2015 Fall Home Tour

Hello friends.  Welcome to the blog today.  I've been working on this post for a few weeks now and was hopeful to be able to use photos I shot with my new camera, but I hit a little snag.  My laptop died I while back and I got a brand new Intel nextbook.  I am loving it, but it doesn't have a standard USB port.  I know, weird right??  Anyway, I'm having a hard time figuring out how to upload my photos onto the computer.  I ordered a USB adapter from Amazon which should be here tomorrow. I'm hoping to update some of the photos after that, but with tomorrow being October 1st (how did that happen?) I didn't want to wait another day before I posted. (So these pics are taken with my iPhone 6.)

So, welcome!  Come on in and make yourself at home!

We live in a quiet little neighborhood in Sacramento, California.  We love Sacramento, mainly because it is a very family friendly place to live.  We don't have extreme weather (except for the heat in the Summer) and it's close to everything.  In less than two hours you can be skiing in Tahoe,or at the beach, or ordering dim sum in China Town in San Francisco.

We have a 1400 square home, 4 beds 2.5 baths.  Not big by any standards, but very comfortable.  Since I work from home as a caterer and blogger, we are nearly a single income family.  Basically, like so many of you, we are on a tight budget.  That doesn't mean I've sacrificed when it comes to style, I've just had to be a little more thrifty and think a bit more outside the box.

Most of the pieces of furniture, with the exception of our sofa (read about that decision here) came from thrift stores and were re-painted by your's truly.

  

This is one of my favorite pieces of furniture.  I found it at a local thrift store for $35.  I gave it a couple coats of chalk paint (my recipe) and sealed it with clear and dark wax.  

Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year and I find that decorating with a few cheap pumpkins and $3.99 bouquet of sunflowers can really change the look and feel of the house.  I've collected a few pieces, owls, an occasional bowl or mug, some garland over the years and get excited to bring them out.

Anyway, I'm so glad you stopped by my home today and I hope you enjoyed your time here!