Cherries And Patriotic Decorations For The Fourth Of July

Hi, Friends,

How are you? I hope you are well. I hope that you are staying cool. It has been ridiculously hot here in Texas. Summer officially starts today and we are already over the heat. 

 It's going to be a long summer. 

Rather than try to be outdoors at our East Texas house, I did a little tweaking inside. The neutral scheme just lends itself to a touch of red, white and blue. It is fun to sprinkle it about. 

I painted the flag painting quite a few years ago. I still love it. It's nestled in some faux daisies that are among the white dishes.  

When we bought the house and I looked forward to the different holidays and seasons, I knew the front porch would be darling with bunting. It's a low overhang so it was easy to hang it by myself. Bill was resting from his time spent in the heat. 

I got two packages of bunting with three swags at Hobby Lobby last year. 

I cut the swags apart and hung them with screws in between each of the porch posts. 

The remaining swag is cute on the mantel. 

The barn painting over the mantel shelf came from an art fair in Bedford Village, N,Y, during the 70s. The original frame was very groovy and it didn't go with the painting so I reframed it. I decided it might look good out in East Texas rather than hang in a little used guest room at our main house.

 This is the third painting that I've tried in this spot. I haven't had the urge to make further changes which is a sure sign that I'm content with it. The olive green of the barn goes well with our furniture. 

 More faux daisies flounce in a white ironstone pitcher. 

A darling cherry pie recipe sampler is one of my favorite summer accessories. It became the inspiration for a cherry theme in the kitchen. The red and black looks good with the brick backsplash. 

The little cherry pitcher was actually a Christmas ornament that I found deeply clearance at Cloth World which eventually became Joanns. 

Faux red geraniums echo the pop of red from the cherries. 

A thrifted plate was made by Blue Ridge Pottery. 

A campfire marshmallow tin is a fun summer collectable. '

Bill found the Liberty Maraschino Cherry jar on eBay. It's so cute. 

Leftover sparklers are ready for the Fourth. 

A geranium pillow rests on the sofa in the living room. Cottage themed paintings are a common decorating element in this house. We've collected these from all over. 

The air conditioner out in East Texas works really well but a fan stands ready to offer additional relief from the heat. 

The dry sink is a fun piece to arrange for each season and holiday.

 

A photograph of my grandmother's childhood farmhouse stands as inspiration. 

That's about it for now. 

 I hope you enjoyed having a look at some of our summer holiday decorations. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Katie 

July Fourth Decor At Our Country House

Good Morning, Friends!

How are you?

I hope you are well and that you are enjoying your summer. 

Our little ranch house got some 4th of July decor this past weekend. 

I had loads of fun sprinkling some Patriotic trimmings around the space. 

I will try to keep my chatter to a minimum so that you can enjoy the pictures. 

If you have been following, you might remember that we've decorated with greens out in East Texas. 

I packed all that up, temporarily, and swapped out the color scheme with blue. 

Vintage blue and white transferware forms the basis for the decorations. 

Please ignore or the countertop. Those will be changing soon. 

A Better Homes and Gardens valance in blue and white adorn the little window. I wasn't sure it would work but I love it. 

The core of our collection of blue and white came to us from my mother and grandmother. 

I suspect that my mother collected it for my grandmother. 

We have some really good blue onion and straw flower pieces as a result. 

I had all of this on display all of the time in the 80s and 90s. Eventually, I packed it away for trendier color schemes. The collection gets pulled out seasonally these days. I love it in winter and in summer for the fourth. 

The cow creamer is one of my favorite pieces in the collection. 

The decor shelf got a few bits as well. 

The flag postcard and the photo are fun. 

The lavender, vegetable bowl, one clock face and the blue and white plate were all East Texas finds. Antiques are cheaper out that way. 

I love how the mantel looks for the fourth. 

I found the cottage "painting" in an antique shop out there but it's not old. It may not even be a painting but a textured print instead. I can't tell. 

I painted the little flag a while ago. 

The inspiration came from a hooked rug. 

I thrifted the mini basket last year. 

My flower crate from Nearly Natural got red geraniums, curly branches and flags. 

Let's go outside to the cabin porch. 

The white wrought iron bench was found at Bill's live edge wood guy who lives in Rendon, Texas. 

This is Bill's third bench refurbishment project in a year. He said, "No more!"

 Okay, I don't have any more porches that need a bench anyway. :) 

The paint on the cabin is Retreat by Sherwin Williams. The door of the cabin is Sun Dried Tomato also by Sherwin Williams. 

The trim above the porch still needs priming and painting but it may have to wait until this fall. 

We are trying to slow things down a little instead of working ourselves to death. 

Stock tank number two is filled. Bill is in the process of setting up the pump so that we can circulate the water. 

The front of the house got a smidge of decor. 

I should have tried to get bunting to go all the way across but I didn't think about it until we were out there this past weekend. Maybe next year I'll have it all together. 

The new butcher block countertops will be delivered tomorrow. Hopefully, Bill can install the two small sections this weekend. I think he wants to see how that goes before we do the sink area. 

We are trying to relax and enjoy it more anyway.  

That is about it for now. I hope you enjoyed seeing the decor out in East Texas. 

To see overall room shots visit the country house page. 

Here's more blue and white, red and white, and a patriotic Pinterest Challenge. 

Blessings, 

Katie