Welcome to my Fall Home Tour!

As one of 28 bloggers sharing their homes decorated for fall, I'd like to give a big thank you to Brenda at COZY LITTLE HOUSE for hosting and inviting me to be among these sweet and talented bloggers.

If you are new here, welcome to my home!

We live in North Carolina in a southern colonial.  Built in the early 70's, we knew when we bought this home that it was in need of a little care.  As we move along with remodeling, we try to incorporate touches of days gone by with a little farmhouse style to each project.  Our first projects were the FRONT PORCH and ENTRY DOORS.  

We love our porches here in the South and there's nothing better than rocking with a hot cup of coffee in the morning or sipping sweet iced tea in the afternoon.

Hoot! Hoot! He's So Cute in the Keeping Room

My Hydrangea Morning was productive and the cuttings are drying nicely.

I was so glad to have the hydrangea cut and in containers of water for the drying process

but I also wanted to place some around the house to enjoy while they are drying.

I found the perfect vase for just that
and
hoot-hoot...he's so cute!

New Dining Room Centerpiece

Do you have a favorite flower?

The rose, magnolia, gardenia, peony, and hydrangea would be at the top of my list, but I don't think I could pick just one.

I enjoy bringing fresh flowers in from the garden to use in arrangements.  It's also nice having flowers that don't need to be watered and changed out every few days.  

Easy-Peasy No Cost Centerpiece

I've been trying to keep my spring decorating simple,

easy-peasy,

with little to no cost.

So I wanted to share another quick centerpiece I came up with for the keeping room table.

Little to No Cost Spring Decorating ~ A Southern Magnolia and Clematis Centerpiece

I've been wanting to change the centerpiece in the keeping room
and with the white clematis in bloom and plenty of southern magnolia leaves to gather,

my plan was to bring some outdoors in for this centerpiece.

There was one little problem, rain!

It's been raining and raining and according to the weather forecast it's going to continue through Friday.  I didn't want to wait that long, so with an umbrella in one hand and my pruners in the other, I headed outside.