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?
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| 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.
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| "Before" bookshelves picture. Loved it but trying to lighten the area. |
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| 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.
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| Today. Getting them lighter and lighter. Maybe next, I'll have the nerve to paint the brick! |
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| White pumpkin love! |
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| Book ends found at HomeGoods on clearance. Great deal! |
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| 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
