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Thanksgiving Tablescapes: Simple and Eye catching

November 1, 2019by LumberInMyMiniVanLeave a Comment

I can’t believe November is already upon us. I am furiously working to finish some house projects so we can concentrate on the holiday season- our fireplace project is coming right along, and our back porch project is coming together as well.

I have begun to plan for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and I’ll soon be sharing some free printables you can use to plan your holiday seasons.

In the meantime, I’d love to share some Pinspiration concerning my absolute favorite Thanksgiving table scapes.

1. Pottery Barn simple pumpkins, birch candles and greenery

This Pottery Barn photo is meant to feature the table runner, but there are so many things in it I love. The simple dishes paired with the gold flatware, the unique place setting markers, and the candles paired with the greenery and white pumpkins looks nice without looking overdone. So many good things happening here.

2. Farmhouse Mallory, simple place setting with typography

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This beautiful place setting inspires me so much. I love the linens, the greenery, and the textured placemats with the woven chargers. Everything goes together and plays off of one another so well. And you know I’m a sucker for word art, typography, and quotes, so those little “thankful die cuts” are my fave. That’d be a neat gift for your guests to take home as well.

3. An Adorable Children’s table

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We can’t leave out the littlest turkey eaters- if your family is like mine and there are many tiny turkey consumers in your midst, you can create a super cute, super functional table just for them. Here, the placemats do double duty- they protect the table and add a little cuteness, but they also give those tiny tots something to do while they wait for dinner to finish. Just provide the crayons and let them work away at their next masterpiece. They can even take the pumpkin home as a favor.

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What if you didn’t want to use pumpkins for Thanksgiving decor, and you chose to use oranges or apples? I think this table scape from Williams Sonoma has a great balance of greenery, color, and neutral tones and textures. Simple, yet elegant.

5. Rae Dunn inspired table scape

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Rae Dunn? Check. Buffalo-checked napkins? Check. Candles intermingled with greenery and white pumpkins? Check. It’s like someone threw all of my favorites into one photo table scape. I’m loving it.

I hope you enjoyed my tablescape feature! I can’t wait to show you which “Pinspired” idea I choose to use. Have a wonderful weekend!

2019, budget decorating, cheap decorating, decor tips and tricks, fall, farmhouse, farmhouse decor, home style, home tour, home tours, pumpkin, seasonal, seasonal decor, vignette

Fall home tour 2019

October 14, 2019by LumberInMyMiniVanLeave a Comment

Our favorite season is upon us here at Lumber in my Minivan! I can’t tell you how much I love fall in the south- the temperatures cool off, the leaves change and everybody heads outside.

My house seems to be in its finest glory when the fall decor comes out. I tried to change it up a little this year and I’m loving the results.

When you come in the front door, you’re greeted by sunflowers and the soft glow of candles in this vignette, which can be found on our sofa table.

Our living room is full of pumpkins, sunflowers, bittersweet and candles. I especially love these sweet fall pillows I ordered online last year.

One of my favorite things about our living room decor is this beautiful wreath Michael’s family sent us when my dad died.

This sweet vignette is on our coffee table.

We also have a similar vignette in our office/ family room.

If you’re curious, that tree field guide belonged to my dad.

I am loving our fall table runner and the fall potpourri I put in our bread bowl. It smells so good!

The window in our dining room got a little fall goodness too in the form of milkglass, a lantern and some fall florals.

Even our kitchen is sporting a little fall goodness.

The shelves in our master bath look so cute with the sunflowers and pine cones.

I decided our hall bath needed some sunflowers as well 😃

Throughout our fall house tour, you’ve likely seen these elements repeated: milk glass, pine cones, bittersweet, copper pumpkins and sunflowers.

Tune in next week for some pictures of our outdoor fall decor.

2019, Americana, holidays, July 4, summer

Happy birthday America!

July 4, 2019by LumberInMyMiniVanLeave a Comment

May you and your family have a fun-filled day of fireworks, barbecued and togetherness as we celebrate our nation’s birth.

We will resume regular schedule next week.

2019, Americana, holidays, memorial day

In Memoriam

May 27, 2019by LumberInMyMiniVanLeave a Comment

Today, we remember our military who paid the ultimate sacrifice so that we could live in a country where we are free to live, worship and speak as we choose. We hope your Memorial Day is peaceful, reflective and a day of observance and gratitude.

God bless America and her Armed Forces.

2019, holidays, memorial day, summer

Favorite things Friday: Ways to Observe Memorial Day

May 24, 2019by LumberInMyMiniVanLeave a Comment

flag of u s a standing near tomb — Photo by Sharefaith on Pexels.com

For many people, Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer. While many of us use the three day weekend to go on vacation, have cookouts, and visit family members, this is not the true reason for the holiday.

Memorial Day is a day to observe the fallen military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. While all of those things are nice, we need to make sure that we and our children understand why we celebrate Memorial Day. There are many ways we can do this.

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1. Put out flags at Veteran’s cemeteries

I used to live near a huge military cemetery. Every Veteran’s and Memorial Day, the local chapters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion would put flags in front of the graves of each veteran. They also did this at the graves of veterans in other cemeteries. You can imagine this is quite a time consuming task, and occasionally they look for volunteers to help with this. What better way to observe our country’s fallen soldiers than displaying flags at their graves?

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2. By visiting religious services of your choosing

Many churches across the country will observe Memorial Day with a special service or special music. Many towns and local governments also conduct interfaith services for the holiday.

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3. Flying the flag half-staff until noon

If you have a flag pole, it is customary to fly your flag at half-staff until noon. If you do not have a flag pole, you may choose to fly a banner or flag simply in support of our military.

Another way to observe Memorial Day is to simply stop what youre doing at 3 P.M. local time and pause to reflect upon Memorial Day and what it means.

man in black coat carrying a rifle walking in straight line during daytime — Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

May we never forget the sacrifices these brave men and women made so that we could continue to live free.

Lumber in My Minivan will resume regular schedule next Tuesday. Have a safe, wonderful and reflective Memorial weekend.

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Thanksgiving Tablescapes: Simple and Eye catching