Kitchen and Living Room Combined Designs: Decorating with Pumpkins

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCmyUb17T5-vdj-2D2vetZLZzYfS5cutMRinDVZdOLBqDfPU8685oVLC44e5_RUm4Kzwv_46lXW2rAYp-jQD-yyn0LQdMiVouXIMUnMUFIV-PasD3wh-YSHGowgvYSyitmBdB-hyd2j0/s1600/IMG_2544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCmyUb17T5-vdj-2D2vetZLZzYfS5cutMRinDVZdOLBqDfPU8685oVLC44e5_RUm4Kzwv_46lXW2rAYp-jQD-yyn0LQdMiVouXIMUnMUFIV-PasD3wh-YSHGowgvYSyitmBdB-hyd2j0/s640/IMG_2544.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Welcome to our "Fall-ized" home.  I added sprigs of bittersweet to a simple wreath that always hangs on our door.  The deep red-orange color of these berries has really attracted me this season, so I've used it several places in our home to create a bright pop of color against our mostly neutral palette. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkfD-FMzMO30nRAjJKsdmOCmgHsVSMKG03r8RRoNlFIOrstMhNCXrcpNqZnqZoYk9m5EiWzYgukRDXnIHV3_vKW8PDJKZY6ErANtYL5BYPWy8Bp4GzAHqyZ-MT-3t3piMeXOelDNfg9k/s1600/IMG_2546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkfD-FMzMO30nRAjJKsdmOCmgHsVSMKG03r8RRoNlFIOrstMhNCXrcpNqZnqZoYk9m5EiWzYgukRDXnIHV3_vKW8PDJKZY6ErANtYL5BYPWy8Bp4GzAHqyZ-MT-3t3piMeXOelDNfg9k/s640/IMG_2546.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The second pop of orange is the linen pillow I made for the sofa.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6p58yUyuw6d159fCdT9VBzLLh-Piky9A3UcugLX0fXIZdvFzxiuQh6sqBPkmmerY3armsBnfDuN_7rNYNNGmb08_r-tpzjtTp7A2xFzgMzMq3RW8UvQ8H_gCtb8BkNkEnvrIwzr-YAUc/s1600/IMG_2553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6p58yUyuw6d159fCdT9VBzLLh-Piky9A3UcugLX0fXIZdvFzxiuQh6sqBPkmmerY3armsBnfDuN_7rNYNNGmb08_r-tpzjtTp7A2xFzgMzMq3RW8UvQ8H_gCtb8BkNkEnvrIwzr-YAUc/s640/IMG_2553.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I've recently made a couple of new purchases for this room from a Barbara Cosgrove sample sale.  Barbara is from Kansas City and her daughter happens to be one our neighbors.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauijj62N1qEfb546PMrRdFU0vmD9PaKBd3zi-2wksT7Ove6aWT47tfSMxl5xbN60YENKRmm5eEdzBHFygaAEFYPfUWYKnESqliXyrbqp6f7RLDtNXB2ozdZ1zP7HMkUGZ3eEPmsvly08/s1600/IMG_2554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauijj62N1qEfb546PMrRdFU0vmD9PaKBd3zi-2wksT7Ove6aWT47tfSMxl5xbN60YENKRmm5eEdzBHFygaAEFYPfUWYKnESqliXyrbqp6f7RLDtNXB2ozdZ1zP7HMkUGZ3eEPmsvly08/s640/IMG_2554.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I purchased this fabulously simple and elegant brass table.  I won't tell you what a steal-of-a-deal it was... but let's just say I couldn't have purchased a knockoff from Target any cheaper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDiMUVo3KlYyH3areuKYPbD7nM0iKoS1rj21BnKDzljt2Yus9xggDlHyqklxnWC1HaUJBwELVpK_jUcBGhZ57Tj9C4dG3VMFTOBIAGUDTDXEZuZYa7DuHekazc2cH9u9mf-nh0J1xg7Q/s1600/IMG_2557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDiMUVo3KlYyH3areuKYPbD7nM0iKoS1rj21BnKDzljt2Yus9xggDlHyqklxnWC1HaUJBwELVpK_jUcBGhZ57Tj9C4dG3VMFTOBIAGUDTDXEZuZYa7DuHekazc2cH9u9mf-nh0J1xg7Q/s640/IMG_2557.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />My second purchase was this pair of lamps.  Barbara helped me select these based on a photo I showed her of my living room.  I love the larger scale - my old ones look ity-bity in comparison.  She said the most common mistake is using shades that are too small.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFroScCilbLJovwYZAoEGvVbJ2v3GX6tmnp8cJVo9a8Pto9IIdd6d4UmBLpgbEm_0buzS0id9kBRWMnjzViNOjEpq6xPmdpK5m0118hE59z0zDozbIRNTdD_HLOGyyr9VumS0rpEIdqs/s1600/IMG_2586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFroScCilbLJovwYZAoEGvVbJ2v3GX6tmnp8cJVo9a8Pto9IIdd6d4UmBLpgbEm_0buzS0id9kBRWMnjzViNOjEpq6xPmdpK5m0118hE59z0zDozbIRNTdD_HLOGyyr9VumS0rpEIdqs/s640/IMG_2586.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />I love a cozy sofa full of pillows.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM454DeSnNjk7Z8_8ZKHMh7EMcGgYiUiMHCko5WiqrKkmuKq2PVZv9DTgehFy8ioIwrueAB03EOqnCELYAgMtuPTf1HiA3b20qEjk8U0klvkZ-oGToEq_s-YeUhs4gYGLa2wPQHjHYeUI/s1600/IMG_2558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM454DeSnNjk7Z8_8ZKHMh7EMcGgYiUiMHCko5WiqrKkmuKq2PVZv9DTgehFy8ioIwrueAB03EOqnCELYAgMtuPTf1HiA3b20qEjk8U0klvkZ-oGToEq_s-YeUhs4gYGLa2wPQHjHYeUI/s640/IMG_2558.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I made this pillow with a half yard of "pumpkin" linen I purchased from Nell Hills. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD4mbC5GJI_HQ26214UgkJrXqZZ2q4QEOty1NRuPG-tYwHaH6jE9bwQS_adxJljsnJUkkybr8Ov6kPDP5HajJvY3lEEBRl_hEEwz76bh3fPMsMEAXuCXWEcqzqjaNirqa9ZwMr3dJqSY/s1600/IMG_2605.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD4mbC5GJI_HQ26214UgkJrXqZZ2q4QEOty1NRuPG-tYwHaH6jE9bwQS_adxJljsnJUkkybr8Ov6kPDP5HajJvY3lEEBRl_hEEwz76bh3fPMsMEAXuCXWEcqzqjaNirqa9ZwMr3dJqSY/s640/IMG_2605.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />These are a fun <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/halloween">new addition to the store for for Halloween.</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8VCbmFSb1TD8oXBFR_wob6pk9_bA07IroEL7tNjaXq-lCijkfcznSt1B_Wsj_OouKjM_-sek5p3Rip3urVBFriWppWo7O7z35XnAIMY_lCoVFLpnzsuroo_euEJ0VG_MMi_BUWXUBPA/s1600/IMG_2560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8VCbmFSb1TD8oXBFR_wob6pk9_bA07IroEL7tNjaXq-lCijkfcznSt1B_Wsj_OouKjM_-sek5p3Rip3urVBFriWppWo7O7z35XnAIMY_lCoVFLpnzsuroo_euEJ0VG_MMi_BUWXUBPA/s640/IMG_2560.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some of the <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2013/10/homemade-baked-cider-donuts.html">pumpkins Emma picked last weekend</a>.  We have quite  the collection of small pumpkins - she loved that she could carry them all by herself.  Isn't that stem fabulous? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9FD_hfM35jaebmtqyxZujdHvAaLxsrKrEyXQxDqkpoilk4TRlwn_vg4nHW5PqcuSVwLDZum-d2j1YWt_eUUpTwRqhn_Npi7qESUO8JW-cAKXAId-T5jw1g5BlgZe_osSS-UYeE9WjyI/s1600/IMG_2562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9FD_hfM35jaebmtqyxZujdHvAaLxsrKrEyXQxDqkpoilk4TRlwn_vg4nHW5PqcuSVwLDZum-d2j1YWt_eUUpTwRqhn_Npi7qESUO8JW-cAKXAId-T5jw1g5BlgZe_osSS-UYeE9WjyI/s640/IMG_2562.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />My third purchase from the sale - I'm obsessed with this pair of artichoke lamps.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtASMdakqgoL9DVCA6wPy33ek7L7G5bHMCNLb5pN8j4J2w8EIyMAI0cqtE29U3fSBUEtcqdvYp-JPIw6Fh_aI_TI84drhNhQDLDBhboFYUvhKu-iX8m8fdGFmvL0HuA0_GqZPFfEGrwBg/s1600/IMG_2572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtASMdakqgoL9DVCA6wPy33ek7L7G5bHMCNLb5pN8j4J2w8EIyMAI0cqtE29U3fSBUEtcqdvYp-JPIw6Fh_aI_TI84drhNhQDLDBhboFYUvhKu-iX8m8fdGFmvL0HuA0_GqZPFfEGrwBg/s640/IMG_2572.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I put them on the mantle for now, but I'd love to have them on a console table at some point.  <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaedMdaszG38-4nPEDt1ejJZ9-dYolCxPNhUXoA3DbUeccOSS2HNYW26noPLSWPhMideNRaExtZm8cdQR6vGypWkL5f_4FzWfbpi_OlpVXwFPoRfQEvM2hyphenhyphenwcrZZcXHrlzp_xciEc0VpE/s1600/IMG_2584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaedMdaszG38-4nPEDt1ejJZ9-dYolCxPNhUXoA3DbUeccOSS2HNYW26noPLSWPhMideNRaExtZm8cdQR6vGypWkL5f_4FzWfbpi_OlpVXwFPoRfQEvM2hyphenhyphenwcrZZcXHrlzp_xciEc0VpE/s640/IMG_2584.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />Here is a view of the room coming back from the dining room. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNqqc5QfcWrL74Vt6cxxl0H8AkKBb44jScnIMBIWW-OQEOHzvw8zPi1j5f753_zHQQaGyY0xTowIa6_PxU0yjjEDkO_eIZxfTpfcVpi2nPKGJGLYXQG8WyCHlhKREIW3krdbr-14DssE/s1600/IMG_2589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNqqc5QfcWrL74Vt6cxxl0H8AkKBb44jScnIMBIWW-OQEOHzvw8zPi1j5f753_zHQQaGyY0xTowIa6_PxU0yjjEDkO_eIZxfTpfcVpi2nPKGJGLYXQG8WyCHlhKREIW3krdbr-14DssE/s640/IMG_2589.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />And the room complete with a peek at Emma's shopping cart in the corner and her lamb chair.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0Mr7WvkPDu-T4GovTBef31ijdnHOg41hodF1EVcaK5SiuBDG07Wceo2Q4CcQ2HDdpgg3uFVNaUNcYxXzY6N1To3GzZiK0ILnLe2ZfPMIWvJNWIEpcCJHAPcUVbJu5ECNJ5_M4sDiZQc/s1600/IMG_2575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0Mr7WvkPDu-T4GovTBef31ijdnHOg41hodF1EVcaK5SiuBDG07Wceo2Q4CcQ2HDdpgg3uFVNaUNcYxXzY6N1To3GzZiK0ILnLe2ZfPMIWvJNWIEpcCJHAPcUVbJu5ECNJ5_M4sDiZQc/s640/IMG_2575.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The dining room sporting another pop of the deep orange. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiley2zhsfmJEVWbvWeVTjcXV5CwJ6Y2KCW3jkRwFq-r1C-AJB7Z4prGVYn9iBCgDirRABgkWvQ6zBfbsh8PmuFgJAsR7a2SDvFF59U2xjDFJzjyd5Y16YSNe8CrZ-CYDHoVoaJP1B0P1I/s1600/IMG_2580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiley2zhsfmJEVWbvWeVTjcXV5CwJ6Y2KCW3jkRwFq-r1C-AJB7Z4prGVYn9iBCgDirRABgkWvQ6zBfbsh8PmuFgJAsR7a2SDvFF59U2xjDFJzjyd5Y16YSNe8CrZ-CYDHoVoaJP1B0P1I/s640/IMG_2580.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Our boots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHGmNgaxWCltYXTbocYwq4gRP4oz58DupSrgpYgfwqXZWV01ZthlUvign_UFgjqTOXXEMLGR9oxiQZc7d_k34IM5sjYI_417hLwP3Ec1rnC2PldGeUixvTvdu_liACbrf_pvfSnTvqbQ/s1600/IMG_2581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHGmNgaxWCltYXTbocYwq4gRP4oz58DupSrgpYgfwqXZWV01ZthlUvign_UFgjqTOXXEMLGR9oxiQZc7d_k34IM5sjYI_417hLwP3Ec1rnC2PldGeUixvTvdu_liACbrf_pvfSnTvqbQ/s640/IMG_2581.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>  <br />Just outside the dining room on the side porch - I've moved my herbs from the garden to make them more easily accessible.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zMFUc7ZMTFvFVJcY0GoNVXAxi-ITaq4ulHFfmyiUBS2MoetlJCdeHk00MT9ApafRqXmDo0ytSpYOyGoRMPANGRMWf535BEgEz2suE0RWP39mvUIpwlJ9-sBJ4p0dP750ZMYkwKhXprE/s1600/IMG_2606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zMFUc7ZMTFvFVJcY0GoNVXAxi-ITaq4ulHFfmyiUBS2MoetlJCdeHk00MT9ApafRqXmDo0ytSpYOyGoRMPANGRMWf535BEgEz2suE0RWP39mvUIpwlJ9-sBJ4p0dP750ZMYkwKhXprE/s640/IMG_2606.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I love this framed print of our wedding day - Mike had it done (picked it out all by himself) for our first anniversary. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvPperjkDz_Ct31EmuN1TjVJL2gP2KUWk-hKjdDn5tQn1S-F9TkxvSNsIKLT6Bl9_q3vqO7q9-rJUx79CAuluiiVlMkRMA_RJfxQmbYVvZml_5pqt221cLk0QuirZDSAERBbQL34b-Ng/s1600/IMG_2620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvPperjkDz_Ct31EmuN1TjVJL2gP2KUWk-hKjdDn5tQn1S-F9TkxvSNsIKLT6Bl9_q3vqO7q9-rJUx79CAuluiiVlMkRMA_RJfxQmbYVvZml_5pqt221cLk0QuirZDSAERBbQL34b-Ng/s640/IMG_2620.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The view upon entering our bedroom. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwCGEtIJalkl9U4UF5w9OZLg3BG81DnmSyYRiLHmbq5fjaHqbef69ncVcsMC_R6d49U2oDDodfyfsNDUgSbebaRqtD1p9k5SltpqZA4bjJQVcZMJiP0Y0NqxKHSUg5qfO1DxskTDkoO4/s1600/IMG_2629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwCGEtIJalkl9U4UF5w9OZLg3BG81DnmSyYRiLHmbq5fjaHqbef69ncVcsMC_R6d49U2oDDodfyfsNDUgSbebaRqtD1p9k5SltpqZA4bjJQVcZMJiP0Y0NqxKHSUg5qfO1DxskTDkoO4/s640/IMG_2629.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Another orange linen pillow - this one embroidered with our monogram. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Welcome to Our "Fall-ized" Home

Welcome to our "Fall-ized" home. I added sprigs of bittersweet to a simple wreath that always hangs on our door. The deep red-or...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJ2inxslcFIjyRMaWeHELFcjodZK1O8NNmMsGwrJmMf21kqhCz7IrRIgio8rmvflX63d94cYAl9uV7Lv2Usu76eDlDhTqZ_Z_JNk3ZffD6lAQQ7ZOahAn8iVjyipJbdRzK7JHPwxB-TCN/s1600/IMG_9940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJ2inxslcFIjyRMaWeHELFcjodZK1O8NNmMsGwrJmMf21kqhCz7IrRIgio8rmvflX63d94cYAl9uV7Lv2Usu76eDlDhTqZ_Z_JNk3ZffD6lAQQ7ZOahAn8iVjyipJbdRzK7JHPwxB-TCN/s640/IMG_9940.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> When we first bought our house, one of the first things I was looking forward to was decorating the front steps for Fall.  I had a vision for filling the flower box with heirloom pumpkins.  After I put two pumpkins in, and was on my way with a 20-pounder, I thought... hum... this might not be a great idea.  So, I switched it up and put flowers in the flower box (plus some kale) and pumpkins in the urns.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxVCJwYBvgFpiFOFxfkXgn7_AfxEnJyxGolwDe7csOAc6AuTKWIVuXZCuVNsl_pLDX0x0RqPWgIG24lIr7uK4bIV1U_nx_7hdWp7mE9J9br4AwguG494dDXL7XmE7He_P8adR9ojlI0YH/s1600/IMG_9653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxVCJwYBvgFpiFOFxfkXgn7_AfxEnJyxGolwDe7csOAc6AuTKWIVuXZCuVNsl_pLDX0x0RqPWgIG24lIr7uK4bIV1U_nx_7hdWp7mE9J9br4AwguG494dDXL7XmE7He_P8adR9ojlI0YH/s640/IMG_9653.jpg" width="553" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Last weekend we took Emma to the pumpkin patch - she says, "Yeah! Heirloom Pumpkins!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKapn0j0Z0UPuZ33Gdf2Io-ykm7_YQSzEJr3WqsQDnM0unQOvFpv9wkz5HsjMJC7t_LcW77kpkN6V3hOyYQtGhVlvuhd2m9pMxPD1k92dVFyuclQgxCZ5bAfU9IpkagHWiA_91O1t5I2y/s1600/IMG_9918.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKapn0j0Z0UPuZ33Gdf2Io-ykm7_YQSzEJr3WqsQDnM0unQOvFpv9wkz5HsjMJC7t_LcW77kpkN6V3hOyYQtGhVlvuhd2m9pMxPD1k92dVFyuclQgxCZ5bAfU9IpkagHWiA_91O1t5I2y/s640/IMG_9918.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is how the outside of our house is shaping up - we haven't had to do much to the outside except a little power washing and hanging a wreath.  I really love the current paint colors and plan to keep them. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0CigwxsnTTpVUpipt_JnW0ii8SosX51IJORaqW9pJw8sNLTRtqKhVTc9rLyV54vqyje9OySib0INiaEB8LF7zR1MPI3YFfXI2oW8_0nB9Li6c0mT4DG6morfwQK-W7WvWgSS4AK_Edvh/s1600/IMG_9934.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0CigwxsnTTpVUpipt_JnW0ii8SosX51IJORaqW9pJw8sNLTRtqKhVTc9rLyV54vqyje9OySib0INiaEB8LF7zR1MPI3YFfXI2oW8_0nB9Li6c0mT4DG6morfwQK-W7WvWgSS4AK_Edvh/s640/IMG_9934.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Stacked pumpkin planter. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszxolhNR3o8I-c3gk6JV21pJe-5O58VNLtE_YaF5lbfXTo6Eu_bhEzIlj8FKeLzbGFURTERWgRsxuZStOIYUoSYaFwqHUFy_uZL0FdZ-D-cmJDtFX0ZuJXyzeIeOitL1updDIiHkRq0vh/s1600/IMG_9938.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszxolhNR3o8I-c3gk6JV21pJe-5O58VNLtE_YaF5lbfXTo6Eu_bhEzIlj8FKeLzbGFURTERWgRsxuZStOIYUoSYaFwqHUFy_uZL0FdZ-D-cmJDtFX0ZuJXyzeIeOitL1updDIiHkRq0vh/s640/IMG_9938.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Big girls on the steps.  To everyone's amazement, I decided to forgo my typical 'blue and white pumpkin' look and go for traditional orange and green.  I think the color scheme goes great with the colors of our house - it feels subtle and natural.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Bwh_OsZyffr_5DIsYPrDdC4Zt6bjGyrCbf79j01ec2UoH6o2MbXVFxngnMPwhCq44bBgJjOJ81cdXfXt7Pwu08Rfk3_R82zfvgm-dvAMKithUsLgdiBB_6POT78TukBScKRIa5bo4d2s/s1600/IMG_9941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Bwh_OsZyffr_5DIsYPrDdC4Zt6bjGyrCbf79j01ec2UoH6o2MbXVFxngnMPwhCq44bBgJjOJ81cdXfXt7Pwu08Rfk3_R82zfvgm-dvAMKithUsLgdiBB_6POT78TukBScKRIa5bo4d2s/s640/IMG_9941.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />In the flower box, I did orange mums alternating with kale.  When the mums are in full bloom, the contrasting green between them will really make the orange pop.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH71ikRTlDPHg_FK8-7eecB_bfkV88OolKccr-FByksnd3GwUlV8ONdXciLaKC0KYuiaiC5nSOiABRGx-yt_mr1b3G_tAuXNz9kXt3IPGx1gYK0CVhTBkRc_ehC2VY1bDTHMCuG9k3COQk/s1600/IMG_0081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH71ikRTlDPHg_FK8-7eecB_bfkV88OolKccr-FByksnd3GwUlV8ONdXciLaKC0KYuiaiC5nSOiABRGx-yt_mr1b3G_tAuXNz9kXt3IPGx1gYK0CVhTBkRc_ehC2VY1bDTHMCuG9k3COQk/s640/IMG_0081.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />On our side porch, I have more mums and a couple of gourds.  I put out some velvet and linen pillows to make our seating really cozy.  I'm thinking coffee and scones out here tomorrow morning!

Emma at the Pumpkin Patch & Our "Fallized" Front Steps & Window Box

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