Pumpkin Patchin’ at Carlton Landing

Carlton Landing Lake House

Carlton Landing front porch swing with HBC Point Blanket www.pencilshavingsstudio.com
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Carlton Landing front porch swing with HBC Point Blanket www.pencilshavingsstudio.com

Oct 17

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With Fall Break finally here, we ditched the city and ran straight for Carlton Landing. Fall is our favorite season here, and I’ve decided that it’s not just because the weather is chilly and marvelous. It’s the sharp contrast to our everyday life in the city — schedules filled, frenetic, always something to distract or entice […]

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Colorful Pumpkins – An Abstract DIY

Celebrations

Colorful abstract painted pumpkins by Rita Ortloff paired with PlushPumpkin velvet pumpkins www.pencilshavingsstudio.com
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Colorful abstract painted pumpkins by Rita Ortloff paired with PlushPumpkin velvet pumpkins www.pencilshavingsstudio.com

Oct 5

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Pumpkin of the week time! Are we tired of fall decorating ideas yet? I hope not ? because there’s so much more good stuff to come. It’s go big or go home around here. For this week’s version, I asked bestie Rita Ortloff if she’d paint up a couple pretties for me to photograph and she […]

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Decorating for Fall, Chinoiserie Edition

Our House

Bold fall decor with a Chinoiserie twist: our Thibaut wallpaper entryway in a silhouette floral is paired with a vintage white campaign desk and a pair of ceramic Bungalow 5 pagodas. For fall this year, I brought in a mix of white, green and traditional orange pumpkins along with a handful of velvet pumpkins too. www.pencilshavingsstudio.com
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Bold fall decor with a Chinoiserie twist: our Thibaut wallpaper entryway in a silhouette floral is paired with a vintage white campaign desk and a pair of ceramic Bungalow 5 pagodas. For fall this year, I brought in a mix of white, green and traditional orange pumpkins along with a handful of velvet pumpkins too. www.pencilshavingsstudio.com

Sep 26

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Have you started decorating for fall yet? I’m having a major chinoiserie moment over here.  October in our house is full of birthdays, both Simon’s and Jude’s, as well as fall break and lots of other fun things. I’ve been rearranging furniture and prepping for the One Room Challenge that begins on October 6th and it feels […]

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Fall Mantel Decor – Pumpkins in the Chimney

Celebrations

fall mantel decoration with pumpkins - Pencil Shavings Studio - Colorful - Painted white brick mantel - lucite chairs - www.pencilshavingsstudio.com
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fall mantel decoration with pumpkins - Pencil Shavings Studio - Colorful - Painted white brick mantel - lucite chairs - www.pencilshavingsstudio.com

Oct 6

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You all know that I live for fall decorating and pumpkins galore, but frankly I’m a little tired of two things:   My overgrown yard that is super ugly right now (i.e. zero landscaping)   The hungry squirrels who eat the pumpkins immediately every year This means I am not super amped about putting a ton […]

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