It all started out with a gift card and a coupon for Bed, Bath and Beyond. I entered the store fully thinking I would buy some miscellaneous objects, such as candles, sheets, towels, etc.
Burlap fabric, roughly cut with pinking sheers, was used as two runners on each end of the table. Rust colored napkins were placed on an angle between the two square plates.
Dried hydrangeas (purchased at the Asheville Farmer's market during our Fall mountain get-away) are accented with faux pumpkins, silk leaves and wheat.
I love these candleholders with the turned bases. I thought the wood element was the perfect way to bring in the "rustic" touch.
Mini, wire pumpkins (purchased on the clearance table last season at Pier 1), hold silk, fall leaves instead of traditional place cards.
... and here you see how well they coordinate with my paisley tablecloth.
My kitchen is over-runneth with Fall abundance...
The candlelight sparkles off the glassware.
I can't wait to serve Pumpkin Bisque in these tureens.
I hope you have enjoyed seeing my Breakfast Room Tablescape.
As part of my Autumn Leaves series...I am moving into the formal Dining Room and sharing with you the display on our bow-front chest, which serves as our sideboard. 
I gathered some of my serving pieces...."Before....in it's "everyday" fashion...."
...a close-up of the sideboard
...my beloved black and white Staffordshire dogs and a few of my pink and white pieces. If you notice, the cloche I am using in my Fall display holds my Waterford clock.
Now let's continue with the Fall setting...
Here's the cloche again, sitting on a green cake plate and nestled on top of a bed of autumn leaves. 
Isn't this just darling?
The Foyer - Part One
I am happy to report that The Garrett Home is officially decked out in all of its Fall finery. The final chore remaining is putting away the myriad of boxes and containers.
Some of you may have forgotten that my son and daughter-in-law are expecting my second grandson. She is sue on Nov 5th, but the full moon is Nov 2d. :-)
I will be leaving next week to go to Colorado Springs to await his birth.
This is the bombe' chest on the right side of my foyer. I will share pics of the left side later, with the antique bench. Hint: lots of pillows!
A rust-colored silk runner is topped with two glittered pumpkins. The larger one I simply placed on top of a gold-leafed footed bowl, and added a pre-made silk candle wreath.
You guys know how I love to fill my candleholders with food as a filler. Cornmeal, sugar, coffee beans....don't ask me why. It's the cook in me I guess.
If you missed my Fall Porch Makeover, please scroll down and see my lastest post. In the meantime, I thought I would share some pics I took tonight to give you an idea of what how porch appears at night.
...a close-up
...and what you see coming up the walkway.....
The cedar trees we had planted over the Summer were replaced with faux boxwood topiaries, which will be easier to care for.
Twinkling white lights, a large burlap bow and bittersweet berries add Autumn texture and color.
You will have to excuse this extra early posting for Metamorphasis Monday. We are leaving at o'dark-thirty in the morning for the NC Mountains to enjoy our State's Fall splendor.
I unloaded almost everything and pulling from my china stashes....I started creating layers of fall abundance....
English Churchill wildlife plates featuring pheasants and deer and turkeys, to name a few...
I love this majolica-style pitcher with the leaf design....(sorry for the blurred pic)
And speaking of pheasants....(I realized I must have a pheasant-fetish! Say that three times fast.)
... a beautiful pheasant pitcher takes center stage in front of the pheasant plate.
I love how the browns and golds and rusts are accented against the black of the cabinet.
Thanks to my dear friend, KD at Southern Whimsy, I was "encouraged" to buy the Spode breadbox you see here. I found this a few weeks back at TJMaxx marked for $149.99, and asked the manager if she would give me a discount and she gave me 30% off. Yoohoo!Isn't it exquisite? And what is on the top of the lid? You guessed it...a pheasant. :-)
I filled an amber-colored compote dish with acorns and a candle.
I just love these copper-colored, mercury glass acorns.
This cabinet just glows when all the candles are lit.
Hopefully by end of week after we get back from the mountains, I will be able to finish my breakfast room table and share that, as well.
To see more Before and After's on Met Monday...please visit Susan at
Between Naps on the Porch. You will be wonderfully inspired.
Until then....have a great Fall week everyone. ~Barb
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