Martha, I bow down to you.

Need ideas for carving your pumpkins on Saturday?  Try //www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/pumpkins

There are hundreds of ideas.  Most of which are way too hard for my limited attention span.  I show you a few of the uniquely beautiful here.  But keep in mind, your kids will wake up at 8am on Saturday ready for Halloween; with trick-o-treating  still 11 hours away...you will need something to keep them busy all day.

bar carts

images from lonnymag.com

image from belle maison

westelm.com

super cool for holiday entertaining.  this one is only $69.00 at West Elm.  Shut up!

black and white

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Photos from: desiretoinspire.net, anthropologie, House beautiful, house beautiful, and cb2

It is so easy.  It can be modern, traditional, rustic, or crisp and clean.  It can be high drama or comfy and cozy.  You can do it inexpensively with a few pillows or a collection of vases.  I love it so much I could do a whole blog on black and white, someone probably already has.  It just always works. YOU CAN ACCENT IT WITH A BOLD PINK FOR A SUPER FEMININE LOOK OR A FRENCH BLUE FOR A CLASSIC BALANCE.  The above pillow is only 19.95 at CB2.com 

PS. WHY WILL BLOGGER NOT LET ME CAPITALIZE TODAY? AND WHY WOULD SOMEONE WHO IS SO TECHNICALLY INCOMPETENT START A BLOG?

Terra Cotta Pots

Gardening in Minnesota is over for a few months.  Sigh.  The cold and the gloom are enough to drive us to the bottom of a bottle of red per day if we are not careful. Stay sane and sober by indoor gardening with terra cotta pots.  They are inexpensive, beautiful, and go with any decor. Why would anyone use anything else?  No really, tell me why, I know very little about gardening.  

 My favorite secret  place to buy cheap plants in terra cotta?  Trader Joe's.  I bought this little Jade beauty for $2.99.  Hostess gift? Done.

Gorgeous indoor container garden.  Image from LonnyMag.com

image from Flickr: chirargarden.com

Image from Toad'sPottedPlants.com

Try this

Here:  One each above your night stands

Or here: Above your rustic dining room table

Or here: In your daughters bedroom

Find it at UrbanOutfitters.com for $36

Your cabin could look like this



not this

Images from Elle Decor and Target.com

Please refrain from buying a bed in a bag when you need inexpensive bedding for your cabin or guest room.  You can get nice white sheets, pillow cases and a duvet from IKEA or JCPenny at great prices; then add a cozy plaid blanket for winter.  Switch it out with a light weight quilt or cotton blanket in the summer.

Fall Decor: Right and Wrong

Love this image by Eddie Ross. Find him at www.EddieRoss.com








Don't love this guy...