Yard of the Month - September 2014

 This home is Yard of the Month for Edgemere Park in Oklahoma City for the month of September.

I personally have wanted this home to get yard of the month for several years.

The yard is always gorgeous, month after month. 

The design of this home is somewhat similar to my own.

 I love love love that big window. I so wish my own home had a window like this. 

 This house has lovely faux iron balconies....all dressed up with window boxes

full of caladiums and impatiens.

 The home owner had just put out some decorative pumpkins.

 I know this photo is blurry...sorry about that. I was losing the light. I did these in the evening.

 Lots of hosta at this house. 

 more pumpkins

I love this big tree in front with variegated ivy growing up the trunk.

They keep it trimmed back so that it doesn't take the tree over. 

Here's looking up through the limbs of that big tree.

This tree was planted by the home owner thirty years ago. 

The weather here is just spectacular this week....days in the 80's.

Truly lovely fall days.

I hope you are having nice fall weather.

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Alabaster Lamp

Today I thought I'd share a couple of things I purchased this past summer.

 I've wanted a nice vintage alabaster lamp for a long time.

I kept scoping out Ebay hoping to find one I liked at a good price.

 Early this summer I finally found one that I liked the shape of, the color of

and the price of.

It's heavy so shipping cost almost as much as the lamp itself.

That's the only draw back to Ebay...if you buy something large or heavy.

I picked up the shade at Garden Ridge.

It's going to get a makeover. It's just too darn plain as is. 

I picked up this large frame too this summer at The Feathered Nest in OKC.

I'd been wanting a round frame to go on my mantel for quite awhile and there it was!

Already painted and everything.

I was working on my Fall Mantel but didn't have all I need for it.

I'll finish and show soon.

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Mod Mix Monday #168

Elegant Eclectic Mod Vintage Kitchen

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I am all about unusual kitchens. I ran across this kitchen the other day and immediately had to pin it.

This shows anything can be an upper cabinet and a huge mirror and a big over the top chandelier works in a kitchen. 

It's a little industrial too!

I did a post earlier in the year about funky chic kitchens....this one belongs right along with the others.

See my post on funky kitchens here.

Now on to my favorites from last week's Mod Mix Monday...

 Phyllis of Grandparents Plus shared a Fall Idea House tour which included 

this amazing fall planter.

Paula of Locksley Lane shared a how she painted a bunch of pumpkins from

Walmart and turned them into high end decorator pumpkins. 

 Revi of Revisionary Life created a industrial vintage gallery wall to compliment her wall mail slot.

Mail now lands in an old wood drawer. 

Victoria of Trois Petite Filles is always doing something pretty with furniture appliques and

this week's project is REALLY an amazing one. She turned a typical builder's grade bathroom wall mirror into this french beauty! 

 Karen of Somewhat Quirky Designs turned an old secretary into this gray

amazing desk! It is perfection!

Laurel of The North End Loft painted this little table in a very cute numeric way.

Good, very very good stuff.

I've been lax this year in sharing Yard of the Month in my neighborhood 

but I've got two good ones I'll share this week. 

Share your Mod Mix's in this week's party below.

Remember anything old made over to be new...anything new changed up to look old.

New and old together...

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