Thanksgiving Past

Back to work today.

The weather here has been cold and icy.

Not stopping people from shopping.

I have to work again today because the store is swamped.

I made Thanksgiving napkin rings last night for this year's Thanksgiving table.

I bought new napkins for the table and made a runner.

Have not put it together yet.

While you and I wait for the reveal...I thought I'd repost what I did last year.

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Dining Room Inspiration

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Today, I finally got a day off from work and I'm making things for my Thanksgiving tablescape.

Hope to show tomorrow.

In the meantime, I thought I'd show some of my favorite dining rooms from my 

Pinterest Dining Room Board.

That one above is decked out for a sweet little Birthday party. 

I want a birthday party that looks like that. 

That will be my goal for next year.

I'll have to do it for myself but that is ok...I'd love to throw myself a party like that.

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I love everything about this room even though it's got lots more wood than I normally go for.

Ok, I might change out the light fixture for a chandelier. Yes, I'd definitely change that out.

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A big pretty mirror is always an asset in the dining room.

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Wow! I love that table. Isn't it hugely fantastic!

I love how warm this room is.

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The chandelier and the rustic china cabinet make this dining room.

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Sweet little rosemary topiaries. Love that they have little twig trellises.

Love the wall treatment too.

Why can't I be simple like this?

I've been craving a simplified Xmas decor...

but I know I'll get all my pretty vintage stuff out again this year.

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Ok, this is the thing I'm obsessed about currently. 

That bench with slipcover.

I have a long ottoman like that in my office which originally was intended as footstool

and storage but it's just always in the way and I stack stuff on it.

It needs to go and I realized it was just the right height to be used as seating in my dining room.

A quick search of Pinterest and I found some wonderful examples 

of slipcovered ottomans used in dining rooms.

I am so doing this.

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Here's another. 

I think it will add a softness to my dining room that the room needs.

Ok, I'm going back to my creating now.

So fun to be home on a beautiful fall day!

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Mod Mix Monday #128

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I never dreamt a gray filing cabinet could look so chic. 

Now I want one by my bed, on wheels too.

Everything in this photo is so salvage junk chic!

Lots of good things in last week's Mod Mix Monday.

Here are my favorites...

Connie at Hill House Homestead made herself a fall wreath out of an old rake.

Love it!

Kim of Living Vintage revealed her new vintage master bath. 

Isn't that piece of furniture perfect for a vanity?

I love the exposed conduit too between the electrical plug-ins.

I also love the mirror she used and how she hung it half over the beadboard.

Lianne of Hanbury House is busy taking her 1940's home back to it's retro splendor.

See that bath above? Looks original, doesn't it?

It's not. Her house had some unfortunate renovations in the past and she is taking it back to it's roots.

I love how this tile looks like it's from decades ago. The whole bath is spot on!

Melinda of The Refeathered Roost set up an early Thanksgiving table outside.

Oh..it's the perfect setting for a fall meal. I hope the weather holds so she can actually have dinner out there.

Amy of The Blissful Bee wanted an entry area in her small home.

She took a tiny little wall by the door, added some things from around the house and made one.

Crazy thing is...this area looks way bigger now that she has stuff in it.

And it's functional!

Debra of Common Ground showed off her new burlap table runner.

She gathered up her brown transferware and created a fall vignette complete with vintage olive bucket

and pumpkin.

I worked a lot at the store this past weekend like 16 hours.
Everyone is in full holiday mode now.
I love helping people pick out their china, placemats, chargers and napkins for their Thanksgiving tables.

We just got these cheese markers in at Pier 1.

Not quite as pretty as the Pottery Barn ones...but I like it that they actually have real cheese names on them.

They'd look great combined with this wood cutting board also from Pier 1.

Can't wait to see what you are doing this week as everyone gets ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
So many wonderful ideas swirling around in Blogland, aren't there?
More and more every year.

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

New and old together...

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