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Vivid greens are subtly moving into golds and oranges and there's a bite in the air even on sunny days.  My mind is  moving on to what I want to do to herald the  fall season.   I never go all out in these things because my design aesthetic is very understated. The only vibrant things in my home are paintings which for some reason seem to have a lot of orange!  I guess I'm honouring fall year round. <br /><br />I was at the dollar store the other day and saw some great deals on fall foliage.  Usually that means pulling bouquets  apart and rearranging them so they don't look like they came from the dollar store.  Follow the arrangement as I move it around my kitchen and dining room to see where it looks best.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SJHZXw4qRujS8AfifHYCss7fTYvITqH39Y-_87GuPL7fRwkpehnC3lrsrjvqI5lx_9JBsIZhrsrRHhGxwJGc5Xy7mHdCakHLLJ9pnFwZ3kl3JmZo__JmudcFtU2eMuz2RQl5h8cxBu28/s1600/DSCN8707_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SJHZXw4qRujS8AfifHYCss7fTYvITqH39Y-_87GuPL7fRwkpehnC3lrsrjvqI5lx_9JBsIZhrsrRHhGxwJGc5Xy7mHdCakHLLJ9pnFwZ3kl3JmZo__JmudcFtU2eMuz2RQl5h8cxBu28/s640/DSCN8707_01.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> Would you like to see something taller and a little larger here? I feel there is just too much space between the light fixture and the arrangement.  The black chairs are very dark and they demand something larger in scale . Better start looking for more deals and find tall, dark elements and another vase.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuk24eB-nkzZX6kAPydKR_zWV2rPUh9DzcQgKeeMNOBVao2ER8kTCd23rkZ6Jpe5wcqhyphenhyphenJkDjNbxa5yH_xZdmsOaYDDrxVp3DoXg0IUsUrlR_0qOjhAxtpv76kVZAnFu9TbY0qElTQJq1/s1600/DSCN8720_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuk24eB-nkzZX6kAPydKR_zWV2rPUh9DzcQgKeeMNOBVao2ER8kTCd23rkZ6Jpe5wcqhyphenhyphenJkDjNbxa5yH_xZdmsOaYDDrxVp3DoXg0IUsUrlR_0qOjhAxtpv76kVZAnFu9TbY0qElTQJq1/s640/DSCN8720_01.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />This arrangement I keep in my dining room illustrates  what a difference height makes even without the bold colours of fall.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIg5qgvVNq970-7W8mg1Mn9_f0dOvHjzmKa5sWoB2_hQylNfXhepqEDhMgyR_yJrqActmGB5Ax7S76I-10B9QSVrP-jcwb88Wm2laJBhgZ-wsX-tmyghFt83kfW529_Z-0kBDe9fniiDl/s1600/DSCN8718_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIg5qgvVNq970-7W8mg1Mn9_f0dOvHjzmKa5sWoB2_hQylNfXhepqEDhMgyR_yJrqActmGB5Ax7S76I-10B9QSVrP-jcwb88Wm2laJBhgZ-wsX-tmyghFt83kfW529_Z-0kBDe9fniiDl/s640/DSCN8718_01.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When you crop the picture  the arrangement looks bold and eye catching. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzNXW85gpx0a2wuFFpKq3N8jEj4GMYILFH9EsLi1mrVpqARp-dwtPxvnkiPt9gHm6B_Ix326VBzhK4FyqbhsY2xyJdN1EqwLgTtSlutjFG5ipsAvLryzXD5I62nAvoImku_O32xZiw_Ba/s1600/DSCN8708_01.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzNXW85gpx0a2wuFFpKq3N8jEj4GMYILFH9EsLi1mrVpqARp-dwtPxvnkiPt9gHm6B_Ix326VBzhK4FyqbhsY2xyJdN1EqwLgTtSlutjFG5ipsAvLryzXD5I62nAvoImku_O32xZiw_Ba/s1600/DSCN8708_01.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzNXW85gpx0a2wuFFpKq3N8jEj4GMYILFH9EsLi1mrVpqARp-dwtPxvnkiPt9gHm6B_Ix326VBzhK4FyqbhsY2xyJdN1EqwLgTtSlutjFG5ipsAvLryzXD5I62nAvoImku_O32xZiw_Ba/s640/DSCN8708_01.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>With or without the straw placemats ? Your choice. With the placemats it  is homey, without is more styled and contemporary. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXmSVnyf7qirTyiCRZ43PhUri6v7Jii1lLUKgNH2mTHCwUXdAUaLpwrW31PkD9G_sp_uaYulwIyTJvum5qtzFyDHOGECj2J0kfZdJTqIlTu0CKgR7z38LARm00e83ZQaQk78kG1T_t7V_/s1600/DSCN8714_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXmSVnyf7qirTyiCRZ43PhUri6v7Jii1lLUKgNH2mTHCwUXdAUaLpwrW31PkD9G_sp_uaYulwIyTJvum5qtzFyDHOGECj2J0kfZdJTqIlTu0CKgR7z38LARm00e83ZQaQk78kG1T_t7V_/s640/DSCN8714_01.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">  When you pair the arrangement with our giant red mug it seems smaller and less eye catching. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwsZip3BHpSU1A7ts4ylxmJWdViUmTEO6uQ6sJWytHZx1bljQ6Bl4P1-zg9US3NcWbf-HOMPa-FjYIuZwIjewTohXzJT7jjuHNtjj_QQ8Goc5z6fLXVQ7AvV6xJa9ZP2Tyjkvo9NNb8mK/s1600/DSCN8712_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwsZip3BHpSU1A7ts4ylxmJWdViUmTEO6uQ6sJWytHZx1bljQ6Bl4P1-zg9US3NcWbf-HOMPa-FjYIuZwIjewTohXzJT7jjuHNtjj_QQ8Goc5z6fLXVQ7AvV6xJa9ZP2Tyjkvo9NNb8mK/s640/DSCN8712_01.JPG" width="344" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> The bouquet just can't fight the scale and vibrancy of this painting; therefore, it looks totally insignificant. You need something  taller.   </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i4Sd2WQTutvs3-88fusIVoKgcJh1OeQdNUMAa9WzsfLVCpUfSK3wxxt0jcCQOuPy4-B1f7OxVuN3lIOQzax8O5Pouuf-8bWHJB5-coNy6UJnquI873afRTplodb8C4bbJKNFgRjo-aKT/s1600/DSCN8723_01.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i4Sd2WQTutvs3-88fusIVoKgcJh1OeQdNUMAa9WzsfLVCpUfSK3wxxt0jcCQOuPy4-B1f7OxVuN3lIOQzax8O5Pouuf-8bWHJB5-coNy6UJnquI873afRTplodb8C4bbJKNFgRjo-aKT/s640/DSCN8723_01.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Enter our trusty arrangement for the sake of comparison. This arrangement works so much better because of its lack of colour and height. There's no way you can compete with the colours in the artwork so don't go there. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80OtrMlvc8mXqG0nqmv3aGtmUGrdexfE_28f9TWrb67H0iMHsQ2l9WHp8XroEC1U3aMWnnQ1WJ4NLtEPn3bP3WRAaup2dTVyRHRxZgkN1JveEViXVkX_GxrrFznnI5URTwxQPdlKQzN1N/s1600/DSCN8711_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80OtrMlvc8mXqG0nqmv3aGtmUGrdexfE_28f9TWrb67H0iMHsQ2l9WHp8XroEC1U3aMWnnQ1WJ4NLtEPn3bP3WRAaup2dTVyRHRxZgkN1JveEViXVkX_GxrrFznnI5URTwxQPdlKQzN1N/s400/DSCN8711_01.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Nestled on my window ledge the bouquet  looks comfortable, but I've created another problem.  The little art work next to the bottle looks lost, and all the colour is on one side.   The vignette needs balancing with an object more colourful and larger than the painting. Hummmm, what can I find? </div><br />Do you consider scale and colour  when you add accessories to your home?

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