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happy fall decorating

We had our first dinner guests last night! It was super fun to host and even more exciting to get our house ready for guests! I got to go to Bed Bath & Beyond and Target and shop for new, holiday appropriate table ware and accessories! Woohoo!!! Our apartment is slowly, but surely, feeling more like home! Here are some pictures of a few updates I pulled together last night and some we did a few weeks ago.

I bought these initials back in September. Now we'll never get our towels confused :)




I finally got some of our wedding pictures printed in frame-able sizes! Though our collage is not finished, I'm happy with the progress!





Another necessary need we finally filled was something for our "foyer". A place to drop keys, mail, notes and laundry money. We bought the window frame in New Orleans and the shelf and basket from Target. I love it! 



I updated our couch pillows yesterday as well! I love all the different colors! 


If y'all follow any home decorating blogs, you'll probably notice a lot of homeowners like to decorate their mantels for different seasons and holidays. Well, we don't have a mantel, so I turned the top of my hope chest into a makeshift mantel. Here it is with some new fall decorations!




Finally, our dining room table! This table was donated to us from someone at our church and I really love it. We only have 5 chairs for it, but 3 leaves, so it has the capacity to fit a lot of people! I was so excited to get a new tablecloth and fun accessories for the middle. I'm hosting Thanksgiving this year (crazy!) so I'm really excited to use this for the next few months!





Next up definitely needs to be some paint on those walls! Everything is white or beige!! 
Any color suggestions?

Happy Fall Decorating!!!

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  1. Heather NelsenOctober 27, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    haha, I LOVE the towel labels! Awesome. Everything looks GREAT! I'm ready for another sleepover where we can enjoy a glass ;) of wine and catch up for a few hours. :) Miss you!!

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  2. Heather NelsenOctober 27, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    YAY! It finally let me post a comment!

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