Fall in the Kitchen – Janette

Fall in the kitchen is the last tour for me this fall.  Last week I showed you the foyer and the great room.  The most important room in our home is the kitchen.  It’s where I love spending time because it is open to the great room.  I can be doing my cooking thing in the kitchen yet be a part of all that is going on in the adjoining room.  As I mentioned before, I like to use what I have, and so the only thing new that I bought for this room was a yummy fall candle and some candy corn.  That’s it.  And we are enjoying the candy corn, by the way.

 

You saw this view of the kitchen when I showed you my vintage poster purchase.  There was a bowl of apples on the table, but I made a vignette using those apples.  And by the way, after seeing this shot, my daughter-in-law suggested that I paint the bench to match the blue in the poster.

 

I had another bench there before that was blue, and I really liked the look.  So, I am going to go with Josie’s suggestion.  Now, let’s look at the fall additions.

 

Here you go.  I am using a feeding pan that I bought at a farm supply store a few years ago to hold real and fake apples.

 

 

Beside them is a little broom also purchased at the farm store.  They are on place mats that I put side by side to look like a runner.

 

 

You saw them on the blog here .when I showed you how easy it was to turn plain place mats into Frenchy ticking place mats.  I topped them with a wooden cutting board to cover where they meet.  Texture is a good thing for fall centerpieces, and I love the way these wine corks look in the lantern that came from Ikea a few years ago.

 

 

I have a trio of pillows on the bench, and this one is such a cutie.  I bought it last year I think at Home Goods.

 

I added two cutting boards to the rustic shelves and a pumpkin now sits on the stack of white ironstone plates.

 

 

Sorry about the quality of this photo, but here’s that candy corn I mentioned.  I added this painting just to bring in more fall colors.

 

 

Whoops!  I did buy these fresh dish towels.  I am still using my navy accessories and just working the fall things in with them.

 

 I love brass and copper touches in the fall.  These bowls really go with the fall vibe.

 

Here’s another angle.  And that’s a wrap for our fall decorations.  They will be here till late November and then out will come Christmas.  Now is my favorite time of the year, and I want to enjoy every single minute.

 

Take care.