Country Living Fair 2014–What I Saw, What Inspired & What I Bought!

Last Friday I took some time away from my desk and headed to the Country Living Fair at Stone Mountain Park with my gal pal Tina.  This is the 4th year that I’ve attended the fair and as usual, the fair was packed with people, fall inspiration and lots of vintage and vintage inspired items.  Here’s a look at what I saw, what inspired me and what I bought.

The weather was absolutely perfect on friday which made strolling around the fair even more enjoyable.

The signature tower of pumpkins and gourds is always my first stop once I pass through the entrance gates.  I don’t know where they find all of these pumpkins but it never fails to amaze me.

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One of the reasons I go to the CL Fair is for the ideas.  There are usually a handful of displays that catch my attention and this cute silverware caddy was one.  The container is a vintage metal drawer from some type of storage cabinet and I just love the idea of using it to hold a napkin and silverware.   I will never look at small vintage drawers the same again.

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I was also inspired by this cute petite pumpkin nest.  Tiny pumpkins get me every time.

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There were beautiful fall floral displays all throughout the CL Fair space and these caught my attention.

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One of my favorite booths to check out each year is the French Laundry Home.  They have some of the most beautiful linens and their collection of Christmas pillows got me inspired to DIY a couple of holiday pillows this year.

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Here’s a fun item I spotted made from reclaimed wood.  Pretty cool, right?

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This hydrangea and pinecone arrangement was really simple but yet so pretty.  And the best part, the hydrangeas were made from burlap.

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I’ve been collecting vintage shoe last recently and here was a big pile of them for on $10 each.  I was tempted but didn’t buy.

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Most of the vendors at the fair take the time to decorate their booths and this is one of the booth displays that caught my attention.  The display was over the entrance to the book and I think it was the mix of different greenery and white pumpkins that made it so fun.  This look could easily be adopted for a mantle display.

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This JOY sign inspired a project idea that I’ve added to my to-do list.

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Here’s another fun fall DIY project.  Real acorn tops and decorative fabric bottoms.  The fabric was filled with rice to give it shape and form and then hot glued into the acorn top.

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There were tons of  vintage and DIY typography letters at the fair but these, made from reclaimed wood, were by far my favorite.

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Every year at the fair Country Living creates new displays throughout the area.  This year as you walked around the fair there were huge canvas images of old magazine covers displayed between the trees.

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I stopped Cari Cucksey’s RePurpose booth to check out her new paint line. Her paint line is called Chroma•Color and is a water based Paint & Primer in one. The paint line includes some really beautiful colors and based on the furniture pieces I saw in her booth the paint has a beautiful finish when applied.

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So now on to the good stuff….what I bought.

 I didn’t buy much this year and the only things that came home with me were a set of small ironstone plates, a woven basket (I’ll be creating a holiday arrangement in this for my front door), some vintage jewelry pieces and found objects (for jewelry) and a few small metal letters I’m planning to use in a holiday project.

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I had a great time at the fair this year and as always there are a few things I passed up but now wish I had bought.  Oh well, there’s always next year!

Shelly

Bits of Inspiration: Vintage Christmas

I am in full Christmas decorating mode for clients this week, and in the evenings I’m working on all kinds of holiday projects around my house.

I mentioned before that my Christmas decor this year will be a mix of burlap, red, mercury glass and music themed elements.

Even with my theme set, I’m finding myself smitten and inspired by all the Vintage Christmas decor I’m seeing in blogland.   I love the mix of natural elements, the texture and all the shine and shimmer.  I’m so inspired, I’ve decided I’ll be making my version of many of these ideas to incorporate into my decor.

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