the 1st weekend of Autumn

welcome to Autumn!
i thought i'd greet you with a happy pic of my stack of tablecloths and vintage sheets that i use for tablecloths.
we're 6 days into the new season, and the weather has finally felt a little "Autumny" today. well, at least until about 9am anyway! i was up and off to the markets this morning, and didn't even think to take a cardii as it has been sooo hot lately. well i certainly regretted that. it was chilly to say the least. we made our coffee stop quite a lot earlier to escape the chill.

i changed around some of our furniture yesterday. our sweet pair of cockatiels have not been treating my lovely cream couch very well, so i needed to move it elsewhere. so, it has traded places with my 2 ikea bookshelves.

to fit the lounge into the formal dining room, we had to turn the table sideways. surprisingly, it fit and makes the room feel a lot bigger too! i just can't put chairs on the ends of the table.

the cockatiels live just to the left of the bookcases. i'm really enjoying having all these pretties on display, rather than tucked around the corner.
i think i will enjoy my coffee breaks alot more looking out this window. it is such a light and bright room, and just gorgeous in winter.

here are 3 of the pieces i purchased last weekend. they are drying off in the sunshine before i attack them with sandpaper and sealer.

while outside painting away, i spotted this stunning butterfly. i ran in and grabbed the camera to try and get a good up close pic. it was a bit difficult to capture it's true colours.
i just love butterflies :)

if it had landed here, it would've made a prettier background!

only a handful of finds from this morning: little lidded jar for cotton balls, milk glass vase to add to my collection, lovely black chunky beads, pink lustre thingy (i don't normally go for lustred things, but couldn't leave this one behind :) and a glass door knob.....

perfect for my old door!!!!

and here are my finished pieces. i did some 'shopping' around my home (i learned that term from some of you bloggers out there :) for some props to compliment my pics.
half moon table.

before....

cute stool.
sanded back to reveal a little of the original green paint.

before....

and this scrolly edged side table.

i'll be keeping this one for a while i think!

before....

there's still plenty of the day left, so we are off to do coffee and milkshakes.
happy day to you too :)
Kate x
ps i'm linked up with SHOW US YOUR COTTAGE MONDAY! ,
Between naps on the Porch!
and Beach Cottage Good Life Wednesday!

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