Ryan and I arrived back home in Ocala a little after 5 p.m.
We wasted no time busting out some of the goodies we purchased this weekend to help our home come together a bit.
Ta da!
The pictures above the table are images from our wedding! I edited the prints to make them sepia before ordering them in 11×14 prints from Shutterfly.
We framed them using new frames from HomeGoods for a uniform look.
I have such a hard time deciding on artwork and pictures for our house. I need wall décor to match the overall look of a room and make me smile. The second caveat is much harder to meet than the first.
Fortunately wedding pictures always make me smile and I like that the images we framed aren’t too “wedding-y.” I really wish we could paint the walls a nice warm color, but that was a “no go” in the homeowners eyes, so the white walls are here to stay.
Since it is now October, it was finally time to take out the fall decorations and cover our house in pumpkin flare.
Turns out we don’t have nearly as much fall décor as I thought! Since we moved to a small town, the house we’re currently renting is significantly larger than our previous rentals, so my small box of decorations doesn’t stretch very far.
Now it’s time to unwind, relax and enjoy the rest of the weekend. My sister is letting us borrow season one of Modern Family and Ryan and I are excited to catch up on a show so many of you guys recommended we watch.
See you in the morning!
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the BEST show on tv right now! wait until the Hawaii episode….Jay is hilarious!
I love modern family! It’s truly my favorite show at the moment. Phil is the best!
Your pumpkin decor is better than mine– I’ve got nada 🙁
Thanks so much for putting out such good information! I stumbled across your blog a few days ago, and honestly don’t even remember how I found it. I do know that I enjoy reading it and find you offer helpful tips. I really like the glass work you purchased for the table on the right hand side of the picture. That’s a beautiful piece.
Any tips to someone who used to be an avid runner and is trying to work herself back up to running regularly again? It’s like I’ve lost my running mojo and I don’t know where it’s gone! Thanks again.
-Chantal
You should plan to stock up on decorations after all the holidays thismyear, they are a steal afterwards!
Oh, and you are going to LOVE Modern Family! It makes me laugh out loud every episode.
You will not be disappointed with Modern Family – we’ve watched the first season at least 3-4 times now, and still think its hysterical every time.
The house is looking great! 🙂 I love that it’s getting the Julie and Ryan touch!
And yay for Modern Family! It’s a HILARIOUS show!
love using your own pics! We did this with our Hawaii landscape pictures from a family vacation~ in sepia over our bed. Makes me so happy to look at them!
And as I was reading your post about not painting I got to thinking… what about fabric? I’ve seen that designer Nate do it~ just googled it and there are TONS of ideas out there on how to do it (starch~ washes right off the wall…) might be a little pricey, but with the right sale, and a small wall, you could easily get an amazing accent wall!
such a neat idea!
I love LOVE decorating my place with our wedding photos. It makes me smile everyone time I look at the pictures 🙂
Lookin’ good! I love the yellow, p.s.!
I have those same pumpkin towels! Love them 🙂
I’m finishing season four of Mad Men this week, and then I’m totally starting on Modern Family!
Your home looks so warm and beautiful. I love the hutch that you have, the rustic wood is really great.
I love all the decorations! I can’t believe its already October! Time has been flying!
Modern Family is amazing, can’t believe you haven’t seen it already!
Love the pictures! I am trying to find a way to decorate our place with our wedding pictures – I just may have to steal that idea!
I think your new decor looks awesome but if you lowered the pictures above that table just a few inches I think it would look PERFECT!
Wow! Those images from your wedding look awesome. I love the new decor 🙂
Every time you mention Ocala I think of Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On Lyrics
Oakland out to Auckland, Gaza Strip to Detroit / Say hip hop only destroy, tell ’em look at me, boy / I hope your son don’t have a gun and never be a D-boy / Alright, already, the show goes on / All night ’til the morning, we dream so long
Yep.
Cute frames! I love Sepia toned photos especially wedding ones!!
The place looks great!
I’m so jealous of how much you have decorated so far! I’ve been in my new house since May and my walls are still bare. 🙁 But each post you make about it inspires me more and more!
ps – Modern Family is the best show EVER! The new show Whitney might give them a run for their money though!
I agree! Whitney is freaking hilarious!
You have inspired me to find some “fall” decorations. NO Christmas until the weekend of Thanksgiving, so “fall” it is. I may have to head to Garden Ridge tomorrow!
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such a funny show!
I love Modern Family! One of my favorites! Fall decorating is so fun too. I live in a tiny, tiny apartment in DC so my fall decor really stretches! If only my budget would as well haha. 🙂
Oh have fun with Modern Fam! I’ll be curious to see how many episodes you get through tonight, I could probably go through the whole season, it’s so good! Cam is definitely my favorite character 🙂
Let us know what you think of Modern Family…I’ve heard it’s really good and kind of want to start watching it, but I’ll have to start from the beginning : )
Where is that TV stand from? I LOVE it! Its just what i’ve been looking for for my living room 🙂
I seriously hate decorating.. I always have an idea of how I want things to look, but am not really creative or patient enough about decorating to actually set it all in action.. I love to have my mom help bc she’s great at that stuff, as well as my roommate whose bedroom looks like a photo from the Pottery Barn catalog. 😉
Your place looks great! Very fall-y! 🙂
Cute decor! My bf just bought me some little squashes to decorate our apartment with! Since this is my first autumn living outside of the parents or college, I don’t have a ton of seasonal decorations yet.
I LOVE the decorations!! Too cute!
I love your decor, Julie. Simpleand beautiful. My boyfriend and I are borrowing season one of Modern Family from a friend too! I am newly addicted. (;
love the new accents! i have not gotten into modern family but my husband is addicted and begs me to catch up and start watching it!
Peter and I watched Modern Family for the first time ever this past week. After one episode we are HOOKED. It was hilarious.
Your house is really looking great! I love the fall decorations.
the pictures look so great in the new house =) yayy congrats!!
Modern Family is the best!!! Sadly, we lost some Halloween decor in the hurricane 🙁 But we stocked up at Homegoods this weekend!!! 😀
In TN, it’s a law that homeowners who rent out a home or apartment must paint the rooms before new renters come in. You should check it out 🙂
I love Modern Family too, I got my husband to start watching it with me during the 1st season and now we are both hooked on it. We look forward to watching it every week.
I love this season’s episode where there was a dance flashmob involved. Love it.
Damn – I still had hopes for the Lil’ Wayne poster. Sad it didn’t make the cut!
I LOVE Modern Family. I am Claire to a tee. It’s actually kinda scary.
i know. i’m beginning to regret vetoing that purchase.
I love the new decor pieces! Cute 🙂
Whenever I see Autumn-themed decorations I get so excited! Autumn is my favorite season! 😀
Love the new added touches.
You should lower your pictures to eye level. I think it will look even better.
I really love Modern Family this season! I have never previously watched it so catching up on older episodes sounds like such a wonderful idea!
I’m so happy you’re going to watch Modern Family…you will LOVE it! all your decorations look great!
I had to refrain from clapping my hands in glee when reading the bit of Modern Family–I remember when I decided to give this show a chance and now it is the absolute highlight of the week. You’ll love it! 🙂
The decor looks great! I’m trying to use natural elements this season, but it’s tough finding things that won’t wither quickly and the dogs won’t eat. You are so lucky to have a dog that allows you to decorate from the floor up! 😀 Hoping mine grow out of the omgitsonthefloorandchewy phase soon!
I love the new decor!! I really like the idea of framing prints from your wedding, and I love sepia. I’ve had a bare wall in our living room for months because I can never decide what to do with it. I might steal your idea! 🙂
I’m totally with you on the whole two-part requirement for decorating. I find it difficult to balance the two, especially with a husband who hasn’t quite learned that he’s supposed to just agree with me =)