Welcome to day five of the Fall In Love With Texas Home Tour!!
If you're visiting for the first time, let me introduce myself! I'm Andrea, a crafter, gardener, and gourmet cook, living in and loving our 1926 Tudor Revival cottage. It's a whopping 1,200 square feet, and we make the most of every inch!
This week 20 bloggers are showcasing bits and pieces of our homes decorated for fall. On Monday I showed our back porch dressed up for the early season, if you missed it you can see it here. Today I'm sharing our colorful kitchen! Warning: no neutrals here, and you may need your sunglasses to get through this post ;) I'm craving lots of bright, happy color this year. It may be due to the late arrival of fall color in North Texas, which often doesn't happen until almost Christmas!
The kitchen in our diminutive home is a small galley style, but it's not lacking in color or personality! We are all avid cooks and make great use of this small space. You can read about the transformation of our cabinets here, a choice that I still celebrate every day. And this fall I can't seem to get enough of red, orange and blue and white! I really didn't change much, but added a dose of fall color with berries, mini pumpkins, and some faux fall leaves.
These shelves took the place of a space-hogging pantry, and are always a favorite spot to decorate for each season.
The counter displays are a happy mix of orange, red, yellow, blue and white!
The adjoining sitting area/breakfast nook is still my favorite spot in the house! I affectionately call it the Empty Nesters' Lounge, but the whole family enjoys this space, also. This cozy spot features our home's original shiplap, which we uncovered for last year's One Room Challenge. You can read about the transformation here. It is hands down one of the best projects we have ever done for creating a comfortable lifestyle in our little house. My treasured painting, done by my grandmother, is the crown jewel of the room, and the inspiration behind all of the color in our home.
Last fall I took this ginger jar photo on my phone and uploaded it to Waterlogue, then had it printed at Walgreen's. If you haven't tried the Waterlogue app, it's a great way to create inexpensive, personal art. A few dollar store stems are tucked into some dried eucalyptus, so easy! The cute mugs are from HomeGoods.
Can you spot the chandelier sparkles in the background? They make my morning happy :)
If you follow me on Instagram, you have already seen my chinoiserie pumpkin. It's actually just a dollar store pumpkin, painted white, then ModPodged with a gorgeous Caspari napkin! Easiest DIY ever :)
I can't wait to actually need this blanket due to cool weather, but until then, I'm enjoying moving it around in every room of the house :)
And this girl wasted no time getting comfy :)
You can find links to other fall posts on my right sidebar, and here are a few more fall posts you may like:
At the end of this fun week, I just can't thank Katie at Let's Add Sprinkles enough, for organizing this tour! It takes a ton of work to put one of these together, and I'm so grateful to her for doing this. It's been a wonderful week of camaraderie with these other Texas ladies!
Friday:
White Spray Paint/ Opulent Cottage/ Lilacs and Longhorns
Thank you for visiting! I would love to hear what you think about our fall kitchen! If you would like to see more, please follow along on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Bloglovin.
xo, Andrea
Joining:
Thoughts of Home on Thursday at Poofing the Pillows
I love how you used color in your fall decorating. Your home is so happy and welcoming. Just beautiful.
Posted by: Eilis@MyHeartLivesHere | October 07, 2016 at 05:53 AM
I love your pretty fall kitchen. In our olden house, my kitchen had white upper cabinets and red lower...never tired of them.
Great Texas tour.
Posted by: bj | October 07, 2016 at 07:20 AM
Andrea, your kitty made me laugh! My kitty does the same thing! I adore your cottage with the bright and happy colors throughout! I actually considered painting my kitchen cabinets red but my husband said no so I went with grey on the bottom ones leaving white above (thanks for the inspiration!) I always enjoy the peak around your home- it inspires me with our 1250 sq ft ranch style - and your fall decor looks wonderful!
Hugs,
Cecilia
Posted by: Cecilia | October 07, 2016 at 07:22 AM
Good morning, Andrea! Your kitchen is such a happy, colorful spot, and I love your decorating style. How could one not be cheerful when cooking or baking in your kitchen? Thanks for the lovely tour.
My youngest son and DIL have a 1920's cottage in Dallas. The area is so quaint and charming!
Posted by: Kitty | October 07, 2016 at 07:46 AM
Oh Andrea your kitchen has me doing fantastic fall back flips. I adore your sweet kitty who obviously has fabulous taste!
Posted by: Laura Ingalls Gunn | October 07, 2016 at 07:55 AM
So very cozy!!
Posted by: Penny at Enjoying The Simple Things | October 07, 2016 at 08:17 AM
Hi Andrea, What a beautiful tour of your gorgeous vintage touch kitchen. The colors are so complimentary for the season and your vignettes are magazine ready. Love it all and your sweet kitty is precious. Thank you for the inspiration. Have a fun last day of touring. xo
Posted by: Southern DayDreams | October 07, 2016 at 08:18 AM
In a blog world full of whites and neutrals, it's wonderful to see some color. I love that you are true to your own spirit and your home is uniquely yours. It is charming and cosy and feels like home. Thanks for a wonderful tour and have a great weekend too. If you ever get down to Victoria, let me know.
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
Posted by: Susan | October 07, 2016 at 08:40 AM
Love your colorful cottage. The little blue and white pumpkin, the shiplap breakfast area, so many great ideas here.Your cottage is beautiful!
Posted by: Leslie | October 07, 2016 at 11:08 AM
I just love your use of color, Andrea -- it's just so happy and fun! You style everything so well and it's all just so gorgeous! I adore your grandmother's painting and it's no wonder it was your inspiration for all the color. You make your small space sing! So happy to be touring with you! :)
Posted by: Julie at Lilacs and Longhorns | October 07, 2016 at 01:28 PM
I love your bright colorful kitchen! It is such a cheery space and looks especially great decorated for fall! Your red cabinets are so cool and I love the chicken wire cabinet doors too!
Posted by: Lisa @ferncreekcottage | October 07, 2016 at 01:58 PM
A colorful Happy place. I love it.
Posted by: Audrey Zumwalt | October 07, 2016 at 08:05 PM
Andrea,
Wore my sunglasses as you recommended. :) Everything is bright and cheery with lots of Fall. My favorite is the blue and white pumpkin made from a napkin. I pinned that so I can remember it to copy. :)
Judith
Posted by: Botanic Bleu | October 07, 2016 at 11:39 PM
How beautiful and homey it all is! It looks happy and comfy too.
Have a wonderful autumn ~ FlowerLady
Posted by: FlowerLady | October 08, 2016 at 06:21 AM
One of these days I'm going to come knock on your door. I want to see this diminutive cottage in all its glory but I want to see it in person. I love everything you do!
Posted by: Stacey | October 08, 2016 at 02:30 PM
Your kitchen looks fantastic. I love your autumn vignettes! All of them. But your kitchen made me smile this morning. Your kitchen is so welcoming and adorable!
Posted by: Ricki Jill Treleaven | October 09, 2016 at 09:45 AM
I'm officially in love!!! Funny thing, I made a "napkin pumpkin" with a brown and white transferware design napkin!! It isn't as pretty as your blue one, but it works with all of my reds! I also have a lazy kitty who has just LOVED having throws on every chair. She can hardly wait for the cold weather to come so I will bring out her very FAVORITE little sheepskin!! I believe that she thinks it's her Mom :^)
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful home...I am always glad to see your posts because I already know I will love what you did!!!
Blessings,
J
Posted by: Jaybird | October 12, 2016 at 11:45 AM