I've got the fall bug, for sure. We finished the kitchen update several days ago and I knew the deep cleaning would be done today. Last night my dreams were full of fall decorating ideas and I could hardly wait for day light to get started.
I've packed away a good bit of the items we've collected over the years and put another sizable group of things aside for a garage sale. As I started with the staging today I decided to challenge myself to use only things rediscovered as I was packing.
I began in the center section on the 9 foot shelf across the top of the sink. I decided the strongest color statement would go there. I used some mismatched wine glasses from a Christmas decoration project several years ago to hoiste up some candles that I attached fall leaves to using raffia. They were too light against the Antique White paint so after several options failed to meet my expectations I went to the game closet and pulled out a checker board. Some Halloween pumpkins turned backward for fall finished off the center section.
To the right is a replica garden gate, Apple cake plate and another treasured wooden bowl hubs made. :)
