Welcome In....

I thought I'd show you the inside of our rental house, so today I'll start with our family room.

This house looks a lot bigger from the outside than it actually is on the inside.

We're grateful, but we've got ginormous furniture, so the family room looks even smaller.

Here's the mantle.  

It's been so long since we've had one, and we're loving it!

Here's a run down on my fall decorating...

I had everything that you see except for the miniature pumpkins/gourds and the fall leaves.
It's a "use what you've got" kind of year.

To the right of the mantle is the larger sofa with our red chest behind it.

Behind the sofa, you can see the french doors that lead out onto a sunroom.

I put the shelf above the french doors with our books on top because it's the best way to store books,

if you don't have room for a bookshelf.

This is the other side of that side of the room.

The desk with my favorite pictures of my kids is directly across from the red chest.
They're sepia pictures that I had taken in Montgomery, AL when they were each just two years old.

You can also see a better shot of the shelf with books above the french doors.

Our black armoire is on the same side of the wall as the desk.  

I have two of the bird prints on either side of the armoire, and I love them.

I've told you about them before, but my friend, Chad Barrett, who is a wonderful artist, made them.

You can get your prints here.

I'm not sure if I'll keep the large pillows in the basket, 

but they come in handy, so for now, they're staying.

This is the other side of the room to the left of the mantle.
I love my cow painting!
I've affectionately named the cows after my dad's parents', Exie and Carl.

This vignette sits between two floor length windows.

It's the wall behind our other sofa.

So, the red chest is behind the long sofa, and this vignette is behind the smaller sofa.

I'm sure it's hard to visualize the room because it seems impossible to get a wide shot of the entire room.

But, I wanted you to see what we've done so far in our new place.

We painted the room a Benjamin Moore color.

Manchester Tan

HC-81

I'm very pleased with the color...it's a great neutral backdrop to all of my color.

{thankful for}
144. a trip to see my back specialist in Montgomery, AL yesterday.
145. a husband who took the day off to school our kids and take them for frosted oranges.
146. dinner with stephanie and her kids tonight at our house.