Canadian Thanksgiving Table

I finally found the time to set a table in our new dining room!

Of course I HAD to set a table too as we are hosting the 

Canadian Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday in our new home.

I cannot wait to host Mr. B's mom & dad!

In previous years I have chosen to go with a traditional table 

setting as you can see here and here.

This year, I decided to set a less traditional Canadian Thanksgiving Day table.

I haven't unpacked and hung up my tablecloths yet so, 

keeping the table bare was a very easy decision!

And I also kept it simple with no chargers or place mats.

I chose to use my pale blue dinner and salad plates at each setting. 

Not your usual color for Fall but I felt they were perfect 

against the mahogany dining table.

Plain white napkins and our wedding flatware don't distract from the dishes.

The Godinger Shannon goblets always work, whether it be a 
traditional or non traditional tablescape.

I kept the rest of the table decor in shades of white.

A thrift store pumpkin tureen and a Dollar Tree 

pumpkin sit at one end of the table.

While another small pumpkin and leaf salt and pepper 

anchor the other end of the table.

For the centerpiece I filled my favorite urn from World Market with clippings from the Purple Sand Cherry bushes that are planted by the front porch. 

The color could not be more perfect for Fall and Thanksgiving, don't you think?

There is nothing new on this table.  All have been used before and 

I am so okay with that.  It is so fun to set a table with them in a new and different way in a new and different room. 

Now that could all very easily change as, unlike the U.S. Thanksgiving, 

all of the stores will be open and there is nothing Mr. B's mother and I like more then hitting Home Goods, TJ Maxx, Ross, and World Market when they come to visit LOL!

We'd like to wish all of our Canadian family & friends 

a very Happy Thanksgiving!

See you soon!

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Decorating For Fall

As I said earlier this week, most of the unpacking into the new home is done!
Now I can get to really decorating for the seasons and holidays.

You may remember my mantle decor at our previous house.  The mantle there was like no other, making it difficult to decorate.  
Now, in our new home, I am having so much fun with 
my new spaces to decorate for Fall!

Of course, with the move I haven't had time to make or buy any new 
Fall decor but that's okay.  
I buy thriftly and find what I love and just use it differently. 
Such as the Autumn banner I made last year. 
It fits across the new fireplace perfectly!

The wall color of this house are perfect for Fall! 
A nice warm beige just makes the Fall colors jump out 
without being "In Yer Face"

I was a bit worried that I wouldn't be able to figure out how to decorate the shelf over the TV.  I wanted to be sure it looked good, front and back. 
I think I found the right combination of decor to pull it off.

Living room side.

And dining room side.

Of course I had to make sure that, just because my china hutch now sits in a cubby in the dining room, it doesn't get neglected.

(Squeee!  All of the window treatments have been hung in the dining room!)

Nor could I leave the buffet unadorned.

I had SOOOO much fun setting up our new home for Fall!  
Mr. B's parents are visiting this weekend for Canadian Thanksgiving dinner and I cannot wait to show off our pretty new house. 
I have also, of course, set a pretty table for the holiday so, 
be sure to come back by to see that too.

See you soon!

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You're Gonna Love It - Week 74

Welcome to another fun filled week up of linking up your creativity!

There were so many amazing posts to check out but, 
it looks like many of you were too busy to come back by and see them.

I'm hoping you find the time this week to come back 
and we really support one another.

I *think* we have finished with most of the unpacking and are settling in. 

I still need to unpack and hang all of tablecloths and we found 2 more boxes of my dishes (Eek!  I seriously don't know where they are going to go yet!).

But, I was still able to set a Fall table and get my Fall decor up and I will be sharing those later this week so, stop back by to see all of my hard work! 

Right now, it's time to party and it's the first Tuesday of the month which you what that means, 

ANYTHING GOES!

The most viewed link last week came from my Susan who blogs over at 

Organized 31

Susan shared her awesome suggestions for free organization for your kitchen. 

This small container is such a huge idea and I am going to be using it in our new kitchen as well as my office/ craft room!!

Congrats Susan, be sure to grab yourself an

I've Been Featured button and display it proudly!

Party On Friends!!

Anything Goes this week!!

You can link up your regular posts as always

but, this week you can also link up your giveaways, 

your Etsy shops, your Ebay stores,

your own link parties!

 Anything and everything!

All I ask is that you keep it clean and

family friendly

and

try to limit your posts to only 5 link ups.

I reserve the option of deleting

any post that I do not feel fits the

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Welcome To My Home Office

Today I am excited to show you how my home office/ craft room is coming along at our new home. 

You may remember how I was able to set up my office at the previous house for free!

Well this time it wasn't done for free but, it was done 

very inexpensively and I love it!  

So, please c'mon in.

This room sits to the right of the front door. It has double glass doors that keep the room bright and open.  A plus is that when I am working in here I don't feel closed off from the rest of the house. It is also a much larger room giving me more room to get my craft on!

One thing you may notice is the wall color.

In real life it is a pinkish lavender. The previous owners of the home did foster care and this room was used as a little girls bedroom.  The first thing I did was take down all of the Tinker Bell/ Butterfly/ Princess stickers that covered every wall. 

Not that there is anything wrong with Tinker Bell/ Butterfly/ Princess stickers, they just aren't my style.

I've just got to say, I love Ikea for office furniture!  The 4x4 Expedit bookcase is one of Ikea's best sellers for a good reason in my opinion! 

You will notice a couple of new pieces. We purchased two Malm 4-drawer dressers and put one on each side of the Expedit. 

This room does not have a closet so, I desperately needed more storage and these deep drawers are the perfect answer! 

On the right I have stored some decor items while the 

left one holds my craft supplies. 

I like the extra top surface space too for display or, to set my craft paper on as I work.

At the back of the office I have my craft table. Check out that sweet clock!

That was also a find at Ikea. Once we get the room painted a more neutral color I think the clock will really pop!

I kept my desk area pretty much the same as in the past house. 

The nicest part is, I can sit here and be able to look out into the dining room whereas before, I had to turn to be able to see out a window.  

It just feels so much more open and airy.

See what I mean? (oops, there's Max, heading to the kitchen LOL). 

Oh and that secretary in the entry will be replaced with something shorter at some point. 

And, if I want more privacy, I can just closed the doors but not feel like I am in a cell!

With as bright as this room is, isn't it surprising that there is only one window? The window looks out to the front door.  

The roller shade will be replaced with blinds,(update: blinds are now in!) hung using a level (I swear some people don't even try sometimes LOL).

Max has already come in and laid in his bed while I am working, which tells me, this room meets his high standards of comfort as it does mine!

So, there you have it, another room unpacked and set up!  

A new room for me to escape to and get my creativity on!

Now, I seriously mean it when I say I am getting the Fall decor set out and I will be sharing that in the next post!  

See you soon!

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