Thanksgiving Shelves {and a new chandelier!}

I really lucked out with my Thanksgiving shelves- I only had to buy two things.

1. a bag of candy corn

2. the barn painting for $3.50 that I painted in my last post.

I had everything else in our basement warehouse.

{Speaking of which, I really need to blog about. David built several floor to ceiling aisles that are actually long enough to walk down for all of my holiday decor!}

I printed letters for my banner off of Word Processing.

And used a few mason jars from my collection. I think I own somewhere around 50

{My family cans a lot of soup, so I have plenty of my own for when we get together to cook. They come in handy!}

And here are my Thanksgiving 2011 Ikea Shelves.

Harbor enjoyed helping more this time, even though it took me twice as long. : )

I changed out my hydrangea arrangement for something more "Fall" like and used my pumpkin to hold coasters.

Doesn't my "new" painting look great repainted! So happy to have found it thrifting! 

We have a bag of fake apples in a great deep color that work so well for these type projects.

For anyone who has been following my blog since we custom built our last home, these dining room drapes are actually from Harbor's baby nursery {you can see them here and here}. Recognize them?  : )

And we also put out our Thanksgiving flag.

In a neighborhood of close houses, David always knows just where to turn home! : )

And in case you missed it, I finally, FINALLY, decided on a new chandelier for the dining room. We have been looking for months. I finally found this one and it was the right price with the right look- somewhat Restoration Hardware without the big price tag, but old world, yet fun enough to hang beside chevron. : )

I'm thankful that Thanksgiving comes before Christmas.

It gives us a chance to be thankful and reflect, which is a good thing to do before Christmas!

And for fun, here is Halloween and Thanksgiving, side by side.

I hope you have a great weekend!