To Puddle or Not

I am still working on that window problem.

I finally found some fabric I like the color and not too expensive.

So do you thing this is too much puddling?

Yeah, me too.

Actually that is extra fabric to make two more drapes.  

I was lucky enough to find faux silk in an off white at believe it or not Walmart.

So far I have 20 yards. 

THAT'S A LOT OF DRAPES TO BE MADE.

I am thinking of doing pinch pleats.

This is not how I am going to hang the drapes.

I will install dark color drapery rods above the window.

I have these hanging in the living room to see if I like the look of the pinch pleats or just leave them plain.

I think I am only going to put up one panel per window to let in lots of natural light.

Every time I ask Mr. M. if he like the look, I get the 30 Rock Liz Lemon exaggerated eye roll.

AND

 "what was wrong with the other window coverings?"

That's OK, he is used to me changing things up a bit.

So, what do you think?

To puddle or not?

Pinch pleat or plain?

I am joining My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday's Treasures.

Arbor House Lane Home Feature

I just wanted to say thank you to Melinda from Alabaster Rose Home and Designs and

The Vintage Inspired Home.

Melinda is the first blogger to Feature me from Arbor House Lane.

I am just so honored to be considered a Vintage Inspired Home.

If you want to see more, make sure to visit The Vintage Inspired Home.

As for me.

I am up to my eye balls in Halloween.

Here is a sneak peek at what the kids and I have been up to this weekend.

Witches always need a place to hang their broom!

These are simple paper bats I cut out of paper and put on the wall.

I borrowed the idea from here, after finding the picture on PINTEREST.

If you want to see more of what I pin on PINTEREST.

Crows just say Halloween to me.

The biggest change will be in the dinning room.

I packed up all of my rose china from the pine hutch and put it into storage.

That's right no roses in the dinning room. 

I will share more photos of the dinning room later in the week.

I am sharing my simple Halloween decorations for Tuesday's Treasures with Kristin from My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia.

How about you?

I hope you are enjoying Fall.

Better Than a Breadbox

So Simple!

I have seen these great pots with french writing on them on the blog Heaven's Walk.

Make sure you stop over and visit Laurie, she has a simple tutorial on how you can make one too.

Heaven's Walk pot

After seeing the picture above by Laurie, I knew I had to give it a try.

So, last weekend I bought some Mod Podge.

            I reverse copied a graphic from the best place to go, the Graphics Fairy.

I had bought this grungy white bread box at an antique shop months ago,

 I thought it would be perfect to use for my project.

This is what it looked like in the drying stage, let me tell you that is the hardest part; waiting for it to dry overnight.

But, I did.

I just love it.

You may notice a difference in the words.

The first one I pulled off and decided to try again, like I said, simple.

How do you like my bread box now.

Oh, and it is kind of like painting, I am looking all around the house for something to put graphics on.

I am thinking of what kind of Halloween graphic I can use.

Oh yeah, I am already working on my Halloween projects, come on people, I only have two months to get ready, and we all know it will be here sooner than we think.

I am sharing my bread box with;



Thanks for visiting, now what are you going to make today.

I am off to paint another treasure I happened to find at the flea market this weekend.