A Winter's Day in the Dining Room...

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Hello my friends...I hope you're having a fabulous day!
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My...ohhh my...here we are in the middle of January and deep in the "throes
 of winter"! I believe even all my dear friends in the south can sympathize with
 all the snow and cold temps that you have been experiencing as of late!

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It is usually about this time of the year that I begin to long for Spring,
 however we still have a few months to go before we see any spring-like
 weather here in colorful Colorado. As winter begins to really settle in, I
often find myself spending the days curled up in my big ol' oversized leather
 chair with a hot cup of coffee and a few of my favorite interior design publications
 to help pass time on a long , winter's day. Of course, we know what thumbing
 through the pages of a good design book does! Hehe!

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After getting all the Christmas put away...and a good, deep clean
 accomplished...I'm ready to do a little winter nesting at my place. With
 a clean, fresh slate...I decided to focus attention in my little french country
 dining room. The buffet is bare...the table needs a centerpiece...etc, etc.!
 Sooo...I have been a busy little bee! I wanted to share with you what I have
 done in my dining room. I hope that you enjoy!
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"A Winter's Day in the Dining Room"
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The buffet in my french country dining room.
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Okay, I must admit...that I decorated my "winter" dining room with just

 a touch...a little hope...that spring will COME! Hehe!

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The decor is still layered, with warm colors...appropriate for winter but
 I added just a few touches of spring here and there.
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I am using a color palette of deep reds, olive greens, white
and just a touch of silver.

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I brought a few of my decorative masonary pieces out of storage...like
 my white, chippy garden cherub (on the right), two tall candleholders, and
 a large decorative orb (on the left). I am also using a few cast iron pieces for this
 "wintery" vignette...a decorative bird cage, a couple of sweet little birds, and a
 little cherub. The silver pieces; mercury glass finials, tall mercury glass candle
 goblets, mercury glass orbs, and silver candleholders...are "leftovers" from
 my Christmas decor...but I think that the silver is ohhh, sooo pretty for
 a winter's decor!
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A white, decorative iron bird cage sits center stage in my buffet's vignette.

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 I filled the bird cage with a garland of vining greenery...a white bird is so

 sweetly nestled amongst the greenery inside the bird cage. I topped the bird cage

 with a pretty cream colored tassel! Gotta love a pretty tassel!

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You can see that the pretty greenery vines trail across the buffet.

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 I enjoy using greenery in my vignettes...it brings a fresh and full

 element to the scene.

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I did mention "layers"...this gives a warm, cozy feel that we seem

 to long for during the long winter months!

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A close up view of the tall, white masonary candleholders, silver

 candlesticks, mercury glass finials, and the tall mercury glass candle goblets.

 I used bright white candles in all the candleholders...so pretty!

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I really liked how this photo caught the reflection in the mirror
 of the opposite wall in my dining room!
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 You can see the shelf above the window...lined with a few of my
 white ironstone pitchers. Ohhh...and you can see my chandelier in the
 reflection as well! The chandelier crystals are sparkly...catching the sunlight
 from the window. I had a nice sunshiny day to photograph...yay!
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Since Valentines Day is just around the corner, I thought that
 adding my chippy, masonary garden cherub to the vignette would be nice.
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 He stands a stately 18" tall and is very heavy. I found him at Hobby Lobby
 during their "end of the garden season" sale. If I remember correctly, he was
 only $4.00...such a great bargain and it was love at first sight! Hehe!

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This sweet cherub is holding a beautiful silver satin ribbon with a
 decorative key in his hand! Ahhh...love IS the key...don't you agree?
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Ahhh...such a sweet cherub!!! The way he is holding his hand to
 his mouth...almost looks as though he is blowing you a little kiss!

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"Love is the master key which opens the gates of happiness."
Oliver Wendell Holmes

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And...on the left side of the buffet...we have another sweet little cherub!

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 This little guy is made of cast iron and is quite heavy as well. Another

 treasure find from Hobby Lobby...on sale! In this photo, you can see the large

 decorative orb that sits on a pedestal...I love the pretty scrolled designs that

 are etched into the orb!

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A "Winter's Day" dining room table centerpiece!
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A table runner done in a pretty patchwork design of deep reds,

 toasty browns, and bronzy colored golds...sets the foundation for

 the table centerpiece.
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Four silver candleholders with white candles, a jeweled mercury

 glass orb, and a faux potted plant sit atop an oval silver serving tray...

serves as the primary focus for this centerpiece.
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To each side of the silver tray, you will see decorative mercury glass

 finials and mercury glass candle goblets. I just added a couple of jeweled

 mercury glass orbs to the candle goblets (quite by accident but liked how it

 looked...hehe!) On the left side of the centerpiece I added a silver beaded

 tassel garland...just kind of wound it up and then place a jeweled

 orb on top!

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Since I had used several decorative masonary pieces on the buffet...

I added the old, distressed looking planter to the table centerpiece...

to carry the theme from the buffet to the table.

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A finial that looks like a branch with a bird sitting at the top was

 added to the chippy looking planter...again, carrying the theme of the

 birds over to the table top. I wove a faux ivy vine up and around the

 bird/branch finial for some needed greenery.

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Just a close up photo so that you could see the sweet little bird finial.

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I love using silver in my winter decor and always leave a bit

 of my Christmas decor out to carry through the winter months.

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 I found these pretty mercury glass finials at Hobby Lobby (I love, love,

 LOVE Hobby Lobby...hehe!) They were all on sale at their after Christmas sale!

 I never pay full price at Hobby Lobby! I just wait till the "end of the season"

 sales...patience is a virtue! Hehe!

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I love this old, chippy looking planter! Love that frenchy

 looking design on the front...ahhhh!
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Well my friends...there you have it!

A winter's decor in the dining room!
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I am joining these fabulous parties...

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Metamorphosis Monday...hosted by Susan over at Between Naps on the Porch.
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Table Top Tuesday...hosted by Marty over at A Stroll Thru Life.

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Saturday Nite Special...hosted by Donna over at Funky Junk Interiors.
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Thank you, Susan, Marty, and Donna...for hosting these fabulous parties for us!
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Well my friends...thank you so much for coming by today! Please leave
 me a comment and let me know that you were here...I would love to visit with you!
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Warmest Winter Wishes!