Spring Chalkboard

The pumpkins and scarecrow are gone.

I will admit I thought about just leaving

them up and pretending I was early for Fall.

I was feeling kind of drab, so I thought I

would go towards the pink and green.

I started with a boxwood heart I

bought for Valentine's Day decorating,

but never got round to it.

Next I added this old platter from

the year 1947.

The pattern is called "Callarose"

I have a "thang" for those little

cups. I think they used them in

coffee shops back when a Cup

of Joe was just a cup, not a tall

or grande and such like today.

Even made in the USA!

I have a big basket of them in

different colors, yet I will still buy

more when I find them in shops.

Here's the old look with the little

pumpkins, pinecones and rusty leaves.

And, here's the new look below.

If you're sayin' it looks like I left 

some of the xmas greens in the

basket...well you'd be right!

It just seemed too plain with only

the platter and the cups below.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sure wish you could stay for a cup

of tea and help me climb up top the

cabinets to get the rest of the Fall

and Christmas decor down.

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About The Pig

I'm still wanting to add more black and

white to contrast with all the drab

brown, especially in the kitchen.

I surrounded the pig with piles of

white plates to bring in more white.

Wild Bill asked if I was actually
going to cook something? 

He seemed a little disappointed
to learn it was just another
decorating binge.

As the saying goes:

"I get the concept of cooking, I just
don't know how it applies to me!"

Mr. Pig is a great tool for adding
a little whimsy to the decor.

I purchased him for $44 about
6 years ago in Salado Texas.

Of course one thing leads to
another, and soon I was tearing
the whole kitchen apart.

About time!

There's still a scarecrow on top
of the cabinet...

And the chalkboard still has
little pumpkins...

Thanks for stopping by!

Sawdust Girl

Wild Bill subscribes to a lot of

woodworking magazines and

buys many books on the subject,

but I told him all he needs to do

is type in Sawdust Girl!

http://sawdustgirl.com

I heart her.

Black And White For Sure

It hit me recently that I love a
dramatic look.

Like...black and white dramatic!

With a little touch of gold-ish brown.

I'm not kidding about the black.

I would love black walls like the ones
in these old pictures. I think they're
 from an old issue of the magazine,
Better Homes and Gardens...

BH&G

BH&G

It looks like I would need white floors
to pull off the black wall look.

Our kitchen has a sort of white floor.

Maybe I could paint the back wall
below the one cabinet black?

There are wonderful "house" pictures
over on the blog, Hooked on Houses.

Here's the house from the movie,
Something's Got To Give

From Hooked On Houses

I could trim my back wall with thick
trim across the wall above the window,
then paint the wall white below the trim.

 And, in my kitchen, before I paint that
back wall black, I could add shelf
 brackets under the glass cabinet...

Just like they did in the movie
kitchen...

More projects.
It's so fun to dream!

Check out your movie dream house at

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