Opulent Cottage

Fall In Love With Texas Blog Tour

Welcome to the Fall In Love With Texas blog tour! If you're visiting for the first time, welcome! I'm Andrea, and my husband and I live in a 1926 Tudor-style cottage in a historic neighborhood in Dallas. You can read a little more about us here.

Our home has changed quite a bit the last few years. It's taken me a while, but as my style has evolved I have lightened and brightened our decor. This year's fall decor is lighter and brighter too, and I'm loving the fresh feeling it adds to this wonderful season.

 

A botanical print from The Graphics Fairy was my inspiration for fall decor this year. Its accents of pink and green fit perfectly in our living room that I redid for last year's One Room Challenge. (You can also visit each of my previous reveals with the links on my right sidebar.) The pretty floral painting from Home Goods, with its background of moody colors, feels fallish to me. I spruced up a berry wreath with a few glittery gold leaves to brighten it.

 

Our TV armoire, painted Glidden's Deep Sapphire Blue, sets off the gorgeous orange vase that I scored at Ross. (You can see a closeup of the vase here.) I'm still loving our bright plaid silk pillows, even though I never thought I would leave them out year-round. The vibrant colors just make me so happy. The top of the cabinet looks a little bare, but I finally got tired of having to stand on the coffee table to turn the sound bar on and off, so I took most of the ginger jars down :)

 

The side table got dressed up with a simple basket of pumpkins and some candles I painted stripes onto.

 

I'll tell you though, it was hot the day I painted these, and my candles nearly melted out there! They're all a little warped now hahaha. The color is Rustoleum's John Deere Green. Yep, tractor paint in an opulent cottage lol. It's just about the most perfect shade of green ever! It really brightened up this formerly dark basket, too.

 

Across the room, a few touches of fall orange peek out from behind some pretty florals in this chinoiserie vase. 

 

Some fall florals made it into the hallway, also. This vintage telephone niche is original to our sweet old home!

 

In our sitting room, a lantern painted with Rustoleum's Rustic Orange is filled with a chinoiserie pumpkin. These little pumpkins are so popular now. Of course I went the budget friendly route and made mine, and just mod podged a dollar store pumpkin with a Caspari napkin :)

 

I truly hope that you have enjoyed these little peeks into our home! I'm so thankful for your visit, and especially thankful to Katie for organizing this fun blog tour! It's no small feat to pull 18 bloggers together and get everyone organized Here's the lineup of Texas bloggers you can visit for more fall inspiration --

 

Monday  

Let's Add Sprinkles

My Thrift Store Addiction

French Ethereal

Decor To Adore

 

Tuesday 

First Day of Home

County Road 407

Kitty's Cozy Kitchen 

Ash Tree Cottage

 

 

Wednesday  

The Aspiring Home
Sweet Nothings
Monica Wants It

 

Thursday 

Opulent Cottage
Bluesky At Home
Hyacinths For The Soul
Botanic Blue
My Heart Lives Here
Poofing The Pillows
White Spray Paint

 

If you would like to follow along you can find me on Bloglovin' here, on Facebook here, and on Instagram here. See you soon, and Happy Fall Y'all! xoxo

  

Cozy at Christmas Home Tour 2017

Merry holiday season everyone! Thank you for coming by for the Cozy at Christmas Home Tour, hosted my my friend Katie at Let's Add Sprinkles! It's my second year to be a part of her event, and I'm super thankful to Katie for inviting me :)  If this is your first visit, welcome to our 1926 cottage! You can read a little about me and our home by clicking the About Me tab above.

Today I'm sharing our Christmas Sitting room. We hang out here more than any other place in our house, so I love to make it feel special for the season. We made over this room for One Room Challenge two years ago, which you can see here. 

 

We have gotten an unusually late start on Christmas this year. The three of us spent Thanksgiving at the beach in Galveston, Texas, for a short family getaway! We usually do most of our holiday decorating that weekend, but we haven't even brought the Christmas boxes down yet, and Maurie just got our lights up this past weekend. 

 

These sweet Pioneer Woman dishes were my souvenir from the beach. I know, I'm a big spender, right?! Yep, I hang out at Walmart even on vacation ;) The pretty colors are perfect for our bright sitting area. I love that they have an Anthropologie-ish vibe without the Anthro price tag.

 

Peppermint candle is from Ross. The gorgeous 1950s-era FrancisI candy dish is my best Goodwill score ever, for 99 cents. (I thought it was a reproduction because the stamp was covered with a price tag. Imagine my surprise!) 

I borrowed the gingham pillows from our bedroom and snagged a couple more of these inexpensive faux sheepskin throws at Ross. I love the wintry feel they give our room! 

 

This fun furry runner is from HomeGoods. I originally bought it for our dining table but it's the perfect size for our homemade cabinet. I added some ornaments and these sweet twinkling fairy lights. I posted live video of the twinkles on my Insta Stories this morning if you would like to see them! *Instagram stories only stay up 24 hours

 

As pretty as these settings are, they are about to get cleared away for some more holiday wrapping! In a small cottage every space must do double duty. The dining room table is currently loaded down with dozens of gifts for my husband's clients, and I'm on full-on holiday get it done mode! Once some of the organizing is done, I hope to get our tree up over the weekend to share with you all next week. Wrapping papers are from Marshall's, stripe glitter ribbon from JoAnn Fabrics, curling ribbon bows from Target. 

 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing our little room! Merry Christmas from all of us here at Opulent Cottage!

 

Here is a list of everyone participating in the Cozy at Christmas tour, I hope you'll give them a visit:

 

Cozy At Christmas 

 

Day 1
County Road 407
The B Farm
Decor To Adore
 Let's Add Sprinkles

Day 2
Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson
Ever Evolving Home
DIY Beautify
Opulent Cottage
Joy In Our Home

Day 3
My Heart Lives Here
Patina and Paint
Hyacinths for the Soul 
My Thrift Store Addiction
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes

Day 4
Poofing the Pillows

Botanic Bleu
At Rivercrest Cottage 
White Spray Paint

Day 5

Art and Sand
At Home With Jemma
Monica Wants It 

The Dedicated House

Ash Tree Cottage

 

 

 

Joining:

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

A Texas Bloggers Fall Home Tour

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:

Fall In the Foyer

A Special Fall Mantel

Fall Mix Tablescape

Fall Greetings Pillow

Fall Tablescape on the Patio

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! 

Fall In Love With Texas Blog Tour Schedule 

 

Monday:  

Let's Add Sprinkles / Decor to Adore/ Southern DayDreams/ Bluesky Kitchen

 

Tuesday:

Poofing The Pillows/At Home With Jemma/ The B Farm/ Botanic Bleu

 

Wednesday:

Sweet Nothings/ Ash Tree Cottage/ Fern Creek Cottage/ My Heart Lives Here/ Timeless Treasures

 

Thursday:  

Hyacinths For The Soul/ Kitty's Kozy Kitchen/ The Dedicated House/ Brookhollow Lane

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

 

Christmas in Texas Tour Sneak Peeks

Just popping in real quick to say hi, and make a fun announcement! I'm so excited to announce that next week I'll be part of an amazing tour of Texas bloggers' Christmas homes, hosted by the ever-adorable Stacey at Poofing The Pillows! Over 20 bloggers are lined up to share their holiday homes, all of us residing right here in the great state of Texas. The fun starts on Monday, December 7!

 

How about a couple of peeks? Because believe me, you don't want to see the rest of the chaos that's going on in my house right now. It seems like there are about 843 Christmas boxes crowding every empty space (actually it's more like 30, but who's counting).

 

But! I have so many sparkly, colorful, festive vignettes planned to share with you all, the chaos will be totally worth it!

 

Also, I realize that I promised to come back and share all the details of our One Room Challenge makeover. But now we're all in Christmas mode, so how about we do that in January? When there's nothing else to talk about lol. If you have any questions, please email me and I'll try to get an answer to you right away!

See y'all soon, and merry merry!!

xo, Andrea

Joining:

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style