UFY4B_OpfeE/s640/42living5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(BELOW) This fabulous buffet is an inherited piece which I have fallen in love with. We first accessorized it with this Belgian tapestry, antique Chinese brass bowl, and wrought iron candle holder from Turkey.  I bought two of those on different trips to the same store in Adana, and they were a whopping $25!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUIs4xoYwI/AAAAAAAAAQs/IPpDmWdhwxk/s1600-h/1sideboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUIs4xoYwI/AAAAAAAAAQs/IPpDmWdhwxk/s640/1sideboard.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(BELOW) And now with vintage print, photos of family members and one of my favorite things--my grandfather's "Shakespeare's Complete Works" from 1911.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUHDxlvjEI/AAAAAAAAAQU/AzG4aHWTFL4/s1600-h/42livingantique.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUHDxlvjEI/AAAAAAAAAQU/AzG4aHWTFL4/s640/42livingantique.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(BELOW) The print on the far wall was hanging in my grandmother's basement! It is called "Child of the Campagna" by Guido Bach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUHILS4d2I/AAAAAAAAAQc/WYZ09CqP498/s1600-h/42livingantique2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUHILS4d2I/AAAAAAAAAQc/WYZ09CqP498/s400/42livingantique2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(BELOW) I love blue and white, so on a trip to Japan, I brought back as much as I could carry! This blue willow plate is one of my favorite because it's just a little different from the others I have.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUKmiQj9dI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/dMqDCwbMy9U/s1600-h/newlrplate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUKmiQj9dI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/dMqDCwbMy9U/s400/newlrplate.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(BELOW) Before I got the sideboard, I had this china cabinet on that wall filled with more blue and white, Mexican Talavera, hand-painted plates from Turkey, espresso set from Italy, pottery from Germany. What I love is that it all goes together. But, I loved the sideboard so much this went into the hallway for now. This cabinet was $140 at a thrift shop. I had mirror cut for the back and changed the shelves to glass.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuULQFHWEiI/AAAAAAAAARM/A5WUiewGTJA/s1600-h/chinacabinet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuULQFHWEiI/AAAAAAAAARM/A5WUiewGTJA/s400/chinacabinet.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(BELOW) Looking the other direction before...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUL7loreeI/AAAAAAAAARU/W3janLjTCMM/s1600-h/8living1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUL7loreeI/AAAAAAAAARU/W3janLjTCMM/s400/8living1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(BELOW) and after...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUGxO8uyOI/AAAAAAAAAP8/ioIN7ZoSNss/s1600-h/42living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUGxO8uyOI/AAAAAAAAAP8/ioIN7ZoSNss/s640/42living.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See the little brass table by the chair? That was also inherited. No one wanted it so</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cleaned it up and found the perfect spot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUGxO8uyOI/AAAAAAAAAP8/ioIN7ZoSNss/s1600-h/42living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUUdzDB91I/AAAAAAAAARc/s2Vpl98lbUs/s1600-h/brasstable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUUdzDB91I/AAAAAAAAARc/s2Vpl98lbUs/s400/brasstable.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(BELOW) Here is a closer look at the Chinese art. It just worked so well in this corner...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUGlWTkpZI/AAAAAAAAAPs/pz6K1YUmVVs/s1600-h/pianoliving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUGlWTkpZI/AAAAAAAAAPs/pz6K1YUmVVs/s640/pianoliving.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally...my dad and I made this table from a North Carolina wagon wheel and a rim from Montana.  Always adding something old that has meaning, I placed a copy of my grandfather's french study book, "Sand's La Mare Au Diable" from 1916.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUG4ZlzYRI/AAAAAAAAAQE/28i7HVbA0T4/s1600-h/42living2table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MBnunA-pZ14/SuUG4ZlzYRI/AAAAAAAAAQE/28i7HVbA0T4/s400/42living2table.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you have enjoyed the metamorphosis of our living room! We love to use old with new and blend newfound things with family treasures. It's all about creating a space that we can enjoy and feel at home!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be joining:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Metamorphosis Monday</a> </div>

Southern Charm...

I wanted to show not a "before and after" of my living area. I tend to change things around a lot. We moved into this house new an...

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