On Crooked Creektt

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Autumn's Golden Glory. . .

Autumn's Golden Glory is featured throughout this vignette.

I chose to place my gold sparrow statutes within this vignette.
The sunlight steaming into On Crooked Creektt's Living Room
highlights their golden glow.

Golden hued miniature chrysanthemums
are neatly tucked within the ivy to accentuate the same hue as the statues.

A miniature rustic crown birdcage, nestled into the vine,
brings a complimentary contrast to this vignette.

Quail eggs,
unattended within the larger rustic Crown, rest atop books of similar hues.

Green, gold and rust ivy leaves
feature these amazing hues of Autumn's Golden Glorious color palette.

This four drawer chest was my gift from our son for Mother's Day
many years ago.

I had seen it in an Antique Shop and fell head~over~heels in love with it!
Our son purchased it, then had it freighted to our home.

Is it any wonder why
this is one of my favorite spaces to create one~of~a~kind vignettes?

Autumn's Golden Glory is about to give way
to the onset of another Season of decorating in On Crooked Creektt's Living Room.

Until next time. . .

On Crooked Creektt will be joining

Cindy @ Dwellings~The Heart Of Your Home for Amaze Me Monday!

And. . .

Christine @ Rustic and Refined for Table It!

And. . .

Karen @ Karen's Up On The Hill for Something To Talk About!

And. . .

Richella @ Imparting Grace for Grace At Home!

And. . .

Barbara @ 21 Rosemary Lane for Share Your Style!

And. . .

Jann @Have A Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson for Share Your Cup Thursday!

And. . .

Jody and Stan @ Rooted In Thyme for Simple and Sweet Fridays!

Each and every week,

seeds of inspiration bloom from these host and hostesses linky parties.

Be sure to visit and delight your family dwelling with brilliant interior design.

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Take A Chance. . .

Many times change is difficult.

Valentine's Tablescape 2014

I adore pristine laundered and pressed table linens.

I adore Traditionally staged place settings.

Sunflower Tablescape 2014

And, while I do mix and match dinnerware and stemware,

I adore setting down to dine with everything matchy~matchy.

However,

every once in a while, I step outside my comfort zone

and take a chance on change.

I adore these square cobalt blue dessert / salad plates
gifted to me from a very special bride and groom
for designing and decorating their reception tables.

Their contemporary style totally takes me out of my Traditional comfort zone,
but still, they appeal to my creative side.

On a rainy and dreary day On Crooked Creektt,

I set a tablescape for four using my Food Network ironstone.

Atop my taupe linen tablecloth,

I placed newly purchased round white washed wooden woven place mats.

I chose to place a beige ruffled linen napkin folded beneath the dinner plate.

European wooden flatware,

combined with our everyday clear bubble glass stemware,

is joined by glass square coasters and our matching coffee mugs.

I've added a soup bowl at the top of our place setting

for tonight's menu choice.

Candlelight seemed appropriate,

as this time of year when we've turned our clocks back,

darkness falls more rapidly upon us.

Stepping, once again, outside my comfort zone,

I chose a yardage of leaf embossed ribbon placed on a diagonal for the runner.

As the centerpiece,

I've filled my glass hurricane with faux acorns,

a cranberry hued berry candle ring and a leaf embossed pillar candle.

A sprinkling of faux leaves and acorn stems surround the base of the hurricane.

On either side of the hurricane,

I've place a bronze mercury silver votive to elongate the centerpiece.

The votive resembles a lotus blossom and holds a rust hued scented votive.

The warmth that the candlelight radiates on this tablescape

provides the perfect ambiance for a rainy and dreary evening soup supper.

Steaming bowls of homemade potato soup

are accompanied by warmed croissants lather with butter and honey.

On Crooked Creektt,

being totally out of my Traditional comfort zone,

I took a chance.

Until next time. . .

On Crooked Creektt will be joining

Cindy @ DWELLINGS ~ The Heart Of Your Home for Amaze Me Monday!

And. . .

Christine @ Rustic and Refined for Table It!

And. . .

Karen @ Karen's Up On The Hill for Something To Talk About!

And. . .

Richella @ Imparting Grace for Grace At Home!

And. . .

Amanda @ Dixie Delights for Share Your Style!

And. . .

Jann @ Have A Daily Cup Of Mrs. Olson for Share Your Cup Thursday!

And. . .

Jody and Stan @ Rooted In Thyme for Simple and Sweet Fridays!

Each and every week,

seeds of inspiration bloom from these host and hostesses linky parties.

Be sure to visit and delight your family dwelling with brilliant interior design.

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Simplistic Autumnal Styling. . .

If there is a theme to On Crooked Creektt's Autumnal decor,
it's Simplistic Autumnal Styling!

My entire Autumnal decor began with this one sprig of bittersweet.

With each Seasonal change, I begin my designing with the high spaces.

This Autumn,
I began with the top of the china hutch made by "Mr. Ed".

This hutch sits atop my beloved Grandmother's heirloom buffet.
Its sole purpose is to hold my beloved MoMa's Narumi Classic Rose Fine China.

My Anduze Pottery Collection is a year round staple atop the hutch.

I placed one simple sprig of bittersweet, randomly arranged,
into the largest of my pottery to make a simplistic Autumnal styling statement.

Filling in the void with a pair of quail, complements the Anduze Pottery
while adding a touch of nature to this simplistic Autumnal vignette.

To soften the golden oak hue of the buffet, I placed a square table topper
on an angle beneath my heirloom silver Coffee Service.