A Touch of Fall.

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Can you feel the change in season? It seems so early but it is in the air. Fall that is! I normally get out my fall decorations after Labor Day but had an itch to start a bit early. Maybe it was just the need for change. The desire to update and change up my house a little. Do you ever feel that way?

My new Fall mantel minus a couple white pumpkins,
yet to come. I'm sure there will be more tweaks.

Pulling out my Fall decorations usually starts the ball rolling to updates and refreshes throughout the house. In this case, I started with my fireplace. To be honest, I am never quite satisfied with my fireplace. It takes up the WHOLE back wall of our office, is all brick with charcoal grout, which makes the area dark. I have dreamt of painting the brick for about two years and was determined to do it this time. Not.

"Before" bookshelves picture.
Loved it but trying to lighten the area.

Before the "before" The original shelves were all the dark wood
that you see on the sides and shelves.

So, in this update I painted the back of the shelves white, painted the mantel white and antiqued it with a bronze metallic. Then I dabbed bronze metallic glaze onto the brick to give it a touch of shine and help it reflect light. It is a step in the direction I want to go. Someday I may get the nerve to paint the whole thing. As much as I love to paint, I can't quite get up the nerve to paint the brick. I think because there is just no turning back once I do it.

Today. Getting them lighter and lighter.
Maybe next, I'll have the nerve to paint the brick!

White pumpkin love!

Book ends found at HomeGoods on clearance. Great deal!

Just the start of Fall tweaking to be done!

Linking up this week:

Link Party #70 at Redoux 
Potpourri Friday at A Potpourri of Life at 2805
Grace at Home #24 at Imparting Grace
Saturday Night Special at Funky Junk Interiors 

M's the Word

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Okay, really M is not a word and you all know it. Guess I can't pull anything over on you all, huh?

But the letter M is the focal point of this project and it all  started with a simple wood cut-out of the letter M. Mr. M was pretty blah when he first arrived at our house and was in serious need of some attention.

Here is Mr. M in his original state.
Kind of plain.

Not to worry Mr. M, we have paint for you! Out comes silver metallic paint for the base coat and Mr. M is looking so much better. Hmmmm, still missing a little something though.

Here is Mr. M after his silver
metallic basecoat and starting to add
silver leaf.

Out comes the silver leaf and now Mr. M is complete!

Close up of the silver leaf that
creates a shiny, rustic metallic look.

Mr. M sitting proudly on our mantel!

Linking up this week to:

Spray Paint Linky Party at Thistlewood Farms

A Saling We Will Go

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There is nothing I like better than to go out for some relaxing free time, get away from all the stress, and go saling. Garage saling. Yup. There is nothing like the sight of a great find. It is worth wading through all the junk for the one BEAUTIFUL find. The kind of find that is something you've been looking for F O R E V E R! Better than a drug.

Shelf love

Soap dispenser to replace the one I broke

$3.00. What can I say?

Love all things vintage and old.
 These old ceiling tiles are sah-weeet

Of course, then there is the find that you really don't need. In fact, you don't need it at all but you can't possibly pass up a deal this great. And for that price? NEVER

Plate love from Big Lots at 90% off.
 They might as well just given it to me!

So ends my tale of the best afternoon all summer. Well almost.

Linking up this week to:

Trash to Treasure Tuesday at Kammy's Korner
Old to New Your Great Redoux
Weekend Wonders at The Thriftiness Miss