Saturday, October 18, 2014

A Dressy Formal Home Ready For The Holidays

 A dressy formal house that holds a genuine and warm couple. The personality of their home radiates their interest in the appreciation of art, antiques, and special family heirlooms. She loves seasonal touches, majolica, and their family history. Now she is looking forward to a family Thanksgiving gathering and her home is ready for the occasion.
 Love these soft red walls so pretty with these dark antique pieces and beautiful items they have collected...

 Each piece of art they have collected has it's own story..the barn in this painting was a piece of land owned by her family that housed one of the first quarter horses introduced to Texas...every collection has a special story which is so neat to pass on to other generations.
 This great large lantern in the kitchen on her island is a great focal point for a seasonal touch. Bright yellow and orange mums are tucked in an aged urn and surrounded by her brown transferware dishes and a sweet teapot recently gave to her by her mother that was a wedding gift in the 1930's.
 Their formal entry room is so pretty and very dressy. Love this glittery gourd garland draped across this large mantle...what a beautiful room! The portrait painting above the mantle is a family ancestor...it's as though you could sit and have a conversation with him in this room.
 Collection of lusterware jugs on coffee table for a Fall touch...

 This tall arrangement of red maple leaves, green acorn leaves, and pine picks tucked in an antique painted urn looks so pretty on this antique buffet. Art books left open leave the room filling warm and inviting...

 Entry table that is inviting as well love these droopy rose buds and fall leaves greeting you as you enter...
Fall collection behind sofa...
 Mantle in the living room a little bit of Fall tucked here and there...

Her majolica collection on this antique piece is so pretty and appealing...Especially love the cloche covering a sweet majolica pitcher filled with bittersweet and orange sunflowers.