BOHEMIAN PUMPKINS

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

One of my favorite accessories in my kitchen is my demijohn cloche.  It fits perfectly on to my gold leaf column base.  Most days I have some faux pears under the cloche, but for the Fall, I changed it up by adding some hand-painted bohemian pumpkins.  These mini pieces of art were painted by my talented friend Leila, @leiloutadesigns.

BOHEMIAN PUMPKINS UNDER MY DEMIJOHN CLOCHE

ANOTHER ANGLE

A CLOSER LOOK

I thought you'd like to see them without the cover.

UNCOVERED FOR A CLOSER LOOK

I brought one to my daughter for her mantel.

BOHO PUMPKIN ON MY DAUGHTER'S MANTEL

A CLOSER LOOK

I'm going to try to dry the mini pumpkins and save them.  

Have you ever dried a pumpkin?

MY RESCUED MUM AND FERN

 Mums are always a part of my Fall decor.  They're such a fast and easy Fall decor fix.  In the past I've tried to save them for the next year, but it never worked.  My sister told me that if you cut them back after they bloom, they'll grow back in the Spring and be ready for Fall--that's if the deer don't munch on them.  It worked.  My rescued mum is in a tall planter in front of the garage.  The yellow mum was very easy to save.  I cut it back and left it outside all winter.  It started to grow once the weather warmed and bloomed in time for the Fall.

MY RESCUED MUM

  

 The fern(s) that I rescued were much more of a project.  I kept them in the basement with a grow light all winter.  They shed leaves and made a mess.  I knew they would be more complicated to save, but they were the ferns that we used at my daughter's outside wedding last year.  I guess you could say that they were sentimental ferns.  

They made it through the winter and were perfect in the Spring.  I had them in urns and planters all summer.  I'm not sure I'll attempt that this year.  Since frost is in the forecast, I brought one of the ferns inside to the screened porch to protect it.  

MY FERN ON THE PORCH

SCREENED PORCH

Can you see the mum in the background of this photo?

MY RESCUED MUM IN THE BACKGROUND

Do you try to save annuals?

If you'd like to see more of my screened porch, go here.

HOW TO ADD ART TO YOUR KITCHEN

When I'm accessorizing a space, I always add art, vintage, if possible.  One of my favorite rooms for art is the kitchen.  I believe that art belongs everywhere in the home, but especially in the kitchen.  My recent kitchen renovation is no exception.

My new kitchen is pretty much black and white with gold/brass accents.  Those colors directed the art I chose for the space.  I always like to use what I have, so I shopped my home.  It's pretty easy for me to move decor from one room to another because most of the rooms have the same color palette.

There was a huge empty wall at the end of the kitchen.  I had a choice of choosing a large piece of art or creating a grouping.  I decided that a large framed vintage wine poster was perfect for the space.  I convinced the family room to let it go to a better place.

VINTAGE WINE POSTER

Against a backsplash and under an upper cabinet is another spot for art.  This portrait art had already been in the old kitchen.  It just had to be happy with a new location.   It was a perfect fit between the upper cabinet and the counter.  One of my art hanging tricks is to use fishing line.  It's strong and invisible.  I hid a small nail under the cabinet and suspended and floated the art in front of the backsplash.

PORTRAIT ART IN MY KITCHEN

With the renovation, my kitchen and dining room became one space.  In one corner of the room is a  large vintage corner cupboard.  I didn't want to put another large piece of furniture on the opposite wall, but I needed something that would balance out the other side of the room.   My solution was a low chest with a pen and ink watercolor above.  The art was a gift from my Mom and had to be in a special place.  The frame on the chest has a picture of my Mom and her eight children.  I think I was a college freshman and my sister on Mom's lap was one.  

PEN AND INK WATERCOLOR ART

Yes you can frame a map.   I did just that with a map of ancient Rome.  It originally was in my living room.  The gold frame, black mat, and black and white print made it perfect in the space.

FRAMED MAP OF ROME

Layering is what I do.  I layer art over bookshelves, or in this case, over my window. To avoid adding a hole to the window frame, I used a ribbon to suspend the art.  I let the latch support the ribbon.

ART LAYERED OVER MY KITCHEN WINDOW

Do you have art in your kitchen?

I recently renovated my kitchen.  If you would like to see that post, go here.  

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PAINTED PUMPKINS

 I'm not much of a seasonal decorator, but I do love a unique painted pumpkin.  A few years ago I purchased a bohemian painted pumpkin from Leila, @leiloutadesigns.  Here's the pumpkin on my front porch.  I was so sad when I had to discard it.  If you'd like to see the full post, go here.

BOHEMIAN PUMPKIN ON MY FRONT PORCH

This year Leila is painting her bohemian style on faux pumpkins.  I can't want to get one.  She sells her vintage furniture and home decor @sweetcloverbarn  in Frederick MD, and @thepinkcottage in Ellicott City MD.  

BOHEMIAN PUMPKINS

LEILOUTA DESIGNS

LEILOUTA DESIGNS

Another wonderful vintage shop is @hd_marigold in Towson, MD.  This fabulous store has a chinoiserie vibe that I love.  You must check it out on Instagram or follow on Facebook, here.  Of course, in addition to her bamboo and campaign furniture, her home decor always has a foo dog or a ginger jar in the mix.  She's a consistent source for seasonal decor too.

CHINOISERIE PUMPKINS AT HD MARIGOLD

REGAL PUMPKINS AT HD MARIGOLD

If you'd like your pumpkin monogrammed, you can do that too at HD Marigold.

I also want to share some painted pumpkins that I can only describe as art on a pumpkin.  I've just shown a few examples from the blog, The French Tangerine , but to see the full post, go here.

THE FRENCH TANGERINE

THE FRENCH TANGERINE

THE FRENCH TANGERINE

This next image has nothing to do with painted pumpkins, but I do love the velvet pumpkins and the rabbit with rhinestones.  Of course it's from my absolute favorite Tumblr blogger, The Visual Vamp.

THE VISUAL VAMP 

Do you do seasonal decor?  What do you do for the Fall?

For more pumpkin inspiration, visit my Pinterest page, Painted Pumpkins.