Entry Vignette~ A Balanced Look

Snow Day Today!  

We have already been blasted 

with at least 7-8 inches of snow 

and the National News is even in Kansas City reporting!  

I don't mind staying in though!  

I have been working diligently on my quest 

to "Lighten Up" in 2014.  

I thought I would show you my current arrangement 

in the Entry.  

But before I do, 

I thought it might be fun 

to see some of my past vignettes for the same space.  

 

This is what it looked like this past Christmas 

with my Carolers.  

When the house was staged for sale 

I hung my two favorite 

landscape paintings behind the chest.

This was one of my favorite Vignettes.  

It is difficult to work with a curved staircase.  

I am on the lookout for a round table 

to place here 

but I haven't fallen in love with one yet...

This must have been a few Februarys ago.  

And here is an eclectic mix 

I put together for Fall. 

So, I have been thinking...

that I want a more balanced 

and symmetrical look 

for a change. 

Source

 Maybe something like this 

picture that I found on Pinterest.

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Or this gorgeous photo from Elle Decor.

So I stole these two Ginger Jars 

from my Master Bedroom.  

They were in the alcoves 

above the doors to my bathroom.  

I love them there, but lets face it, 

not that many people 

are going in there and seeing them.  

They are too beautiful to be hidden.  

I hung a mirror from the hallway over the chest.  

I can't believe that I haven't put this mirror 

here before now! 

The dusty gold goes well 

with the colors of the chest.

I have had this chest forever!  

It was an impulse buy 

for a model home that I was staging 

a looonnnngggg time ago.  

I keep all of my linens here for the dining room.  

Balanced?  

Yep!  

I like the simplicity of it right now 

as I am moving from room to room 

rearranging everything.  

I am sure that it won't stay this way for too long.

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

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New Entry Vignette

The last time we visited my Entry 

was when I refinished the blue and white chair.  

I had mixed the lighter Annie Sloan Chalk Painted mirror 

and the chair with the dark chest.  

I had reasons for doing this, 

reasons that didn't exactly pan out 

the way that I had hoped.  

I wanted to find a pretty chest at an Estate Sale 

that I could refinish, but so far no luck.  

As my friend says 

"Don't worry Cindy, it will come to you".  

I know that she is right 

but in the meantime changes are in order.  

I need the mirror for Christmas so let the changes begin!  

I took everything apart and moved the chest 

into the middle of the curved space.  

I would love to have a round table for this space!  

I'll keep looking...  

The trouble with the curve 

is that now the chest is too far away from the wall.  

And any pictures that I hang will be off center.  

So, I tweaked it just a tad to the right and angled it slightly.  

I found these two lovely prints at an Estate Sale 

one Saturday morning with my BFF.  

Shhhhhhh! 

Don't tell anyone but we were just messing around 

to kill time and get out of the house.  

So we grabbed a Starbucks and headed out to ANY 

Estate sale that we could find.  

This one happened to be pretty far out in the country 

but we didn't care.  

We just talk and talk and talk...  

Well, you know what Saturday is at Estate Sales right?  

HALF OFF DAY!!!  

So, my lovely prints were only $7.50 apiece.  

I added other artwork that I already had 

with the same black and gold theme 

and a few Initials that were lying around.  

I attached black grosgrain ribbon to the prints 

because they had two picture hooks on the back and 

I NEVER hang them up straight.  

I think it is a decorative solution don't you?  

The pretty map is handmade from our trip to Italy that I had framed here at home.  

I put some personal photos that I have out on the chest.  

This is my Nana and Pop-pop when they were first married.  It's a photocopy because I didn't want to ruin the original photo.  The black and gold frame holds a photo of us from Scotland.  Too bad I couldn't get Mr. Beaux in a Kilt.  

I think they are Sexy!  

My Estate Sale Bouillotte Lamp is my new favorite.  

It looks right at home here on this chest.  

I finally found a place for my tortoise shell 

on top of a few old books.  

I threw in this floral plate to brighten 

and soften up the vignette.  I

t keeps it from getting too dark and predictable. 

Of course you know that I always have to add 

something shiny to my displays.  

I filled this champagne bucket with white roses and greens from Costco.  I will have a tutorial for you tomorrow. 

  Don't Blink because the Entry Way 

won't stay this way for long.  

Christmas decorating will be starting soon!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

XO Cindy

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Fall Decor~Bridging the Season

~Bridging the Season~ 

What does that mean?  Well, it's kind of like your wardrobe, maybe it's not quite fall weather but you don't want to wear bright Summer colors anymore. 

 It's kind of easing into Fall.  

Don't get me wrong!  I Love Fall Decorating!  

I'm just not ready for an explosion of fall leaves, pumpkins and lots of red, golds and greens yet. 

 So, I'm easing into Fall 

starting with my Entry table.

My inspiration

 (cause everyone needs a little inspiration, right?)

 was this chocolate brown and creamy white pumpkin. 

 My good friend gave me this beauty

 for my birthday last week. 

 She really knows what I like!  

Isn't it the cutest?  So of course I had to use it right away.

I searched around in my basement storage/staging area for colors that would compliment the pumpkin.

I wanted to keep it simple and only use cream, beige, green and a touch of the turquoise that runs throughout the main living areas.  

I have this weathered lantern that I placed a floral arrangement into and a grape vine wreath hangs on the edge.

I love the top of the lantern, I think it looks like an acorn top.

This is the cute plate that I got for a steal at Nell Hills during the Summer Sale.  It previously had sea shells and sand in it.  White pumpkins and acorns are taking their place.  

I placed this parsons chair here for now with a few pillows from my pillow stash.  I am working on another chair for this space but Mr. Parson will have to do for now.

I put up my ASCP mirror over the chest and stole a lamp from my buffet table.

Simple, Easy, Bridging the Season Fall Decor!  

Maybe now we will get some almost Fall weather. 

Crossing my fingers in the 97 degree heat!

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

XO Cindy

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