Frugal Fall Decorating

As you turn into our driveway, you are welcomed by this rusty gate and old cast iron wash pot.

 
 

 
Yes, this old cast iron pot is actually what our parents washed their clothes in.  Filled with  rain or well water; homemade lye soap and a good hot fire underneath to boil the clothes. No built-in agitator ... just an old wooded broom stick to "stir the clothes". If you were lucky, you might have a special made stick to stir with. I am lucky to have these two vintage ones and a bar of lye soap.  Forked one is made to lift the clothes out. 

 

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Frugal Fall Decorating in our house.

We have been downsizing this year, so this means that we will be downsizing our Fall decorating too.

In the entry hall is this antique bench that I saved from one of those "crusher trucks" that pick up bulk trash. 

 My vintage chalk cats love the cozy quilt in this old green basket. 
The boards in the back sections were bad so I padded and upholstered them

  
There is also room in the hall for this large Welsh hutch which holds crocks and part of my ironstone collection.

 This is an true 1800's barn lantern.

   

Dining room ... first door on the right.  

I am building the centerpiece with this huge "Farmer's Market" cutting board I made from an old wooden ironing board. 

Bleached leaves and Dollar Tree $ burlap pumpkins that I painted white and teal ... left one natural.

... scattered a little candy corn ... added a Mason jar of white candles and a gourd dipper full of miniature stone fruit.

 

The set of covered French onion soup bowls with handles and crock casserole in a stand was a 1950's wedding gift ... had never been used when I bought them at a garage sale in the late 80's (including the original box). I have never used them but I guess I threw the box away.

Makes a colorful table.

 

Dishes are vintage Mikasa  High Noon

Cutting board is 36" long

Glasses are from Dollar Tree

  Love this old wooden dough bowl with rawhide laced edge. 

This is an Antique Linen Press cabinet ... Yes, I have my table linens in there. I would show you, but it is a mess after I was digging for linens to set this table.

Give Use This Day our Daily Bread (cross stitch)

Hand made Numbers bench can be seen below.

The fireplace mantel in the living room is the first thing I like to decorate. Most everything is thrifted. 

 

I have loved looking for vintage oak splint baskets this year. I have found a few and made them a part of my decorations.

 

I find the height of this fireplace is a bit of a challenge.

The old yellow painted jug; the palm leaf pumpkin and the brass weather vane deer seems to always be a favorite for Fall decorating. The jug with branches helps to add height to the mantel.

The colorful collection of pear in the antique, time-worn wooden dough bowl is one of my favorite things. 

 

More twigs from the yard. The squirrel family always make an appearance in the Fall. The large iron acorn is likely a weight from a scale. Weighs about five pounds. The splint basket with a nice arrangement of sunflowers was a $5.00 thrift store find this year. 

Bleached leaves are scattered about the mantle. 

 collection of copper and silver

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Down the hall and a quick peek in the master bedroom ...  
a corner wall of antique mirrors with a vintage rain lamp over this black walnut desk (night table) decorated with antlers and green carboy wine jugs. Always in style regardless of the season. 

 

Main Bath 

There is a white chamber pot on bottom self.


Green enamel Baby bath tub 
and chamber pot.

Nestled in rolled towels is  pumpkin I made from a milkglass lamp shade.

 

Mercury glass pumpkin, baby breath in a tarnished silver bowl
and my little cement (yard art) girl hugging her rabbit. 

 Time for a break ....

Texas-size acorns ...

 from our Chinkapin Oak.  This will make the native deer happy.

Happy Fall y'all. 

Thanks for the visit. 

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Related blogs are listed below. 
 Numbers bench can be seen HERE.
Palm fronds pumpkin
ironing board to cutting board
Stained glass windows can be seen here

Farmer's Market stencil  Funky Junk Interiors  Stencils

Thanks for the visit

Natural objects and the soft colors ... Fall Mantel

This wonderful old, time-worn wooden dough bowl and my collection of faux pear is one of my favorite decorating pieces.

It takes center stage on our Fall mantel which is littered with bleached leaves that I did a couple years ago. Just picked up fallen leaves, put them in bleach water and watched the magic. 

The canvas wrapped floral of white Fall chrysanthemums set the tone for a natural soft colors.    

On this side is a collection of vintage items that echo the colors in the picture. 

*the vintage rusty harrow hand tool, adds a little rustic charm ... 

*a crock with a rusty color around the bottom and a wire repair around the neck ... perfect reflection of the Fall colors

*the white section of a porch column is a perfect perch for the potter bird, echoing the white of the mums and the warm browns ...

*the large wooden lid from a food storage barrel is a great backdrop with the warm brown color. 

this side ... 
* this old yellow crock picks up a little color from the center of the mum and with a tall branch, adds a little height ...
* white alabaster grape cluster ... like the white in the mums
* old red cast iron pot filled with cinnamon sticks; an apple and white mums pull just a little bit of color from the pear ...

* on the hearth ... my cement little boy garden statue enjoys the large metal pumpkin nestled in a bed of raffia in an aged metal urn ... small black object is an iron fly (match holder)
* the soft green metal piece in the background is a screen guard off a vintage screen door.

 * on the coffee table ... another natural object ...
* the brown and tan alabaster sleeping cat is happy under this grassy cluster in the recycled cement and mortar vase.
 

* this piece was created with leftover cement and mortar (mud) used to make the pan in the shower when we remodel the master bath. I used a glass light fixture shade and poured the left-over cement mixture in ... it only filled about one-third of the shade. Next day or two, when the tile man discarded his black mortar, I grabbed it and because it had started to dry, I had to just pack it in ... hence the cavities. 
I stuck a plastic jar in the opening to make an indention. I let it cure for several days before I broke the glass shade. I cut the top of the plastic bottle off which left a nice plastic-lined well for flowers or a plant. I think it made an interesting vase/object. 

 Enjoying this vignette on my little kitchen table.

* favorite vintage paper mache pumpkin ... acorns from the yard and a few of the bleached leaves makes an interesting arrangement on my stack of pig cutting boards ...

Happy Fall y'all !!!   
Thanks for stopping by ... hope you like our Fall mantel and you will say hello before you leave. 

Audrey Z. 


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