Hello!
The temperature keeps telling me otherwise (upper 90s every afternoon!) but I had some fun adding a few Fall touches to our fireplace this week. I was inspired by a handful of dried leaves I recently rediscovered between some magazines I have stacked up in a bookcase in Meme’s room. I collected them on our road trip through the midwest last Fall and I feel like they’re the perfect “toppers” to my antique demijohns and vintage remedy bottles.
They sort of remind me of the coral-topped bottles you see so often in coastal decor. If you follow along with me on Instagram, you may have seen me shopping for my beloved “new” demijohn at Amy’s Antiques yesterday:
What a beauty, eh? There’s no telling how old it is, but I splurged because it’s in such great condition and the color scheme is exactly what I was hoping to use on top of the (medium brown) mantel beam.
If I had used medium brown demijohns, they wouldn’t have popped on top of the beam. The difference in color separates them from the darker wood beneath them and allows them to make their own visual statement.
I also found the one pictured below at Amy’s. It was priced significantly less, I guess because the bottom of the woven part is damaged, but I quite like the distressing, and I feel like it only adds to the jugs personality.
I found the vintage bottles at the same local antique store and I’ve since acquired several more bottles and several more vintage letters and numbers to glue onto them.
I’ll show you where I’m using them in my next post. ‘Til then, happy ALMOST Fall, y’all! 😉
Layla
PS- My great grandpa rescued the old church window many, many years ago and the “2” and “5” on the bottles reminds me of my wedding date (June 25th) every time I see them. 🙂
I haven’t seen any post 5 instagram photos that stopped me in my scroll since July. Will you be posting more in the future? I enjoyed seeing what you found.
Yep! I create here whenever something tickles my fancy and I can find the time to put together a post. I found several fun IG accounts this week, so look for another “5” post next Wednesday!
love that Layla! I want a vintage jug like that!
Thx for blogging about Amy’s Antiques! Hope you found everything you were looking for.
Looks good!
Very pretty! I have a few improvised demijohns – old bottles I’ve married with old baskets, basically, so I envy yours.
Yes, ALMOST Fall – I am hoping we’ll see something below 90F before the month is out. I usually enjoy the extended summers but for some reason I don’t have the same sense of humor this year. It’s hot!
Hi, Layla! I always love your content. I have an old window I use on my faux mantle (piano top). I have a planked wall behind it as well. How did you get your glass panes “foggy” so that the horizontal lines of the wall behind aren’t as clear? Is it just a characteristic of your window, or did you apply something, or is it photoshopped? I’m trying to achieve a similar look! Thanks!
Hi, Amber! 😀
The glass is original and has a really cool texture and “frostiness”!
Love the touch of fall! Here in Augusta Georgia it’s hot and not fall 🥵. Hopefully soon we will have some cooler temps.