Loving My Teal Blues, Mustard Yellows and Plaids in the Living Room

Sometimes all you need are a few little changes to give a space a totally different vibe. Now I have always loved blue and yellow together, and typically I think of this combo as more of a summer time color palette. But when the yellow is a mustard tone I think it is perfect for the fall. 

Recently I purchased new pillows from Home Goods along with new linen curtains I found on clearance at Pier One. The pretty texture of the curtains go perfectly with the warmth and homey feel the plaid pillows exude.

More plaid is added in the way of a throw on the love seat.

I am also crushing on the fun texture of my mustard yellow pillows.

And how could I resisted a couple of teal blue pumpkins to add to my living room's fall decor?

We are finally beginning to get some cooler air in these parts and the trees are starting to fill the countryside with it's brilliant array of fall colors.

What a fabulous time of the year!

Wishing you a wonderfully fall inspired weekend!!!

XO

The Story of Our Front Foyer ~ from 2010 to 2016

Hi Y'all and welcome to our foyer. Wow I cannot believe how many years I have been blogging and just how much things have changed in our home, decor wise, since my first post. One area of our home which has really seen a lot in the way of metamorphosis is the front entry. I suppose I have spent time on this space because it is the place where our guests are first greeted. So let me take you on a little trip down memory lane...

Back in 2010 our entry was painted in a color called Deep Swimming Pool. Pretty bold for me but I really loved the cool color. Unfortunately it didn't go with very much of anything else in our home. I also had an undying wish from the time we moved in to add wainscoting underneath the chair rail, and Mr. Rosemary Lane longed for a yellow color on the walls somewhere in the house.

So in 2011 I we both finally got our wish with white wainscoting and a wall color called Philadelphia Cream by Benjamin Moore.

We swapped the large buffet with a smaller white cabinet we had in the kitchen. Along with a couple of roadside finds a pained mirror and lamp, the entry received a new look. 

In 2012 my little Antibes green chair joined the arrangement...

...and so there it remained in 2013...

...and in 2014. Then we moved the white cabinet to the dining room and I brought a cedar trunk  down from an upstairs bedroom to replace it. Also a large mirror was brought back and a shelf was added above the mirror.

Then in early 2015 I painted the white wainscoting over using Navajo White and the yellow was painted over with Wheeling Neutral, both paints from Ben Moore. I purchased a large arched mirror from the Christmas Tree Shop and decided to bring back the buffet from the kitchen. The two were paired together just under the wall shelf.

This autumn the only real change I made was to switch up the lamp and add a pretty fall pillow from Pier One to the little Antibes green chair.

However there is one more change pending and I think it is going to make a huge difference in the overall look of our foyer. Can you guess what it is??? I think you may already know!

Hope to be sharing it with you at some point next week. 

In the meantime wishing you all a fabulous fall weekend!!!

XO

2016 Fall Home Tour

Good Morning and Welcome to 21 Rosemary Lane's Fall Tour 2016! I want to start by thanking our fabulous hostess, Marty from A Stroll thru Life , for putting together this amazing Fall Home Tour series, and once again inviting my little corner of the blogoshere to be part of the big event!

This year I made a few changes, or additions, to my decor in an effort to switch things ups a bit. One of my favorite purchases this season was added to our entry in the way of a darling pumpkin pillow I nabbed from Pier One.

I also picked up a few more pillows from Home Goods to add to my living room sofas. I love the cozy plaid for the autumn season.

If you are a regular reader of 21 Rosemary Lane, you may notice a slight change to our book shelves. The stencil is gone and has been replaced with some leftover bead board from last year's kitchen project.

I finished my mantel last week, however with the addition of the new pillows and a few other items, I decided to change the accent colors by swapping out the rich orange pieces and replacing them with a cool turquoise. I think the blue color is a pretty compliment to the oranges and yellows on the mantel.

Pops of yellow and orange have been added to the kitchen.

Out on the back porch the table is set for an afternoon of al

 fresco dining. (To see my entire table setting just click here.)

After which a relaxing afternoon of chit chat can be spent in the porch's comfy sitting area. Ahhh I can just feel that cooler Canadian air in the breeze.

I hope you enjoyed today's tour of 21 Rosemary Lane. And the tours continue with the next home on the route for the day which is by Laura from the blog Decor to Adore.

Don't miss any of this week's amazing tours. Here is the line up...

Monday - Sept 12

A Stroll Thru Life

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Remodelando La Casa

Cuckoo4Design

21 Rosemary Lane

Decor To Adore

Tuesday - Sept 13

Haneens Haven

Pink Peppermint Design

Lynzy & Co.

Thrifty and Chic

The House of Silver Lining

Hymns & Verses

Wednesday - Sept 14

Life on Virginia Street

Decorating Delirium

Bliss @ Home

Simple Details

Duke Manor Farms

A Thoughtful Place

Thursday - Sept 15

Rain On A Tin Roof

Setting For Four

Dimples & Tangles

Nesting With Grace

Life and Home @ 2102

 Refresh Restyle

Fri - Sept 16

Simple Stylings

Our Fifth House

Making Home Base

 It All Started With Paint

The Chronicles of Home

Our Southern Home

Thank you so much for stopping by...I just love having the company.

Wishing you all a wonderful week!!!

XO

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Summer Porch Decked Out in Red White & Blue

A couple weeks ago my dear friend Donna gave me a wicker set which included a love seat, two chairs and a coffee table. How could I possibly refuse anything that is free right? Well as it turned out I really liked the look of the natural wicker on my front porch. I tried the chairs but they were too large for the space, so out came the love seat and it was a perfect fit.

Now the next question I had to ponder was what color cushion and pillows should be added to the wicker piece to make it feel cozy and at the same time go well with my home's exterior.

So I thought and thought, and finally it hit me...whether I liked it or not I was going to have to accept the current colors of my home, that of a funky looking red brick and the old 1980's blue shutters. Oh how I long for black shutters and that awful red brick to be painted white. But for now making those changes is not in the budget so I need to embrace the outdated colors and work with what I have! 

I picked up a pretty denim blue color seat cushion plus the red and white stripe and the star pillows at Pier One. I found the other 4 pillows at Home Goods along with the wicker basket and the jute carpet.

To create a little table for a drink or some magazines, I simply placed a classic wooden Coca-Cola crate on top of a small plant stand.

So I am all ready for the summer with my patriotic front stoop. 
How about you...do you have a front porch you like to decorate for summer? I have seen a lot of gorgeous ones out there in bloggyland, could one be yours?

Have a great weekend!
XO

My Sister's Kitchen ~ Kitchen Remodel

My beautiful sister Kim just finished renovating her tired 1990's kitchen, and I have to say that the finished project is simply stunning! But before you go on to see it, I have to tell you how upset I am that I lost the "before" photos I took when our home computer crashed. So let me give you a little idea of what Kim's kitchen looked like prior to the renovation.