Celebrating Fall With Leaves and Pumpkins

 I was inspired to paint a watercolour of leaves and pumpkins to celebrate fall.

I put the top of a pumpkin in the painting because it looks like a star.

Pumpkins dot the landscape at the Dallas Arboretum each year.

Flower arrangements of orange and purple inspire colors of autumn. 

Orange Passion Butterflies let you know fall is here.

Pumpkins and Gourds on haystacks celebrate the rich bounty of harvest. 

Maple Trees turn colours of deep reds in the leaves.  

Bringing the colours of fall into your home makes you feel a new season is finally here.

Fall Decorations in a French Country Home 2024

 Fall is a time to count your blessings as you see nature coming alive with fall colors.  Pumpkins are ready to pick and hayrides carry children.  A pumpkin covered with pearls is perfect for a French Country home.

French Country antique table with inlaid wood greets visitors in the entrance.  I purchased the table recently at an estate sale.  

As leaves turn shades of orange, yellow and red its fun to bring nature inside.

Pillows with pumpkins make your sofa festive.

Pumpkins covered with roses remind you of the beautiful rose bushes in the garden.

Fall reefs with a pumpkin bow add colors of orange, yellow and gold.

I like to paint so I brought out the golden pears to hang on the walls.  The top painting is an abstract depiction of our fall trip to Vermont to see the Maple Trees turn yellow and red.

I painted our sunflowers growing in the yard.  You can purchase at my Etsy store called

 Sandra Kent

 Creations. 

The center of a Sunflower holds the petals together.  

I bought the basket at an estate sale.  I decided to add flowers of the fall season to set on our dining room table.  

I purchased the tablecloth with sunflowers at Hobby Lobby.  

I decorated our patio with fall sunflowers on the vintage table from the sixties.  It's fun to add seasonal pillows with a red truck and sunflowers.  

Texans are grateful for the cooler temperatures after a hot summer.  Purple Eggplant picked from our garden brings a smile to your face.  

Looking For the Perfect Sofa 2024

Looking for the perfect sofa is a trip to furniture stores such as Nebraska Mart and Rooms to Go.  Colors of nature is a design trend of 2024.  A sofa is one of the most imortant pieces of furniture that you will purchase.  

I wanted to go with the light colors of our home.  

I liked the beading on the arm chairs of this cream couch.
 

Sectionals are nice to fit a lot of people in a cozy setting.  

  This fabric had a mixture of cream and a little beige.

I enjoyed the blue color of this couch and love seat.  The arms were curved for style.

Chairs with a blanket look inviting.  

I brought my pillow to test the colors in the room.  I have two existing chairs with the geometric pattern of blue, white and grey.  

A green couch with gold pillows adds color

Lovely display of table settings and living room set.  

I finally decided on the blue couch and love seat because the color was so soothing and goes with my French Country theme of soft pastel colors  

It is called Claremont Heights Hydra Sofa.  It has a tailored quilted backing with a classic look.  

The couch from Rooms to Go was the perfect match for the ottoman I already purchased several years ago at Nebraska Mart.

It went with two chairs I already had in our family room.  

My mother had made the drapes over the windows with vintage fabric I cherish with tiny roses and blue that goes with the blue couch.  

The chairs are a wonderful place for family and friends to sit.  

I also liked the legs on the new couch.  It has a very comfortable feel as we watch TV and put our legs up on the ottoman.  

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The couch at Rooms to Go also had a golden yellow chair to purchase but since I already had the two chairs I didn't buy it.  Golden Yellow is a new color for 2024.  

Instead, I purchased the love seat since it add more seating to the room we all watch TV.  I used the two pillows to match the two chairs and ottoman. 

Since it's September I added a fall pillow and two fuzzy blankets to say let's relax with style.

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French Country Garden in a Texas Summer

 

French Country Garden in a Texas Summer is a refuge.

Picking vegetables is a joy.

Eggplant, peppers, basil and tomatoes are a wonderful harvest in July.  

Texas sunshine gives light so vegetables can grow.

Purple eggplant thrives growing on vines.  

Pink Rose Buds grow to add color and fragrance.

Center of Hibiscus flower has a deep pink color.  

Green peppers grow from a white flower.  

Flowers have stripes in their petals.  

White stripes flow down purple eggplant.  

A collection of glass bottles radiates the sunshine.  

Slice eggplant and peppers to cook with Cod Fish.

Place on top of fish and cook in the oven at 400 degrees.  

Step outside and dine in a French Country Garden in a Texas summer.

Smell the pink begonia flowers with shapes of color.  

Patterns of plants reflect on wrought iron patio tables. Remember trips to France as you dine.