Back in 1998 when my Vegas house was being built,
actually, it was close to finished...
at least the kitchen cupboards
had been installed.
I knew I would need to do something
with all the space above the cabinets.
Over the years the vignette has had some
Recently all the home stores have been
He's next to a new chicken wire basket
with three small boxwood shrubs.
It was Sam's Tuesday Morning find
small cornbread baking pan in back.
had been installed.
with all the space above the cabinets.
As a house warming gift...my aunt and uncle
gave me a large Italian blue rooster bowl,
two or three silk plants, and a carved wooden
rooster on a stick.
I knew just the place to display them.
On top of the kitchen cupboards.
You can see the rooster in the picture above.
A short time later my parents flew in for a visit
to help fill their son's new home with some
much needed essentials, ie: curtains,
mini blinds, toaster oven, new Cal. king bed!!!...
They took me to Nellis Air Force Base Exchange
to find a ceiling fan, it was there that
I became inspired by a store display
where they used small wooden
crates and potted plants to highlight items.
Mom and I went on a crate finding mission,
we found many at Michael's,
and I began to create the composition.
Over the years the vignette has had some
minor additions and changes but today,
Sam and I thought it was time to retire
the tired old silk plants for something new.
Recently all the home stores have been
offering mini dried leaf topiaries
that I thought would fit the bill perfectly.
We found some darling ones at HomeGoods
and Tuesday Morning.
I blended them into the revamped
vignette with some wonderful results.
The wonderful old rooster
is still standing proud.
with three small boxwood shrubs.
It was Sam's Tuesday Morning find
along with this awesome green wire basket
that I turned into an egg nest with sunflowers.
I love that cool label with the chicken.
Moving along we see a mini stained glass
rooster light next to a
Pahrump Valley Winery cork,
a Kerr canning jar,
a raspberry silk stem, a Fitz & Floyd
"Coq Du Village" rooster water pitcher,
a zinc metal pail full of dogwood and
Hydrangea blooms and a bread basket.
All part of the original display.
Next to the blue rooster bowl
is another new boxwood topiary,
this one came in a zinc pail with a
blue gingham ribbon and bow.
On the corner, another basket with faux eggs,
a crate with faux apples, a large white
rooster stained glass light,
and a Marie Calender's pie tin.
Over the stove,
we find a small rooster basket
next to another new
double topiary with a bow, and a small cornbread baking pan in back.
The final vignette has another basket,
more small crates, a faux apple,
a stained glass chicken light,
and a rooster head pitcher.
The pitcher is a piece from the
"A Day In The Country" line
by AppleTree Design.
It isn't in this next shot because
it just arrived from Amazon as I
was writing this post!
Do you think I achieved a country
kitchen theme and stirred images of
a chicken dinner and fruit pies?
I like to pretend I did.
Sam and I are so pleased with the
new topiaries, and think they improve the
look one hundred percent.
Hope ya'll have a wonderful
Mother's Day Weekend
and Thanks for stopping by!
