Annette's Book Spot: new house

Saturday, October 1, 2016

The Other Side of Life - Fall Decorating

I've been posting about building and decorating my new house at my other blog: http://annetteshobbyspot.blogspot.com/ If you are interested, you can check out all of my posts. But here's my Fall Decorating entry:

Having a new house has made decorating for the seasons much more fun! I don't like to fill the house up -- I'm very much anti-clutter, but I've added a few subtle touches to our house for fall.

#millsnewhouse Burlap wreath, Fall decorating, front door decorations

Burlap wreaths are all the rage right now, but let me tell you, I did not find this very easy to make. It took a lot of time (and a lot of ribbon - 50 feet!) And my fingers were sore by the time I was finished. But I'm happy with the way it turned out. I plan to replace the bow for Christmas and maybe the rest of the holidays too!

I also added a few things to the mantle and hearth. Silk leaves and a few mini clothespins is all it took.

#millsnewhouse Fall mantle, Fall decorating

My sister made this centerpiece and it looks great on my dining room table (built by http://smithbuild.weebly.com). The wreath is made from a dropcloth!

#millsnewhouse fall decorating, drop cloth wreath, fall centerpiece

Thanks for stopping by. I'd love to see your fall decorating ideas in the comments!

Sunday, September 18, 2016

The Other Side of Life - Visit My Other Blog!

I haven't posted to my other blog for several years, but I'm in the process of completing a year-long house build and am now decorating, so I'd like to share my journey with you if you are interested. Below I've posted part of my first post. If you are interested, please follow me at annetteshobbyspot.blogspot.com

To start out, I'm just going to post a few pictures of the whole project. My son is my contractor, which made this all the more special. It was very much a "hands on" project for me, so we are all proud of our accomplishments.

My son, the contractor, makes beautiful things! You can see many of creations at http://smithbuild.weebly.com. Follow him to see the beautiful furniture and other pieces he creates.