"Before it's Fall" Holiday Cupboard with Majolica

As August heads into the last weeks, so Summer is also winding down. We may still be having temps in the 80's and 90's but I'm starting to make a change over to more Fall colors, themes and textures throughout the house. I won't be full-on Fall for a few weeks, but this is a fun time to start slowly switching a few things up with a Harvest palette and a few nature sensitive florals and that could mean a small discreet pumpkin hiding here or there. 

Majolica has always been associated with Spring and Summer for me. The vivid hues of fruit and woodsy teapots, plates, and pitchers lend themselves to the bright summer colors that I love during the months from May to August. Right now, I have them here in the Holiday Cupboard along with the French Faience as a light and bright display. The French pottery has been here since late May, but I'm ready to change them out for my brown transferware pieces.

Brown transferware is my favorite way to bring the 

Holiday Cupboard into the more subtle colors of the fall season.

I mentioned in this post how my husband has been so sweet to do some flea market shopping for me "by proxy". When he checks on his antique mall space he takes some time to browse for me. He's pretty good at guessing what I like and collect. He takes photos and texts them to me for a thumbs up or down. He finds great pieces, but sometimes the prices are just too high. He has a good eye most of the time. 

He found this cute little Midwest Importers "new" leafy teapot a few weeks ago, and it fit right in with what was happening in the cupboard this month.

I've enjoyed playing with the faience, but it's a more spring and summer motif.

I'm ready to bring out the golds, browns, deep reds and even a little orange.

A few pieces of "Bee Skep" items are also here in the cupboard 

celebrating late summer.

Bee's wax mini candles, and a hinged trinket box.

My few pieces of Majolica are pretty hodge podge at best.

Some are old with small imperfections and other pieces 

are vintage from Japan,

 then others are "new" like the little teapot above.

Before the pumpkins take over I like to use pieces

with apple and pear motifs.

Because I gotta say those pumpkins really take over fast!!!

You can see my Late Summer Garden Room 

sitting area HERE and HERE.

And this Majolica post from last Summer HERE.

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