A punched up living room

Did everyone else experience that gorgeous little teaser of fall weather we had?  Did you get out your leaves and your gourds and your owls and your pumpkins?  Yeah....not me.  Not with the weather going back into the 90s this week.  I can't think boots and sweaters with the weather calling for shorts. 

And what's a gal to decorate with when the weather patterns all wonky?  This gal focuses on her love of all things travel and all things cheap.

Cheap as in Christmas ornaments from the clearance section used on tabletops.

Cheap as in ceramic "paper" airplane from a thrift store.

Cheap as in more ornaments. 

I like the touch of gold they bring in, and in fact-

I'm tired of this.  Don't get me wrong-my quest to debrownify was achieved-but instead of feeling brown, i felt blue.  And white.  And yes, brown.  Very cold feeling.  And i wanted to walk in here this summer and feel colorful.

So i tried out some cray floral curtains.

This actually works. 

And they're bright and fun, and i don't walk in here and get assaulted with a color theme.  I just get assaulted with color.  And who doesn't want that am i right?!

And although they're floral, they've got warm tones of rust and eggplant and marigold that remind me of what i love about fall. Even if it might not feel like it yet.

So these puppies are staying up til winter, when the browns and blues return.

I did have to adjust my circular art since it was too much with the florals, and too color specific.

Totally on trend with the "made by a two year old" painterly look.  Some a little more trendy (ahem) than others. 

Colorful living room, i love you and your floral curtained self.  But i wouldn't turn away some boot and sweater weather soon.

Is it boot and sweater weather yet by you? Send some this way!


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