My Early Fall Home Tour ~ 2015

Thanks so much for stopping by my Early Fall Tour, 

I'm thrilled to be included and thank you to Marty @ A Stroll Thru Life

for organizing such a wonderful group of tours. If you're coming over from

 Dimples & Tangles you've no doubt been wowed by my friend Jennifer's talent

 for creating a beautifully stylish home filled with color! 

  

Early Fall translates to no pumpkins or fall leaves to be found in Denver yet,

 which is perfectly fine with me. It seems we're all in agreement to savor every

 last drop of summer, so I'm easing into the transition of fall today.

   

If you're new here I live in Denver with Mr. Simple, our son and fur babies in a 

little cottage built in 1938. Come on in and I'll show you around, I'm sure it will

come as no surprise that I've changed a few things up since our Summer Tour. :)

  

I love creating new looks using what I have by moving furniture, art and

 accessories from room to room, it's easy on the budget and keeps my creative side

entertained. My inspiration for the updated color scheme was this rug I scored on

 Craigslist for a steal several months ago. I loved the global vibe and thought the

 colors would be great for fall. The cheetah stencil was a fun project awhile back to

 give my tiny entry some interest.  

I went for an eclectic look in our living room, a mix of French, vintage and global.

  A couple new pillows I made and changing up the artwork made me happy!

  I've had the hunting dog painting for years but hadn't used it and was thrilled it worked.

 By mixing in a couple DIY abstracts and other prints I had, along with the tie dye

 pattern pillow, it kept it from looking too formal and

 reminiscent of my gold and burgundy days. 

I spray painted some branches from our yard metallic gold,

since free, gold and a little glam is my jam. :)

My favorite new accessories ~ Chinese Calligraphy Brushes!

My dear friend happened to be living in Beijing for awhile and was sweet enough to

amass a beautiful collection for me. I couldn't love them and her more! 

Remember in my Summer Tour I showed you how I use any and all greenery from

 my yard, do you recognize the sweet potato vine? 

The big change is my vintage wingbacks are gone, not GONE, just in the basement

so I could bring up these bamboo chairs to enjoy for awhile. The white campaign chest had

 been on the opposite side of the room, I used it during Christmas last year as a bar set up.

You can see it in my Christmas Tour here.

The texture and intricate pattern of the chairs pop against all the white.    

On to our family room where we hang out most of the time. We're still fans of our Ikea

 Ektorp sectional, it's held up really well and of course the washable slipcovers are the best. 

I was inspired by this creative lady's awesome idea to pack our bookcase full of books.

I tweaked it a bit and put my own spin on it by adding some of my blue and white ginger jars. 

I got lots of raised eyebrows and eye-rolling from my boys for this one. Haha! 

The artwork on the mantel was in the living room gallery wall the last time you saw it. 

I've had a couple old columns for years, I keep them out in the garden. 

See those gold leaves ~ I brought the car to a screeching halt as soon as I saw them and

 hopped out to grab them from a tree on the side of the road.

 I can't wait to change out the large urn for bright fall foliage.   

 I found this orange pillow at Ross ~ great textured twine and gold beading create

the pattern. I kept our coffee table styling super simple.

Here's a little peek at our dining room, I set the table with some of my favorites, bread,

 tomatoes, herbs and Black Eyed Susan from our yard.   

I have to share this with you guys, during the time I've been prepping for the tour

we've had repairs being done on our 80 year old windows and some new siding. 

The crew's table saws, ladders and tools were just outside our dining room French

 doors. I was trying to be patient but every day there was a surprise waiting for me,

boarded up windows, taped windows waiting for primer and then paint. 

I couldn't take any photos for days! 

I just about lost it one day, my room was all finished and I walked in to them using

 the electric sander around the window frames. Mr. Simple intervened and I heard 

something about blog, which I'm sure they clearly understood. 

I can only imagine the stories they told their wives about this lady that spent her

 day fluffing pillows, cutting branches off her shrubs, setting a table with food that

 sat there for days, oh and the books!  

 Our girl Rio ~ because I couldn't end with those ugly photos!

It's been a pleasure sharing our home with you, thank you so much for stopping by. 

If you'd like to keep up with the never ending projects over here I'd love you to 

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Next up on the tour is the lovely Sherry @ No Minimalist Here, I can't wait to see

 her beautiful home decked out for us. 

If you'd like to catch up here is the tour line up for the week.

Monday - Sept 7th

A Stroll Thru Life 

Life on Virginia Street 

Snazzy Little Things 

21 Rosemary Lane 

Peaceful Home Decor 

Claire Brody Designs 

 

Tuesday - Sept 8th

Driven By Decor 

Our Southern Home 

Making Home Base 

Hymns & Verses 

Decor To Adore 

Burlap and Lace 

 

Wednesday - Sept 9th

Simple Stylings 

Thrifty and Chic 

Monica Wants It 

Bliss @ Home 

My Sweet Savannah 

 

Thursday - Sept 10th

A Thoughtful Place 

Rain On A Tin Roof 

Style Your Senses

Hi Sugarplum 

Remodelando La Casa 

Dimples & Tangles 

Friday - Sept 11th 

Simple Details

No Minimalist Here

Design Post Interiors

Designing on the Side

Life Love Larson

Tidbits & Twine