Winter Buffet

It is always hard after the Christmas decorations go down to make my living room look as beautiful as it did in December.

But this year I had some inspiration.....a dear friend of mine gave me these cute little white bibles for my birthday and that is were this whole vignette started.

I also found this brown and black movie reel box that they used to use to mail movies in at one of the local antique shops.

The label on the end said it once had the movie Mighty Joe Young in it from 1949.

Sadly the movie reel was not still in the box, but I loved the box so much I went ahead and got it.

I added a few other elements from around my house...

such as this old postcard postmarked 1914 and....

this is what I ended up with.

I hope all of you are getting a great start to your 2014!  Thanks, as always, for stopping by.

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Christmas Buffets

I don't know about you but my Christmas decorating this year is a bit more casual than previous years. Some years I can't get enough sparkle and others I like the warm cozy feel of more casual decor.   Here are a few pictures of the two buffets in my house decorated for Christmas.  Yes, I have two buffets.  One upstairs and one downstairs. 

This Joy banner is from Mama's Porch.  If you want to see more things from Mama's porch you can see a previous post here.

I just love this little tree I picked up last year after Christmas.

This is the buffet I have upstairs in my living room.  I didn't change it much from my fall decor.

As you can see I am not a chalkboard artist but that goes right along with that casual homey feel I'm going for, right?

Hope all of your are enjoying the season and are not feeling to rushed.

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Halloween In Black and White

I know if you have visited my blog before you have seen a few pictures of my buffet.  It is really like another mantel in my living room that I change with the seasons.  Last year about this time was when I finished redoing my living room and I was so happy with the white pallet that the last thing I wanted to do was put orange in it.  So, I decorated the buffet black and white for Halloween.  I liked it more than I thought I would and this year have done the same thing. 

When it comes to decorating I have heard that "it is all in the details"  and I thing that proved true when I added these little mice to the top of my white pumpkin.  It gives it some whimsy.

These little glitter spiders are small details that add a lot.  You will see them scattered through out my Halloween decor.
The bottles in the picture below I found at the antique mall and glued some labels on that I printed off of the computer last year. 

This is a little felt wall hanging I picked up at the antique mall.  I just love it and it is the first black and white Halloween piece I purchased last year.

I hope all of you are enjoying this time of year.  I just love the changing of the leaves and the cooler temperatures.  Not to mention the anticipation of the coming Holiday Season.



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