Sweet and Simple Christmas Dining Room

Happy Monday, all! 

I don't know about you, but I have been blown away by all the gorgeous Christmas decor and home tours in blogland this past week! 
I have barely scratched the surface of all the lovely homes being shared, but I'm steadily working my way through all I can get to. I don't want to miss anything!

In my last post, I showed you how I put together the world's quickest "cheater chalkboard". You can see the details of how I did it here.

I promised to show you which space I used this is in, and here we are.

 Welcome to our sweet and simple Christmas dining room!

 

If you've been following for awhile, you know that we are going to be away from our Colorado home for Christmas for the very first time ever this year! 

We don't want to miss out on all the magic of making our own home a little Christmas-y before we head off to California for the holidays, so we are adding some festive touches here and there throughout the house. 
It will be cheerful, but not overwhelming, to come home to after a long trip ;)

I really appreciate you coming by to visit our sweet and simple Christmas dining room today! 

I'll have a few more holiday details to share with you this week, so I hope you'll come back soon!

Blessings-

Jeanette 

Sharing this week over at
Make it Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House 
Between Naps on the Porch 
Knick of Time Tuesday 
The Scoop 
Creating Christmas at Junk Chic Cottage 
Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life
Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House 
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm 
Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style 
What's It Wednesday at Ivy and Elephants 
Treasure Hunt Thursday at From My Front Porch to Yours
Be Inspired at Common Ground 
Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home 
Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage 

Simple Autumn Changes: Dining Room

The other day I showed you how I created a shade to cover my dining area light that I've never really liked. You may have noticed that things in the background were looking a little sparse. 

The last time I shared this space was for Where Bloggers Create.
Another area in the house has opened up for me to move some of my creative disaster supplies to, so this room has once again transitioned into actual dining space-imagine! 

I've been a little slow with decorating for Fall over here. I am really savoring the slowness of Autumn's arrival in our area of Colorado this year! It's my favorite season and I want it to arrive slowly and linger long.
I figured since I had that new light cover up, I may as well get on with sprucing up the rest of the area with some Autumn touches. Nothing too over the top-just cozied up a bit with some warmer color and details. 

Our 'dining room' isn't really a room at all. It's more like a corner in the open space that includes the kitchen and living room. I knew you'd like to see our refrigerator with the wonky magnets and fingerprints {smile}.

I've had the glass doors off of this wall cabinet for quite some time. It still has some of my pitchers and craft supplies in it, but I decided to put the doors back on for a neater look : )



I taped some vintage sheet music inside the doors to change it up a bit.

 

 I moved the antique settee over here from the living room a couple of months ago. I'll try to show you what's going on over there soon. 

I hung a section of old rusty garden fence on the wall behind the settee, to tie in a bit with the new light shade. I might hang something on it later, but keeping it simple for now.

Lots of pillows for comfort. I don't know why, but just the littlest addition of something velvet, like this little green pillow, says 'Autumn' to me.

One of my favorite things to bring out in Autumn is this bird print on canvas. It is a cherished gift from a friend who is now living in far-away China.

A vintage silver salt shaker makes the perfect mini vase. 

I haven't had my DIY Cloche out for some time. I decided it would make the perfect simple centerpiece on a scrap of burlap. 
 

I added a different top to it, made from a vintage mold with an enamel handle attached.

Our hearts are still a bit sore after saying goodbye to our family and friends in California. I made a simple collection, combining some Colorado Fall nature finds with some reminders of our time at the beach there. 

As Autumn continues to draw us in, we'll add some different layers and change things up, but for now we're enjoying the simple, warmer feel of this summer-into-fall space. The kids really enjoyed having dinner here tonight (as opposed to sitting at the kitchen island like usual) and as I type this they are all gathered around the table drawing and making funny videos of each other : ) 

I wish you all a wonderful September week, friends! 

Jeanette 

Joining the fun this week over at:

Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House 

Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Fall Nesting Party at The Inspired Room 

Make the Scene Monday at Alderberry Hill

The Scoop   

Knick of Time Tuesday 

Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life 

Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House 

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style 

Tutorials Tips and Tidbits at StoneGable

Treasure Hunt Thursday at From My Front Porch to Yours

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage 

Be Inspired at Common Ground 

The Inspiration Gallery at Craftberry Bush 

Fall Home Tour at White Lace Cottage 

Party Junk at Funky Junk