"Sunflowers" on the Church Pew

August has always been my "sunflower" month. You can't look at them and not smile back. I've used them all over the house this late part of summer in flower arrangements and prints. I mentioned earlier that I'd found some fun sunflower graphic pillow covers on Amazon for good prices. Originally I'd thought about using them on the front porch, but I decided to use them here in the Garden Room and the Hearth Room instead. I would have needed to Scotchguard them before taking them outside, so for now they're still here on the church pew in the garden room.

"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. 

Decorating Projects at All About Home #105

Hello friends and Welcome to the All About Home Link Party. It's the middle of August, and Fall is just around the corner! Thank you for taking the time to come by and share what you're up to this week. We always look forward to seeing all the great DIYs, decor, crafts, gardening, and recipes that you are all creating.

Sunflowers in the Late Summer Hearth Room

August is all about Sunflowers around here...

 Late Summer into Fall is their time to show their happy faces,

mingle with some hydrangeas, and wait for some fall leaves to show up.

Sunflower Botanical on the Mantel

When August rolls around I'm starting to think about Fall decor, and sunflowers always signal that it's about time to make that transition. The flowers are changing color and growth, a few dry leaves are starting to fall off the trees, and the light is showing that soon the days will start to get shorter.

All About Home #104

Hello friends and Welcome to the All About Home Link Party. WOW, it's August, and Fall is just around the corner! Thank you for taking the time to come by and share what you're up to this week. We always look forward to seeing all the great DIYs, decor, crafts, gardening, and recipes that you are all creating.

Late Summer Seasonal Flowers: Home and Garden

Hello Everyone, welcome to the 

Flower Power Late Summer Mini Blog Hop 

hosted by our sweet friend, 

Cecilia from My Thrift Store Addiction!

Late Summer Baker's Rack

Hello friends! Has the "Late Summer/Early Fall" bug bitten you yet? It comes after me each year starting in the last week in July. August is the time that I start getting that itch to bring out a few seasonal colors, that look to the "harvesty" hues of golds, dark greens, oranges, deep reds, and browns.

Hello August at All About Home #103

Hello friends and Welcome to the All About Home Link Party. It's so hard to believe that August is here and soon we'll be feeling Summer winding down, transitioning to Fall. Thank you for taking the time to come by and share what you're up to this week. We always look forward to seeing all the great DIYs, decor, crafts, gardening, and recipes that you are all creating.

Quilts and Pillows for Late Summer Color

Hi Friends, Hope you're having a great week, this last week of July. Wow, it's been a long summer for me and even though I enjoy these long days of warm weather, it's not like it was when the kids were young and at home. We went to the pool most days, they had friends over, we grilled dinner outside, and thoroughly rang out every drop of fun we could. Even a few years ago my hubby and I were camping in the RV and planning fun with family...

Mid-Summer Inspiration at All About Home #102

Welcome to the All About Home Link Party, friends! Thank you for taking the time to come by and share what you're up to this week. I hope you're enjoying your summer and having time to relax and enjoy a getaway or vacation. Can you believe we're in the last week of July? (August will be here soon!) But late July is still  Mid Summer... so still time to have a lot of fun!

Flea Market Finds in the Dining Room

I've not been out to the fleas or antique malls for quite a while. Between the back problems and Covid and my autoimmune issues, I've had to put a lot of shopping on hold. I've really missed having the chance to get out and enjoy the fun of vintage and antique shopping. Let's just say it's always been a highlight of my week/month/year to get out and browse around. The added perk is that I always came home with not only fun finds, but also filled up with new creative ideas.

All About Home #101

Welcome to the All About Home Link Party, friends! Thank you for taking the time to come by and share what you're up to this week. I hope you're enjoying your summer and having time to relax and enjoy a getaway or vacation. Late July signals  Mid Summer. Still time to have a lot of fun!

Summertime Snippets from the Cookbook Cupboard

Hello my friends, now that we're past the July 4th holiday I think we can safely say we're in to mid-summer. That's when I bring out a few tried and true vintage pieces that I just associate with "summer". One of my fun spots to decorate with seasonal vintage pieces is on top of the "Cookbook Cupboard" that's here in the hearth room. It's easy to reach and even though my large scroll-y blackboard and monogram is a fixture here, it gives a fun background to show off some larger vintage elements.

I've had this little twiggy summertime wreath for quite a few years, and usually end up tweaking it each year. It's loaded with summertime florals in bright color. Lillies, roses, raniculus, and zinnias all work together with some faux Creeping Charlie to make it a summertime favorite. It's a little fragile, so it's not something I want to use outdoors. Plus, the birds love to break off the twigs and fly off with nest fodder.

Midsummer Inspiration at All About Home #100

Welcome to the Big #100 All About Home Link Party, friends! I'm so glad to be feeling better after my Lumbar fusion surgery last month and able to join in on the Party! Thank you for taking the time to come by and share what you're up to this week. Hard to believe July 4th is in the rear view mirror and that we're heading into Mid Summer!

How I've Used Architectural Pieces in Vintage Decor

Hello Friends, I'm so glad you're here today because I know you'll have a great time visiting through the Lifestyle of Love Hop as we all share our ideas for using Vintage and Antique Architectural Pieces in our decor. Our good friend, Cindy from County Road 407 is hosting and we have a fun group that's sharing our ideas today. If you're coming from the Hop and Michelle's at The Painted Hinge... Happy Saturday, I'm so glad you're here!

Summer Lovin' Inspiration at All About Home #99

Welcome to the All About Home Link Party, friends. I'm so glad to be feeling better and able to join in on the Party! Thankyou for taking the time to come by and share what you're up to this week. I hope you are having a great July 4th long weekend. I'm still in recovery mode after having lumbar spine fusion a month ago, (hard to believe it's been a month) but I can see small improvement each day. It will just take a while. Thankyou again and again for your patience, thoughts and prayers. 

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Patriotic Greetings from the Garden Room

Hello dear friends, I hope you're having a great July 4th weekend.

I wanted to share a few snaps from the Garden Room with my antique rocking horse and the goat cart dressed up with a vintage patriotic vibe. I try to deck out my horsey for each season, but often I don't take time to share what he's up to. 

Patriotic Farmtable Garden Bucket with Flags

Hi dear friends, Hope you're doing well and enjoying this first week of July. Hard to believe this is now July. To be honest this summer is sliding by, although I know that things will slow down as we get to mid July. I haven't done much decorating at all for July 4th, but I wanted to share a few pics of the farmtable decor tableau that usually gets a changeup every month out here in the Garden Room.

Patriotic and Summer Inspiration at All About Home #98

Hi Friends, WOW, it's almost July!!! Welcome to the All About Home Link Party. Thankyou for taking the time to come by and share what you're up to this week. I'm still in recovery mode after having lumbar spine fusion a couple of weeks ago, but I can see small improvement each day. It will just take a while. Thankyou again and again for your thoughts and prayers. 

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Flags and Teapots in the Patriotic Holiday Cupboard

Hi Friends, wow, it's so hard to believe that the July 4th holiday is just around the corner! Are you getting into the Summer groove? A few weeks ago I brought out my traditionally summer French Faience and exchanged the Green Transferware in the Holiday Cupboard here in the Garden Room.  

Summer Inspiration at All About Home #97

Hi Friends, Welcome to the All About Home Link Party. Thankyou for taking the time to come by and share what you're up to this week. I'm still in recovery mode after having lumbar spine fusion a couple of weeks ago and I really wasn't prepared for what that would be like. I'm using a walker and I basically have to rely on my husband for all the little things. Any little "off move" can cause pain and put things at a standstill. But I can see small improvement each day. It will just take a while. Thankyou again and again for your thoughts and prayers. 

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Lovely Lemony Daisy Arrangement on the Sideboard

Hi Friends. A few weeks ago I wanted to update and give a summer refresh to the sideboard here in the Hearth Room. I'd had a tabletop wooden wheelbarrow filled with my Garden Pot/Seed Packet Wreath and some vintage garden-y things, but it was a little too spring-y for mid-June. It was time for some early summer flowers to make an appearance.