Fall Breakfast room on a budget

Hi friends! It is almost September and no better time than to give you more Fall inspo on a budget one room at a time. 

First, let me show you this adorable pumpkin I made last year from an old Henley tee, a target dollar spot pumpkin and a twig from outside. The ribbons I had laying around. All I did was wrap the cut up tee around the pumpkin, hot glue in the stem and tie it on top with ribbons. 

I folded down the top of the shirt after tying just to add a leaf effect. The next several photos are step by step showing the process...

Next is the breakfast room. 

I have an old Pyrex amber color bottle. I have never really used it until I styled it today. It has a very narrow opening so I never really thought of it as a vase. I have these twigs I bought at Hobby Lobby last year so I decided to cut them up since the stems were narrow and shove as many as I could into this narrow opening. I love the look. 

I added some acorns and these you can find around your neighborhood or a nearby park. Collect them on your walk because there are so many cute things you can do with them! Add them to a bowl, etc. My Fall living room ideas on a buget  post shows them coming out of a scoop I had. 

As I was taking photos, one of the candles I had burned down all the way. I thought hmmmm this would be the perfect opportunity to show another cute way to decorate a tablescape. 

Do you see anything different? 

I added some silverware. I bought these on Amazon 2 years ago and have loved them! The straw pumpkins came from Hobby Lobby and the wicker tray from a friend who was throwing it away 😱 

The stained glass window I have had for 30 years and the window door hanging in the patio door (see pictures above) came from Kirklands last year. So, as you can see, shop your home. I haven't bought a single thing for Fall this year in this room. Look around your home and your Fall bins in storage. Maybe you want a different look this year. You can always transform what you have with chalk paint or cover it up with an old tee-shirt in your new fall colors. Thrift stores have them for a dollar or 2 and they are so much cheaper then buying fabric at the store. Repurpose! 

Have a beautiful day my friends! 

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DIY Topiary

I have heard several people wanting to know how to make a topiary. There are lots of ways, but here is how I made mine.  

This topiary started off like this 👇

I got this at the Thrift store just like this minus the chalk paint. 

As you can see, this twig ball was put on some long straight twigs with hot glue. 

When I brought it home, I added some Kilz chalk paint to the pot by just dry brushing a light coat. 

Then I added this garland...

I cut up some of the garland then wrapped and tucked pieces of the garland to completely cover this twig ball. The twigs made it easy to tuck pieces in. 

Its really that simple! 

Fall Living room ideas on a BUDGET

Hi there friends! I decided to start decorating for Fall early this year in hopes of giving you some inspiration. Fall is my most favorite time of year so I won't tire of it easily. Besides, if you know me, I'm changing my decor around on a daily basis almost. 

On Instagram, I put a poll up to help me decide which room to decorate for Fall first. 75% voted for the living room so here it is. Never fear, the breakfast nook will be next week! 

In the photo above, I took wheat, dried grasses, things you find in nature and tied them together to hang upside down for added cozy texture. Decorating doesn't have to be expensive. Actually, my most favorite decor comes from nature. 

Last year, I found this old rusty Folgers coffee can at a thrift antique booth. I believe it was 2 dollars. I love using rusted old tins for vases. The wheat inside, I picked up at our local farmers market for a few dollars. I love to support our farmers whenever I can. 

One thing to really cozy up a room is to use textured pillows. Shop your home. Maybe you have that one pillow in another room that you never thought about being on your sofa before. 

Acorns. Take a walk outside in your neighborhood or in a park. You are for sure to find these gems all around! 

I bought this old scoop a month ago for $5. Scoops are fun to put pinecones in also for this fall and winter. Look outside for some fallen branches. Those are super cute in a container. 

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DIY Kitchen Island

It all started with my love for woods and whites. My husband loves that combination as well so we set out to look for a piece of furniture to use as an island. I know I wanted a wood top or butcher block. The more we saw the higher prices, the more we thought we could do this ourselves and save tons of money! 

Our current kitchen island has a granite counter. We didn't want to remove it in case we wanted to sell the house someday and we knew we could never match the granite on our other countertops if we did get rid of the island or top. So....the next solution was to make a top to rest on top of the granite with a skirt lip around the sides to keep it from sliding and cover all edges of the granite. 

So, we decided to use some 2"x6" boards and 1"x3" boards for the edge skirt. 

We measured then placed the boards on top to see how much we wanted to go outward to allow for the skirt edge. 

We used 2"x4" boards on each end so we could screw screws in going both directions shown in the photo. This would keep from any movement. 

Before we put the skirting on, we took this whole piece outside to sand.

Now for the skirt edges. Remember how I said we are creating like a box top lid? In this picture, we have the side skirt left to put on then on to danding everything. 

Here is the stain we use on almost everything in our home. 

Tada!!!

Isn't she pretty?!  We will now put rubber pads under the wood to protect the granite and to keep it from shootings since we left some room around the edges to keep it from being too tight of a fit. 

If you would like to see more of this kitchen island, follow me on Instagram @lambertcottage 

Fall decor Ideas

Hi friends! 

As Fall approaches, I thought I would share some Fall inspiration for you here. I will start putting put Fall decor out soon to hopefully inspire and give you ideas. Below are some photos of some cozy Autumn rooms I have put together for you. 

Be sure to follow me on Instagram @lambertcottage for more inspiration. 

Lots of love! 

Melissa