Simple decorating for fall

It is a frosty morning here today...signs that it is nearing the end of October.  We have had really nice weather though.

I did a little bit of autumn decorating around the house, just simple little switches to make things reflect the changing season.

Coffee station

You can check out the before n after for this area here.

Some little plates and a pumpkin welcome

The plates on either side are one of the few things I have 

from my Grandma Meyer.

Easy decor for the mantel

Darrell actually did a paint/stain treatment on this old

fence gate to make it look like barn board.

I don't have expensive art...these are just prints from an old calendar

I like having a frame on my wee range hood mantel.

I just change it out with free prints that you can download

Happy Fall Ya'll

I get a daily bible verse through Instagram

I am always amazed how things come our way, that are either 

just what we need to hear, or something we can pass onto a friend.

Todays verse 

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How does your garden grow....

We have been enjoying some beautiful summer weather here!  The flowers are really starting to bloom and I have daisies again!!  Rome wasn't built in a day, and it is taking some time to get this yard organized.  I have planted some new perrenials and I am hopeful that they will come back next year and the next...

When I saw these bed posts at the Restore, I knew the perfect place for them.

Best part was they were $5.00 each, Darrell cut them down so they would

make a nice grouping for the garden.

I enjoy "before" and "after" blog posts and participated in a June Makeover Challenge that was hosted over at Thrift Diving with Serena.  She put out a challenge to finish a room makeover in the month of June.  Since I was working on my guest room, I decided to participate.  It is great having a deadline to work with and you can visit all the wonderful before and after posts by the bloggers that jumped on board.  

Have a great day everyone and hope you have sunny skies where you are.

Guest room almost done,,,,a sneak peek at the re purposed table

I love the light in this room!!  Pictures turn out amazing I think, the light is just right when the sunshines through the window.  Here is a sneak peek at what has been happening in the guest room.  Some of our favorite peeps are coming next week end, so the finishing touches should all be in place by then!

Have a great sun shiney day everyone!!

A cupboard front from the Re Store along with some

of my favorite hooks makes a nice spot for guests

to hang fluffy new towels!

More to come later..

The fireplace before n after with some of the ways I have styled it.....

I am so pleased with how our fireplace area turned out!  and while I am finishing up the guest room, I thought I would get this posted as well.  The person our son is working for did the work for us.  We had a quad he wanted to purchase and then asked how we would like payment....we could exchange for a "work project" !  I was quick to suggest we have him finish the fireplace mantel for us and it would save Darrell some frustration as he says he is not the best finishing carpentar!

Here is what the room looked like the first time we saw the inside of the house...

During renos

All that tile was a job in itself to remove!!

Painters tape makes a good fireplace plan,,,don't you think!

We usually just "wing it" with our plans  :)

2013

Lets just remove the window

The man behind all the work!

Thankfully there is always an "AFTER" when you are a DIYer

Here are a few different displays I have done with our fireplace:

 Spring 2014

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Update on the "Little Table that Could"

The guest bedroom makeover is almost done.  Here is an "almost there" collage of the table Darrell has been working on.  You can read about where I found it here.

Some of the wood slats on the table were very cracked and I suggested that maybe we would have to start from scratch on this little project.  Darrell was determined that he would use the original wood and with a little glue and some clamps he was pleased with how it held together!

I am sure this was a table used in a Sunday School Room

We decided to get rid of the gum that was stuck underneath it!

Wonder who MATT was...and where is he now?!

Ready for a coat of paint.

Have a great week end everyone!!

Need an Easy Headboard Idea....just use an old raised panel door.

I have used many old raised panel doors for a few spots in my home.  Look for them through Kiijii ads, or as we have been lucky to find..the trash!  Here is the guest room with a new headboard, just needed a coat of white paint.  It doesn't have to be perfect, more dents and dings give it some character!

Every bedside needs a pretty table and a place to put things

For more on this guest bedroom makeover be sure to click here

Upstairs loft room at That Country Place BnB that we owned in Hanna.

The BnB is still operating and you can visit the website at

www.thatcountryplace.com

I would like to add the crown moulding to the top of the guest room

 headboard as we did on the one for the BnB room

Old doors used in my living room, they help fill up the wall space.

I hang different pictures from them for the different seasons.

This picture is from Christmas time.

Not every idea turns out the way we planned...

We wanted to use a door in our coffee station...

But a trip to the Brick for that perfect piece just seemed

to work out better this time!

Visit here to see the coffee station post

Have you made use of some old doors?

I would love to see what you did with them, so leave a comment 

and share your link.

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Before n After round table loveliness

I have had this table for awhile and now that we have dark flooring I knew that it would need some paint lovin!!  I used the same Van Gogh paint that I used on the little white stool, you can see that little remake here.

A touch of SPRING!! 

Here is the before picture of the table.

So much better as a white beauty!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Go buy some spring tulips..they will make your day!

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New spring mantel for the rangehood

Reading posts throughout blogland, we are all anticipating SPRING!  Although we have not had a very harsh winter here in Southern Alberta, I am looking forward to warmer temperatures and the great outdoors turning green again.

When I came across this great little spring saying I quickly switched out my frame that I use on the shelf of my rangehood.  It is just a wee shelf, so at times it is hard to find things that will not fall off!

Too cute!

I can't remember where I found the link for the

saying, but will keep looking and try to repost it.

Its free, just print off your computer and you 

have some new ART !

This cute little bluebird was a gift from my son and daughter in law.

It fits right in with this wee spring vignette.

Here is another shot of our kitchen, with a little before n after.....

Yep...its the same space!!  Full post to follow on this one!

Here is the dining room recap for a start....

Thankful for a sunny day!

Cute little bluebirds!

and a God who blesses us with seasons!

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It all started with a coffee machine....

Thought I would show you our latest corner that we got finished up in the past few weeks.  We received a Keurig coffee .... even though I have a huge island, I don't have alot of extra cupboard space beside the stove area in our kitchen.  However,,,,we did have this wall that needed a little somethin!

Here is the before, the first time we saw inside the house.

Note the fan, the tile and carpet, the solid white door...

Here's the after, taken from the same spot.

No more fan, continuous flooring, a bright patio door window,

and a handy little coffee station!

Here are the details:

We were wanting to use another old door and a cupboard that we had.

Things just weren't working out as planned with our idea, and the little cupboard

was a wee bit short, and it wasn't looking quite right and needed some major 

tweaking....here is a bit of a blurry picture!

So, Darrell and I were on a mission to find the right cupboard.

And we found just the right one at the Brick...Solid wood, interesting handles, 

and just the right amount of distressing! Even came with some baskets

but I knew I would just use the shelves.   Bonus!

I also wanted some kind of shelf and hooks to hang coffee mugs from.

I picked up a cupboard door panel from the ReStore, painted it and hung a

row of hooks that I found at Target. 

  The little shelf unit above was from

Winners.  It was damaged, but I knew we could fix it with a little bit of glue.

I also turned the cupboard upside down,,,so I would have the little shelf on the

top.  This will be fun to decorate for different seasons!

A quick Iphone picture sent off to Darrell to see if he thought it would be fixable!  

Whatever did we do without cell phones!!  I hate em and I love em!!

And what is a cuppa coffee without some yummy dessert!!

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