Thanksgiving Tablescape

November 22, 2016

Neutral Thanksgiving Tablescape

Growing up I always went to my Aunt Roses farmhouse on Thanksgiving, her farmhouse was over 200 years old & was so amazingly beautiful & has some amazing history. (I may do a whole blog post on that later & share some photos, she has some awesome stories too!). I loved that old house so much...the house was always so warm & cozy & she always had the best feast. I have so many good memories at that house not only at Thanksgiving, but year round too. They sold the farmhouse a few years back, but that will always be the Thanksgiving house to me. 

Since joining the military & getting married, we've only been home for one Thanksgiving since. I get so home sick at this time of year, but I do all that I can to make our home feel warm & cozy like Aunt Roses! Although its just my hubby & I, I cook & deck the halls out like we're having a party for 50! I know I go a little over board, but when my husband tells me how much he appreciates how I go all out for holidays, it truly makes my day & makes it well worth it. I hope that when we have our babies one day, they will have that same warm & cozy feeling that I always had at Aunt Roses.

I thought it would be fun to dress the table with you & show you each step as I go!

Here's how the dining room looked before I got started. 

Not so cute, but it will be soon! I started by adding a white tablecloth. I will be adding a few different layers & textures & wanted a solid starting point.

Next a lace tablecloth from H&M from a few years back, but a vintage one would be AMAZING.

& next a linen table runner from Homegoods, again from a few years back. I really shopped around the house this year for a lot of the items! 

I still haven't found our plate chargers from the move, but was wanting new ones anyways, so I went out this past weekend to look for some & totally forgot...oh well! So at this point you can add your chargers, mine won't have any this year! hehe! So skipping the chargers, I next added the dinner plates.

Then the napkins.

Next I added my ikea saucer plates.

Now for some color. On the two ends I wanted to do it a little different than the four middle settings, so I used two small bowls & added a gala apple in each. & placed flatware pouches on the four middles settings. 

These adorable flatware pouches I picked up at World Market (this year) for 20% off $12.99 for a set of four. Thought that was an awesome price.

I got new drinking glasses this year as well from dollar tree! Yes, these gorgeous glasses were only $1 each & I think they're simply perfect!

Here's the silverware in the cute pouches!

Now to the fun stuff! I wanted this big gorgeous soft orange color pumpkin to be my centerpiece. I just love the color of this beauty so much.

I found this burlap ribbon laying round & added it to the center to tie in with the burlap pouches.

I love these greenery branches, I use them year round in so many different ways. I got them at Michaels a few years ago, but they always have very similar ones out! Best time to check for them is early Spring!

Next is my favorite thing ever to decorate with, CANDLES!!! I love them! You will never enter our home without a candle burning. Everything about them screams cozy to me.

I wanted to add more reds, oranges & yellows so I added these faux apples from World Market. Wish I had more real gala apples, but didn't. These worked perfect though!

I always have a cozy throw blanket & pillow on our two end chairs. This gather pillow adds that perfect cozy touch.

Okay, its time to light those candles.

& here is our table complete...

I love how our Thanksgiving tablescape turned out & I think Aunt Rose would love it too. Thank you so much for stopping by my little blog & watching me decorate our cozy little dining room. I'm so beyond thankful for each of you & I hope you each have the best Thanksgiving day ever! 

Come stop by instagram & chat with me, https://www.instagram.com/jessicahucker/ 

Love, Jessica

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Early Fall Dining Room

I've talked about my dining table a few times on instagram, its one of my favorite items in our home. Our table was the first item my husband & I purchased together when we got married. We found it while out junkin' & only paid $60 for it, (plus six chairs that we sold on craigslist years back). I get the urge to buy a new table every so often, but I don't think I could give this one up. It holds so many special memories & for that, I love it.

Because of my love for this table, the dining room is one of my favorite spots to decorate. We added some massive shelves to the back wall, we don't have much wall room, our home is an open layout & I needed to take full advantage of this long wall. I actually still have two more shelves that I'm still trying to decide if I want to add...we will see! 

With these shelves up, it allows for so much more room to add decor. 

Do you have a Rae Dunn obsession? Yeah, me too... I can't stop. Her new pumpkin spice mug is everything. & can we take a second to talk about the new bowls...I NEED. I can't find them anywhere...crying face!

Our table setting looks like this at the moment, but not for long. I do love the way this looks, but I want to cozy it up even more now that its getting cooler outside. I will be sharing soon how I change this area!

Do you decorate for fall or just move right into spooky halloween decor? I would love to know, leave a comment here or on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jessicahucker/ 

I will be adding some spooky fun around our home very soon & will share! 

Thank you for coming back to my little blog to see how our dining room is looking right now! I'm always changing things up & will share it all right here so make sure you stop back by again soon! 

Have a wonderful day friends!

Jessica

Thursday, September 22, 2016

HAPPY FALL! Early Fall Living Room Decor

Happy Fall! & welcome to my very first blog post! I'm so excited about this little blog of mine & I thought, what better day for my first post than one of my favorite days of the year! I could go on & on why this season is my favorite...the leaves, the sweaters, the pumpkin spice lattes, the cooler cozy weather...I could go on, but I think I should do a whole entire post dedicated to why I love fall so much! 

This blog has been over a year in the making, if you've been following me on Instagram since last summer, not only thank you, but you also may remember we went through a big move from Virginia (which we miss so much) to Florida. My hubby deployed for a year & almost our entire household was put in storage for the year while I stayed with family. Again, more on that in another post! Now that we are finally settling into our new little cottage, my dream of this blog is coming to life! 

I'll will be taking you around the house in these next few weeks, sharing with you how I cozy up our home for fall. Today lets start in the living room.

Every year I always start out decorating very simple & neutral, as we get into October I will add color.

Little story about these two tufted chairs, I had been dreaming of them since Virginia, before our move, & as soon as we moved into our cottage they were the first order I made! I just "NEEDED" them! They're so cozy & add so much to this room. I purchased them from Wayfair. The two buffalo plaid pillows are from Target's dollar spot (please say I'm not the only one that goes crazy when Target gets new dollar spot items in!?) & the gather & maple leaf pillows are from my friend Sky https://www.etsy.com/listing/471491151/fall-gather-pillow-plaid-pillow-fall?ref=shop_home_active_5 

My light up pumpkin between the two chair's is from Target from a few years back. I want a few more to put around the house, its one of my favorite fall decorations. 

I added a few new fabric pumpkins to our coffee table tray from my very sweet friend Bethany https://www.instagram.com/buntingsnmore/ . Aren't they just the cutest little chubby pumpkins you've ever seen!? She made me five, yes five because I couldn't decide! The other two are in our bedroom which I will share soon! 

Our ikea ektorp is another one of my favorite purchases. Its doesn't take up a lot of room, the cost was low & the biggest for me, I can take the slipcover off & wash it whenever my heart desires. Again, I'll go into more on that in another post! I love adding a ton of pillows on our couch. I love the cozy feeling pillows add to a room. I'll admit it now, I'm a little bit of a pillow hoarder.,,please say I'm not alone! 

The two pumpkin pillows are from Big Lots of all places, I kinda couldn't believe it when I saw them, & for only $12 each, that's a win in my book! The big furry pillow is from Tjmaxx. 

The other night while my hubby was having a guys right, so I made a run to World Market to see what was new & I found this gorgeous wicker basket for 40% off! I pulled that thing off the shelf faster than you could blink. (Sorry to the man & child that almost got knocked out...hehe!) 

I added a cozy blanket from Marshalls & two white pumpkins from Michaels to this little corner.

Wow, I just wrote my first blog post...

That was so much fun! I'm no professional writer or photographer, but that's okay with me & I hope it's okay with you!

I just want to share with you my love & passion for all things home & I hope to in some little way inspire you to make your home yours & how you love it! Thank you so much for stopping by my little blog, it means the world to me. I hope you come back for my next post when I move into the dining room. I haven't made a blogging schedule just yet, but please come back Monday to take a took into our dining room! Again, thank you all for your support & please go check out my Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/jessicahucker/ to talk with me more! Have a wonderful weekend & I will see you Monday!

HAPPY FALL, Y'ALL!